South Carolina's women's basketball team has frustrated Mississippi State in recent years. The Gamecocks have won 11 consecutive games against the Bulldogs, none bigger than last season's NCAA title game in Dallas.
The stakes won't be that high when the teams meet Monday (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) in Starkville, Mississippi. But the Bulldogs, one of two undefeated teams in the country, get the opportunity to further cement their status as the SEC's top team and keep their perfect record intact in front of an advanced sell-out crowd at home.
South Carolina (18-4, 7-2 SEC) is trying to keep alive the chance of winning or tying for the SEC regular-season title for the fifth consecutive year.