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No. 17 Mississippi State holds off South Carolina.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| January 23, 2005 | Wiseman, Steve | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Steve Wiseman

STARKVILLE, Miss. _ South Carolina found itself in a perfect situation to pull an upset on Saturday night.

Instead, No. 17 Mississippi State, with foul-plagued star forward Lawrence Roberts on the bench, outscored the Gamecocks by 10 points during a key second-half stretch to earn a 73-65 SEC win at Humphrey Coliseum.

USC (10-6 overall, 2-3 in the SEC) was seeking to end a seven-game SEC road losing streak and beat a ranked team after three near misses.

The Gamecocks appeared to be in good shape when Roberts picked up his fourth foul and went to the bench with 12:14 to play.

But with the score tied at 45, the …

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