Novak probably should have used a couple of his time outs when we started getting tired the last 4 minutes of the 4th. We went at least 6 minutes without a basket.
STARKVILLE — As the officials went to the monitor for a review with about five seconds left in Mississippi State women’s basketball’s 71-59 loss to No. 12 LSU on Thursday, interim MSU coach Doug Novak took a moment to venture to the other bench. He approached Tigers coach Kim Mulkey, and at the end of the exchange, Mulkey patted Novak on the head. Novak appreciated what he described as the “nice things” Mulkey told him, but he elected to keep them to himself. Mulkey, though, was fine sharing her thoughts on Novak. “Coach of the Year,” Mulkey told Novak. “What you’re doing, buddy, you ought to get Coach of the Year.”