Bulldogs To Open The SEC Schedule Against Auburn

Thursday, January 1

Starkville

6:30 p.m.

Mississippi State

Auburn

Bulldogs To Open The SEC Schedule Against Auburn

December 31, 2025 | Women's Basketball

MSU Notes AU Notes

By: Will Simmons, Assistant Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State Bulldogs will open 2026 and the SEC schedule against the Auburn Tigers inside of Humphrey Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+.

GAME INFORMATION
Auburn Tigers (11-3, 0-0 SBC) vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-1, 0-0 SEC)
Date: Monday, January 1, 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Watch: SECN+
Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1
Promotion: The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative Humphrey Coliseum 50 Year Anniversary rally towel.

NOTES:

Mississippi State concluded the non-conference slate at 13-1 after defeating Samford, 112-54.
112 points were the most in the Sam Purcell era and the most since November 2019.
Four Bulldogs finished with double-doubles, making State the first team to have four in a single game this season.
Favour Nwaedozi earned SEC Co-Player of the Week honors with 30-point, 10 rebound performance.
Jaylah Lampley earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors with her first double-double with season-highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds. She shot 10-12 from the floor and 3-3 from distance.
Madison Francis gained her third double-double of the year with 23 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks.
Nwaedozi, Lampley and Francis were the first Bulldog trio to score 20+ points in one game since 2019.
Chandler Prater became the first Bulldog to record a double-double in five straight games since Teaira McCowan in 2019 with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Samford.
State shot a season-best 58.9 from the floor and tied their season-best three-point percentage of 47.1 percent. The Bulldogs also brought in a season-best 56 rebounds.
Mississippi State is 24-24 in SEC play during the Purcell era. Inside The Hump, State is 14-10.
In SEC Openers, State is 17-26 all time. They are 6-8 when they open the SEC slate inside Humphrey Coliseum.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Auburn enters conference play with an 11-3 record.
The Tigers are 3-3 on the season this year.
Auburn is led by first-year head coach Larry Vickeres.
Auburn sees only two returners from their 2024-25 team, who went 12-18 (3-13 SEC).
The Tigers are on a three-game winning streak entering the contest.

SERIES HISTORY:

Auburn holds a 36-29 advantage in the all-time series against the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs lead the series inside The Hump, 17-14.
State has won the last two matchups, with both victories coming last season.
In the last 10 games, State is 9-1 against Auburn.
Under head coach Sam Purcell, State is 3-1 against Auburn.

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