LIVE End Nov 7
STON 73 5.5 o138.0
CMU 72 -5.5 u138.0
Final Nov 7
RMU 77 7.0 o146.0
DEL 81 -7.0 u146.0
Final Nov 7
CHSO 66 7.5 o147.5
UNF 90 -7.5 u147.5
Final Nov 7
UMES 84 19.0 o140.5
PENN 87 -19.0 u140.5
Final Nov 7
NCAT 64 26.5 o154.5
WAKE 80 -26.5 u154.5
Final Nov 7
USM 84 13.5 o153.5
UAB 98 -13.5 u153.5
Final Nov 7
SOU 74 26.0 o161.0
IOWA 89 -26.0 u161.0
Final OT Nov 7
BUCK 75 -3.0 o145.5
USI 69 3.0 u145.5
Final Nov 7
PV 59 17.0 o153.5
DEP 92 -17.0 u153.5
Final Nov 7
MILW 68 6.5 o156.5
UNI 87 -6.5 u156.5
Final Nov 7
NIAG 60 30.0 o144.0
MSU 96 -30.0 u144.0
Final Nov 7
NEOM 79 4.5 o149.5
STET 76 -4.5 u149.5
Final Nov 7
DETU 65 24.0 o140.5
L-IL 87 -24.0 u140.5
Final Nov 7
MTST 67 17.0 o144.5
WIS 79 -17.0 u144.5
Final Nov 7
JAC 60 24.5 o153.5
FLA 81 -24.5 u153.5
Final Nov 7
FAMU 73 31.0 o150.5
SMU 102 -31.0 u150.5
Final Nov 7
ILST 77 3.5 o138.0
NDSU 68 -3.5 u138.0
Final Nov 7
JVST 67 2.0 o132.5
AFA 73 -2.0 u132.5
Final Nov 7
CP 73 14.5 o160.0
CAL 91 -14.5 u160.0
Final Nov 7
CHAT 74 15.0 o138.0
SMC 86 -15.0 u138.0
Final Nov 7
IDST 69 24.0 o137.5
USC 75 -24.0 u137.5
Final Nov 7
UCD 79 -2.0 o143.0
IDHO 75 2.0 u143.0
Final Nov 7
CARK 63 31.0 o150.0
UTAH 98 -31.0 u150.0
Mississippi State 10th Southeastern17-14
South Carolina 9th Southeastern18-12

Mississippi State @ South Carolina preview

Amalie Arena

Last Meeting ( Feb 23, 2022 ) Mississippi State 56, South Carolina 66

South Carolina is entering the SEC tournament on a hot streak.

Mississippi State is not.

The teams meet Thursday at Tampa with the No. 7-seed Gamecocks (18-12) winners in five of their past seven games, while the No. 10-seed Bulldogs (17-14) have lost three of their past four.

"The majority of teams are either scrambling going into the conference tournament, or they've put themselves in a place where a little success in the conference tournament gets them to a very good place," South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. "I think (the latter) is where we're at."

The Gamecocks turned things around after losing four of their first five SEC games.

"We created a hole for ourselves and instead of laying there and yelling for somebody to pull us out, these dudes crawled out of that hole," Martin said. "They depended on each other and we ended up tied for fifth in the hardest league in the country."

Mississippi State, which has lost its past two games, took a 66-56 loss at South Carolina on Feb. 23. The Bulldogs missed all 14 of their 3-point attempts in that game.

They have made just two 3-pointers (in 37 attempts) in their past four games and are shooting 29.3 percent from beyond the arc for the season (second worst in the SEC).

Bulldogs coach Ben Howland said he expects to see a lot of zone defense from the Gamecocks.

"We've got to make some shots," Howland said. "We've got to knock down the wide-open shots. That will help loosen things up."

Mississippi State was better in its 78-64 home win against South Carolina on Feb. 1 making 4 of 9 from 3-point range.

"We have a whole new season coming ahead of us in Tampa," Howland said. "That's what I told the team - 17-14, 8-10 (SEC) is not what we wanted, but we need to believe in ourselves and give it everything we've got."

--Field Level Media

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