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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Josh Hubbard made four 3-pointers and finished with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting to help Mississippi State beat Alabama State 94-56 on Monday night for the Bulldogs' fourth win in a row.

Freshman King Grace scored a season-high 14 points, Achor Achor had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Ja’Borri McGhee added 10 points for Mississippi State (8-5). Quincy Ballard had a season-high 15 rebounds to go with eight points.

Hubbard hit three 3s in a 65-second span to break a 6-6 tie and give the Bulldogs the lead for good. His fourth and final 3-pointer made it 28-18 with 9:36 left until halftime and Alabama State trailed by double figures the rest of the way.

The Bulldogs shot a season-best 54% (37 of 69) from the field, 10 of 25 from 3-point range, and had a season-high 19 assists. Mississippi State outrebounded the Hornets 49-27 and outscored them 20-6 in second-chance points.

Asjon Anderson led the Hornets with 17 points, Micah Simpson scored 14 and Tyler Byrd 10.

Alabama State (3-10) has lost seven straight and nine of 10.

Hubbard has 1,517 points in 82 career games and moved past Jerry Jenkins (1,503 points from 1972-75) into 12th on the program’s all-time scoring list.

Mississippi State: Kicks off its SEC slate Saturday at Texas.

Alabama State: Opens Southwestern Conference play Saturday at Mississippi Valley State.

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Nyla Harris scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds, and Nyla Brooks added 15 points for No. 16 North Carolina in a 90-37 win over Boston College on Monday night.

Only up by seven at the end of the first quarter, the Tar Heels (12-3, 1-1 ACC) finished the half with a 16-0 run that included seven points from Reniya Kelly and six from Harris. A 26-0 run in the second half secured the win.

Ciera Toomey added 11 points for North Carolina. The Tar Heels shot 58% (38 of 66) from the field and dished out 24 assists as a team in their third straight win.

The Eagles (4-11, 0-2) were led in scoring by Kaia Henderson with 10.

North Carolina: Hosts Cal on Thursday.

Boston College: Travels to play Duke on Thursday.

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