Walnut hosts Pine Grove in nonleague tilt on Tuesday

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Walnut Wildcats host the Pine Grove Panthers on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Central at Walnut, Mississippi. Fans can find the matchup on SBLive’s game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5628575-walnut-vs-pine-grove

Quick links

  • Game: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5628575-walnut-vs-pine-grove

  • Walnut Wildcats: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216459-walnut-wildcats

  • Pine Grove Panthers: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216369-pine-grove-panthers

What to watch

This nonleague meeting brings two familiar North Mississippi programs together. The most recent matchup between these teams came on Jan. 3, 2025, when Walnut edged Pine Grove 59-55. That game was a tight, back-and-forth affair — Pine Grove entered with a slight projected edge (about 51.1% on the SBLive projection) but Walnut came away with the win. Fans counts on SBLive show Pine Grove with 59 followers and Walnut with 40, an easy way to see which side has momentum in the stands.

Remaining schedule note

  • Pine Grove has a scheduled road game Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at South Pontotoc (see: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5643470-pine-grove-vs-south-pontotoc).

  • Walnut’s next SBLive-listed game is not shown on the game’s main entry.

Streaming and tickets

  • Both programs list NFHS Network pages where games or replays are sometimes available:

  • Walnut NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/walnut-hs-walnut-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

  • Pine Grove NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pine-grove-hs-ripley-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

  • No ticketing links are provided on the SBLive game entry; check with the schools for on-site admission details.

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive to stay updated — following increases fan counts and helps SBLive coverage grow. Make your pick on the game page for fun; SBLive win-chance projections and pick totals can change leading up to tipoff, and picks are a fan engagement feature (not related to projections).