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MISSISSIPPI STATE 69, SOUTH CAROLINA 67: Brian Bryant hit a short jumper as time expired in overtime and the Bulldogs snapped a five-game losing streak with a much-needed conference road victory.

Bryant finished with a team-high 16 points and thwarted a valiant upset bid by South Carolina when he rolled off a screen by Arnett Moultrie on an inbound play and floated the ball high off the glass.

Referees took a short while before ultimately determining that time expired after the ball left Bryant's hands.

Moultrie posted his SEC-best 19th double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds while Renardo Sidney added his second double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.

Dee Bost finished with 11 assists, including the pass that led to Bryant’s game-winner for the Bulldogs (20-10, 7-8 SEC), who improved to 2-6 away from home in conference play.

Bruce Ellington finished with a game-high 17 points for South Carolina (10-19, 2-13), which has dropped four straight and nine of its last 10 to remain at the bottom of the SEC.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Bulldogs’ Rodney Hood returned from a one-game absence because of a knee injury and finished with five points in 15 minutes. … South Carolina entered the game allowing opponents to shoot 38.9 percent beyond the arc – worst in the conference – but held Mississippi State to 4 of 17 shooting from the 3-point line.