The Mississippi State football team hopes to close out the 2021 season on a positive note.
The Bulldogs (7-5) face Texas Tech (6-6) in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Dispatch will have live updates from MSU’s final contest.
9:15 p.m.: Final score: Texas Tech 34, Mississippi State 7.
8:50 p.m. — Touchdown, Texas Tech. SaRodorick Thompson with a 1-yard touchdown run. Texas Tech 34, MSU 7, 8:47 left in the game.
8:32 p.m. — End of the third quarter: Texas Tech 27, Mississippi State 7.
8:30 p.m. — Touchdown, Texas Tech. Donovan Smith finds J.J. Sparkman for a 14-yard touchdown. Texas Tech 27, MSU 7, 2 seconds left in the third quarter.
8:07 p.m. — Touchdown, Texas Tech. Quarterback Donovan Smith goes into the end zone for a 1-yard score after plays of 39 and 52 yards on the drive. Texas Tech 20, MSU 7, 9:03 left in the third quarter.
7:24 p.m. — Halftime: Texas Tech 13, Mississippi State 7.
7:19 p.m. — Field goal, Texas Tech. Jonathan Garibay with a 26-yard field goal after a muffed punt by the Bulldogs’ Austin Williams. Texas Tech 13, MSU 7, 13 seconds left in the second quarter.
6:31 p.m. — Touchdown, Mississippi State. Rara Thomas with a 17-yard touchdown catch on a pass from Will Rogers. Texas Tech 10, MSU 7, 14:08 left in the second quarter.
6:25 p.m. — End of the first quarter: Texas Tech 10, Mississippi State 0.
6:17 p.m. — Field goal, Texas Tech. Jonathan Garibay makes a 31-yard field goal. Texas Tech 10, MSU 0, 3:03 left in the first quarter.
5:55 p.m. — Touchdown, Texas Tech. Tahj Brooks with a 19-yard run score as the Red Raiders gash a depleted defense. Texas Tech 7, MSU 0, 12:40 left in the first quarter.
5:51 p.m. — Mississippi State sends away the opening kickoff.
5:48 p.m. — Mississippi State wins the coin toss and defers to the second half. Texas Tech will start with the bak
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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