Mississippi State concluded the first month of conference play with just a 2-6 mark.
The Bulldogs have been on the cusp with some close games over that stretch and could be close to turning things around having won two of its last three games, including ending an eight-game road losing streak at Missouri on Saturday.
“We’ve been right there in every game,” said MSU coach Ben Howland. “We’re probably a little better than our record indicates, at least in my mind. But it was good to get over the hump in the last game and we’re going to try and do it again.