STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) In front of its largest crowd this season of 7,549 at Humphrey Coliseum, Mississippi State battled back from a 12-point second half deficit before falling just short against Georgia, 72-66.

A career night from Georgia's J.J. Frazier was the difference for the surging Dawgs, knocking down all seven of his 3s for 37 points.

"Every time it left my hands I knew it was going in," Frazier said. "For the most part, I try to get good shots for my teammates. Today, I got open and just knocked shots down. I've never been perfect from the three point line. I'm pretty sure this was the best game of my career so far."