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Miss. St. ends Florida's SEC crown hopes (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ravern Johnson scored 15 points to lead Mississippi State to an 80-71 victory over Florida on Wednesday night, ending the Gators' hopes of capturing the Southeastern Conference East crown. The win put Mississippi State (18-12, 8-7) back into contention to finish second in the SEC Western Division. The Gators (21-9, 8-7) were only 7 of 25 from the 3-point line.