Mississippi State basketball saw its eight-game winning streak end Saturday against Kentucky and now has a date with the consensus No. 1 team in the country.

The Bulldogs (14-2, 2-1 SEC) are on the road Tuesday taking on Auburn (15-1, 3-0) at Neville Arena (6 p.m. CT, SEC Network).

The Tigers, whose only loss is at Duke, took the No. 1 ranking in both the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 this week. MSU dropped to No. 18 in the coaches poll. However, Auburn will be without star Johni Broome, who coach Bruce Pearl ruled out on Monday because of an ankle injury.

Follow along for live score updates.

Watch Mississippi State vs Auburn live on ESPN+ (subscribe today)

Mississippi State vs Auburn score updates

This section will be updated when the game begins.

What time does Mississippi State vs Auburn play today?

• Date: Tuesday, Jan. 14
• Time: 6 p.m.
• Location: Neville Arena

What channel is Mississippi State vs Auburn on today?

• TV channel: SEC Network
• Streaming: ESPN+ (subscribe here)
• Radio: Mississippi State radio network 96.1 FM

Mississippi State vs Auburn will be broadcast on SEC Network with streaming available on ESPN+.

Mississippi State vs Auburn live stream options

Mississippi State basketball vs. Auburn will be broadcast on SEC Network. Streaming is available on ESPN+.

Mississippi State vs Auburn prediction

Mississippi State 81, Auburn 79: The loss of Broome is a massive for Auburn. This certainly would be a different game with him in the lineup. Mississippi State squeaks out a win on the road for the program’s first against the AP No. 1 team since 1996.

Mississippi State vs Auburn betting odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Tuesday:

• Spread: Auburn -7.5
• Over/under: 149.5
• Moneyline: Auburn (-350), Mississippi State (+260)

Mississippi State vs Auburn injury updates

Mississippi State guard Kanye Clary remains out. Riley Kugel, who averages 9.6 points per game off the bench, is questionable. Auburn star Johni Broome is out too.

Mississippi State basketball schedule 2024-25

Record: 14-2

Next five games on the Mississippi State schedule:

• Jan. 14: at Auburn
• Jan. 18: vs. Ole Miss
• Jan. 21: at Tennessee
• Jan. 25: at South Carolina
• Jan. 29: vs. Alabama

Buy Mississippi State basketball tickets this season on StubHub

Auburn basketball schedule 2024-25

Record: 15-1

Next five games on the Auburn schedule:

• Jan. 14: vs. Mississippi State
• Jan. 18: at Georgia
• Jan. 25: vs. Tennessee
• Jan. 29: at LSU
• Feb. 1: at Ole Miss

Mississippi State basketball news

• Mississippi State dropped to No. 18 in this week’s USA TODAY Coaches Poll.
• MSU is playing its first game against the AP No. 1 team since 2015.
• Cameron Matthews tied his career high with 19 points against Kentucky.

Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.

We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn’t influence our coverage.

A resolution filed in the Mississippi Senate would restrict press access to the Senate floor and move members of the media to the chamber’s gallery to cover the news.

However, the first person to decide whether the bill lives or dies through the legislative process told the Clarion Ledger he has no intentions of bringing up the legislation.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven, filed Senate Resolution No. 5 on Friday. If passed into law, it would restrict access of reporters from the Senate floor but allow them to record and report on the chamber from the Senate gallery above.

“No person may be admitted to the floor of the Senate for the purpose of transcribing the debates and proceedings of the Senate,” states Senate Resolution No. 5. “No person except for news media with proper credentials issued by the Rules Committee shall take any photograph or transcribe debates and proceedings of the Senate in the Senate Gallery while the Senate is in session.”

In a written response given after initially declining to comment, Blackwell said the resolution practically changed nothing about the press’ access to the Senate. Blackwell did not respond to questions about why he believes reporters should not have access to the Senate floor.

“You will have access to everything you need,” Blackwell said on Monday. “Take pictures, listen to bill presentation. Just not on the floor with us. Your use of the word restricting access is horse hockey.”

2024 press access restriction bills: Senators introduce bills to limit journalist access to MS Capitol floor. See why

Because the resolution would actually amend the rules of the Senate, it has been sent to the Rules Committee, chaired by Senate President Pro Tempore Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, who is second in command of the chamber behind Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann.

Kirby said he has long had good relations with the media and has no intentions of restricting floor access to news outlets. However, a long-standing but rarely enforced rule to allow only one member of a news organization on the floor at one time could be enforced.

“I personally don’t have a problem with allowing the press on the floor,” Kirby said. “Matter of fact, I appreciate the press what they do, as far as keeping their little area up there and not walking out on the floor.”

Kirby said that all news outlets must apply for floor privileges with the Senate Rules Committee before being allowed to cover the news from the floor. Not everyone gets approved.

“Some people are trying to get credentials to be on the floor that really aren’t press,” Kirby said. “They have maybe just a podcast or just whatever. They don’t really report news, and they don’t dig into facts and that kind of stuff. So everyone that applies for credentials does not get approved.”

2025 session begins: Mississippi Legislature begins 2025 Session. See leaders’ goals for this year

How would this impact the public?

The Senate has for decades allowed members of the press to record the happenings of the chamber from the floor and recognized their role in facilitating public information to voters and state residents. By restricting floor access, the Senate would effectively be blocking the public from posing questions and ensuring a transparent and accountable legislative process, said Layne Bruce, Mississippi Press Association executive director.

“We are opposed to any efforts to limit capitol access for the press who act as important conduits of information for the citizens of Mississippi,” Bruce said. “An open legislature is an accountable legislature.”

Has legislation to restrict press access been introduced before?

This is not Blackwell’s first attempt to restrict access of the press in the capitol.

In 2024, he introduced legislation to remove the press from the Mississippi State Capitol press offices on the fourth floor, which have been in place since the 1960s. Those bills also died before ever being considered by the Senate Rules Committee.

Grant McLaughlin covers state government for the Clarion Ledger. He can be reached at gmclaughlin@gannett.com or 972-571-2335.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) – Monday afternoon, Southern Miss signed an agreement with Mississippi College School of Law to help future lawyers get into the workforce a little early.

Through the new partnership, students can attend USM for three years majoring in political science, legal studies, and criminal justice, and then be admitted early into law school.

Students’ first year of law school would become their senior year, and they’re out of law school a full year early.

“So it turns a seven-year process into six for students,” said USM President Dr. Joe Paul. “It saves them an entire year of tuition and cost of living, and gives them one more year in the workplace, early entry to start to earn a living. So it’s a, it’s a great program for students that show up at Southern Miss that are serious about becoming attorneys.”

“Southern Miss serves the state of Mississippi and serves students in Mississippi,” said Mississippi College President Blake Thompson. “We as a law school, the only law school in the state capital, we think of ourselves as serving the state of Mississippi as well. We’re producing the next generation of Mississippi’s attorneys.”

Students participating in the accelerated degree program must pass the LSAT no later than December of their third year of full-time enrollment at Southern Miss.

Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.

Copyright 2025 WDAM. All rights reserved.