Mississippi State had its chances, but it couldn't keep up with the Alabama offense in an 88-84 Tide victory.

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Alabama star Mark Sears returned to the starting lineup and helped lead the No. 4 Crimson Tide to an 88-84 win at No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night after he was benched for the entire second half in Saturday's win over LSU.

However, there are less difficult things to do than play a ranked Chris Jans team on the road in a midweek contest. Alabama head coach Nate Oats is aware of this, and he expects the No. 4 Crimson Tide (17-3,

The Alabama Crimson Tide will face the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday, January 29th, at Humphrey Coliseum in this top-ranked college basketball matchup

Alabama (18-3, 7-1 SEC) made 15 of 31 shots from behind the arc for a season-best 48.4 shooting percentage on 3-point shots. Its previous high was 44.4% against UNC Asheville (8-for-18) while the 15 made shots is second best behind the 19 (on 55 attempts) against South Dakota State.

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Alabama made 15 3-pointers on Wednesday night in Starkville to pick up a close win over Mississippi State in a top-15 SEC showdown.

Mississippi State basketball suffered another loss to a top-10 team, but one of the positives that emerged was Josh Hubbard, who scored 38 points.

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The Southeastern Conference gauntlet continues into Wednesday night, as the 4th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide visit the No. 14 Mississippi Bulldogs.