Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
76 - 54
No. 16 Tennessee uses big second half to beat Mississippi St
Schofield also had seven rebounds and shot 9 of 18 from the field for the Volunteers. Lamonte Turner added 12 points for Tennessee (22-7, 12-5 SEC).
Quinndary Weatherspoon led Mississippi State (21-9, 9-8) with 17 points. Nick Weatherspoon had 11 points and Aric Holman finished with 10 for the Bulldogs.
Tennessee turned a tight game into a blowout during the second half by shooting 68 percent from the field and out-rebounding the Bulldogs 18-8.
Mississippi State suffered just its second home loss of the season and finished the regular season 18-2 at Humphrey Coliseum.
Mississippi State used a 9-2 run to lead 18-11 midway through the first half. The Bulldogs held their largest lead of the half at 25-17 following a 3-pointer by Quinndary Weatherspoon.
Tennessee quickly responded with eight straight points and tied the game at 25-25 after a 3-pointer by Jordan Bone. The Volunteers closed the half on a 15-6 run and led 40-34 at halftime.
BIG PICTURE
Tennessee: The Volunteers kept their SEC regular-season title hopes alive and have won 10 of their last 12 games. Tennessee is just one-half game out of first place after the win in Starkville.
Mississippi State: The Bulldogs missed a big opportunity to boost their NCAA Tournament resume. Mississippi State will likely have to make serious noise in the SEC Tournament along with getting a road win at LSU on Saturday to stay in the conversation.
UP NEXT
Tennessee concludes the regular season on Saturday when it hosts Georgia.
Mississippi State finishes regular-season action on Saturday when it visits LSU.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Grant Williams Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:12 | KeyShawn Feazell missed Layup. | 76 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Jordan Bowden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Turner. | 76 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:59 | Eli Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Carter. | 73 - 54 |
Statistics
 TENN |
 MSST |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-48 | FG | 20-51 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 4-11 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 18-23 | FT | 10-16 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 7,548 | 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 |