Final
No. 13 Mississippi State women beat Arkansas 65-55
Jan 31, 2016 - 10:22 PM FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Victoria Vivians scored 17 points and No. 13 Mississippi State never trailed and beat Arkansas 65-55 on Sunday.Dominique Dillingham and Morgan William added 11 points apiece for the Bulldogs (19-4, 6-3 SEC), whose win follows the program's first ever against Tennessee, a 65-63 overtime victory on Friday.
Jessica Jackson and Jordan Danberry each had 12 points to lead Arkansas (9-13, 4-5), which has lost three straight.
Vivians scored six points, and the Razorbacks missed 12 of 15 shots and had four turnovers as the Bulldogs built a 16-8 lead in the first quarter and led 27-18 at halftime.
Mississippi State had 16-point leads in the third and fourth quarter. Jackson made a 3-pointer, sparking a 7-2 spurt to pull the Razorbacks to 54-45 with 4:32 left in the fourth. Dillingham scored five points and the Bulldogs made 6 of 8 free throws to seal it.
- MISSISSIPPI STATE: 65
ARKANSAS: 55
Final
Jan 31 5:17 PM - MISSISSIPPI STATE: 46
ARKANSAS: 32
End of 3rd
Jan 31 4:28 PM - MISSISSIPPI STATE: 27
ARKANSAS: 18
Halftime
Jan 31 3:59 PM - MISSISSIPPI STATE: 6
ARKANSAS: 4
1st Quarter - 6:40
Jan 31 3:11 PM
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