Alabama vs. Mississippi State: Live updates, score, highlights
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 6 Alabama (22-5, 11-3 SEC) will welcome No. 24 Mississippi State (19-8, 7-7) to Coleman Coliseum tonight for a conference matchup. The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs will square off at 8 p.m. CT, and the SEC game will be broadcast live on ESPN2.
This will mark the second time this season that Alabama and Miss. State will meet on the hardwood. They last faced one another on Wednesday, January 29, in Starkville, Mississippi, and the Tide came out on top, 88-85. In that meeting, Chris Youngblood scored 23 points on 7-10 shooting from 3. But Alabama allowed Josh Hubbard to put up a career-high 38 points.
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The Bulldogs are the fourth straight opponent ranked among the top 25 that the Tide has faced in February. There are three teams among the nation’s top five still left on Alabama’s schedule to end the regular season (No. 5 Tennessee, No. 3 Florida and No. 1 Auburn).
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FINAL: Alabama 11, Mississippi State 73
02/25/2025 10:15:55 PMThe Crimson Tide moves to 23-5 on the season, 12-3 in SEC play.
This one has been over
02/25/2025 10:05:34 PMAlabama 95, MSU 61 (4:00, 2H)
State hasn’t made a field goal in the last 4:16. This one’s been over.
Oats calls a timeout… up 30
02/25/2025 09:50:01 PMAlabama 83, MSU 53 (9:13, 2H)
Josh Hubbard hits a wide-open 3, and Nate Oats calls a timeout after the Bulldogs cut the lead to… 30.
Youngblood, Sears combine for 39
02/25/2025 09:36:58 PMAlabama 76, MSU 45 (10:57, 2H)
Chris Youngblood (22) and Mark Sears (17) have combined for 39 points and have made 11 of the Tide’s 16 3s at the under-12 TO.
Alabama pushes lead to 30 points
02/25/2025 09:24:58 PMAlabama 65, MSU 35 (15:09, 2H)
Chris Youngblood knocks down his fifth 3 of the game, giving him 19 points, and extends the UA run to 6-0 over the last 1:47. Tide by 30.
HALF: Alabama 53, Mississippi State 27
02/25/2025 09:00:08 PMWhat a first half for the Crimson Tide.
What a start for Youngblood
02/25/2025 08:49:23 PMAlabama 42, MSU 19 (3:28, 1H)
What a start for Chris Youngblood, who leads the way with 13 points on 4-5 shooting from 3. He’ll go to the FT line for 3 after the under-4.
Tide nearly doubles up the Bulldogs
02/25/2025 08:40:33 PMAlabama 29, MSU 15 (7:07, 1H)
UA is 0-6 on layups but is 6-11 on 3s and playing solid defense. Tide has nearly doubled up the ‘Dogs, and Chris Jans calls a timeout.
Strong defensive start for Alabama
02/25/2025 08:29:07 PMAlabama 16, MSU 9 (11:36, 1H)
Strong defense from the Tide so far tonight. State is 4-12 from the field and hasn’t scored over 2 minutes. UA is 3-7 from 3 at the under-12 TO.
Pretty ugly start for both teams
02/25/2025 08:20:13 PMAlabama 6, MSU 5 (16:00, 1H)
A 2-6 start from the field for the Tide, but Chris Youngblood has 4 of those points. Labaron Philon just cashed in on MSU’s third TO.
Same Tide starting five vs. Bulldogs
02/25/2025 08:20:15 PMNate Oats goes with the same starting lineup for the third game in a row.
Labaron Philon, Mark Sears, Chris Youngblood, Grant Nelson and Clifford Omoruyi
Nelson removed from availability report
02/25/2025 06:51:25 PMSenior guards Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (Achilles) and Houston Mallette (knees) and freshman forward Derrion Reid (hamstring) were ruled out and will not play against the Bulldogs.
But senior forward Grant Nelson was also included on Monday’s initial availability report with an undisclosed issue, listed as probable for the home game at Coleman Coliseum. On the final availability report on Tuesday evening, Nelson’s name was removed altogether.
That means the 6-foot-11, 230-pound forward will play against Mississippi State.
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