Lady Vols basketball vs Mississippi State live updates, score, start time, TV channel

Lady Vols basketball will play a second straight road game with a matchup against Mississippi State.

No. 22 Tennessee (10-3, 2-0 SEC) faces the Bulldogs (14-2, 1-1) at Humphrey Coliseum on Jan. 8 (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+) in Starkville, Mississippi.

The Lady Vols started SEC play with wins over Florida and Auburn, and Mississippi State opened conference play with a win over Auburn before falling to Oklahoma on the road.

The matchup is the first of two with the Bulldogs this season with MSU being Tennessee’s lone home and home opponent in SEC play this season.

Both Mississippi State’s losses were on the road, the first at Texas Tech in November before it fell 95-47 to the Sooners on Jan. 4. Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell called the Bulldogs an athletic team and pointed out they ranked in the top 10 nationally in rebounding. MSU averages 45.6 rebounds, which ranks No. 9 in the country.

“We have to go and play in a tough environment with a team that is undefeated at home, plays very well at home,” Caldwell said Jan. 7. “I think that they are a different team at home than they are on the road. So it’s tough to have to go to their place, but it’s tough to go anywhere. And so just got to make sure that we play our game and we box them out and we do what we need to do.”

Lady Vols basketball vs. Mississippi State: Live score updates

When does Lady Vols basketball vs. Mississippi State start?

• Date: Thursday, Jan. 8
• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi

What TV channel is Lady Vols vs. Mississippi State on today?

Lady Vols basketball 2025-26 schedule, TV times

• Nov. 4: NC State 80, Tennessee 77
• Nov. 7: Tennessee 97, ETSU 47
• Nov. 9: Tennessee 72, UT Martin 61
• Nov. 13: Tennessee 68, Belmont 58
• Nov. 20: Tennessee 85, MTSU 41
• Nov. 23: Tennessee 88, Coppin State 35
• Nov. 30: UCLA 99, Tennessee 77
• Dec. 3: Tennessee 65, Stanford 62
• Dec. 14: Tennessee 112, Winthrop 40
• Dec. 20: Louisville 89, Tennessee 65
• Dec. 22: Tennessee 89, Southern Indiana 44
• Jan. 1: Tennessee 76, Florida 65
• Jan. 4: Tennessee 73, Auburn 56
• Jan. 8: at Mississippi State (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
• Jan. 11: vs. Arkansas (2 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
• Jan. 18: at Alabama (2 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
• Jan. 22: vs. Kentucky (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
• Jan. 26: at Ole Miss (7 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
• Jan. 29: vs. Mississippi State (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
• Feb. 1: at UConn (noon ET, FOX)
• Feb. 5: at Georgia (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
• Feb. 8: at South Carolina (3 p.m. ET, ABC)
• Feb. 12: vs. Missouri (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
• Feb. 15: vs. Texas (3 p.m. ET, ABC)
• Feb. 19: vs. Texas A&M (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
• Feb. 22: at Oklahoma (2 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2)
• Feb. 26: at LSU (6 p.m. ET, ESPN)
• March 1: vs. Vanderbilt (2 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: cora.hall@knoxnews.com; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks: subscribe.knoxnews.com/offers