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01/28 20:28 CST Josh Hubbard and Quincy Ballard pace Mississippi State in 80-66
win over LSU
Josh Hubbard and Quincy Ballard pace Mississippi State in 80-66 win over LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) --- Josh Hubbard scored 15 points, Quincy Ballard added
13 and Mississippi State dominated LSU from the start in an 80-66 victory on
Wednesday night.
Mississippi State shot 60% and outrebounded LSU 17-5 in the first 10 minutes
while building a 30-10 lead. Later in the half, a 13-3 run left the Bulldogs
with a 44-17 lead. It was 44-21 at halftime.
LSU was within 58-42 seven minutes into the second half before Epps hit two
3-pointers in a 10-2 Mississippi State run and the Bulldogs led 68-44.
The biggest lead of the second half was 72-46 with about 10 minutes remaining.
LSU kept the margin under 20 points for the final six minutes, which included
the game's final five points. It was the closest the game had been since 12 1/2
minutes remained in the first half.
Max Mackinnon scored 15 points, Dedan Thomas Jr. and Rashad King had 14 each
and Pablo Tamba added 10 for LSU (13-8, 1-7 SEC).
Ja'Borri McGhee added 11 points and Sergej Macura had 10 for Mississippi State
(11-10, 3-5).
Mississippi State bounced back after losing by 32 to then-No. 15 Vanderbilt on
Saturday.
Up next Mississippi State is at Missouri on Saturday. LSU visits South Carolina on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up next Mississippi State is at Missouri on Saturday. LSU visits South Carolina on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
