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SALT LAKE CITY — Mississippi State stunned Utah in Salt Lake City, rallying past the Runnin’ Utes 82–74 in a neutral-site contest at the Delta Center. It was a tale of two halves for Alex Jensen’s squad, and unfortunately, came up on the wrong side of that dynamic.

Behind defensive adjustments that disrupted Utah’s offense in the second half, and a resilient late-game push, the Bulldogs flipped an early Utah lead and walked out with the victory in a game that swung on turnovers, pressure defense, and clutch free throws.

Utah started this game quite well, and built a 15-point lead at one point in the first half. It was an impressive 20 minutes of basketball for the Runnin’ Utes, and an encouraging sign of progress but the second half meltdown is going to leave on overwhelmingly sou

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