Every time Jarvis Varnado rejected another Kentucky shot he could feel Mississippi State gaining strength. It happened often.Varnado finished with a triple-double that included 10 blocked shots in a 69-64 victory over the Wildcats on Tuesday night that helped the Bulldogs to a 3-0 start in Southeastern Conference play and their seventh straight win.
“I can feel my teammates get into it and the crowd get into it,” Varnado said. “It gets us pumped up to go make a stop on the defensive end.”
Varnado, the nation’s leading shot blocker, finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds. It was just the third triple-double in school history and the first to include blocks. Varnado has had 10 or more blocks three times this season.
“He changes that game around the rim,” Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury said. “That is for sure. Any time you earn a triple-double is impressive, and to do that with blocked shots is even more impressive.”
Every time Jarvis Varnado rejected another Kentucky shot he could feel Mississippi State gaining strength. It happened often.Varnado finished with a triple-double that included 10 blocked shots in a 69-64 victory over the Wildcats on Tuesday night that helped the Bulldogs to a 3-0 start in Southeastern Conference play and their seventh straight win.
“I can feel my teammates get into it and the crowd get into it,” Varnado said. “It gets us pumped up to go make a stop on the defensive end.”
Varnado, the nation’s leading shot blocker, finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds. It was just the third triple-double in school history and the first to include blocks. Varnado has had 10 or more blocks three times this season.
“He changes that game around the rim,” Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury said. “That is for sure. Any time you earn a triple-double is impressive, and to do that with blocked shots is even more impressive.”
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