Ole Miss basketball’s challenging week continues with Saturday’s rivalry game at Mississippi State.

The Rebels (15-2, 4-0 SEC) earned the first top-5 road win in program history in winning 74-64 over No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday.

Mississippi State has lost consecutive games against Kentucky and Auburn in a difficult start to SEC play, and it won’t get easier against Ole Miss on Saturday.

Here’s how to watch the Ole Miss basketball vs. Mississippi State game today, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:

Watch Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State live on Fubo (free trial)

Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State will broadcast nationally on ESPN2. Brian Custer and Jon Crispin will call the game courtside from Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville. Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers. 

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• Date: Saturday, Jan. 18
• Start time: 5 p.m.

The Ole Miss basketball vs. Mississippi State game starts at 5 p.m. Saturday from Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville.

Clarion Ledger reporter Sam Hutchens’ prediction: Ole Miss 70, Mississippi State 67

This is a big matchup, both for the rivalry component and for positioning at the top of the SEC. Mississippi State should enjoy a strong homecourt advantage. The past week shows Ole Miss has been playing better in recent days. If Ole Miss’ defense travels, as it did against Alabama, the Rebels could squeak out a close one.

Odds courtesy of FanDuel as of Friday, Jan. 17

• Odds:  Mississippi State -5.5
• O/U:  145.5 points
• Money line:  Mississippi State -235, Ole Miss +190

• Nov. 4: Long Island, W 90-60
• Nov. 8: Grambling, W 66-64
• Nov. 12: South Alabama, W 64-54
• Nov. 16: vs. Colorado State in Southaven, W 84-69
• Nov. 21: Oral Roberts, W 100-68
• Nov. 28: vs. BYU in San Diego, W 96-85
• Nov. 29: vs. Purdue in San Diego, L 80-78
• Dec. 3: at Louisville, W 86-63
• Dec. 7: Lindenwood, W 86-53
• Dec. 14: vs. Southern Miss in Biloxi, W 77-46
• Dec. 17: Southern, W 74-61
• Dec. 21: Queens, W 80-62
• Dec. 28: at Memphis, L 87-70
• Jan. 4: Georgia, W 63-51
• Jan. 8: at Arkansas, W 73-66
• Jan. 11: LSU, W 77-65
• Jan. 14: at Alabama, W 74-64
• Jan. 18: at Mississippi State, 5 p.m. on ESPN2
• Jan. 22: Texas A&M, 8 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU
• Jan. 25: at Missouri, 5 p.m. on SEC Network
• Jan. 29: Texas, 8 p.m. on ESPN2
• Feb. 1: Auburn, 3 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2
• Feb. 4: Kentucky, 6 p.m. on ESPN
• Feb. 8: at LSU, 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network
• Feb. 12: at South Carolina, 6 p.m. on SEC Network
• Feb. 15: Mississippi State, 5 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2
• Feb. 22: at Vanderbilt, 2:30 p.m. on SEC Network
• Feb. 26: at Auburn, 6 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU
• March 1: Oklahoma, 1 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2
• March 5: Tennessee, 8 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU
• March 8: at Florida, 5 p.m. on SEC Network
• March 12-16: SEC Tournament in Nashville

Record: 15-2 (4-0 SEC)

• Nov. 4: West Georgia, W 95-60
• Nov. 8: Georgia State, W 101-66
• Nov. 12: SE Louisiana, W 80-59
• Nov. 17: vs. Utah in Southaven, W 78-73
• Nov. 22: at SMU, W 84-79
• Nov. 28: vs. UNLV in Tempe, W 80-58
• Nov. 29: vs. Butler in Tempe, L 87-77
• Dec. 4: Pitt, W 90-57
• Dec. 8: Prairie View A&M, W 91-84
• Dec. 14: vs. McNeese State in Tupelo, W 66-63
• Dec. 17: vs. Central Michigan in Jackson, W 83-59
• Dec. 21: at Memphis, W 79-66
• Dec. 30: Bethune-Cookman, W 87-73
• Jan. 4: South Carolina, W 85-50
• Jan. 7: at Vanderbilt, W 76-64
• Jan. 11: Kentucky, L 95-90
• Jan. 14: at Auburn, L 88-66
• Jan. 18: Ole Miss, 5 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2
• Jan. 21: at Tennessee, 6 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2
• Jan. 25: at South Carolina, Noon on SEC Network
• Jan. 29: Alabama, 8 p.m. on SEC Network
• Feb. 1: Missouri, Noon on SEC Network
• Feb. 8: at Georgia, 5 p.m. on SEC Network
• Feb. 11: Florida, 6 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU
• Feb. 15: at Ole Miss, 5 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2
• Feb. 18: Texas A&M, 6 p.m. on SEC Network
• Feb. 22: at Oklahoma, Noon on SEC Network
• Feb. 25: at Alabama, 8 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU
• March 1: LSU, 2:30 p.m. on SEC Network
• March 4: Texas, 7 p.m. on SEC Network
• March 8: at Arkansas, 11 a.m. on ESPN or SEC Network
• March 12-16: SEC Tournament in Nashville

Record: 14-3 (2-2 SEC)

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Replacements on way, City official says

Flags have been a hot-topic issue around the country and in Mississippi over the last the week, but the real question is this: have you noticed the flags waving — or attempting to — at Jackson City Hall?

The American and Jackson flags at the top of City Hall’s flagpole have surely seen better days. The tattered American flag is partially ripped, looking as if it was raised after a long battle.

Below the American flag, the City of Jackson’s flag, or what’s left of it, is shredded so much you wouldn’t be able to tell what kind of flag it is. The city’s flag — which is supposed to show a gold star, a blue center, a white cross and a green field — looks as if someone stuffed it through a paper shredder.

Then take a walk just down Pascagoula Street to Thalia Mara Hall. While the American flag appears to be in good condition, the state of Mississippi flag is ripped in half, showing only the red end. The state flag’s white magnolia on a navy background is nowhere to be found. The Jackson flag located at Thalia Mara is slightly frayed.

On Friday, after the Clarion Ledger asked if the city was aware of the conditions of the flags, Jackson Spokesperson Melissa Payne said replacements should take place this year. She attributed the flags’ current beat-up conditions to the weather and couldn’t recall the last time they were replaced.

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“We are in the process of replacing those flags,” Payne said, adding that Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba personally brought up the issue “at the end of last year.”

According to Annin Flagmakers, which bills itself as “the largest and oldest flag manufacturer in the United States,” a nylon American flag can cost between $23 to $10,270, depending on the size. The smallest American flag available is 3-feet in length and 5-feet in width; the biggest American flag available are 50-feet in length and 80-feet in width. A polyester American flag is a bit more expensive, costing between $42 and $13,160.

The old Mississippi flag, which showed a confederate emblem in the left-hand corner, was replaced in 2020, after years of public debate. Gov. Tate Reeves, who refused to take a position on the flag for years, signed a law that mandates the removal of the old state flag and bans future use of the Confederate emblem.

Flags are flying at half-staff this month in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who at 100 was the nation’s oldest president. The state flag had been flying at half-staff in recent days to honor the two from Mississippi who died in the New Orleans terror attack. Reeves ordered the flags to fly at full height on Monday to honor the second inauguration of President Donald Trump.