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Recap - Mississippi State Defeats Bethune-Cookman 85-62

Mississippi State cruised to victory on Sunday, running Bethune-Cookman out of the gym and running up a 85-62 score at Humphrey Coliseum.

Tolu Smith had 16 points for Mississippi State and Dashawn Davis chipped in with 12 points. Cameron Matthews had 6 assists for them, while Tolu Smith was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

Bethune-Cookman got 16 points from Jakobi Heady in a losing cause and another 14 points from Dhashon Dyson. Jakobi Heady contributed 3 assists for them, while Jakobi Heady had 6 rebounds.

Mississippi State was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Mississippi State as they grabbed 31 boards, while Bethune-Cookman only had 28

Mississippi State heads into a battle against South Carolina. Bethune-Cookman, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida A&M.