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There’s plenty of basketball left to play, but the Southeastern Conference portion of Mississippi State’s schedule is off to a rocky start.
Alabama bottled up and frustrated Mississippi State as the Bulldogs lost a 68-58 decision to the Crimson Tide in both teams’ SEC opener on Tuesday night at Humphrey Coliseum.
“That was a tough loss and a tough way to start out the conference season,” MSU head coach Ben Howland said. “Credit Alabama. They really did a good job defensively.”
MSU’s 58 points scored were a season low for the Bulldogs (9-4, 0-1).