No. 5 Mississippi State beats Southern Miss 72-50
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Breanna Richardson scored a season-high 19 points, Chinwe Okorie added 18 and No. 5 Mississippi State beat Southern Mississippi 72-50 on Saturday.
Mississippi State (9-0) never trailed, jumping out to a 21-6 lead by the end of the first quarter.
The Bulldogs exploited their considerable size advantage in the post during the early run, with the 6-foot-1 Richardson and 6-foot-5 Okorie converting easy opportunities.
Southern Miss (7-2) cut the lead to single digits a few times in the second and third quarters, but couldn’t hit enough shots to make things close.