STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi State freshmen Malik Newman and Quinndary Weatherspoon combined for 33 points en route to a 79-66 win over Auburn in the regular season SEC finale for both teams on Saturday.
Newman scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half while Weatherspoon added 16 points and six rebounds. Mississippi State senior Craig Sword scored all of his 11 points in the second half. Gavin Ware notched his ninth double-double of the season for the Bulldogs (14-16, 7-11) with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Auburn (11-19, 5-13) was led by TJ Lang's 16 points, while Tyler Harris and Horace Spencer had 13 points apiece for the Tigers.