STARKVILLE — Vic Schaefer walked onto the court at Humphrey Coliseum shortly before tipoff to a round of applause from the Mississippi State women’s basketball crowd. A few minutes later, Schaefer was again applauded when his name was read by the PA announcer as the Texas coach.

AUSTIN - Ahead of their second straight road matchup, the No. 1 Texas Longhorns may feel oddly at home when they head to Starkville, MS to play the Mississippi

When Vic Schaefer walks on to the Humphrey Coliseum floor on Thursday night, the coach will likely have some bittersweet thoughts flooding through his mind. Schaefer will be standing on the opposite bench than the one he used to occupy,

In the face of No. 1 Texas and the Bulldogs’ legendary former coach making his first trip back to Starkville, Mississippi State did not blink.

Mississippi State women's basketball hung with No. 1 Texas most of the game until Vic Schaefer's Longhorns pulled away in the fourth quarter.