The LSU Tigers led for almost 20 minutes against the No. 24 Mississippi State Bulldogs but the torrid shooting of the Bulldogs was too much to overcome in the final 15 minutes as State came away with an 81-69 win at Humphrey Coliseum Saturday.

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women's basketball is moving away from the NCAA tournament bubble, according to the latest bracket predictions. The Bulldogs (20-10, 7-9 SEC) went 1-1 last week with a loss to No. 1 Texas and win at Auburn. It was enough to move them up in this week's March Madness predictions.

Josh Hubbard put together a fantastic second-half performance that led Mississippi State basketball to victory. The No. 24 Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8 SEC) overcame a small second-half deficit to beat LSU 81-69 on Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum.

In the face of No. 1 Texas and the Bulldogs’ legendary former coach making his first trip back to Starkville, Mississippi State did not blink.

Mississippi State basketball had just suffered an 87-82 overtime loss to Texas (17-13, 6-11 SEC) on Tuesday at Humphrey Coliseum. After charging out of a 12-point hole in the second half, the Bulldogs (20-10, 8-9) never held a lead in overtime, but were tied with 38 seconds remaining.

Mississippi State baseball fall to Oklahoma in its last game in the Astros Foundation College Classic in Houston, Texas.

Vic Schaefer, who coached Mississippi State women's basketball from 2012-2020, returns to Starkville to coach against the Bulldogs for the first time since leaving for Texas. Schaefer led MSU to two national championship games and an Elite Eight appearance ...

No. 25 Mississippi State faces the Texas Longhorns after Josh Hubbard scored 30 points in Mississippi State's 81-69 win against the LSU Tigers.