A pivotal SEC game between a couple of top 15 teams takes place Wednesday night in Starkville. No. 14 Mississippi State (16-4, 4-3) hosts No. 4 Alabama (17-3, 6-1) in a battle of SEC positioning. Alabama is currently just one-half game behind Auburn atop the SEC standings while Mississippi is in a logjam of five teams currently 2.

Mark Sears was benched over the weekend against LSU, but he bounced back nicely against Mississippi State.

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Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. Alabama to a win over No. Mississippi State.

Alabama pursues its 12th victory in 13 games when it battles Mississippi State on Wednesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Starkville, Miss. The No. 4 Crimson Tide (17-3, 6-1

The Auburn Tigers remain the top team in the latest AP Top 25 poll while the Alabama Crimson Tide come in at No. 4.

It comes after ranked wins over Mississippi State and Georgia ... to West Virginia moved the Cyclones down from second to third. Duke is Auburn’s only loss so far this season. Alabama is the next highest ranked Southeastern Conference team at No ...

Auburn is 36-26 all-time against Mississippi State ... then nearly matched that with 35 points vs. Alabama State. She has five double-doubles so far this season, including a 29-point, 12-rebound ...

After two straight losses, and four defeats in the last six games, the Mississippi State ... road trip to LSU and with Alabama coming up in a few weeks. Auburn just broke a six-game losing streak ...

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The Alabama Crimson Tide picked up an impressive road win Wednesday night, defeating Mississippi State in Starkville by a final score of 88-84.