Mississippi Valley State Devilettes @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MVSU | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 |
MSST | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 112 |
Miss. St. falls just short of record vs. Miss. Valley St.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Tearia McCowan's career-best scoring night could have been even better.
Facing the helpless defenders of winless Mississippi Valley State, the 6-foot-7 McCowan towered over the Devilettes to score 41 points, and No. 5 Mississippi State scored the second-most points in school history in a 112-36 victory.
"Teaira could have had 100," coach Vic Schaefer said. "She is making some really tough shots. She's getting better. She's developing a real soft jumper, a real touch off the glass and smoothing things out."
McCowan put together the 12th 40-point game in Mississippi State history and the first since Morgan William scored 41 in last season's NCAA Tournament. She added 13 rebounds for her sixth straight double-double and ninth this season.
"(All of the accolades) are nice but I'm going to continue to just play my game and work hard at practice," McCowan said. "When I play my game, all of the other stuff will come."
The 112 points were just five shy of the school record set in 1986 against Judson.
The Bulldogs (14-0) put the game away in the second quarter with a 24-0 run, holding the Devilettes scoreless for nearly 8 minutes. Mississippi State outscored Valley 30-4 in the quarter for a 59-20 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs added an 18-0 run early in the third and led 88-26 after three quarters.
"I spent the entire first quarter trying to get people to play hard. The second and third quarter were more indicative of what I want," Schaefer said. "We held them to four and six points in the second and third quarter."
Victoria Vivians added 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting for the Bulldogs. Roshunda Johnson scored 14 points.
Kristy Parker had 10 points in 29 minutes to lead the Devilettes (0-11).
Mississippi State finished undefeated in non-conference play for the second straight season and has now won 35 straight regular season games outside the Southeastern Conference.
"Non-conference is over," Schaefer said. "Now it's time to play for keeps."
UP NEXT
Mississippi State travels to Georgia on Sunday.
Mississippi Valley State hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday.
Game Information
Starkville, MS
Referee:Jennifer Rezac
Referee:Jody Cantrell
2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | 10-1 | - | 14-9 |
| Alcorn State | 9-2 | 1 | 12-10 |
| Southern | 7-4 | 3 | 11-11 |
| Alabama State | 7-4 | 3 | 10-12 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 6-5 | 4 | 9-12 |
| Florida A&M | 6-5 | 4 | 7-15 |
| Texas Southern | 5-6 | 5 | 9-14 |
| Jackson State | 5-6 | 5 | 7-16 |
| Grambling | 4-6 | 5.5 | 7-16 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 3-7 | 6.5 | 4-17 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 3-8 | 7 | 5-19 |
| Prairie View A&M | 0-11 | 10 | 2-20 |
| Southeastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 9-1 | - | 23-2 |
| Tennessee | 7-1 | 1 | 15-5 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-2 | 1 | 22-2 |
| Texas | 7-2 | 1.5 | 22-2 |
| LSU | 8-3 | 1.5 | 22-3 |
| Ole Miss | 6-3 | 2.5 | 19-5 |
| Alabama | 6-4 | 3 | 20-4 |
| Oklahoma | 5-4 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Kentucky | 5-5 | 4 | 18-6 |
| Georgia | 4-5 | 4.5 | 18-5 |
| Missouri | 4-6 | 5 | 16-9 |
| Mississippi State | 3-7 | 6 | 16-8 |
| Florida | 3-8 | 6.5 | 15-11 |
| Auburn | 2-9 | 7.5 | 13-12 |
| Texas A&M | 1-8 | 7.5 | 8-10 |
| Arkansas | 0-10 | 9 | 11-14 |
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