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Bulldogs top cross-state rivals for 7th straight time

Saturday, January 8, 2005

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Lawrence Roberts and Mississippi State don't need to be in Starkville to feel at home. Roberts scored 23 points and the Bulldogs (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today; No. 18 AP) beat Mississippi 87-76 on Saturday for their NCAA-best 16th straight road win. "We don't have no magic dust or anything but to win on the road, you have to defend and you have to rebound," Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury said. "Our kids understand that because we preach it." Gary Ervin added 15 points a ...

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