LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team will battle it out with No 12 Kentucky on Tuesday at 8 pm. CT inside Rupp Arena. The contest will air on ESPN.
The Bulldogs (13-5, 4-2 SEC) are coming off a 78-60 win over Ole Miss on Saturday, bouncing back from an 80-72 loss at Florida on Wednesday. Junior guard Iverson Molinar finished with a game-high 20 points, going over 1,000 for his career, and graduate forward Garrison Brooks had 17 points.
Junior forward D.J. Jeffries and redshirt junior forward Tolu Smith scored 11 apiece, while sophomore guard Shakeel Moore added 10 points and seven assists.