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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi St. 56, South Carolina 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials: # Pat Evans, # Rick Hartzell, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 6034


Mississippi State 56, South Carolina 54: Freshman guard Craig Sword finished with 18 points, including a crucial late-game dunk, to boost the host Bulldogs to a comeback win over the Gamecocks.

Sophomore forward Roquez Johnson came off the bench to score 14 for the second straight game while junior forward Colin Borchert had eight points and six rebounds for Mississippi State (6-7, 1-0 SEC).

South Carolina (10-4, 0-1) played to a 26-26 halftime tie despite giving up 15 points off turnovers. The Bulldogs took the lead with 46 seconds to play on a pair of Sword free throws and he followed with a dunk to make it a two-possession game before South Carolina's Brian Richardson missed a 3-pointer with three seconds left.

Richardson scored a game-high 20 points and added eight rebounds while fellow junior guard Bruce Ellington finished with 11 points.

Mississippi State was 0-for-10 from beyond the 3-point arc.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Mississippi State is 3-0 against South Carolina when they meet in a conference opener. … The Gamecocks have won only once on the road in their SEC opener since 1993. … The Bulldogs hold a 17-8 lead in the series.

Top Game Performances
 
South Carolina   Mississippi St.
Brian Richardson 20 Scoring Craig Sword 18
Eric Smith 5 Assists Trivante Bloodman 2
Brian Richardson 8 Rebounds Colin Borchert 6
R.J. Slawson 3 Free Throws Made Roquez Johnson 8
Bruce Ellington 2 Steals Fred Thomas 5
Lakeem Jackson 4 Blocks Colin Borchert 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Carolina 54 39.2 8-21 6-11 10 34 5 7 24
Mississippi St. 56 38.8 0-10 18-25 8 26 8 14 17