South Carolina

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Lamar Peters had 19 points, including five in overtime, to lead Mississippi State past South Carolina 72-68 on Saturday.

Tyson Carter and Quinndary Weatherspoon had 13 points apiece for Mississippi State (21-8, 9-7 SEC). Nick Weatherspoon also had 10 points for the Bulldogs before fouling out in the second half. Quinndary Weatherspoon hit two free throws with 6.8 seconds left in overtime to clinch the win for Mississippi State.

Peters also had five assists and four steals. He was 6 of 16 from the field and was 5 of 6 at the free throw line.

"South Carolina was the most physical team we've faced and anybody can see that," said Peters. "We went into halftime, kept our heads…