Who holds the Mississippi State record for points in an SEC Tournament game?

With the SEC Tournament ready to begin this week, let's look at the best individual performances in SEC Tournament play by an MSU Bulldog.
Feb 7, 2024; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully dances on the
Feb 7, 2024; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully dances on the / Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
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The SEC Basketball Tournament arrives this week and there is plenty for Mississippi State to play for. That's why this could be one of the most important weeks in recent program history.

Speaking of history, there has been plenty made at the SEC Tournament by some notable bulldogs. That includes a few legendary individual scoring efforts. One in particular still stands out.

Back in 1983, the Bulldogs entered the conference tournament just 14-11 on the season. That meant they would need to get to the NCAA Tournament by winning the whole event.

That didn't happen, of course, but in round one, a Mississippi State legend put on a show. Senior guard Jeff Malone, who put up one of the best seasons in program history by averaging 26.8 points per game, would rack up 30 big points to help the Bulldogs take down Vanderbilt 76-61. Interestingly, that day, his MSU teammate, Terry Lewis, would also put up 27 points as that duo almost single-handedly outscored the Commodores.

That performance still stands as the top scoring game by a MSU Bulldog in the SEC Tournament. Unfortunately, though, Alabama would end MSU's 1983 SEC Tournament run with a 51-50 win the next day.

That put an end to one of the best careers a Bulldog basketball player has ever had. From 1979-83, the dynamic 6-foot-4 Malone would average 19.5 points per game.

He would go on to be the No. 10 overall pick in that year's NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets. Malone would have a nice 15-year NBA career that saw him average 19 points per game and make two all-star teams.

The top-10 individual scoring efforts in the SEC by a Mississippi State Bulldog

Points

Player

Year

Opponent

30

Jeff Malone

1983

Vanderbilt

28

Dontae' Jones

1996

Kentucky

27

Detrick White

1999

Arkansas

27

Terry Lewis

1983

Vanderbilt

26

Timmy Bowers

2003

LSU

25

Chauncey Robinson

1986

Alabama

25

Chauncey Robinson

1986

Auburn

24

Lamar Peters

2018

LSU

24

Reginald Boykin

1988

Georgia

24

Wiley Peck

1979

Georgia

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