1/15/1979- With six minutes left and the game tied at 61, Mississippi State held the ball for 5 minutes and 55 seconds, and Ray White hit a long jumper with 3 seconds left as MSU beat #17 Kentucky 63-61 at The Hump.
The 1978-79 season was a good one for Mississippi State basketball. First-year coach Jim Hatfield was leading the Bulldogs, who began the season with eight consecutive non-conference wins. State began SEC play with two tough road losses at Alabama and at Georgia, before settling down and getting three straight SEC wins, including an exciting double-overtime victory against ole miss at The Hump.