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Mississippi State 76, Mississippi 72: Craig Sword had 15 points without making a field goal and seven steals to lead the Bulldogs to a narrow home win over the Rebels.

Sword finished 0-of-7 from the field but hit 15-of-18 from the free-throw line for Mississippi State (11-4, 1-1 SEC), which was 4-of-21 from 3-point range. Roquez Johnson led the Bulldogs with 20 points off the bench, while Colin Borchert added 14.

Jarvis Summers led Mississippi (10-5, 1-1) with 23 points while Ladarius White added 16 points. Derrick Millinghaus chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds while Aaron Jones had a team-high nine boards for the Rebels.

Mississippi took the early lead, but a 10-0 Mississippi State run gave the Bulldogs a four-point edge with just over 11 minutes to play in the first half. The lead reached as much as nine points before Mississippi State settled for a seven-point halftime advantage.

It went back and forth in the second half, with the game tied with 1:25 to play on Summers' 3-pointer. But the Bulldogs hit four free throws in the final minute to clinch the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Mississippi played its second conference game without leading scorer Marshall Henderson, who was suspended for the first two SEC contests for on- and off-court incidents last season. … The Rebels won the rebound battle 47-37. … The Bulldogs hit 28-of-42 from the free-throw line while Mississippi hit 10-of-12.