JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –Mississippi State simply did not have enough fire power.
Playing in its first Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament championship game since 2000, third-seeded MSU competed valiantly before falling 66-52 to top-seeded South Carolina at Veterans Memorial Arena.
South Carolina improved to 31-1, while MSU fell to 26-7 after advancing to the conference tournament championship for the second time in program history. The Bulldogs strengthened their NCAA resume by posting hard-fought wins over Vanderbilt and Tennessee in this event.
MSU will learn its NCAA tournament fate when selections are announced at 6 p.m. CT on Monday, March 14 on ESPN.