STARKVILLE -- Just three days removed from a snowy sprinkling in Starkville, Mississippi State went ice cold from the field in Thursday's second half as the Bulldogs (8-3, 3-2 SEC) dropped their second game in as many years against Alabama (11-1, 4-1 SEC) 86-78.
Nursing a 12-point second-quarter lead, the Bulldogs' offense fell deafeningly silent despite a relatively raucous, albeit limited, crowd. Having been torched by No. 12 Kentucky from the 3-point line two weeks ago, it was Alabama's net-
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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