Jackson State at Mississippi State

Mississippi State came within one-tenth of a second of beating Kentucky in regulation, but the ruling was for a basket to count, and the game subsequently went to OT, where the Bulldogs lost by 1. It was the second OT loss of the year to Kentucky, and it cost them an NCAA berth. It will be hard to swallow that bad taste and get anything going emotionally here for Jackson State. Jackson State saw a 13-game winning streak end, along with their NCAA Tournament hopes. This is a team that finished 19-2 in their last 21 games. Playing a Mississippi State team that is emotionally crippled right now and won't likely be bringing their "A" game allows them to hang around here. I'll go with Jackson State in this one.