TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Following three straight blowout victories, Alabama basketball expected a dogfight Saturday night. Mississippi State might not match the talent of the Crimson Tide’s previous three opponents, but the Bulldogs feature two starting forwards listed at 6-foot-10 or taller and lead the SEC in rebounding. It didn’t help that Alabama was missing forwards Jordan Bruner (meniscus) and James Rojas (medical condition) for the matchup. However, Alabama was able to hit enough shots to stave off an upset, during an 81-73 victory inside of Coleman Coliseum. With the win, Alabama (13-3, 8-0 in the SEC) extended its winning streak to nine games, its longest run since the 2002-03 team recorded nine consecutive victories to start the season. The Tide has also won its first eight conference games, tying the 1986-87 and 1974-75 teams which also started SEC play 8-0. Mississippi State (9-7, 4-4) lost for the third time in four games. Continue reading https://alabama.rivals.com/news/alabama-survives-dogfight-with-mississippi-state-extends-winning-streak #AlabamaCrimsonTide #BamaInsider 30-days free to BamaInsider (Promo Code is RollTide) https://alabama.rivals.com/subscribe?plan=monthly&promo_code=RollTide Become a loyalty member - Learn more below! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXLM426XzspM1Ea4aXWMhhw/join Alabama Crimson Tide Football videos from Tuscaloosa, Alabama from the staff at BamaInsider.com. Please click the link below to subscribe on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/Alabamafootballhighlights?sub_confirmation=1 New! Alabama Crimson Tide Podcast https://anchor.fm/bamainsider And on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1214015131 Bookmark our home page https://alabama.rivals.com/ Bookmark the Talk of Champions Message Boards https://alabama.forums.rivals.com/forums/talk-of-champions.16/ Latest Recruiting Nuggets https://alabama.rivals.com/news/trending-alabama-crimson-tide-recruiting-nuggets 2020 Commitment List https://alabama.rivals.com/commitments/football/2020 Bone's Premium Message Board https://alabama.forums.rivals.com/forums/alabama-recruiting-board.31/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/bamainsider https://twitter.com/AndrewJBone https://twitter.com/Rivals_Kyle https://twitter.com/Tony_Tsoukalas Get 30-Days Free to BamaInsider.com (Promo Code is RollTide) https://alabama.rivals.com/news/bamainsider-com-30-day-free-trial-subscription-4 Alabama Football Roster https://alabama.rivals.com/news/alabama-football-roster-1 Alabama Football Schedule https://alabama.rivals.com/news/alabama-football-schedule