Mississippi State (13-4, 3-3) pulled away late against No. 16 Auburn to stay in the top-25 and in the race for the SEC Title. Quinndary Weatherspoon left The Hump with 27 points and shot 4/5 from deep and a perfect 11/11 from the free throw line. Lamar Peters fouled out, but also finished with his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 assists. Now that the Bulldogs are back at .500 in the SEC, they have an opportunity to get a game ahead and some momentum against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Alabama (12-7, 3-3) was one-and-done in the NCAA Tournament last year and lost their best player, Collin Sexton, to the NBA Draft.