STARKVILLE, Miss. – Jamont Gordon recorded his first career triple-double – and the second in school history – with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as Mississippi State snapped a 13-game losing streak against ranked opponents Wednesday night with an 83-70 win over No. 17 Vanderbilt.

The Bulldogs (16-10, 7-6) had the easiest night, simply running away from the Commodores (18-9, 8-5) by the end of the first half.

Charles Rhodes had 23 points, including five crowd-rousing dunks, Dietric Slater added 18 points for the Bulldogs and Reginald Delk had 13.

The last Mississippi State player to record a triple-double was Lawrence Roberts in 2004.

Mississippi State had runs of 11-2 and 10-2 in the first half and held Vanderbilt without a point for 4:17 late in the first half. The team led by 18 several times, including 45-27 at halftime.

Mississippi State held Derrick Byers, the reigning SEC Player of the Week and the SEC’s No. 2 scorer during conference play with 19.7 points per game, to seven points. Dan Cage led the team with 12.

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