Record 003 · 1996 · Men's Basketball

The team that broke through

The official reunion feature retraces the wins over VCU, Princeton, UConn and Cincinnati that carried State to its first men's Final Four.

Mississippi State artwork honoring the 1995 and 1996 men's basketball teams

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The Final Four breakthrough

State beat VCU, Princeton, No. 3 UConn and No. 7 Cincinnati to reach the program's first Final Four. The Bulldogs finished 26–8 after a national semifinal loss to Syracuse.

Continue into the sourced exhibitFour wins that carried State to the Final Four