STARKVILLE, Miss. — Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Youngblood made a career-best seven 3 pointers while Alabama made 15 of 31 from beyond the arc.

Missouri Tigers (16-4, 5-2 SEC) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (16-5, 4-4 SEC) Starkville, Mississippi; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Mississippi State faces No. 20 Missouri after Josh Hubbard scored 38 points in Mississippi State's 88-84 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Mark Sears leads Alabama with 18.1 points nearly five assists per game. Josh Hubbard leads Mississippi State with 16.3 points per game forwards KeShawn Murphy and Cameron Matthews both average seven rebounds per game.

Led by Chris Youngblood, the Alabama Crimson Tide might have earned their most impressive win to date this season Wednesday night in Starkville.

A pair of SEC squads ranked in the top 15 face off for their first of two regular season meetings on Wednesday, Jan. 29 when the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide visit the No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.

Alabama made 15 3-pointers on Wednesday night in Starkville to pick up a close win over Mississippi State in a top-15 SEC showdown.

MSU has lost two in a row to them in Starkville, one by 11 points and the other by eight. They’ll play again at Alabama on Feb. 25, where Mississippi State hasn’t won since 2016. Cameron ...

On Wednesday night, a SEC matchup with a lengthy history will officially be renewed once again, as the Alabama Crimson Tide travel west to Starkville, Mississippi for a Top 25 showdown with the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

No. 14 Mississippi State faces the No. 20 Missouri Tigers after Josh Hubbard scored 38 points in Mississippi State's 88-84 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

MSU took on the Crimson Tide before a sold-out crowd in a midweek conference matchup. The Bulldogs went into the break only trailing by five points. Coming out of the half, both teams kept things close but with less than a minute on the clock, and Alabama ahead, the Tide was able to maintain their lead until the very end.

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