Mississippi State football plays at Davis Wade Stadium for the first time in nearly a month.
The Bulldogs (5-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) take on Auburn (3-5, 1-4 SEC) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Starkville.
The Dispatch will have live updates from the SEC clash.
This story will be updated.
10:38 p.m.: Final: Mississippi State 39, Auburn 33.
10:30 p.m.: End of regulation: Mississippi State 33, Auburn 33. We’re headed to overtime.
10:24 p.m.: Field goal, Mississippi State. Massimo Biscardi makes a 44-yard kick. MSU 33, Auburn 33, 29 seconds left in regulation.
10:14 p.m.: Touchdown, Auburn. Jarquez Hunter runs for an 8-yard touchdown, and Robby Ashford runs for the two-point conversion. Auburn 33, MSU 30, 1:05 left in the game.
9:59 p.m.: Touchdown, Mississippi State. Rara Thomas with a 33-yard catch-and-run score. The two-point pass is broken up. MSU 30, Auburn 25, 3:49 left in the game.
9:46 p.m.: Touchdown, Auburn. Tank Bigsby with a 41-yard touchdown run. The two-point play is no good. Auburn 25, MSU 24, 6:36 left in the game.
9:20 p.m.: End of the third quarter: Mississippi State 24, Auburn 19.
9:08 p.m.: Touchdown, Auburn. Robby Ashford with an 18-yard touchdown run. MSU 24, Auburn 19, 4:18 left in the third quarter.
8:44 p.m.: Touchdown, Auburn. Robby Ashford runs in a 20-yard score. The two-point try is no good. MSU 24, Auburn 12, 10:18 left in the third quarter.
8:34 p.m.: Mississippi State kicks off to begin the second half.
8:13 p.m.: Halftime: Mississippi State 24, Auburn 6. The Tigers wil start the second half with the ball.
7:56 p.m.: Field goal, Auburn. Anders Carlson hits a 42-yard field goal. MSU 24, Auburn 6, 4:05 left in the first half.
7:42 p.m.: Touchdown, Mississippi State. Lideatrick Griffin with a 92-yard kickoff return touchdown. MSU 24, Auburn 3, 8:12 left in the second quarter.
7:38 p.m.: Field goal, Auburn. Anders Carlson makes a 27-yard field goal after an MSU turnover. MSU 17, Auburn 3, 8:27 left in the second quarter.
7:21 p.m.: Touchdown, Mississippi State. Will Rogers connects with Rara Thomas for a 22-yard strike. MSU 17, Auburn 0, 14:11 left in the second quarter.
7:12 p.m.: End of the first quarter: Mississippi State 10, Auburn 0.
6:50 p.m.: Touchdown, Mississippi State. Caleb Ducking makes a 13-yard catch from Will Rogers for the score. The play gives Rogers program records for both career touchdown passes and passing yards, breaking Dak Prescott’s records in both cases. MSU 10, Auburn 0, 9:16 left in the first quarter.
6:41 p.m.: Field goal, Mississippi State. A promising Mississippi State drive stalls out in the red zone, and Massimo Biscardi makes a 28-yard kick. MSU 3, Auburn 0, 12:26 left in the first quarter.
6:35 p.m.: Lideatrick Griffin returns the opening kickoff all the way to the MSU 38-yard line, and we’re underway.
6:33 p.m.: Auburn won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Mississippi State will get the ball first.
6:32 p.m.: Jaden Crumedy carries out the American flag, with Starkville native Rufus Harvey holding the Mississippi flag.
6:11 p.m.: Mississippi State observes a moment of silence for Sam Westmoreland, the freshman walk-on offensive lineman who died Oct. 19 at age 18.
6:09 p.m.: Justin Robinson is starting over Caleb Ducking at wide receiver.
6:08 p.m.: Center LaQuinston Sharp, a Columbus native, is back in the starting lineup.
6:06 p.m.: Esaias Furdge will start at cornerback for Mississippi State, replacing the injured Emmanuel Forbes.
5:57 p.m.: Defensive tackle Jaden Crumedy is dressed out for Mississippi State. He’ll make his 2022 debut but will not start.
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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