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Record: 21-9. Last 10: 6-4.

Location, conference: Starkville, Miss., Southeastern.

Web site: http://mstateathletics.com.

Conference finish: First in West Division; lost in final of conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 8-5.

Last tournament appearance: 2002.

Coach: Rick Stansbury (fifth season, 100-59).

Starters:
F Mario Austin, 6-9, Jr., 15.6 ppg., 7.9 rpg.
F Michal Ignerski, 6-10, Sr., 9.5 ppg., 5.1 rpg.
F O. Harper, 6-5, Soph., 7.6 ppg., 5.1 rpg.
G D. Zimmerman, 6-3, Sr., 8.8 ppg., 5.4 apg.
G Timmy Bowers, 6-2, Jr., 14.5 ppg., 3.8 rpg.

Key reserves: G Winsome Frazier, 6-4, Soph., 6.6 ppg., 1.7 rpg.; F Branden Vincent, 6-8, Jr., 4.4 ppg., 4.3 rpg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 70.3; OPPG.: 59.9; FG.: 47.4 percent; OFG.: 39.8 percent; 3-PT.: 33.6 percent; FT.: 67.4 percent.

Scouting report: The Bulldogs are among the nation's stingiest teams on defense, and they have a bona fide all-American in Austin, who combines strength and quickness and is as difficult to handle around the basket as any player in the country. ... With Zimmerman running the offense, Mississippi State has a cool veteran who has been through many tough games. ... For what it's worth, the Bulldogs scored December victories over Xavier and Oklahoma.

—Statistics through regular season.