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Robertson, Missouri beat Mississippi St. 89-85 in OT

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kassius Robertson hit five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points and Kevin Puryear scored five of his 13 points after regulation to help Missouri beat Mississippi State 89-85 in overtime on Saturday.

Jordan Geist had 17 points, Jordan Barnett scored 15 and Jontay Porter 10 for Missouri (17-8, 7-5 Southeastern Conference), which has won four in a row.

Aric Holman hit a jumper and then a 3-pointer to give Mississippi State (18-7, 6-6) an 84-79 lead midway through overtime, but the Bulldogs went 0 for 5 from the field and committed two turnovers as Missouri scored 10 of the final 11 points.