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Mississippi State Basketball: Bulldogs Beat UCLA, Advance to Final Four

It’s happening again! Mississippi State Basketball is moving on to the Final Four for the second straight year! The Bulldogs beat the UCLA Bruins 89-73. After wining the Kansas City Regional, Mississippi State will get to play for a shot at a national title appearance.

Mississippi State led the Bruins throughout most of the game and even built up a sizable lead, but UCLA would not let MSU run away until late in the fourth quarter.

In the first quarter, Mississippi State and UCLA went back and forth, and the Bulldogs built a 23-17 lead by the end of it.