Mississippi State Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
84 - 78
Weatherspoon leads Mississippi State past Arkansas, 84-78
Led by 25 points from sophomore Quinndary Weatherspoon, Mississippi State (11-4, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) won for the fifth time in six games with an 84-78 victory at Arkansas on Tuesday night. It's the first time the Bulldogs, who beat LSU on Saturday, have won back-to-back road conference games since 2011.
"That was a phenomenal win for us tonight," Mississippi State coach Ben Howland said. "... This is obviously our best win of the year, to get a road win against a top-26 RPI team. It really bolsters our confidence, two hard wins in a row."
Lamar Peters added 14 points, while Aric Holman had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Mississippi State, which outrebounded the Razorbacks 41-29.
"I was feeling good in warmups," Weatherspoon said. "I hit a couple in a row, and I thought then it was going to be a good night, and my teammates got me open."
Moses Kingsley had a season-high 19 points to lead the Razorbacks (12-4, 1-3), who have lost back-to-back home games to open the conference season for the first time since the 2008-09 season. Dusty Hannahs added 17 points, Anton Beard 11 and Jaylen Barford 10 for Arkansas.
The Razorbacks led by as many as seven points in the first half before falling behind 40-36 at halftime. They briefly tied the game early in the second half before Mississippi State pulled back ahead and never looked back.
"Obviously disappointed with our performance tonight," Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said. "... Weatherspoon, we had no answer for him."
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | I.J. Ready Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Dusty Hannahs missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Dusty Hannahs Offensive Rebound. | 84 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Dusty Hannahs missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 78 |
Statistics
 MSST |
 ARK |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 28-59 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 12-26 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 22-32 | FT | 15-23 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Attendance: 15,111 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |