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Junior guard Kevin Anderson scored with less than 30 seconds remaining to give Richmond a 63-62 victory over Mississippi State on Friday in the semifinals of the South Padre Island Invitational.

Rick Stansbury spent the first minute of a press conference after a 25-point win here Tuesday complaining.

Mississippi State shot 52.6 percent from the field and hit nine shots from beyond the arc.

Despite back-to-back wins over Southeastern Louisiana and Bethune-Cookman this week, Mississippi State did little to assuage the myopic voters who had dropped them from the Top 25 following their season opening loss to Rider.

Mississippi State got some quick healing from a handful of injured players and the usual strong effort from Jarvis Varnado to get its first win of the season Thursday night.

Following a disappointing 88-74 season-opening loss to Rider last Friday, Mississippi State returns to the court on Thursday, hosting Southeastern Louisiana in a 7 p.m. tip at Humphrey Coliseum.

Novar Gadson scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Rider Broncs provided an early upset over the 18th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs, 88-74, in the first game of the 2009-10 season for both schools.

Last season, Mississippi State made a late run to capture the SEC tournament title and their 10th NCAA tournament berth in school history.

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In their exhibition debuts, both Kentucky and Arkansas registered lackluster performances, while Mississippi State rebounded from a poor first-half showing with a second-half blowout.

Ravern Johnson's 23 points led Mississippi State past NAIA Oklahoma City 82-54 today in an exhibition game Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum.

The season hasn't even started yet and Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury is already saying he's sorry to fans of the 18th-ranked Bulldogs.

Coach: Rick Stansbury . Last season's record: 23-13 overall, 9-7 in SEC . Postseason: Lost in first round of NCAA tournament to Washington.

To begin the 2008-09 season, Mississippi State had to adjust to life without Ben Hansbrough, Charles Rhodes, and do-everything guard Jamont Gordon.

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The Bulldogs likely will challenge for the overall SEC title as well. With Varnado back, the Bulldogs have all five starters returning from the team that pulled off one of the season's biggest upsets in winning the conference tournament crown.

The Bulldogs likely will challenge for the overall SEC title as well. With Varnado back, the Bulldogs have all five starters returning from the team that pulled off one of the season's biggest upsets in winning the conference tournament crown.

Ravern Johnson was an unknown commodity last season for Mississippi State. Having only played sparingly as a freshman, Johnson came on strong as a sophomore and led the country in three-point percentage for most of the season.

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STARKVILLE, Miss., Jan. 3 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Mississippi State used early runs in both halves and hot shooting to take an 82-65 win over the University of Houston men's basketball team Saturday inside Humphrey Coliseum.