Mississippi State basketball announces marquee matchup with Iowa State
Another piece of Mississippi State’s 2025-26 basketball schedule was officially announced on Wednesday and it is another marquee matchup for the Bulldogs.
First reported by Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman, Mississippi State and Iowa State will face off on Nov. 10th in a neutral-court setting at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. A tipoff time and TV network assignment will be released at a later date.
Mississippi State and Iowa State both reached the NCAA Tournament this past season with the Cyclones advancing to the Round of 32.
“It’s a great opportunity to face a quality program at a first-class venue,” head coach Chris Jans said in a school release. “We’ve got great respect for Coach (TJ) Otzelberger and their terrific staff for how accomplished and well run of a program Iowa State has become. This early season matchup will help prepare us for other early challenges and the SEC schedule.”
Mississippi State leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 3-0, and that includes a 1-0 record in previous neutral-court meetings. The last time the two schools faced each other was in 2021 as Mississippi State claimed a 95-56 win over Iowa State in Starkville as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Also announced recently, Mississippi State will play in the 2025 Hall of Fame Classic on November 20-21 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. Other teams in the event include Kansas State, Nebraska and New Mexico. The tournament matchups, games times and TV broadcast information will be released at a later date.
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Other non-conference outings for the 2025-26 season include a home game against SMU on Nov. 28th along with a matchup with Utah at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Bulldogs will also compete in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Dec. 2nd or Dec. 3rd, and that is expected to be a road game, as well.
Mississippi State finished 21-13 this past season, including an 8-10 mark inside the SEC. The Bulldogs advanced to the program’s third straight NCAA Tournament under Jans and dropped a 75-72 decision to Baylor in the first round. During last season, the Bulldogs posted a 13-3 non-conference record, which included a 6-0 record at home, 2-0 mark on the road and a 5-3 record in neutral site non-conference games.
With at least 21 victories in the past three seasons, Jans is one of four head coaches in SEC history to total at least 21 victories and advance to the NCAA Tournament in each of his first three campaigns.
2025-26 Mississippi State non-conference schedule
Nov. 10 vs. Iowa State in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Nov. 20-21 Hall of Fame Classic in St. Louis, Mo. (Kansas State, Nebraska and New Mexico also in the event)
Nov. 28 SMU at Humphrey Coliseum
Dec. 2 or 3 SEC/ACC Challenge
Dec. 20 Memphis at Humphrey Coliseum
