Tupelo hosts Lewisburg in nonleague matchup Friday, Jan. 16

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Tupelo will host Lewisburg on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. CST in Tupelo. The Golden Wave are the home team; the Patriots will travel in for this nonleague meeting. Full game information and live updates are available on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5666685-lewisburg-vs-tupelo

Quick facts

Date/time: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 — 7:30 p.m. CST

Location: Tupelo, Miss. (home team: Tupelo Golden Wave)

SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5666685-lewisburg-vs-tupelo

Home: Tupelo Golden Wave — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/178660-tupelo-golden-wave (Fans on SBLive: 115)

Away: Lewisburg Patriots — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216294-lewisburg-patriots (Fans on SBLive: 57)

What to watch

The last time these teams met was Jan. 29, 2021, at Lewisburg High School, when Tupelo scored a 78-61 victory. Expect both programs to bring intensity in a nonleague clash — and keep an eye on each club’s rotation and tempo as the season settles into January.

Streaming and ticketing

Tupelo NFHS Network page (possible live stream info): https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/tupelo-hs-tupelo-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Lewisburg NFHS Network page (possible live stream info): https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/lewisburg-high-school-olive-branch-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(If a live stream is available, it will be posted on the teams’ NFHS Network pages. No ticket link was provided on the SBLive game entry.)

Fan note and how you can help

Follow both teams on SBLive to stay updated and to grow each program’s fan count. Tupelo currently shows 115 fans and Lewisburg 57 on their SBLive team pages — those figures can change, so please follow the squads you support. You can also make picks on the game’s SBLive page; picks are for fan engagement and fun only and are separate from any win-projection data, which may change as game day approaches.