Quincy Ballard finished with 13 points and nine rebounds for Mississippi State (11-10, 3-5 Southeastern Conference). King and Shawn Jones Jr. totaled eight points each, and Jayden Epps scored nine. Mississippi State also had a 43-24 rebounding advantage. Max McKinnon led LSU (13-8, 1-7) with 15 points, while Rashad King and Dedan Thomas Jr. totaled 14 each. “Mississippi State took the fight to us and started right away on the glass, and then our inability to finish on the other end led to transitions.