Alabama's Levi Randolph sparked his team to a 75-43 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday night.STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Without point guard Trevor Releford, Alabama relied on sophomores Levi Randolph, Rodney Cooper and Nick Jacobs to overpower Mississippi State in a 75-43 win on the road Wednesday night.
Randolph led all scorers with 18 points while Cooper added 17 in the Crimson Tide's second consecutive win in SEC play. Jacobs added a double-double with a 16 point, 11 rebound performance.
Alabama (10-6, 2-1) finished the night shooting 53.4 percent from the field, and 8 of 13 from behind the arch.
The Alabama press forced 21 Mississippi State turnovers, and the Crimson Tide controlled the boards, outrebounding the Bulldogs 35-23.
Fred Thomas led Mississippi State (7-8, 2-1) in scoring, finishing with 10 points in the loss.
Alabama will look to make it three-in-a-row on Saturday when they play host to Texas A&M at Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m.
Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF W-L | TOTAL W-L |
| Ole Miss |
3-0 |
14-2 |
| #9 Florida |
2-0 |
12-2 |
| Texas A&M |
2-0 |
12-3 |
| #16 Missouri |
2-1 |
13-3 |
| Arkansas |
2-1 |
11-5 |
| Alabama |
2-1 |
10-6 |
| Mississippi State |
2-1 |
7-8 |
| Kentucky |
2-1 |
11-5 |
| Auburn |
2-1 |
8-8 |
| South Carolina |
1-2 |
11-5 |
| LSU |
0-3 |
9-5 |
| Tennessee |
0-3 |
8-7 |
| Vanderbilt |
0-3 |
6-9 |
| Georgia |
0-3 |
6-10 |
