Bulldogs open SEC play with win over Georgia SOURCE: MSU Athletics (Source: MSU Athletics) By MSU Sports Information | December 31, 2020 at 12:44 AM CST - Updated December 31 at 12:44 AM
ATHENS, Ga. - Iverson Molinar and Deivon Smith pumped home career-highs with 24 and 13 points, respectively, to spark the Mississippi State men’s basketball team to a wire-to-wire 83-73 victory over Georgia during Wednesday’s SEC opener for both teams.
The win enabled Mississippi State (6-3, 1-0 SEC) to put a couple of losing streaks in the rearview mirror. The Bulldogs won their first SEC opener since a 78-75 triumph over then No. 22 Arkansas (01/02/2018) and picked up a victory during their first conference road game since a 98-75 rout at LSU (01/07/2017).
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Mississippi State wins again at home, routs MVSU 87-48
December 22, 2020 GMT
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Iverson Molinar scored 18 points, Tolu Smith had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Mississippi State routed Mississippi Valley State 87-48 on Monday night.
Molinar had 12 points in the first half and finished 6-of-10 shooting. Smith made 6 of 8 shots and matched his career best in rebounds. D.J. Stewart Jr. added 15 points and made three of the Bulldogs’ nine 3-pointers.
Mississippi State (5-3) extended its home winning streak to 13 games dating to last season, the longest active stretch in the Southeastern Conference. Among Power Five schools, only Oregon and Wisconsin have longer home winning streaks at 26 and 14 games, respectively. The Bulldogs have won their five home games by an average of 20.2 points.