NCAAB

Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Alabama Crimson Tide
18-3, 6-1 Away
Final
88 - 84
Mississippi State Bulldogs
16-5, 8-2 Home

Chris Youngblood scores 23 to lead No. 4 Alabama over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-84

Highlight: No. 4 Alabama holds off No. 14 Mississippi State

Youngblood made a career-best seven 3 pointers while Alabama made 15 of 31 from beyond the arc.

Mark Sears had 17 points for Alabama (18-3, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) and Grant Nelson scored 15.

Josh Hubbard had a career-high 38 points for Mississippi State (16-5, 4-4) and made a season-high six 3 pointers. KeShawn Murphy scored 18 points for the Bulldogs.

Mississippi State had an opportunity to take the lead in the closing seconds but Murphy missed a running layup with 13 seconds remaining. Alabama missed three straight free throws with 24 seconds remaining to give Mississippi State an opportunity.

Mississippi State jumped out to an 11-5 lead on a pair of 3-pointers by Hubbard in the opening minutes. However, Alabama started to find its range beyond the arc and the Tide used an 8-0 run to grab a 35-27 lead with 5:33 left in the half.

Alabama led 44-39 at halftime.

Takeaways Alabama: The Crimson Tide improved to 4-0 in SEC road games this season.

Mississippi State: Coach Chris Jans is 0-6 against Alabama since taking over the Bulldogs’ program three years ago.

Up next Alabama hosts Georgia on Saturday. Mississippi State hosts Missouri on Saturday.

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  • TV Channel: Alabama at Mississippi State 2021 College Basketball, week 13, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 88 - 84
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 88 - 84
2nd 0:00 RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound. 88 - 84
2nd 0:00 Claudell Harris Jr. missed Jumper. 88 - 84
2nd 0:03 Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound. 88 - 84

Statistics

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31-63 FG 33-66
49.2 Field Goal % 50.0
15-31 3PT 8-25
48.4 Three Point % 32.0
11-20 FT 10-16
55.0 Free Throw % 62.5
41 Rebounds 35
17 Offensive Rebounds 13
24 Defensive Rebounds 22
18 Assists 18
4 Steals 11
5 Blocks 7
14 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 10
6 Fast Break Points 13
24 Points in Paint 40
15 Fouls 18
9 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Humphrey Coliseum

Location: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 9,283 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-6
Florida 14-4 1 36-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
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