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vs. Miss 
W 73-67
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L 72-79
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W 74-71
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W 70-59
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L 53-69
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Tennessee knocks out Mississippi State 69-53

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jordan McRae scored 17 points Thursday as fifth-seeded Tennessee defeated No. 13 seed Mississippi State 69-53 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Tennessee (20-11) won for the ninth time in its last 10 games to advance to a Friday quarterfinal against No. 4 seed Alabama (20-11) in a matchup of NCAA tournament bubble teams. Tennessee and Alabama split their regular-season matchups, with the home team winning each time.

Trae Golden had 15 points and Jarnell Stokes and Quinton Chievous added 10 points apiece for Tennessee. Chievous' 10 points represented a career high for the redshirt freshman.

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Bulldogs Headlines
Leaders
Points: C. Sword10.5
Rebounds: G. Ware6.4
Assists: T. Bloodman2.3
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: T. Bloodman72.6%
3P%: No qualifiers
Steals: F. Thomas1.8
Blocks: C. Borchert1.2
Southeastern Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
14 Florida 14-4 29-8
Ole Miss 12-6 27-9
Alabama 12-6 23-13
Kentucky 12-6 21-12
Missouri 11-7 23-11
Tennessee 11-7 20-13
Arkansas 10-8 19-13
LSU 9-9 19-12
Georgia 9-9 15-17
Vanderbilt 8-10 16-17
Texas A&M 7-11 18-15
South Carolina 4-14 14-18
Mississippi State 4-14 10-22
Auburn 3-15 9-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 60.6 (311)
Rebounds: 10.7 (192)
Assists: 10.0 (329)
FG%: 40.1% (310)
FT%: 65.7% (282)
3P%: 28.4% (337)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 69.5 (249)
Rebounds: 22.6 (239)
Assists: 14.7 (307)
FG%: 43.9% (225)
FT%: 69.2% (162)
3P%: 33.2% (149)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga32-3
2 Louisville35-5
3 Kansas31-6
4 Indiana29-7
5 Miami (FL)29-7
6 Duke30-6
7 Ohio State29-8
8 Georgetown25-7
9 Michigan State27-9
10 Michigan31-8
10 New Mexico29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Louisville35-5
2 Michigan31-8
3 Syracuse30-10
4 Wichita State30-9
5 Duke30-6
6 Ohio State29-8
7 Indiana29-7
8 Kansas31-6
9 Florida29-8
10 Miami (FL)29-7
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