The Mississippi State Bulldogs (18-7, 6-6) are now .500 in the SEC and back in the race for a top-4 finish in the conference. MSU went 2-0 last week and played tremendous basketball against Alabama and on the road against Arkansas. Nick Weatherspoon has been suspended indefinitely for “violation of team rules.” Tyson Carter stepped into Nick’s role and Carter showed out by finishing with 18 points and, surprisingly, going 0/5 from 3. The Bulldog defense has been suffocating recently and ever since the victory in Oxford two weeks ago, this team has looked different.