Sears scores 20, No. 8 Alabama beats No. 21 Miss St 78-67
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Jeffries had 11 points and 15 rebounds, and Keshawn Murphy also scored 11 for Mississippi State, which shot a horrific 18 of 36 from the free-throw line. The Crimson Tide held the Bulldogs to 11 field goals inside 3-point range, and all-SEC big man Tolu Smith had a rough night, going 3 for 15 from the free-throw line and 1 for 7 from the field as he finished with five points. “I can talk about this because I know what kind of man he is, but the elephant in the room — Tolu Smith missed 12 of our 18,” Mississippi State coach Chris Jans said. I’m not sure what happened tonight.” Mississippi State missed 11 free throws in the first half alone, with Smith going 2 for 10, but the Bulldogs trailed just 34-30 at halftime.