STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 18 points, Anthony Davis added 13 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 Kentucky rallied to beat Mississippi State 73-64 Tuesday night.
The Wildcats (27-1, 13-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed 41-28 at halftime, but slowly climbed back to take their first lead at 63-62 with 4:11 remaining on a layup by Kidd-Gilchrist. They never trailed again, winning their 19th straight game.
Kidd-Gilchrist scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half.
Dee Bost led Mississippi State (19-9, 6-7) with 21 points while Arnett Moultrie added 13 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulldogs have lost four straight games.
It was a tense game throughout with three technical fouls, including two for the Wildcats. Kentucky has won four out of the past seven against Mississippi State.
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11/2 | TRANSY (Exh.) | W, 97-53 |
| 11/7 | MOREHOUSE (Exh.) | W, 125-40 |
| 11/11 | MARIST | W, 108-58 |
| 11/15 | Kansas | W, 75-65 |
| 11/19 | Penn State | W, 85-47 |
| 11/20 | Old Dominion | W, 62-52 |
| 11/23 | RADFORD | W, 88-40 |
| 11/26 | PORTLAND | W, 87-63 |
| 12/1 | ST. JOHN'S | W, 81-59 |
| 12/3 | NORTH CAROLINA | W, 73-72 |
| 12/10 | at Indiana | L, 73-72 |
| 12/17 | CHATTANOOGA | W, 87-62 |
| 12/20 | SAMFORD | W, 82-50 |
| 12/22 | LOYOLA (MD) | W, 87-63 |
| 12/28 | LAMAR | W, 86-64 |
| 12/31 | LOUISVILLE | W, 69-62 |
| 01/3 | Arkansas-Little Rock | W, 73-51 |
| 01/7 | SOUTH CAROLINA | W, 79-64 |
| 01/11 | at Auburn | W, 68-53 |
| 01/14 | at Tennessee | W, 65-62 |
| 01/17 | ARKANSAS | W, 86-63 |
| 01/21 | ALABAMA | W, 77-71 |
| 01/24 | at Georgia | W, 57-44 |
| 01/28 | at LSU | W, 74-50 |
| 01/31 | TENNESSEE | W,69-44 |
| 02/4 | at South Carolina | W,86-52 |
| 02/7 | FLORIDA | W,78-58 |
| 02/11 | at Vanderbilt | W,69-63 |
| 02/18 | OLE MISS | W,77-62 |
| 02/21 | at Mississippi State | W,73-64 |
| 02/25 | VANDERBILT | W,83-74 |
| 03/1 | GEORGIA | W, 79-49 |
| 03/4 | at Florida | W, 74-59 |
