Moody explodes for 43 as Ole Miss downs Mississippi St

OXFORD, Miss. - Stefan Moody scored a career-high 43 points, Sebastian Saiz and Anthony Perez each added 10 and Ole Miss beat Mississippi State 86-78 on Wednesday night.

Moody's stellar performance came on his Senior Night at The Pavilion. The 5-foot-10 guard has scored more than 1,200 career points in less than two full seasons with the Rebels after transferring from a junior college.

Ole Miss (19-11, 9-8 SEC) has won three of its last four games.

Mississippi State (13-16, 6-11) won the season's first meeting against Ole Miss 83-77 on Jan. 23 in Starkville, but that was when starters Moody, Saiz and Martavious Newby were all out with injuries.

All three were back on Wednesday and after Moody's early barrage - 24 points in the first half - it was obvious the Bulldogs were in trouble.

Mississippi State was led by Gavin Ware's 28 points. Freshman Quinndary Weatherspoon added 15.