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Georgia upsets No. 9 Mississippi State

ATHENS, Ga. -- Shacobia Barbee had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help Georgia upset No. 10 Mississippi State 47-43 on Thursday night.

It was Barbee's seventh double-double of the season and the 18th of her career.

Victoria Vivians, the SEC's leading scorer, had 20 points to lead Mississippi State (17-3, 4-2). She had little help as no other player on the team had more than five points.

The two teams were tied 9-9 at the end of the first quarter and Georgia outscored Mississippi State 8-5 in the second period to take a 17-14 halftime lead.