Vols handle Miss. State, boost NCAA chances
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee did Thursday afternoon what a team worthy of NCAA Tournament consideration is supposed to do this time of year.
And that's beat teams you're supposed to beat like Mississippi State, which fell 69-53 to the Volunteers in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in front of 10,065 at Bridgestone Arena.
In winning its ninth game...
Vols handle Miss. State, boost NCAA chances
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee did Thursday afternoon what a team worthy of NCAA Tournament consideration is supposed to do this time of year.
And that's beat teams you're supposed to beat like Mississippi State, which fell 69-53 to the Volunteers in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in front of 10,065 at Bridgestone Arena.
In winning its ninth game...
Vols handle Miss. State, boost NCAA chances
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee did Thursday afternoon what a team worthy of NCAA tournament consideration is supposed to do this time of year.
And that's beat teams you're supposed to beat like Mississippi State, which fell 69-53 to the Volunteers in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in front of 10,065 at Bridgestone Arena.
In winning its ninth game...
Vols handle Miss. State, boost NCAA chances
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee did Thursday afternoon what a team worthy of NCAA Tournament consideration is supposed to do this time of year.
And that's beat teams you're supposed to beat like Mississippi State, which fell 69-53 to the Volunteers in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in front of 10,065 at Bridgestone Arena.
In winning its ninth game...
Video: Jordan McRae’s 360 Dunk Highlights Tennessee’s Win Over MSU
Score: Tennessee 69, Mississippi State 53
Star(s): Tennessee: Jordan McRae 17 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Blk. MSU: Craig Sword 19 Pts, 4 Stl.
Story: The Tennessee Volunteers dominated the Mississippi State Bulldogs by a score of 69-53 in Nashville on Thursday. This is the Vols ninth win out of their last 10 games.
Tennessee (20-11, 11-7 SEC) started the game on a 12-2 run against the Bulldogs...
Tennessee knocks out Mississippi State
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...
State Works Overtime To Top Tigers 74-71
In a regular season where small triumphs loom larger, the Bulldogs ended it on a very nice high point with a 74-71 overtime win against Auburn. They also hopefully put the lie to the past week’s increasing talk of ‘worst SEC program ever’. “I don’t want to say what I want to say,” guard Craig Sword did say. “But we proved them wrong!”
Mississippi St. 74, Auburn 71
Craig Sword scored 19 points and hit two crucial free throws in overtime to lead Mississippi State to a 74-71 win over Auburn Saturday.
Mississippi State (9-21, 4-14 Southeastern Conference) trailed by three late in regulation, but Colin Borchert hit a deep 3-pointer to force overtime. Borchert finished with 20 points.
Auburn (9-22, 3-15) had a chance to win the game in regulation...
FSNextTV: Craig Sword Interview
FSNextTV: Mississippi State freshman basketball player Craig Sword talks to the media about his team's upcoming game against Alabama.
Sword, State Enjoying Fast SEC Start
No, really. He’s telling the truth. “I want to practice,” Craig Sword insists. “But they told me to keep getting treatment so I can play.” Given the way Sword is playing these days everyone at Mississippi State definitely prefers having him on the Humphrey Coliseum court to the practice floor.
Mississippi St. 72, Georgia 61
Jalen Steele scored a career-high 21 points, Craig Sword added 14 and Mississippi State won its third straight game with a 72-61 victory over Georgia on Saturday.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished with 16 points for Georgia, but the fourth-leading scorer in the Southeastern Conference went 0 for 6 from the field in the second half.
Steele's consecutive 3-pointers gave Mississippi...
Chicken Plucks Gamecocks In SEC Debut 56-54
Craig Sword spent about as many minutes with trainers as teammates. But with Mississippi State’s SEC opener up for grabs he came up with the key plays. Points, too, as the Bulldogs earned a 56-54 victory over visiting South Carolina.
Mississippi St. 56, South Carolina 54
Craig Sword scored 18 points, Roquez Johnson added 14 and Mississippi State edged South Carolina 56-54 on Wednesday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Mississippi State (6-7) first-year coach Rick Ray won his SEC debut. Sword shot 6 of 11 from the field and had a dunk with 26 seconds left that provided enough separation for the victory.
South Carolina's Bruce...
FSNextTV: Craig Sword, Trivante Bloodman
FSNextTV: Mississippi State men's basketball players Craig Sword and Trivante Bloodman talk to the media, January 6, 2013.
The Year In Sports Mugshots – 2012 Edition
Who can possibly forget the news in October of Carlton Fisk driving his truck into an Illinois cornfield? Fisk then turned in one of the greatest mugshots of the 2012 mugshot genre. There were countless A-lister’s including Aldon Smith, Johnny Manziel and Dez Bryant who turned in solid mugshots.
Some arrests were comical, like NFLer Tommie Harris naked and taking a leak in public...
Mississippi St. 53, Texas-San Antonio 42
Wendell Lewis scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Mississippi State to a 53-42 victory over Texas-San Antonio on Tuesday night.
Lewis was one of the few consistent performers in an ugly offensive night for both teams. The 6-foot-9, 258-pound senior made 8 of 9 shots from the field and 4 of 5 from the free throw line.
Freshman Craig Sword added 13 points...
Mississippi St. 60, Alcorn St. 42
Craig Sword and Fred Thomas scored 14 points each to lead Mississippi State to a 60-42 victory over Alcorn State on Tuesday night.
Mississippi State (2-4) shot 40 percent from the field (18 of 45) and hit 22 of 33 free throws, shaking off a 0-3 effort at the Maui Invitational last week.
Alcorn State (2-5) struggled to hit 15 of 51 shots from the field (29.4 percent).
Sword finished...
Marquette beats Miss. St. 89-62 at Maui
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -- Vander Blue scored 18 points and Davante Gardner had a double-double as Marquette won big over Mississippi State 89-62 on Tuesday in its second game at the Maui Invitational.
Marquette (3-1) never trailed, and the Bulldogs never trailed by less than 10 points after the opening minutes.
Gardner finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Mississippi State didn...
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