VIDEO: Mississippi State Shells Southern Miss, Hit School-Record 17 Three’s In Blowout Win

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 16 points, Lamar Peters added 15 and Mississippi State beat Southern Miss 86-44 on Monday night.

Mississippi State (7-3) never trailed and had a comfortable lead for most of the night. The Bulldogs turned a reasonable game into a full-scale blowout early in the second half thanks to a 35-0 run that pushed their advantage to 76-29.

Mississippi State made a school-record 17 3-pointers and shot 58.6 percent from behind the arc.

Southern Miss (3-6) shot just 23.1 percent (15 of 65) from the field. Raheem Watts led the Golden Eagles with nine points.

Mississippi State jumped out to a 16-4 lead in the opening minutes and cruised to a 39-25 halftime advantage.

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