Jaxson Robinson scored a season-high 27 points and No. 6 Kentucky made 16 of 32 3- pointers in a 95-90 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday night.

What coach Chris Jans said was "uncharacteristic" of Mississippi State basketball in Saturday's close loss to Kentucky.

Kentucky basketball went to Starkville looking to bounce back after a 13-point loss at Georgia on Tuesday, and they did just that, defeating Mississippi State 9

Mississippi State is off to one of its best starts of the 21st century. Kentucky has wholly remade itself in year one of Mark Pope's tenure.

Mississippi State fell to Kentucky 95-90 in an SEC showdown. Discover 5 key takeaways from the thrilling basketball matchup.

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However, Mississippi State couldn’t pull through for the victory. The No. 13 Bulldogs (14-2, 2-1 SEC) were thumped 95-90 by No. 7 Kentucky, ending their winning streak at eight games.

The No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats get hot from 3-point range, still need a late rally for win at No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday night in Starkville.

The key talking points after Mark Pope and the No. 6 Wildcats’ victory against Chris Jans and the No. 14 Bulldogs.

Mark Pope says it’s a “fun” and “awesome” aspect of playing in the SEC, but it’s something that will be a challenge for the Cats on a game-to-game basis.

Unlike the 21st century’s leading SEC passer, the conference’s No. 1 rusher of the past 25 seasons didn’t make it all the way to the top of the league’s all-time chart. Georgia’s Nick Chubb piled up 4,769 rushing yards from 2014 through 2017, despite a truncated sophomore season. But another Bulldog retained the SEC’s career rushing crown.

Nineteen of the teams currently ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll will be in action Saturday as a stacked college basketball schedule takes center stage here in mid-January. The fun begins in Lexington when No.