# 1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1995 NCAA tournament before losing to eventual National Champion UCLA.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1994* | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 106–67 | 1–0 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 2, 1994* | | vs. Colgate | W 80–76 | 2–0 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 3, 1994* | | at Montana | W 90–85 $^{2OT}$ | 3–0 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 6, 1994* | | at BYU | L 68–74 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Dec 10, 1994* | | Northeast Louisiana | W 70–56 | 4–1 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 17, 1994* | | vs. Southern Miss | L 64–66 | 4–2 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Dec 27, 1994* | | vs. Saint Joseph's | W 76–66 | 5–2 | Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming |
| Dec 28, 1994* | | vs. Wyoming | W 61–57 | 6–2 | Casper Events Center Casper, Wyoming |
| Jan 3, 1995 | | South Carolina | W 71–56 | 7–2 (1–0) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 7, 1995 | | at Georgia | W 60–59 | 8–2 (2–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 11, 1995 | | at No. 5 Arkansas | L 74–79 | 8–3 (2–1) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 14, 1995 | | Ole Miss | W 94–52 | 9–3 (3–1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 16, 1995* | | Northwestern State | W 98–58 | 10–3 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 21, 1995 | | at Alabama | L 64–68 | 10–4 (3–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 25, 1995 | | LSU | W 73–60 | 11–4 (4–2) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 30, 1995* | | Nicholls State | W 81–65 | 12–4 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 1, 1995 | | No. 25 Florida | W 70–47 | 13–4 (5–2) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 4, 1995 | | No. 8 Arkansas | W 83–62 | 14–4 (6–2) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 8, 1995 | No. 21 | at LSU | W 67–61 | 15–4 (7–2) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 11, 1995 | No. 21 | Auburn | L 69–70 | 15–5 (7–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 14, 1995 | No. 23 | at No. 4 Kentucky | W 76–71 | 16–5 (8–3) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 18, 1995 | No. 23 | at Tennessee | W 60–52 | 17–5 (9–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 22, 1995* | No. 16 | Vanderbilt | W 76–48 | 18–5 (10–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 25, 1995 | No. 16 | at Ole Miss | W 46–42 | 19–5 (11–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Mar 1, 1995 | No. 14 | at Auburn | L 69–76 | 19–6 (11–4) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Mar 4, 1995 | No. 14 | No. 21 Alabama | W 71–67 | 20–6 (12–4) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1995* | No. 15 | vs. Florida Quarterfinals | L 64–80 | 20–7 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1995* | (5 W) No. 18 | vs. (12 W) Santa Clara Second Round | W 75–67 | 21–7 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| Mar 19, 1995* | (5 W) No. 18 | vs. (4 W) No. 19 Utah Second Round | W 78–64 | 22–7 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| Mar 23, 1995* | (5 W) No. 18 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UCLA West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 67–86 | 22–8 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (14,399) Oakland, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||
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