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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