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Mississippi State upbeat about play

FAYETTEVILLE -- It's been 73 seasons since Mississippi State's basketball team beat up SEC opponents in back-to-back games the way the Bulldogs did Missouri and Florida in Humphrey Coliseum last week.

First, Mississippi State pounded Missouri 72-45. Then the Bulldogs were even more dominant against Georgia in a 91-59 victory.

WHEN 6 p.m. Central, Wednesday

RECORDS Arkansas 14-3, 3-2 SEC; Mississippi State 11-6, 2-3

Mississippi State (11-6, 2-3) hadn't won consecutive SEC games by 25 or more points since the 1946-47 season with victories over Florida 55-24 and Auburn 61-35.

The Bulldogs' 32-point victory over Georgia was their most-lopsided in an SEC game since they beat the University of Arkansas by same margin, 78-46, in Humphrey Coliseum on Feb.