Top 30 Games in Mississippi State Basketball History
#19: 1995 – Mississippi State 78 vs. Utah 74
The Bulldogs made the 1995 NCAA Tournament with a #5 seed as given by the committee. After defeating #12 seed Santa Clara in the first round, they moved on to play #4 seed Utah in the second round.
The Utes were coached by Rick Majerus who was starting a run in 1995 that took the program to the second round, Sweet 16, Elite 8 and national runner-up in successive years from 1995-1998.
The Bulldogs stopped Majerus’ team short in 1995 and advanced to the program’s first ever Sweet 16.
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