Ravern Johnson scored 18 points and
Mississippi State swept the season series with archrival
Mississippi for the fourth time in seven years with a 71-63 win on
Thursday night.
    Johnson hit four 3-pointers and combined with Kodi Augustus on a
14-7 run to open the second half and help the Bulldogs (17-7, 5-4
Southeastern Conference) to their third straight win over the
Rebels (17-7, 5-5) - the longest streak since winning eight from
2002-05.
    It was the third loss in four games for Ole Miss, which dropped
out of the Top 25 this week.
    The Bulldogs won for the 23rd time in 26 games against the
Rebels in Starkville by holding the SEC’s No. 2 scoring team nearly
18 points below its average.
    Barry Stewart scored 12 and Jarvis Varnado and Dee Bost had 11
each for Mississippi State.
    Eniel Polynice led Ole Miss with 14.