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vs. Fla 
L 54-57
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L 38-76
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L 51-57
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L 62-65
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L 68-82
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Mississippi State tops Vandy 82-68 in SEC tourney

ATLANTA (AP) Craig Sword scored 20 points and Mississippi State ended a 13-game losing streak by beating Vanderbilt 82-68 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Roquez Johnson had 18 points and Fred Thomas had 16 for Mississippi State (14-18). The 14th-seeded Bulldogs took their first win since beating Auburn on Jan. 22.

Mississippi State plays No. 6 seed Mississippi (18-13) Thursday. It will be only the second time the Bulldogs have played Ole Miss in the SEC tournament, following a 73-64 win over the Rebels in the 2003 tournament.

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Commodores Headlines
Leaders
Points: R. Odom13.6
Rebounds: D. Jones5.7
Assists: K. Fuller4.2
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: K. Fuller73.0%
3P%: R. Odom38.5%
Steals: E. McClellan1.3
Blocks: D. Jones1.4
Southeastern Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
1 Florida 18-0 36-3
Kentucky 12-6 29-11
Georgia 12-6 20-14
Tennessee 11-7 24-13
Arkansas 10-8 22-12
Missouri 9-9 23-12
LSU 9-9 20-14
Ole Miss 9-9 19-14
Texas A&M 8-10 18-16
Vanderbilt 7-11 15-16
Alabama 7-11 13-19
Auburn 6-12 14-16
South Carolina 5-13 14-20
Mississippi State 3-15 14-19
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 64.6 (310)
Rebounds: 9.8 (269)
Assists: 13.0 (151)
FG%: 43.1% (237)
FT%: 65.8% (305)
3P%: 31.9% (296)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 65.5 (62)
Rebounds: 24.6 (113)
Assists: 11.2 (73)
FG%: 40.6% (44)
FT%: 64.8% (6)
3P%: 30.4% (21)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Florida36-3
2 Wichita State35-1
3 Virginia30-7
4 Arizona33-5
5 Louisville31-6
6 Villanova29-5
7 Michigan28-9
8 Duke26-9
9 Iowa State28-8
10 Kansas25-10
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Connecticut32-8
2 Kentucky29-11
3 Florida36-3
4 Wisconsin30-8
5 Arizona33-5
6 Michigan28-9
7 Wichita State35-1
8 Michigan State29-9
9 Louisville31-6
10 Virginia30-7
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