Mississippi State basketball opens SEC play on Saturday where a tough task awaits at South Carolina.

The Gamecocks (12-1), after winning four conference games last season and finishing at No. 12 in the SEC, had a strong nonconference schedule that has propelled them into the top 50 of the NET rankings. Behind coach Lamont Paris in his second season at the helm, South Carolina has picked up noteworthy wins against Virginia Tech, Grand Canyon and Notre Dame.

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South Carolina’s lone loss came on Dec. 6 in a Quadrant 1 battle against in-state rival Clemson.

MSU (11-2) enters as a top 40 NET team after a quality nonconference stint despite missing star forward Tolu Smith for much of the schedule. Smith returned Dec. 31 for a win against Bethune-Cookman in the finale of nonconference play.

Like Paris at South Carolina, Chris Jans is in his second season coaching Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are 15-10 away from Humphrey Coliseum in his tenure and 4-7 in true road games. MSU swept South Carolina in two meetings last season.

What channel is Mississippi State basketball vs. South Carolina on today?

TV CHANNEL: CBS

STREAMING: Fubo (free trial)

Mississippi State vs. South Carolina start time

DATE: Dec. 6

TIME: 11 a.m.

Mississippi State basketball score updates vs. South Carolina

Mississippi State basketball schedule 2024

Next five games for MSU:

Jan. 10: vs. Tennessee (6 p.m., SEC Network)

Jan. 13: vs. Alabama (7:30 p.m., SEC Network)

Jan. 17: at Kentucky (6 p.m., ESPN2)

Jan. 20: vs. Vanderbilt (2:30 p.m., SEC Network)

Jan. 24: at Florida (7:30 p.m., SEC Network)

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