# 1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs finished with a 20–9 record (13–5 SEC) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the East region.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1990* | | Tennessee Tech | W 109–76 | 1–0 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Nov 30, 1990* | | at Chattanooga | W 76–70 | 2–0 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 4, 1990* | | at Jacksonville | W 79–65 | 3–0 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 8, 1990* | | Ball State | W 86–72 | 4–0 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 11, 1990* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 94–67 | 5–0 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 18, 1990* | | Alcorn State | W 120–65 | 6–0 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 22, 1990* | | at Drake | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 7–0 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Dec 27, 1990* | | vs. No. 6 Ohio State Palm Beach Classic | L 80–82 | 7–1 | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1990* | | vs. Miami (FL) Palm Beach Classic | L 67–74 | 7–2 | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 2, 1991 | | at Tennessee | W 70–65 | 8–2 (1–0) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 6, 1991 | | Ole Miss | W 84–80 | 9–2 (2–0) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 9, 1991 | | at No. 11 Kentucky | L 70–89 | 9–3 (2–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | Vanderbilt | W 85–62 | 10–3 (3–1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 16, 1991 | | Georgia | L 73–81 | 10–4 (3–2) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | at Florida | L 82–85 | 10–5 (3–3) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 23, 1991 | | Alabama | W 68–59 | 11–5 (4–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | at Auburn | W 84–64 | 12–5 (5–3) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan 30, 1991 | | at No. 14 LSU | W 82–79 | 13–5 (6–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 2, 1991 | | Tennessee | W 95–68 | 14–5 (7–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 6, 1991 | | at Vanderbilt | L 70–91 | 14–6 (7–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | No. 10 Kentucky | W 83–82 | 15–6 (8–4) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 13, 1991 | No. 23 | at Ole Miss | W 84–77 | 16–6 (9–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb 16, 1991 | No. 23 | Georgia | W 70–64 | 17–6 (10–4) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 20, 1991 | No. 21 | Florida | W 81–67 | 18–6 (11–4) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 23, 1991 | No. 21 | at Alabama | L 72–97 | 18–7 (11–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 27, 1991 | No. 23 | Auburn | W 94–76 | 19–7 (12–5) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Mar 2, 1991 | No. 23 | No. 18 LSU | W 76–73 | 20–7 (13–5) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1991* | No. 18 | vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinal | L 70–87 | 20–8 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1991* | (5 E) No. 21 | vs. (12 E) Eastern Michigan First Round | L 56–76 | 20–9 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||
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