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Mississippi State guard Dee Bost (3) dribbles past South Carolina guard Bruce Ellington (23) in the first half of their NCAA men's college basketball game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, March 5, 2011. Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press
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Mississippi State guard Brian Bryant (22) is fouled as he tries to shoot over a group of South Carolina defenders including forward Lakeem Jackson (30) in the first half of their NCAA men's college basketball game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, March 5, Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press
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Mississippi State forward Renardo Sidney (1) shoots over South Carolina forward Damontre Harris (24) in the first half of their NCAA men's college basketball game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, March 5, 2011. Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press
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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Ravern Johnson scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers, Kodi Augustus added 15 and Mississippi State held on for a 60-58 victory over South Carolina on Saturday.

Johnson, a senior, made 7 of 13 from 3-point range on Senior Day and Renardo Sidney added 13 points and 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.

Mississippi State (17-13, 9-7 Southeastern Conference) led 53-40 with 5:30 remaining, but South Carolina went on a 16-6 run to cut the lead to 59-56 with 25.6 seconds remaining.

Malik Cooke and Bruce Ellington both scored 15 points to lead the Gamecocks. Ellington missed a contested 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have won the game.

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South Carolina (14-15, 5-11) shot 23 of 64 (35.9 percent) from the field.

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