Arkansas Falls to Mississippi State, 75-66

February 16, 2026

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas women’s basketball (11-16, 0-12 SEC) was overpowered by Mississippi State’s (18-8, 5-7 SEC) hot shooting in a 75-66 loss inside Bud Walton Arena on Monday night.

The Hogs missed their first nine attempts from the field and never climbed out of the early 13-point deficit.

First Quarter – 10-18

Arkansas won the tip for the second straight game but traveled on its first possession. Mississippi State’s Favour Nwaedozi scored the first points of the game, a put-back layup.
The Bulldogs opened on a 13-0 run with three threes.
The Hogs missed their first nine field goals before Bonnie Deas made a layup at the 5:26 mark.
Mississippi State was called for an offensive foul on the next possession and Arkansas capitalized with a layup from Taleyah Jones.
Maria Anais Rodriguez checked in and scored four straight to cut it to 18-8 with 1:16 to play.
Arkansas ended the quarter with a pair of free throws from Jones to make it an eight-point game. Anais Rodriguez got a steal on Mississippi State’s final possession.
Nwaedozi led all scorers with eight points in the first.

Second Quarter – 24-37

Arkansas started the quarter with the ball but Anais Rodriguez missed two attempts inside the paint.
Jones had another layup for the first points of the quarter.
The Bulldogs added another trio of threes to jump out to a 15-point lead at the 5:07 mark.
Arkansas went on a nearly seven-minute field goal drought (0-10) throughout the second quarter.
Mississippi State added two more threes to lead 34-18 at the 1:27 mark.
Jones ended the drought with a layup but missed the free throw to complete the three-point play.
Ware spun around to hit a layup and close the quarter.
The Bulldogs totaled eight threes in the first half, two over their season average for a game.
Arkansas was 0-9 from beyond the arc.
The Razorbacks only had four points off of Mississippi State’s 12 turnovers.

Third Quarter – 46-56

Arkansas started the half with the ball and Deas missed a three on its first possession.
Mississippi State hit two more threes in the first two minutes of the third quarter.
The Bulldogs took a 21-point lead at the 6:40 mark with a layup from Jaylah Lampley.
Emily Robinson ended the Hogs’ drought from three with her first points of the game at the 6:03 mark. Arkansas was 0-13 from three before Robinson’s make.
The Hogs made five of their last six field goals to close the half and cut Mississippi State’s lead to 10.
The Razorbacks outscored Mississippi State 22-19 in the third.

Fourth Quarter – 66-75

The Bulldogs opened the quarter with their 12th three-pointer of the game.
The Hogs’ offense stalled in the first few minutes, with only two points.
Mississippi State led 68-53 with five minutes to play.
Robinson hit a three out of the media timeout and Jones hit a three at 2:27 to make it a nine-point game.
Arkansas outscored the Bulldogs 20-19 in the fourth quarter.

Game Notes

Mississippi State’s 14 threes were its most in a game this season, and the most Arkansas has allowed in a game this season.
The Hogs racked up an SEC play-high 15 steals.
Arkansas scored 19 points off Mississippi State’s 22 turnovers.
Three Razorbacks finished in double-figures: Jones (18), Deas (10) and Robinson (10).
Jones has collected 21 10-plus point games this season. She’s led Arkansas in scoring 15 times this season.
Deas led the Hogs in rebounding for the 20th time this season with six.
Lampley led the Bulldogs with 16 points. Nwaedozi added her 12th double-double on the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Up Next

The Hogs will host No. 4 Texas on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Jan. 25, but winter weather postponed it to each team’s bye game.

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