The University of Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 95-90 during a game at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss., on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.
Complete statistics from Saturday night’s Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville, Mississippi.
What coach Chris Jans said was "uncharacteristic" of Mississippi State basketball in Saturday's close loss to Kentucky.
MSU last won the SEC regular-season championship that year. No. 13 Mississippi State is hosting No. 7 Kentucky (12-3, 1-1) at Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday (7:30 p.m., SEC Network), a team it hasn’t beaten in the regular season since 2009.
However, Mississippi State couldn’t pull through for the victory. The No. 13 Bulldogs (14-2, 2-1 SEC) were thumped 95-90 by No. 7 Kentucky, ending their winning streak at eight games.
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Playing basketball for the University of Kentucky means you are going to get the opposing team's best shot every game, especially when playing on the road. This
STARKVILLE, Miss — Jaxson Robinson scored a season-high 27 points and No. 6 Kentucky made 16 of 32 3- pointers in a 95-90 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday night. Robinson was 7 ...
Jaxson Robinson scored a season-high 27 points and No. 6 Kentucky made 16 of 32 3- pointers in a 95-90 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday night.
Unlike the 21st century’s leading SEC passer, the conference’s No. 1 rusher of the past 25 seasons didn’t make it all the way to the top of the league’s all-time chart. Georgia’s Nick Chubb piled up 4,769 rushing yards from 2014 through 2017, despite a truncated sophomore season. But another Bulldog retained the SEC’s career rushing crown.
He’s a big part of this team, and we would love to have him back any time he can come back. But it can be anybody's day, anytime.”
Kenny Brooks and the No. 11 Kentucky Wildcats suffered their first loss in SEC play, a 61-55 stinger to Texas A&M on Thursday night in College Station.