STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State women’s basketball team dominated Bethune-Cookman in the middle two quarters to tame the Wildcats 94-53 Monday evening at Humphrey Coliseum.
The Bulldogs (4-0) led 21-14 after the first quarter, with neither team getting off to a quick start. MSU showed great defensive play and rebounding hustle in the second quarter, ending the session on a 13-0 run, and outscoring the Wildcats (1-4) 24-6. The six points scored by Bethune-Cookman was the lowest point total in a quarter allowed by the Bulldogs so far this season.
The halftime total was 45-20 in favor of MSU, and the Bulldogs continued to dominate on both sides of the ball in third quarter action.