By james art 
Colombia, South Carolina (AP)-two fouls of Josh Hubbard 56.5 seconds until the end of sequels saved number 14 in Mississippi for a 65-60 victory over South Carolina after losing a 14-point lead in the last nine minutes Regular time on Saturday.
Bulldogs (16-4, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) led by 50-36 with 8:50 to play, but Gamecocks gathered to equalize things when Zakari Davis raised a ball fired from Cameron Matthew, and took it, for it, for equal the game 55-all with 26.1 seconds before the end.
The transfer of Alabama Nick Pringle looked as if he were leveled again after a foul the hubbard blows with an inner basket. But it was canceled because of an intervention in the basket.
Riley Kugel had 15 points to lead Mississippi State.
Gamecocks (10-10, 0-7) lost a second heartbreaker at home for a week, falling to number 5 in Florida on Wednesday night by 70-69 after maintaining a 14-point lead in the second half.
Jamarius Thomas led South Carolina with 19 points.
Mississippi state: It was a welcome victory for a Bulldogs team, which had lost three of its last four games, all against ranked SEC opponents.
South Carolina: Gamecocks have never lost their first seven games in the SEC game.
South Carolina was within 21-20 at Colin Murray-Boil’s basket at 3:19 before the end of the first half. Then Bulldogs interrupted a series of 7-0 to bring them forward by 28-20 to half.
Mississippi State held South Carolina to five goals of play in the first half.
The state of Mississippi returns home to host the number 4 Alabama on Wednesday night.
South Carolina strives to avoid start from 0-8 sec against Georgia on Tuesday night._
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