So this is what it’s like to experience a SEC winning streak. Granted, it’s only two games but that’s more than what we have had in a long time. The Mississippi State Men’s Basketball team broke a streak that had been sitting on their shoulders for about 2 years now. That streak was a 22-game road losing streak, and it has been hanging over the team for a while. Everywhere you looked, when the Bulldogs traveled to another game, the 22-game losing streak was built in. Well now they won’t have to hear about that anymore.

The Bulldogs were led by Gavin Ware. He was a force of nature on the court, and dominated the game as well as any big man could. Ware ended the game with a double-double as he had 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. 17 rebounds is impressive any way you look at it. Four Bulldogs scored in double digits as Ware was joined by I.J. Ready (18 points), Fred Thomas (10 points), and Craig “Chicken” Sword (10 points). The two other Bulldogs were very close to hitting double-digits themselves. Roquez Johnson and Travis Daniels both had 9 points by the end of the game. Demetrius Houston rounded out the scoring with 6.

The Bulldogs dominated the boards as they gathered up 43 rebounds over the course of the game. That is a +10 differential in the favor of the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs either led or tied Auburn in every statistical category shown on the final stat sheet. The only exception was turnovers as the Bulldogs gave up 17 turnovers, which is 5 less than Auburn’s 12. The team had been struggling from the line as of late, but it seems to have solved its problems there somewhat as the Bulldogs ended the game with a 67.7% free throw shooting percentage.

The physicality shown by these Bulldogs were impeccable, and deserve a great showing by Bulldogs fans as they return home Saturday against Georgia. Georgia comes in as #4 in the SEC with a 12-5 (3-2 SEC) record. If we come out and get as loud and rowdy as we did for the Vanderbilt game, then team will feed off of it. Make your stand, Bulldog fans. Tip off is slated for 2:00 PM CST and can be seen on SportsSouth.