Starkville, Miss. (AP) – Josh Hubbard scored 20 of his 30 points in the second half to help Saturday 24 Mississippi State beat the LSU 81-69.
Riley Kugel collected 12 points for the state of the Mississippi during shot 5 for 6. Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8 seconds) dragged up to eight points in first half and decreased from 37-35 to half-time.
The state of the Mississippi won 20 victories for the third consecutive season under coach Chris Jans.
Cam Carter scored 23 points for LSU (14-15, 3-13), and Damion Collins finished with 10. Derek Fountain had nine points on a shot 4 for 4 and seized five rebounds.
Carter went 5 to 10 from the 3 -point beach. The rest of the team went 4 for 26 in depth.
