For Ben Howland’s team, the 2018-2019 Mississippi State basketball season couldn’t have started off any better as the Bulldogs cruised to a 95-67 opening night win. The Bulldogs were able to control the game throughout its entirety and win with ease to get the season started.
Once the Mississippi State basketball team seized control of the game, the Bulldogs maintained that control through the remainder of it. The Mississippi State Bulldogs led in this game for an astonishingly dominant 38:48. For the remaining 72 seconds Mississippi State and Austin Peay were tied.