Mississippi State basketball live score updates vs. North Texas: Bulldogs in Tupelo
TUPELO — Mississippi State basketball is making the trip north to Cadence Bank Arena for a nonconference matchup Sunday against reigning NIT champion North Texas.
Dating back to the 1997-98 season, this will be MSU's fifth appearance in Tupelo with the Bulldogs (8-2) winning the previous four matchups. However, coach Ross Hodge's Mean Green (5-4) present a challenge tougher than their record suggests.
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UNT is a top-100 KenPom team and sits just outside the top 100 in the NET. If North Texas moves up the NET, it could be a Quadrant 2 game for Mississippi State.
Coach Chris Jans' Bulldogs are riding a two-game winning streak into Tupelo. MSU came off final exams with a resounding win against Tulane in Atlanta before a tight victory Wednesday against Murray State in Starkville.
Mississippi State is 4-1 away from Humphrey Coliseum this season, with wins against Arizona State, Northwestern, Washington State and Tulane. The lone defeat came at Georgia Tech in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
What channel is Mississippi State basketball vs. North Texas on today?
STREAMING: SEC Network+
Mississippi State vs. North Texas start time
DATE: Dec. 17
TIME: 3 p.m.
Mississippi State basketball score updates vs. North Texas
Mississippi State basketball schedule 2023-24
Next five games:
Dec. 23: Rutgers (11 a.m.) in Newark, New Jersey
Dec. 31: vs. Bethune-Cookman (2 p.m.)
Jan. 6: at South Carolina (11 a.m.)
Jan. 10: vs. Tennessee (6 p.m.)
Jan. 13: vs. Alabama (7:30 p.m.)
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