Mississippi State is coming off a dramatic 75-74 buzzer-beating victory over Vanderbilt Tuesday night, having battled back from a 17-point deficit in the second half.
The Bulldogs are hoping to use that excitement and energy of having made plays down the stretch to win a game at Alabama today, something they didn’t do in an 82-80 overtime loss in Starkville on Feb. 2.
“This gives us some momentum going into Alabama, a game we felt we should’ve won,” said MSU coach Ben Howland. “We were up seven with five minutes to go, had a 1-and-1 with 7.