Mississippi State

The Mississippi State Men’s Basketball team, which finished the regular season 22-10, gained a No. 8 national seed. They will open NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship against 9th-seeded Oregon in first-round tournament action at the Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 21.

Mississippi State will be allotted 550 tickets. Season ticket holders with a Bulldog Club rank of 250 or better can may begin requesting up to four tickets by email at mrichey@athletics.msstate.edu or by calling 662-325-3074.

Fifty tickets will be held for MSU students with a valid university identification. Those tickets will go on sale Wednesday at 8 a.m., at the Bryan Athletic Administration Ticket Office. One ticket will be available per student ID.

The 25th ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs rallied to almost over a near 20 point deficit but fell short with time running out. The mens basketball team lost 76-71 to Tennessee.

Up next for the Bulldogs is the Alabama Crimson Tide (13-9, 2-5) this Wednesday, Feb. 6. Tipoff for the event is set for 7 p.m. at Humphrey Coliseum.

The Lady Bulldogs were back home last night at the Hump and took on Alabama. The Bulldogs were coming off a lost at the hands or Arkansas and were prepared to win this big SEC game. And so they did.

The Lady Bulldogs won 72-59. The Bulldogs are now 14-7, 2-4 Southeastern Conference.

Mississippi State travels to Auburn Sunday to take on the Tigers at 2 p.m. CT at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs mens basketball team fell a little short, ending their winning streak. Arkansas wins 78-58.

MSU had started off this season with their best start in SEC play since the 1993-1994 season. A win tonight also would have been Coach Rick Stansbury’s 200th career victory.

State returns home to host seventh-ranked Tennessee (18-2, 5-1) on Saturday in a matchup of divisional leaders in the SEC. Hopefully State can return to their winning ways and give Stansbury his 200th win back in Starkville. Tipoff for the event is set for 6 p.m. at Humphrey Coliseum and the clash will be televised by FSN/SUN.

The Lady Bulldogs were on the road and lost a heart breaker today in Arkansas. The Lady Bulldogs had an early 12-point lead but had double digit turnovers that they couldn’t recover from. The final score: 56-42.

Mississippi State will play at home this Thursday night, Jan. 31 and take on Alabama. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT at Humphrey Coliseum.

Update to Saturday’s mens basketball game. Thanks to Charles Rhodes scoring 26 points and Jamont Gordon with 13 helped Mississippi State upset No. 17 Ole Miss 88-68 on Saturday.

The Bulldogs remain perfect in the SEC. Up next for the Bulldogs will be Arkansas. That game will take place Wednesday at 7pm in Fayetteville, Ark.

The Lady Bulldogs play Arkansas today at 2pm at Fayetteville.

This weekend the men’s basketball team hosts the Ole Miss Rebels. Saturday January 26, 2008. Game starts at 4pm at Humphrey Coliseum. This should be a good game since MSU will be taking on an in-state rival.

The Lady Bulldogs played the Lady Rebels Thursday night. MSU was victorious and got their first SEC win of the season.
Mississippi State improved to 13-6, 1-3 in the SEC. Ole Miss fell to 8-9, 2-2.