Mississippi State football has made it to the desert.
The Bulldogs will play at Arizona (1-0) at 10 p.m. Central (8 p.m. local time) on Saturday.
Dispatch sports editor Theo DeRosa will provide live updates from Arizona Stadium in Tucson.
1:50 a.m.: Final: Mississippi State 39, Arizona 17.
1:38 a.m.: Touchdown, Mississippi State. Will Rogers connects with Caleb Ducking for a 2-yard touchdown. MSU 39, Arizona 17, 3:18 left in the game.
1 a.m.: Touchdown, Mississippi State. Will Rogers finds Austin Williams for a 4-yard touchdown on fourth-and-3. MSU 32, Arizona 17, 14:17 left in the game.
12:55 a.m.: End of the third quarter: Mississippi State 25, Arizona 17.
12:33 a.m.: Touchdown, Arizona. Jayden de Laura finds Jacob Cowing for a 2-yard touchdown after a crucial fumble by MSU’s Jamire Calvin. MSU 25, Arizona 17, 7:37 left in the third quarter.
12:28 a.m.: Mississippi State cornerback Emmanuel Forbes intercepts Arizona’s Jayden de Laura, giving the Bulldogs the ball back.
12:21 a.m.: Touchdown, Mississippi State. Austin Williams catches a 5-yard scoring pass from Will Rogers. MSU 25, Arizona 10, 10:45 left in the third quarter.
12:17 a.m.: Running back Jo’quavious Marks is helped off the field after a first-down catch in the third quarter. Marks was down for a moment, clutching his lower left leg.
12:11 a.m.: The game resumes as Mississippi State opens the third quarter with possession.
11:49 p.m.: Halftime: Mississippi State 18, Arizona 10. The Bulldogs will get the ball to start the second half.
11:44 p.m.: Field goal, Mississippi State. Ben Raybon makes from 22 after the Bulldogs’ drive sputters in the red zone. MSU 18, Arizona 10, 33 seconds left in the second quarter.
11:09 p.m.: Field goal, Arizona. Tyler Loop makes a 43-yard kick. MSU 15, Arizona 10, 12:55 left in the second quarter.
10:58 p.m.: End of the first quarter: Mississippi State 15, Arizona 7.
10:52 p.m.: Field goal, Mississippi State. Ben Raybon comes in and makes a 39-yard field goal. MSU 15, Arizona 7, 0:40 left in the first quarter.
10:33 p.m.: Touchdown, Mississippi State. Caleb Ducking catches a 9-yard touchdown pass from Will Rogers, but again, Massimo Biscardi’s PAT is no good. MSU 12, Arizona 7, 5:27 left in the first quarter.
10:21 p.m.: Touchdown, Mississippi State. Jo’quavious Marks runs through a big hole for a 9-yard touchdown. Massimo Biscardi misses the extra point. Arizona 7, MSU 6, 9:14 left in the first quarter.
10:14 p.m.: Touchdown, Arizona. Michael Wiley breaks a tackle and goes to the house for a 34-yard score. Arizona 7, MSU 0, 12:57 left in the first quarter.
10:08 p.m.: Arizona wins the toss and elects to receive. Mississippi State will kick off to start the game.
9:15 p.m.: According to roster sheets, Arizona’s football Twitter account and the stadium clock, Saturday’s game will not kick off until 10:10 p.m.
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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