STARKVILLE -- Mississippi State's 6-0 start to its men's basketball season has been missing a few things. It's missed a date with a team hailing from a conference with more than one team in last season's NCAA Tournament; it lacks a team ranked in the top 120 nationally according to Ken Pomeroy's advanced college basketball metrics.
That all changes Sunday night.
Dayton (3-3) comes to Humphrey Coliseum 7 p.m. Sunday (SEC Network) to challenge MSU and its unbeaten record in a way MSU has not bee
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