Recap - Mississippi State Defeats South Carolina 60-58
Recap - Mississippi State Defeats South Carolina 60-58
Mississippi State grabbed a 60-58 win over South Carolina on Saturday, behind a 21-point effort from Ravern Johnson at Humphrey Coliseum.
Mississippi State earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 5-point spread.
Mississippi State got 15 points from Kodi Augustus and another 13 points from Renardo Sidney. Dee Bost contributed 8 assists, while Renardo Sidney cleaned the glass with 12 rebounds.
South Carolina got 15 points from Bruce Ellington in a losing cause and another 13 points from Malik Cooke. Lakeem Jackson contributed 3 assists for them, while Sam Muldrow had 7 rebounds.
Mississippi State led at halftime, 29-23.
Mississippi State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 41-35.

