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01/15 20:35 CST Blakes scores 38 points, No. 5 Vanderbilt beats Mississippi
State for first 18-0 start
Blakes scores 38 points, No. 5 Vanderbilt beats Mississippi State for first
18-0 start
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) --- Mikayla Blakes scored a season-high 38 points and
No. 5 Vanderbilt won its school-record 18th straight game to open the season,
beating Mississippi State 89-84 on Thursday night.
The Commodores are 5-0 in Southeastern Conference play for the first time since
1992-93, the season they opened 17-0. The 18-game winning streak is the longest
in school history at any point in a season.
Blakes hit five 3-pointers, made 11 free throws without a miss and had seven
assists. Justine Pissott added 12 points, and Aiyana Mitchell had 10 points and
eight rebounds.
Vanderbilt broke it open with 21-6 run in the third quarter.
Madison Francis led Mississippi State (14-5, 1-4) with 15 points.
Up next
Vanderbilt: Plays Michigan on Monday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey Mississippi State: Hosts Kentucky on Synday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
Up next
Vanderbilt: Plays Michigan on Monday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey Mississippi State: Hosts Kentucky on Synday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
