Scores

Final

Auburn 76

(19-10, 8-6 SEC)

Miss. St 58

(17-12, 7-7 SEC)

6:00 PM ET, February 28, 2009

Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS

1 2 T
AUB 38 3876
MSST 21 3758

Top Performers

Auburn: F. Sullivan 14 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Blk

Mississippi State: J. Varnado 14 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Auburn 76, Mississippi St. 58

Associated Press

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Frankie Sullivan scored 14 points to help Auburn to a 76-58 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night.

Lucas Hargrove and Rasheem Barrett each scored 12 points for the Tigers (19-10, 8-6 Southeastern Conference), who shot 49 percent from the field and hit nine 3-pointers in their second win over the Bulldogs (17-12, 7-7) this season.

Brenden Knox chipped in with 10 points.

The Bulldogs have lost three games in a row and five of their past six after starting 6-2 in the SEC.

Mississippi State opened on a 7-2 run, but the Tigers quickly countered with a 15-1 run and never trailed again.

Auburn led 38-21 at halftime.

Jarvis Varnado had 14 points to pace the Bulldogs. Dee Bost scored all of his 12 points in the second half. Phil Turner also had 12 points and Barry Stewart and Ravern Johnson each chipped in 11.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
AUB
MSST
Points 76 58
FG Made-Attempted 28-57 (.491) 20-57 (.351)
3P Made-Attempted 9-17 (.529) 9-30 (.300)
FT Made-Attempted 11-22 (.500) 9-12 (.750)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 20 5

Game Leaders

 
AUB
MSST
PointsF. Sullivan 14J. Varnado 14
ReboundsK. Barber 6J. Varnado 9
AssistsF. Sullivan 4D. Bost 3
StealsT. Waller 3B. Stewart 3
BlocksL. Hargrove 1J. Varnado 2
Team Stats: Auburn | Mississippi State

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Mississippi State leads 14-5
Feb 14, 2009 @AUB 91, MSST 76Recap
» Feb 28, 2009 AUB 76, @MSST 58Recap

Next 5 Games

AUB
MSST
03/03 @ALA 9:00pm
03/07 LSU 4:00pm
03/13 FLA 9:45pm
03/14 @TENN 3:15pm
03/18 UTM 8:00pm
 03/04 FLA 8:00pm
03/07 @MISS 5:00pm
03/12 UGA 3:15pm
03/13 @SCAR 3:15pm
03/14 @LSU 1:00pm
Complete Schedule: Auburn | Mississippi State

Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#18 LSU13-326-7
Florida9-723-10
South Carolina10-621-9
Auburn10-622-11
Mississippi State9-723-12
Tennessee10-621-12
Vanderbilt8-819-12
Kentucky8-820-13
Alabama7-918-14
Ole Miss7-916-15
Arkansas2-1414-16
Georgia3-1312-20
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