# Sec basketball
Mississippi State hires New Mexico State’s Chris Jans as next men’s basketball head coach
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State University announced on Sunday that Chris Jans has been hired as its next men’s basketball coach, a day after he led New Mexico State to the NCAA Tournament’s second round.
Mississippi State’s season ends with 60-57 loss to Virginia in first round of NIT
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team saw its season end Wednesday night with a 60-57 loss to Virginia in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament at John Paul Jones Arena.
Mississippi State men’s basketball falls 72-59 to No. 9 Tennessee in SEC Tournament quarterfinals
TAMPA, Fla. — Four players scored in double figures for the Mississippi State men’s basketball team on Friday, but the Bulldogs fell 72-59 to No. 9 Tennessee in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals at Amalie Arena.
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Big second half lifts Mississippi State past South Carolina 73-51
TAMPA, Fla. — Redshirt junior forward Tolu Smith scored 20 points with 12 rebounds, junior guard Iverson Molinar scored 19 and the Mississippi State men’s basketball team used a dominating second half to beat South Carolina 73-51 in a second-round SEC Tournament game Thursday inside Amalie Arena.
Mississippi State men’s basketball comes up short in regular-season finale, falls to Texas A&M 67-64
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team’s comeback attempt came up short Saturday night as the Bulldogs fell to Texas A&M 67-64 at Reed Arena in the regular-season finale.
Mississippi State men’s basketball drops OT heartbreaker to No. 5 Auburn 81-68
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team (17-13, 8-9 SEC) erased a 19-point first-half deficit, but the Bulldogs fell to No. 5 Auburn (26-4, 14-3 SEC) 81-68 in overtime Wednesday night at Humphrey Coliseum.
Mississippi State men’s basketball holds on to beat Vanderbilt 74-69
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Redshirt junior forward Tolu Smith tallied 22 points and eight rebounds, junior forward Iverson Molinar finished with 20 points and Mississippi State held on to beat Vanderbilt 74-69 on Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum.
Mississippi State men’s basketball hosts Vanderbilt
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team welcomes Vanderbilt to Humphrey Coliseum Saturday for a noon CT tipoff on SEC Network. The Bulldogs (16-12, 7-8 SEC) are coming off a 66-56 loss at South Carolina on Wednesday. MSU missed all 14 of its 3-pointers and shot just 35.8% for the game. Redshirt junior forward Tolu Smith led the team with 21 points, while junior guard Iverson Molinar added 11. Five of Molinar’s 11 points came from the free-throw line.
Mississippi State surrenders late run in 80-75 loss at No. 25 Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team was outscored 23-11 in the final 7:45, turning a seven-point lead into a five-point loss in Wednesday’s 80-75 loss to No. 25 Alabama at Coleman Coliseum.
Mississippi State men’s basketball erases 15-point deficit, but falls to LSU 69-65
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team erased a 15-point halftime deficit, but the Bulldogs ultimately fell to LSU 69-65 Saturday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Mississippi State men’s basketball goes cold late, falls to No. 19 Tennessee 72-63
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State was outscored 11-2 in the final 3:55 and wound up losing 72-63 to No. 19 Tennessee on Wednesday night at Humphrey Coliseum. The Bulldogs (14-9, 5-5 SEC) tied the game at 61-61 with 4:21 to play before the Volunteers (17-6, 8-3 SEC) used their late run to secure their sixth consecutive Southeastern Conference win.
Mississippi State men’s basketball looks to protect home court against No. 19 Tennessee
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team will host the No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers on Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT inside Humphrey Coliseum on ESPN2. The Bulldogs (14-8, 5-4 SEC) are coming off a 63-55 loss at Arkansas on Saturday but are 12-1 at Humphrey Coliseum. In Saturday’s loss, MSU rallied to come within one point in the final minutes before surrendering 10 of the final 13 points to eventually fall 63-55.
Mississippi State men’s basketball falls 63-55 at Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team rallied to come within one point in the final minutes before surrendering 10 of the final 13 points to fall 63-55 at Arkansas on Saturday night.
Mississippi State men’s basketball dominates South Carolina 78-64
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Junior guard Iverson Molinar scored 20 points, graduate forward Garrison Brooks scored a season-high 18 points to go with nine rebounds and Mississippi State dominated South Carolina 78-64 Tuesday night inside Humphrey Coliseum.
Mississippi State men’s basketball takes on South Carolina Tuesday night
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team will renew its annual home-and-home series against South Carolina on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. CT inside Humphrey Coliseum. The game will air on ESPNU.
Mississippi State men’s basketball falls short in OT battle against No. 12 Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team trailed by as many as 16 points before rallying to force overtime, but the Bulldogs ultimately came up short, falling 82-74 Tuesday night inside Rupp Arena.
Mississippi State men’s basketball visits No. 12 Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team will battle it out with No 12 Kentucky on Tuesday at 8 pm. CT inside Rupp Arena. The contest will air on ESPN. The Bulldogs (13-5, 4-2 SEC) are coming off a 78-60 win over Ole Miss on Saturday, bouncing back from an 80-72 loss at Florida on Wednesday. Junior guard Iverson Molinar finished with a game-high 20 points, going over 1,000 for his career, and graduate forward Garrison Brooks had 17 points.