NCAA | Team News | Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mississippi State Bulldogs (25-12)

Fri. 3/9	Wed. 3/14	Sun. 3/18	Tue. 3/20	Tue. 3/27
@ Tenn L 59-62 Box \| Recap	vs. Neb W 66-59 Box \| Recap	@ Baylor W 78-77 Box \| Recap	@ Lou W 79-56 Box \| Recap	@ PSU L 60-75 Box \| Recap

Mississippi State wraps up encouraging 25-win hoops season

Mississippi State basketball took a big jump forward during coach Ben Howland's third season, giving the proud program much-needed hope after several frustrating seasons.

The Bulldogs finished with a 25-12 record, advancing to the semifinals of the NIT before losing 75-60 to Penn State on Tuesday . Mississippi State had hoped to be a part of the NCAA Tournament field, but struggled in the regular season's final weeks to fall out of contention for an at-large bid.

Still, the NIT marked a return to the postseason and a good experience for a team that should bring back all of its main contributors next season.

Leaders
Points:	Q. Weatherspoon	14.4
Rebounds:	A. Holman	6.7
Assists:	L. Peters	4.5
FG%:	Q. Weatherspoon	48.4%
FT%:	Q. Weatherspoon	77.1%
3P%:	T. Carter	34.1%
Steals:	L. Peters	1.5
Blocks:	A. Ado	1.9

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
View Complete Poll

Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
View Complete Poll

Southeastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
19 Auburn	13-5	26-8
13 Tennessee	13-5	26-9
23 Florida	11-7	21-13
18 Kentucky	10-8	26-11
Arkansas	10-8	23-12
Missouri	10-8	20-13
Mississippi State	9-9	25-12
Texas A&M	9-9	22-13
Alabama	8-10	20-16
LSU	8-10	18-15
Georgia	7-11	18-15
South Carolina	7-11	17-16
Vanderbilt	6-12	12-20
Ole Miss	5-13	12-20
View Full Standings

Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.4 (181)
Rebounds:	10.8 (126)
Assists:	13.3 (197)
FG%:	46.5% (76)
FT%:	69.1% (263)
3P%:	31.9% (323)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	67.8 (56)
Rebounds:	25.3 (171)
Assists:	12.1 (80)
FG%:	41.8% (58)
FT%:	68.5% (34)
3P%:	33.2% (86)