Alcorn State (2-6, 2-1) vs. Alabama State (1-4, 1-4)
Mississippi State (9-6, 4-3) vs. No. 18 Alabama (12-3, 7-0)
A look at the weekend action around the Southeastern Conference:
Prairie View (3-4, 2-0) vs. Mississippi Valley State (0-12, 0-4)
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Devontae Shuler scored 22 points and Mississippi pulled away midway through the second half and beat Mississippi State 64-46 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Samkelo Cele had 18 points off the bench to lift Southern to a 102-61 win over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night.
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Troymain Crosby had 18 points as Alcorn State routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 82-48 on Monday.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — No. 7 Texas A&M put its first loss of the season behind it in a big way with a 69-41 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Sunday.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-9, 2-1) vs. Alcorn State (1-6, 1-1)
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Troymain Crosby had 23 points as Alcorn State got past Mississippi Valley State 71-59 on Saturday.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Tae Hardy and Tyler Stevenson each had 18 points as Southern Mississippi beat Middle Tennessee 64-59 on Saturday.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Tolu Smith scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Mississippi State to a 72-69 victory over Florida on Saturday.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Tye Fagan scored 19 points, Shavir Wheeler added 18 points and nine assists and Georgia held off Mississippi 78-74 on Saturday to win its first conference game of the season and snap a four-game losing streak.
Middle Tennessee (3-6, 1-2) vs. Southern Miss (6-6, 2-3)
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Jaron Pierre Jr. had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Southern Miss rolled past Middle Tennessee 84-54 on Friday night.
Mississippi Valley State (0-10, 0-2) vs. Alcorn State (0-6, 0-1)
A look at the first full weekend around the Southeastern Conference:
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Jordan Lewis scored 11 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter and Alabama came on strong after halftime to bump off No. 14 Mississippi State 86-78 Thursday night.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alcorn State and Southern are the favorites to repeat as division champions in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in a season that was moved to spring because of the pandemic.
Middle Tennessee (3-5, 1-1) vs. Southern Miss (5-6, 1-3)
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Emanuel Miller and Andre Gordon each scored five points during Texas A&M's closing 12-5 run as the Aggies beat Mississippi State 56-55 on Wednesday night.
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Cameron Christon tied his career high with 24 points as Grambling narrowly defeated Alcorn State 79-74 on Tuesday night.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton scored 21 points, grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds with a career-high seven blocked shots and Florida ended its two-game skid by beating Mississippi 72-63 on Tuesday night.
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Kevion Stewart scored 19 points, Kenny Strawbridge had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Alabama State beat Mississippi Valley State 64-51 on Tuesday night.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Hoosiers have beefed up their offensive and defensive lines with the addition of transfers Ryder Anderson and Zach Carpenter, who will both be eligible this fall.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Jessika Carter scored 19 points and Myah Taylor scored the last four as No. 14 Mississippi State fended off an upset bid from in-state rival Ole Miss, 60-56 Sunday night.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Tyreek Scott-Grayson had 16 points with four 3-pointers
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida announced the hiring of Wesley McGriff as its secondary coach Saturday, replacing two assistants coach Dan Mullen fired after the team's worst defensive season in more than a hundred years.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Iverson Molinar scored 24 points, D.J. Stewart Jr. added 16 and Mississippi State made just enough free throws in the closing seconds to hold off Vanderbilt 84-81 on Saturday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Benjamin had 17 points as UAB topped Southern Miss 72-60 on Friday night.
A look at the weekend around the Southeastern Conference:
GAINSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jessika Carter scored 25 poin ts and grabbed 15 rebounds for her 16th career double-double and No. 14 Mississippi State turned back Florida 68-54 on Thursday night.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Khadin Sy scored a season-high 13 points, Romello White and Luis Rodriguez each added 12, and Mississippi never trailed in its 72-61 win over Auburn on Wednesday night.
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead says his committee's search for new leadership in the school's athletic department attracted “a number of prominent athletic directors very interested in the position.”
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — DJ Stewart scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half, and Mississippi State overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to roll past No. 13 Missouri 78-63 on Tuesday night.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby has agreed to a new two-year contract.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tristan Jarrett had 25 points as Jackson State beat Alabama State 60-44 on Monday night.
No. 13 Missouri (7-1, 1-1) vs. Mississippi State (6-4, 1-1)
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 10 points in overtime, after scoring 15 points in the fourth quarter, and finished with 33 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead No. 13 Kentucky to a 92-86 win over No. 12 Mississippi State on Sunday.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Freshman Dontaie Allen scored a career-high 23 points with seven 3-pointers and Kentucky ended its six-game skid beating Mississippi State 78-73 in double overtime Saturday night.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Tyson Etienne scored a career-high 29 points, making a season-best five 3-pointers, and Wichita State battled past Mississippi 83-79 on Saturday, wresting the lead away with just under two minutes left.
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Shaun Doss had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Arkansas-Pine Bluff beat Mississippi Valley State 92-52 on Saturday in a Southwestern Athletic Conference opener.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Jamal Bieniemy had 20 points as UTEP topped Southern Miss 77-62 on Saturday.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Even before Mississippi took the field for the Outback Bowl, the Rebels felt good about the direction they're headed.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi says it has reached agreement in principle with coach Lane Kiffin on a new contract.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Tae Hardy made a shot with 4:23 remaining in overtime to give Southern Miss a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 74-66 win over UTEP on Friday night.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — No. 7 Indiana is not going to let anything dampen its enthusiasm.
Outback Bowl: No. 7 Indiana (6-1, 6-1 Big Ten) against Mississippi (4-5, 4-5 SEC), Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Eastern (ABC)
A look at the first full weekend around the Southeastern Conference:
Jackson State (0-5, 0-0) vs. Alabama A&M (2-0, 0-0)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A bowl victory that increased Mississippi State’s win total this season to four and No. 22 Tulsa’s failed attempt to add another unlikely comeback to its impressive collection this season took a back seat to the melee that broke out Thursday shortly after the Armed F…
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