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3 games  | 
    Syracuse 3-0  | 
  
| DATE | Opposing Coach | Score | Starters | Notes | ||
12/29/1977  | 
    N  | 
    Ron Greene   | 
    W  | 
     76-66   | 
    Kindel, Shackleford, Bouie, Byrnes, Orr | Byrnes 20 pts | 
3/30/1996  | 
    NCAA  | 
    Richard Williams | W  | 
    77-69  | 
    Sims, Cipolla, Hill, Wallace, Burgan | Wallace 21 pts, Final Four | 
11/18/2004  | 
    N  | 
    Rick Stansbury   | 
    W  | 
     71-58   | 
    McNamara, Pace, Forth, Warrick, Nichols | Warrick 21 pts | 
The Syracuse Orangemen and Mississippi State Bulldogs have met three times. The first time was in 1977, with Syracuse winning 77-66. The two teams would not meet again for 19 years until the 1996 NCAA Final Four. The Orangemen would win that game 77-69 behind John Wallace's 21 pts.
The two teams last met in 2004.
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