No. 20 'Dores drop road tilt to MSU, 66-61

Christina Wirth led all VU scorers with 16 points; Merideth Marsh added 13.

Feb. 5, 2009

	1st	2nd	Final
VU	26	35	61
MSU	33	33	66

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Stat Leaders	VU	MSU
Points	Wirth (16)	Rack (14)
Rebounds	Risper (8)	Tate (8)
Assists	Wirth (6)	Rack (6)
Steals	Risper (4)	Rack (4)
Blocks	Rhoads (1)	Grimes (1)

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Alexis Rack scored 14 points and Armelie Lumanu had 12 to lead Mississippi State to a 66-61 win over No. 20 Vanderbilt on Thursday night.

Christina Wirth scored 16 points to lead the Commodores, and Meredith Marsh added 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting.

Mississippi State (17-6, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) shot 22-of-52 from the field, and responded to Lauren Lueders' go-ahead 3-pointer with a 12-5 run.

The Commodores (17-6, 6-2) opened the second half with a 9-1 run, going ahead 42-41 with just under 10 minutes on Lueders' shot. Vanderbilt had 27 turnovers.