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Mississippi State Defeats UNLV 80-58 - Recap
Mississippi State cruised to victory on Thursday, running UNLV out of the gym and running up a 80-58 score at Mullett Arena.
Mississippi State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -9.0-point spread as favorites.
KeShawn Murphy had 14 points for Mississippi State and Josh Hubbard chipped in with 11 points. Cameron Matthews had 4 assists for them, while KeShawn Murphy was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.
UNLV got 13 points from Jailen Bedford in a losing cause and another 11 points from Jalen Hill. Dedan Thomas Jr. contributed 6 assists for them, while Jalen Hill had 5 rebounds.
Mississippi State 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 42-28.
Next game, Mississippi State takes its act home to face Butler looking for another win. For UNLV, they head home to face Northwestern.