No. 6 Alabama crushes No. 24 Mississippi State, 111-73

Alabama guard Chris Youngblood (8) shoots a 3-point shot against Mississippi State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Chris Youngblood scored a season-best 27 points and No. 6 Alabama made nearly half of its 45 attempts from 3-point range in a 111-73 win over No. 24 Mississippi State on Tuesday night.

Mark Sears had 21 points and 10 assists for the Crimson Tide (23-5, 12-3 Southeastern Conference), who set a season high for 3s by going 22 of 45 from long range (49%).

Youngblood was 7 for 11 beyond the arc, and Sears finished 5 for 12. Jarin Stevenson went 3 for 3 off the bench.

Reserve guard Aden Holloway also drained a trio of 3s and provided 13 points and five assists. Mouhamed Dioubate contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds. Labaron Philon had 10 points and five assists.

Mississippi State (19-9, 7-8) was led by Josh Hubbard, who had 21 points on 8-of-22 shooting. KeShawn Murphy added 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.

Alabama played much better defense than in consecutive losses this month to No. 1 Auburn and then-No. 15 Missouri, which shot a combined 53% from the field.

Alabama shot far better from 3-point range than Mississippi State did from the field (28 for 73, 38%).

Alabama visits No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday.

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