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COL BKB: Miss. State 81, Jackson St. 67

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Published: March. 17, 2010 at 1:46 AM

STARKVILLE, N.C., March 17 (UPI) -- Jarvis Varnado had 21 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday to lead Mississippi State to an 81-67 first-round win in the National Invitational Tournament.

Dee Bost ha 18 points and six assists and Kodi Augustus scored 13 for the Bulldogs, (24-11), who advance to a second-round meeting with North Carolina.

Garrison Johnson scored 32 and Tyrone Hanson had 11 for Jackson State (19-13), which shot just 36 percent from the field in the first half and trailed 32-23 at the break.

Mississippi State made 29-of-38 free throws to just 13-of-16 for the Jackson State Tigers.

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