No. 19 Georgia 68, Mississippi St. 51

No. 19 Georgia 68, Mississippi St. 51

Published Jan. 15, 2012 4:52 p.m. ET

Anne Marie Armstrong scored 22 points to lead No. 19 Georgia to a 68-51 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday.

Khaalidah Miller added 17 points and Jasmine Hassell had 12 for Georgia (15-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference), which hit five 3-pointers and shot 42.3 percent from the field.

Georgia opened the game on a 13-4 run and led 34-26 at the half.

Porsha Porter scored 12 points and Kendra Grant added 10 for Mississippi State (11-6, 1-3), which shot a season-high 46 percent (23-of-50) from the field, but turned the ball over 22 times.

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Georgia held MSU leading scorer Diamber Johnson to 10 points, all in the second half after the game was out of reach.

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