NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mississippi State basketball attainable secured an at-large bid for March Madness with Thursday’s win in the direction of LSU inside the SEC match. The Bulldogs now flip to a model new downside that may switch them up the seed strains.

Mississippi State faces No. 1-seeded Tennessee on Friday. It’s a rematch of a Jan. 10 contest by means of which MSU picked up a 77-72 win. Throughout the victory, it obtained 25 elements from freshman guard Josh Hubbard, and Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht — the SEC participant of the 12 months — had 28 elements.

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The Vols secured the SEC regular-season title after worthwhile 13 of their final 16 video video games following the loss in Starkville.

MSU entered the SEC match among the many many final 4 teams into the NCAA match, in keeping with ESPN’s latest projections. With the win, Mississippi State moved up two spots and sure is not going to drop even with a defeat in the direction of Tennessee.

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TV: ESPN

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Mississippi State vs. Tennessee start time

DATE: March 15

TIME: Noon.

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March 13-17: SEC match

March 17: Selection Sunday

March 21-24: First/second spherical of NCAA match

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