It's Mississippi State women's basketball vs Arkansas in SEC play this season. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Humphrey Coliseum.

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Arkansas trailed the entire game and Mississippi State held on to a 20-plus point lead for most of the second half. The Razorbacks got as close as eight points, in the second quarter, after Higginbottom was fouled and converted the and-one. The Hogs finished the first half on a nearly three-minute scoring drought.

Two teams trying to get right fast go at it in what might be a make-or-break season date. Arkansas has lost five of its last six games and is all but done unless it goes on a heater or a roll and wins the SEC Championship. Mississippi State has dropped four of its last five, but get going fast and the 13-1 start won't go to waste.

Mississippi State finished 33 of 70 (47%) from the field, 9 of 21 (43%) beyond the arc and 3 of 8 (37.5%) from the foul line. The Bulldogs had 44 paint points. “You’ve got to give Mississippi State credit,” Neighbors said. “This is a team that we all picked really high based on the level of talent that they brought in.”