Tennessee basketball at Mississippi State

Tennessee basketball travels to Mississippi State on Wednesday night in search of a bounce-back win after it blew a double-digit lead at Kentucky over the weekend.

The Volunteers are 16-5 in their last 21 meetings with Mississippi State, dating back to Jan. 19, 2013. They’re 10-3 in the last 13 meetings. Of the 21 games during that span, 12 were decided by 11 or more points, including five in the last six. Just two of the 21 matchups had a margin within four.

Rick Barnes is 25-8 against the SEC’s Mississippi teams. He’s 22-8 against Ole Miss and Mississippi State while at Tennessee and is 10-3 since Jan. 5, 2022.

Mississippi State enters Wednesday’s matchup having lost seven of its last eight games after it got off to a 2-0 start to SEC play. The Vols have won five out of their last seven games with the two losses coming to Kentucky.

To get you ready for Tennessee’s matchup with Mississippi State, we take a look at the pertinent information, the three keys to a Vols win and give a quick prediction on the way out the door.