Men's Basketball to Play at Mississippi State

11/12/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Nov. 12, 2012

STARKVILLE, MS - Coming off of an 80-56 loss to North Carolina on Sunday, the Florida Atlantic men's basketball will travel to Starkville, MS for the third year in a row to take on Mississippi State.

The Owls and Bulldogs split their first two meetings, with FAU winning on November 30, 2010 61-59 and MSU hanging on for a 75-68 win last season. Mississippi State lost its season opener to another Sun Belt team, Troy 56-53 on Friday night.

Senior guard Greg Gantt lead the Owls with 18 points on Sunday and junior guard Pablo Bertone had 14 points and seven rebounds in last year's meeting between the two teams.

Tuesday's game will begin at 8 p.m. eastern and live audio of the game will be available at www.fausports.com.