1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 21
Record	20–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Richard Williams (5th season);
Assistant coach	Rick Stansbury (1st season)
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs finished with a 20–9 record (13–5 SEC) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the East region.^[2]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

CoachesNo. 18

APNo. 21

Record20–9 (13–5 SEC)

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1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Kentucky	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
No. 21 Mississippi State	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
No. 22 LSU	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
No. 19 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Vanderbilt	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Florida	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Auburn	5	–	13	.278	13	–	16	.448
Ole Miss	3	–	15	.167	9	–	19	.321
Tennessee	3	–	15	.167	12	–	22	.353

† 1991 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 26, 1990*		Tennessee Tech	W 109–76	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 30, 1990*		at Chattanooga	W 76–70	2–0	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1990*		at Jacksonville	W 79–65	3–0	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 8, 1990*		Ball State	W 86–72	4–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 11, 1990*		Eastern Kentucky	W 94–67	5–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 18, 1990*		Alcorn State	W 120–65	6–0	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 22, 1990*		at Drake	W 82–80 ^OT	7–0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 27, 1990*		vs. No. 6 Ohio State Palm Beach Classic	L 80–82	7–1	West Palm Beach, Florida
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Miami (FL) Palm Beach Classic	L 67–74	7–2	West Palm Beach, Florida
SEC Regular Season
Jan 2, 1991		at Tennessee	W 70–65	8–2 (1–0)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1991		Ole Miss	W 84–80	9–2 (2–0)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 9, 1991		at No. 11 Kentucky	L 70–89	9–3 (2–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 12, 1991		Vanderbilt	W 85–62	10–3 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1991		Georgia	L 73–81	10–4 (3–2)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 19, 1991		at Florida	L 82–85	10–5 (3–3)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 23, 1991		Alabama	W 68–59	11–5 (4–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 26, 1991		at Auburn	W 84–64	12–5 (5–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 30, 1991		at No. 14 LSU	W 82–79	13–5 (6–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 2, 1991		Tennessee	W 95–68	14–5 (7–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 6, 1991		at Vanderbilt	L 70–91	14–6 (7–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 9, 1991		No. 10 Kentucky	W 83–82	15–6 (8–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 13, 1991	No. 23	at Ole Miss	W 84–77	16–6 (9–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 16, 1991	No. 23	Georgia	W 70–64	17–6 (10–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 20, 1991	No. 21	Florida	W 81–67	18–6 (11–4)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 23, 1991	No. 21	at Alabama	L 72–97	18–7 (11–5)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 27, 1991	No. 23	Auburn	W 94–76	19–7 (12–5)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1991	No. 23	No. 18 LSU	W 76–73	20–7 (13–5)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	No. 18	vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 70–87	20–8	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(5 E) No. 21	vs. (12 E) Eastern Michigan First Round	L 56–76	20–9	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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