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Tennessee vs Mississippi State Final: 56-53 - Recap
Yves Pons scored 13 points leading Tennessee to a 56-53 victory over Mississippi State at Thompson-Boling Arena on Tuesday.
Tennessee earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -9.5-point spread.
Jaden Springer had 9 points for Tennessee and Keon Johnson chipped in with 8 points. Jaden Springer had 5 assists for them, while Santiago Vescovi was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Mississippi State got 16 points from Iverson Molinar in a losing cause and another 11 points from D.J. Stewart Jr.. Deivon Smith contributed 5 assists for them, while Abdul Ado had 12 rebounds.
Tennessee was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Mississippi State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 39-28.
Next game, Tennessee takes its act home to face Kansas looking for another win. For Mississippi State, they head home to face Iowa State.