STARKVILLE, Miss — STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Iverson Molinar scored 20 points and Garrison Brooks scored a season-high 18 points and Mississippi State beat South Carolina 78-64 to end a two-game losing streak.
James Reese V’s basket with 15:42 brought the Gamecocks within 10-9 and from there Mississippi State took control. Brooks followed with a layup, D.J. Jeffries made a pair of foul shots, Molinar followed with a layup and the Bulldogs were on their way to a 13-0 run in a four-and-a-half minute span. Mississippi State led 45-23 at halftime.
South Carolina (13-8, 4-5 SEC) had won three straight games coming into the contest with Mississippi State. The Gamecocks will host Tennessee Saturday at 1:00 p.m. on CBS and WLTX.