No. 14 Mississippi State hosts the No. 20 Missouri Tigers after Josh Hubbard scored 38 points in Mississippi State's 88-84 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide.
MississippiStatebasketball split its two games last week ... also didn't move MSU off as a No. 4 seed. He projects the Bulldogs to play No. 13 Akron, also in Seattle. The winner would play ...
No. 4 Alabama enters a matchup against No. 14 Mississippi State as winners of five consecutive road games. The teams match up Wednesday for the first time this season.