University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss falls against Mississippi State, 86-44
12/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Raheem Watts led the Golden Eagles with nine points as Southern Miss fell to Mississippi State, 86-44, on Monday night.
Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 16 points and Lamar Peters added 15 for Mississippi State.
Mississippi State (7-3) never trailed and had a comfortable lead for most of the night. The Bulldogs turned a reasonable game into a full-scale blowout early in the second half thanks to a 35-0 run that pushed their advantage to 76-29.
Mississippi State made a school-record 17 3-pointers and shot 58.6 percent from behind the arc.
Southern Miss (3-6) shot just 23.1 percent (15 of 65) from the field.
Mississippi State jumped out to a 16-4 lead in the opening minutes and cruised to a 39-25 halftime advantage.
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