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Mississippi State basketball suffered another loss to a top-10 team, but one of the positives that emerged was Josh Hubbard, who scored 38 points.
Alabama star Mark Sears returned to the starting lineup and helped lead the No. 4 Crimson Tide to an 88-84 win at No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night after he was benched for the entire second half in Saturday's win over LSU.
The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (17-3, 6-1 SEC) and the No. 13 Mississippi State Bulldogs (16-4, 4-3) meet Wednesday at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (SEC Network).
A small airplane stolen from a Mississippi airport was recovered in Alabama. A Piper Archer II airplane was reported stolen on Dec. 20, to the Sunflower County Sheriff’s Department. It was taken from the Indianola Airport. The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau was contacted to assist in the investigation.
Alabama made 15 3-pointers on Wednesday night in Starkville to pick up a close win over Mississippi State in a top-15 SEC showdown.
However, there are less difficult things to do than play a ranked Chris Jans team on the road in a midweek contest. Alabama head coach Nate Oats is aware of this, and he expects the No. 4 Crimson Tide (17-3,
Agents with the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB), with the assistance of the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama, recovered a Piper
Oats mentioned guard Chris Youngblood, who has started each of Alabama's past two games and posted 23 points against Mississippi State on Wednesday, as an individual who has taken steps towards assuming the mantle of locking down another team's most prolific scoring option. However, he wants to see more of it from other players.
Another Top 25 win on the road for Alabama basketball means another move in the seeding projections for the NCAA Tournament.
No. 4 Alabama takes on the Georgia Bulldogs after Chris Youngblood scored 23 points in Alabama's 88-84 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.