Mississippi State Bulldogs NCAA Basketball News

Junior guard Kevin Anderson scored with less than 30 seconds remaining to give Richmond a 63-62 victory over Mississippi State on Friday in the semifinals of the South Padre Island Invitational.

On April 24, 2009, Renardo Sidney signed a national letter of intent to play at Mississippi State and was on top of the prep hoops world.

Mississippi State's basketball team is on the road today to play the Richmond Spiders in the South Padre Island Invitational in South Padre Island, Texas.

The University of Texas-Pan American concludes its four-game road slate as they face the Mississippi State Bulldogs this Tuesday afternoon at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS at 7:00 p.m. Tonight's contest will mark the second meeting in both the program's history.

Florida's Kenny Boynton had 13 points to help the Gators break a three-game losing streak to cross-state rival Florida State.

Jarvis Varnado had 12 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks to lead Mississippi State to a 75-50 victory over Texas-Pan American on Tuesday night.

When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville Airplay: MSU Network STARKVILLE - Jarvis Varnado said it.

Despite back-to-back wins over Southeastern Louisiana and Bethune-Cookman this week, Mississippi State did little to assuage the myopic voters who had dropped them from the Top 25 following their season opening loss to Rider.

Although they entered the season ranked in the top 25, they have higher expectations.

Mississippi State got some quick healing from a handful of injured players and the usual strong effort from Jarvis Varnado to get its first win of the season Thursday night.

When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville Radio: MSU Network STARKVILLE - Mississippi State could be down to as few as seven scholarship players when it takes on Southeastern Louisiana tonight at Humphrey Coliseum.

Following a disappointing 88-74 season-opening loss to Rider last Friday, Mississippi State returns to the court on Thursday, hosting Southeastern Louisiana in a 7 p.m. tip at Humphrey Coliseum.

Losing an early non-conference game against a mid-major can be an early death sentence for some teams, but for others it can just be a blip on a radar soon forgotten.

Don't look now, but I think Rotnei Clarke just sank another 3-pointer. Let's do the Monday Look Back ... Isiah Thomas wasn't happy that Tulsa kept its starters in despite a big lead.

What a great job by Tommy Dempsey and his Rider team, smoking 10th-ranked Mississippi State, 88-74, in Starkville.

In No. 18 Mississippi State's season-opening 88-74 loss to Rider on Friday night, forward Kodi Augustus scored nine points and have five rebounds in 15 minutes.

The 18th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs open up their 98th season of basketball this evening, as they welcome the Rider Broncs to Starkville.

Last season, Mississippi State made a late run to capture the SEC tournament title and their 10th NCAA tournament berth in school history.

A season outlook I will probably try to overlook come March. The best team in the SEC will be Mississippi State.

People kept asking if I was going to the FIU- North Carolina opener. They'd ask why.