Live Updates: No. 25 Alabama Basketball vs Mississippi State

Follow along for live updates, stats and analysis as the Crimson Tide tries to avenge its January loss to the Bulldogs.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Following an important one-point victory over Arkansas on Saturday, Alabama earned its way back into the AP Top 25. Wednesday night, the Crimson Tide looks to keep the momentum going against Mississippi State.

 In round one of this matchup, the Bulldogs narrowly emerged with the home victory over Alabama, 78-76 back on Jan. 15. Tonight, the Crimson Tide will be going for three straight wins for the first time since early December, as tip off is set for 6 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum.

(Latest updates at the top.)

Second Half

FINAL: No. 25 Alabama 80, Mississippi State 75

• Miles converts two free throws on the other end to push it back to five points, and Alabama holds on to win 80-75.

• After review, it's Mississippi State's ball on the inbound, trailing 78-73 with 21.6 seconds to go. Molinar makes a layup to cut the lead to 3 with 13 seconds left. 

• Quinerly makes two FTs to push Alabama's lead to 78-71 with 30 seconds left.

• Molinar makes a floater for Mississippi State's first points since the 5:53 mark. His free throw tacked on cuts the Alabama lead to 75-69. 

• Alabama on an 18-2 run since Oats' ejection. 

• Miles with an emphatic one-handed slam to put the Tide up 75-66 with 58 seconds to go. Howland takes his last timeout.

• Two free throws from Darius Miles push the Alabama lead to 73-66 with just over a minute to go. 

• A mid-range jumper from Quinerly gives Alabama the 71-66 lead with 1:13 to go. Quinerly now has 19 points. 

• A dunk from Charles Bediako gives Alabama the 69-66 lead. Bediako is up to 15 points, which is a career high for him. 

• Coleman Coliseum is fully engaged in this one now. Alabama leads 67-66 with 3:35 to go at the under-4 timeout. 

• JD Davison flies in to grab an offensive rebound, slams it home and is fouled. He makes the free throw, and Alabama retakes the lead at 65-64 with just under five minutes to go. 

• Charles Bediako makes two free throws to tie the game at 64-64.

• Tolu Smith fouls out for Mississippi State with 6:02. 

• Out of the timeout, James Rojas hits a corner 3 and a layup from Quinerly cuts the deficit to 64-62.

• At the under-8 timeout, Mississippi State leads 64-57.

• Less than a minute later, Oats gets his second technical foul while chirping at the officials  as Charles Bediako is at the line to shoot an and-1 and will be ejected from the game. Molinar makes both FTs to push the Mississippi State lead back to three with Bediako still getting to shoot his free throw. 
• Oats leaves the floor to a standing ovation from the crowd inside Coleman Coliseum. 

• Nate Oats is assessed a technical foul after arguing with officials with 9:19 to go in the game and Mississippi State holding a 56-55 lead. Iverson Molinar makes both free throws to increase the Bulldog lead to 58-55.

• A free throw from Molinar gives the Bulldogs its first lead at 56-55 since less than two minutes into the game.

• At the under-12 timeout, Alabama holds a slight 54-52 lead. Keon Ellis and Jaden Shackelford are both 0-5 from 3 for the Crimson Tide. 

• Make that 6-6 from three for the Bulldogs in the second half. Game is tied again at 50.

• Quinerly has nine points in the first five minutes of the second half for the Crimson Tide.

• The Bulldogs are now 5-5 from three in this half and have tied the game at 47-47 with under 15 to go. 

• Charles Bediako slams home a dunk to give Alabama a 43-36. Ben Howland takes his second 30-second timeout. 

• After going 0-4 in the first half, Mississippi State makes its first two three-point attempts of the second half and cuts the Alabama lead to 39-36.

• Alabama opens the half with a stop on defense and a Jahvon Quinerly three-pointer on the other end, 37-30 Alabama. 

Halftime Notes

• Mississippi State's Iverson Molinar, one of the SEC's lead scorers, only had four points in the first half. DJ Jeffries led all scorers with 12 points. 

• Freshman forward Charles Bediako had five blocks in the first half, one shy of his career high. 

• If you like three-point shooting, that first half was not for you. The two teams combined to go 3-19 from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs have yet to make a three-point shot. 

First Half

Halftime: No. 25 Alabama 34, Mississippi State 30

• The Crimson Tide went on a nearly three and half minute scoring drought but still hold a lead over the Bulldogs. Alabama is up 30-24 with 3:04 to go in the first half. Alabama has done a good job so far of limiting the Bulldogs' leading scorer Iverson Molinar so far. 

• At the under-8 TV timeout, a three-pointer from Jahvon Quinerly has Alabama up 26-18. JQ 2-3 from three. 

• A James Rojas layup gives Alabama a 23-16 lead, and Ben Howland calls a timeout for the Bulldogs.

• Alabama holds a slight 14-12 lead at the under-12 timeout. Crimson Tide shooting 50 percent from the floor in the early going. 

• At the under-16 TV timeout, Alabama leads the Bulldogs 9-6. Four of Mississippi State's points come from second chance opportunities thanks to offensive rebounds. 

• A three-pointer from Javon Quinerly gives Alabama the early 7-4 lead.

• Mississippi State wins the opening tip and we are underway.

Alabama Starting Lineup:

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G Jahvon Quinerly

13.9 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 4.4 APG

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G Jaden Shackelford

17.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.4 APG

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G Keon Ellis

11.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.9 APG

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F Noah Gurley

7.4 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 0.5 APG 

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C Charles Bediako

6.4 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 0.7 APG

How to Watch:

Who: Mississippi State at Alabama

When: 6 p.m. CT, Wednesday, Feb. 16

TV: ESPN2

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play), Bryan Passink (analyst) and Roger Hoover (sideline) on the call. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide was able to hold off a surging Arkansas team on Saturday inside Coleman Coliseum. The Razorbacks came all the way back from a 13-point deficit in the second half to retake the lead with 2:36. The Alabama defense clamped down the rest of the way, not allowing a field goal. Noah Gurley had clutch buckets on back to back possessions to seal the 68-67 win for Alabama. JD Davison led Alabama in scoring with 11 points.

Last time out, Mississippi State: After trailing by 15 at halftime, the Bulldogs put up a furious fight on the road at LSU on Saturday and nearly came back to win. However, the Tigers held on for the 69-65 win. Iverson Molinar was valiant in defeat with 26 points.

The series: Alabama leads the all-time series 129-78 with an 81-15 home record. The Crimson Tide swept the Bulldogs in three games last season, but lost in the previous matchup this year. Mississippi State has not won in Tuscaloosa since 2016.