Mark Sears leads Alabama with 18.1 points nearly five assists per game. Josh Hubbard leads Mississippi State with 16.3 points per game forwards KeShawn Murphy and Cameron Matthews both average seven rebounds per game.

The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team was back in SEC action late Wednesday night, traveling not far west from Tuscaloosa for a road contest against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. A Top 25 showdown,

After two straight losses, and four defeats in the last six games, the Mississippi State ... road trip to LSU and with Alabama coming up in a few weeks. Auburn just broke a six-game losing streak ...

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No. 14 Mississippi State (16-4, 4-3) has lost three of its last five games with the setbacks all coming against ranked foes: then-No. 6 Kentucky, No. 1 Auburn and then-No. 6 Tennessee. The Bulldogs notched a 65-60 road victory in overtime versus South Carolina on Saturday. Alabama beat visiting LSU 80-73 on Saturday.

Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. Alabama to a win over No. Mississippi State.

It comes after ranked wins over Mississippi State and Georgia ... to West Virginia moved the Cyclones down from second to third. Duke is Auburn’s only loss so far this season. Alabama is the next highest ranked Southeastern Conference team at No ...

Auburn stays atop the polls after wins over Mississippi State and Georgia. The Tigers got all 62 of the first place votes in the AP Poll. The Tigers got 30 of t

Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Youngblood made a career-best seven 3 pointers while Alabama made 15 of 31 from beyond the arc.

The Auburn Tigers remain the top team in the latest AP Top 25 poll while the Alabama Crimson Tide come in at No. 4.

The SEC held 10 of the 25 spots in the newest AP Top 25 poll in college basketball, including 3 of the top 5 spots.