STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Teaira McCowan scored 23 points, Victoria Vivians added 17 and No. 2 Mississippi State earned its best start to a season in program history with a 90-53 victory over Florida on Thursday night.
Mississippi State (21-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) shot 54 percent from the field, including 67 percent in the second half. Blair Schaefer added 15 points, making 5 of 8 shots from 3-point range.
Florida (10-11, 2-6) briefly made things interesting in the second quarter, cutting a 10-point deficit to 22-20 thanks to a 10-2 run.
But the Bulldogs responded with the next 13 points -- seven from Vivians and six from Schaefer -- to create some separation and take a 35-23 lead into halftime.