SEC links for Friday:
Mississippi State’s Dee Bost scored 15 points and dished a career-high 13 assist as No. 20 Mississippi State beat visiting Ole Miss 70-60 last night.
State hit nine of 25 three-pointers, compared to three-of-nine for the Rebels, and outrebounded Ole Miss by five. Arnett Moultrie led all scorers with 18 points. Ole Miss’ Reginald Buckner did have 15 points and nine rebounds.
Rick Stansbury’s Bulldogs are now tied with Vanderbilt for third place at 6-3 in the SEC. Of course, Kentucky leads the league at 10-0. Florida is second at 7-2. UK travels to Vanderbilt on Saturday for a 9 p.m. ESPN College GameDay event, and the Cats travel to Mississippi State on Feb. 21 for a 9 p.m. ESPN Super Tuesday affair.
- Dee Bost lets his game do his talking, reports Brandon Marcello of the Clarion-Ledger.
- These Dogs have a world of potential, writes Rick Cleveland of the Clarion-Ledger.
- Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham argues that college basketball should start and end its season later to escape college football’s shadow.
- Austin Rivers’ shot to beat North Carolina is the reason he picked Duke over Florida, writes Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel.







