STARKVILLE — For the third straight game Mississippi State basketball was off to a hot start. The Bulldogs took an 11-point lead on Ole Miss midway through the first half, feeding into the energy of a roaring sold-out crowd at Humphrey Coliseum. But for the third straight game, MSU coughed up that early lead. This time, it lost 68-67 to the Rebels on Jan. 17. It was Mississippi State’s first home loss to the Rebels (11-7, 3-2 SEC) since 2021. That’s three consecutive losses for Mississippi State (10-8, 2-3) after a 2-0 start to SEC play. And in both of those losses, the other two to...
