Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Chris Youngblood scores 23 to lead No. 4 Alabama over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-84
Youngblood made a career-best seven 3 pointers while Alabama made 15 of 31 from beyond the arc.
Mark Sears had 17 points for Alabama (18-3, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) and Grant Nelson scored 15.
Josh Hubbard had a career-high 38 points for Mississippi State (16-5, 4-4) and made a season-high six 3 pointers. KeShawn Murphy scored 18 points for the Bulldogs.
Mississippi State had an opportunity to take the lead in the closing seconds but Murphy missed a running layup with 13 seconds remaining. Alabama missed three straight free throws with 24 seconds remaining to give Mississippi State an opportunity.
Mississippi State jumped out to an 11-5 lead on a pair of 3-pointers by Hubbard in the opening minutes. However, Alabama started to find its range beyond the arc and the Tide used an 8-0 run to grab a 35-27 lead with 5:33 left in the half.
Alabama led 44-39 at halftime.
Mississippi State: Coach Chris Jans is 0-6 against Alabama since taking over the Bulldogs’ program three years ago.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound. | 88 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Claudell Harris Jr. missed Jumper. | 88 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 88 - 84 |
Statistics
 ALA |
 MSST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-63 | FG | 33-66 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 15-31 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 11-20 | FT | 10-16 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 9,283 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt | 0-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Georgia | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| LSU | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Missouri | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Alabama | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Oklahoma | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Texas | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Auburn | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Florida | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| South Carolina | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Ole Miss | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Mississippi State | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |