Following what Gavin Ware stated as "the Bulldogs' biggest conference win in 11 year,." Ben Howland said "their biggest win of the year would be defined by their following performance." Just four days after beating Arkansas (78-46), only one Mississippi State player was able to record more points than shot attempts.
Mississippi State opened the contest by missing 10 of their first 12 shots, after shooting an impressive 60 percent against Arkansas just four days earlier. At the end of the first half, the Bulldogs' had scored only 21 points, half of what they scored in the first twenty - minutes in their routing of the Razorbacks.