London Jemison scored Alabama's first point of the game at the charity stripe. He went 1-for-2 after earning the trip when MSU's Quincy Ballard was charged with a personal foul. Jemison fell to the ground covering his face, seemingly poked in the eye by Ballard.

Mississippi State is 7-1 at Humphrey Coliseum this season. Can Alabama basketball add another loss to the Bulldogs' home record?

The Alabama Crimson Tide look to snap a two-game skid in a late tipoff in Starkville vs. Mississippi State tonight. Here's how to watch the game.

Mississippi State’s offense cooled, its defense softened, and Alabama responded with the kind of run that changes more than a score. The Crimson Tide closed the first half on a 21-5 surge, wiping away nearly everything the Bulldogs had done well and slipping into halftime with a 36-34 lead. From there, State never fully recovered.

Alabama basketball entered Tuesday’s game at Mississippi State facing bleak circumstances. The Crimson Tide came in with just eight scholarship players, on a two game losing streak and preparing to battle the Bulldogs in a hostile environment.

Alabama has won eight-straight against Mississippi State entering Tuesday night's matchup, as well as the last three games in Starkville.

An early surge wasn’t enough as Mississippi State faded late and Alabama turned a big first-half deficit into a 97-82 victory.

It was Mississippi State’s ninth consecutive loss to Alabama, eight of those coming under fourth-year coach Chris Jans. The last game against Alabama, a 111-73 defeat in February, was Jans’ largest margin of defeat in his Division I coaching career. And two of the three 30-point losses in the Jans era have been to Alabama.

The No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide visit the Mississippi State Bulldogs Tuesday night for a 9 p.m. ET tip in Starkville, Mississippi.

Mississippi State guard Josh Hubbard is the SEC's leading scorer. He finished with 23 points on Tuesday night, but scored the bulk of the points once the game was already out of hand. He was held to five points on 1-of-7 shooting in the first half.