Mississippi St. Eliminates Tigers From SEC's, 67-57

Per LSUsports.net: Jarvis Varnado scored 19 points and Barry Stewart added 17 Saturday to lead surging Mississippi State into the championship game of the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 67-57 upset of LSU (No, 16 ESPN./USA Today, No. 20 AP).

The Bulldogs (22-12) began the week needing to win two or three times to improve their chances of getting a spot in the NCAA tournament. Now, they're in a position to claim the SEC's automatic berth with their first conference tourney title since 2002. Click here for complete story.

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