Robinson has season-high 27 points to help No. 6 Kentucky beat No. 14 Mississippi State 95-90

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Kentucky center Amari Williams (22) pulls down a rebound in front of Mississippi State guard Shawn Jones Jr. (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Kentucky center Amari Williams (22) celebrates as his team pulls ahead of Mississippi State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Kentucky forward Ansley Almonor (15) reacts after a teammate hit a 3-point basket against Mississippi State during their second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Kentucky forward Andrew Carr (7) follows through on a dunk past Mississippi State center Michael Nwoko (23) and forward RJ Melendez, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Kentucky guard Lamont Butler (1) goes up to attempt a 3-point basket past Mississippi State guard Josh Hubbard (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Kentucky guard Otega Oweh (00) attempts a layup past Mississippi State forward KeShawn Murphy (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Kentucky guard Jaxson Robinson (2) watches as Mississippi State forward Cameron Matthews (4) steals the ball from him during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi State forward RJ Melendez (22) looks to attempt a 3-point shot over the defense of Kentucky guard Otega Oweh (00) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. Kentucky won 95-90. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Kentucky guard Jaxson Robinson, left, prepares to shoot a basket past Mississippi State forward KeShawn Murphy (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi State guard Riley Kugel (2) blocks a layup-attempt by Kentucky guard Lamont Butler (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi State cheerleaders somersault after one of their players sank a free throw during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

By PAUL JONES

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Jaxson Robinson scored a season-high 27 points and No. 6 Kentucky made 16 of 32 3- pointers in a 95-90 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday night.

Robinson was 7 of 10 from 3-point range and 9 of 12 overall.

Otega Oweh added 15 points for Kentucky (13-3, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) and Andrew Carr had 13. Ansley Almonor scored nine of his 11 points in the second half and Lamont Butler and Amari Williams each had 10. Williams also had 12 rebounds and six assists.

Cameron Matthews led Mississippi State (14-2, 2-1) with 19 points, 10 rebounds and six steals. Josh Hubbard had 15 points and RJ Melendez added 14.

Mississippi State trailed by 14 early in the second half before using a 12-0 run to cut it to 68-66. Claudell Harris’ 3 pointer with 8:17 remaining gave the Bulldogs an 80-78 lead, but it was their last lead of the game.

Hubbard hit a driving layup to cut it to 91-90 with two minutes remaining. but Bulldogs were held scoreless the rest of the way.

Takeaways

Kentucky: The Wildcats have now defeated Mississippi State in 19 consecutive regular-season meetings dating to the 2008-09 season.

Mississippi State: After the team’s first 2-0 SEC start since 2017, Mississippi State saw its eight-game winning streak snapped and suffered its first loss since losing to Butler on Nov. 29.

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Both teams are in action Tuesday night. The The Wildcats host Texas A&M, and the Bulldogs are at Auburn.

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