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Mississippi Clarion Ledger
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State girls’s basketball is spending its Thanksgiving weekend in Puerto Rico, however it’s removed from a trip for first-year coach Sam Purcell and his squad.
The Bulldogs play back-to-back video games towards a pair of noteworthy opponents. MSU (4-1) opens play at 10 a.m. Friday towards Georgetown (3-1).
The Hoyas have not made an NCAA Event look since 2012. Nonetheless, they gained three of 4 video games to shut out final season earlier than the sturdy begin this season.
The larger take a look at for MSU comes at 12:30 p.m. Friday towards Nebraska (3-2). The Cornhuskers are coming off their first NCAA Event look since 2018. They dropped out of the High 25 after losses at No. 15 Creighton and Drake final week.
Mississippi State is trying to increase its NCAA Event résumé after a missed alternative at South Dakota State final week. MSU responded to that loss with back-to-back wins in Starkville towards Alabama State and Colorado State.
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MSU takes on Georgetown at 10 a.m. Friday. The sport will probably be streamed on FloSports.
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Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat author for the Clarion Ledger. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or observe him on Twitter @skrajisnik3.