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No. 2 Mississippi State barely edges No. 15 Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Victoria Vivians made a go-ahead jumper with four seconds left and No. 2 Mississippi State continued its perfect season with a 57-53 road victory against No. 15 Missouri on Thursday night.

The Bulldogs and Tigers played a tight fourth quarter. Missouri's Sophie Cunningham tied the game at 53 with nine seconds left with a 3-pointer.

Vivians then hit her shot to make it 55-53. After an offensive foul on Jordan Frericks, Teaira McCowan hit two free throws to seal the game for Mississippi State (23-0, 9-0 Southeastern Conference).

Blair Schaefer led the Bulldogs with a season-high 20 points, but Mississippi State struggled shooting the ball all night.