STARKVILLE, Miss. — — Jaxson Robinson scored a season-high 27 points and No. 6 Kentucky made 16 of 32 3-pointers in a 95-90 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday night.

Robinson was 7 of 10 from 3-point range and 9 of 12 overall.

Otega Oweh added 15 points for Kentucky (13-3, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) and Andrew Carr had 13. Ansley Almonor scored nine of his 11 points in the second half and Lamont Butler and Amari Williams each had 10. Williams also had 12 rebounds and six assists.

Cameron Matthews led Mississippi State (14-2, 2-1) with 19 points, 10 rebounds and six steals. Josh Hubbard had 15 points and RJ Melendez added 14.

Mississippi State trailed by 14 points early in the second half before using a 12-0 run to cut the lead to 68-66. Claudell Harris’ 3-pointer gave the Bulldogs an 80-78 lead with 8:17 left, but it was their last lead of the game.

Hubbard hit a layup with two minutes left to make it 91-90. but the Bulldogs remained scoreless the rest of the game.

Takeaways

Kentucky: The Wildcats have now defeated Mississippi State in 19 consecutive regular-season meetings dating back to the 2008-09 season.

Mississippi State: After the team’s first 2-0 start in the SEC since 2017, Mississippi State saw its eight-game winning streak snapped and suffered its first loss since a loss to Butler on Nov. 29.

Next

Both teams will be in action on Tuesday evening. The Wildcats host Texas A&M and the Bulldogs are at Auburn.

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