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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Mississippi State coach Ben Howland knew what was coming. Yet, it still left him shaking his head.Can you believe he ran a triangle and two on November 20? smiled Howland at his longtime friend and one-time LA rival, UTEP coach Tim Floyd.Howland, UCLAs coach from 2003-2013, squared off against Floyds USC teams from 2006 through 2009 with the Bruins winning seven of the 10 matchups. This time, Howland left a winner, too, as Aric Holman scored 18 points and Lamar Peters had 13 points, including a critical four-point play that snapped the Bulldogs from a shooting funk, in a 61-54 victory over the Miners. Mississippi State left with two straight wins and fifth place at the Charleston Classic.Im just excited about our team never quits, never gives up, Howland said.The Bulldogs (3-1) trailed 15-4 early and 43-35 in the second half as they started 1 of 10 from the field. Thats when Peters struck for a 3-pointer and got fouled, which seemingly woke up Mississippi State.Coach always tells me to look for my opportunities, Peters said. I just wanted to do whatever it took to help the team.The 6-foot-10 Holman did, too. His last basket was a thunderous jam with 5:22 to go that broke a 49-all tie. Mississippi State did not trail again.At the end of the day, the main thing was just to keep my team going, Holman said. Get defensive stops because our defense leads to our offense.Dominic Artis scored 15 points and Matt Willms had 12 points and 11 rebounds for UTEP. But the Miners lost their shooting touch in the second half, going just 7 of 26 from the field and missing their final four shots to lose two of their three tournament games.Floyd, critical of his club after their 10-3-81 loss to Wake Forest here Thursday, left much more pleased about what the Miners could become. The defense, he said, improved over the weeks three games and Artis and Willms took control of the attack.That was a real, real positive for us, Floyd said.Howland said he and Floyd were friendly during his time in Westwood when fans of the rivalry wanted only hate for the Trojans.He and Floyd hadnt faced each other since USCs 65-55 win over UCLA in the semifinals of the Pac-10 tournament in 2009. Howland doesnt enjoy facing coaches he considers friends. I hope we dont have to do it again, he said. I really do.Floyd enjoyed seeing Howland this weekend, too.Great respect for him, Floyd said. Mississippi States got the right guy.BIG PICTUREUTEP: The Miners have a dynamic guard in Dominic Artis and a solid post player in 7-foot-1 Matt Willms. But if those two struggle, UTEP is often left forcing shots. Starter Jake Flaggert, a three-point specialist, was just 1 of 7 from behind the arc while Paul Thomas, also a starter, struggled from the field at 3 of 8 and was hurt by foul trouble. The Miners will have to discover a reliable third option quickly.Mississippi State: The Bulldogs are led by sophomore Quinndary Weatherspoon. But when Weatherspoon is off his game, as he was against UTEP, Mississippi State is stuck for reliable shooters. Aric Holman was dominant inside before fouling out with 86 seconds left. Take away Holmans 8 of 10 shooting and the Bulldogs were 13 of 42 from the field.INJURED QBen Howland said leading scorer Quinndary Weatherspoon would have an MRI on his left wrist, injured Friday in Southern Mississippis win over Boise State. We dont know how bad it might be, Howland said. Thats what concerns me.UP NEXTUTEP returns home for a two-game stretch, starting against Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday night.Mississippi State begins a five-game run at home when it faces Lehigh on Friday night---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org Cheap Womens Air Max 97 . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. 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James Tedesco was forced to wear the battle scars following his State of Origin debut but made a compelling claim for a bright representative future and an Australian jumper.The NSW fullback was among the sides best in their 18-14 dead-rubber win in game three on Wednesday night at ANZ Stadium, running for a game-high 231 metres from 24 runs.He was strong coming out of the Blues end, looked confident under the high ball and came within centimetres of scoring the winning try before being pulled down by Cooper Cronk.After calls to be included in the Blues side for several years, he didnt disappoint his legion of supporters and will come into consideration for the Kangaroos for the end-of-season Four Nations tournament.While he will do well to unseat incumbent Australian No.1 Darius Boyd, who was among Queenslands best all series, he could be an inclusion in the greater squad.Its a step above. You do those plays three or four times in NRL, youre going to get a result and Queenslands defence just holds strong throughout the whole game, Tedesco said of his first taste of representative football.Its a good opening for me and if I get the opportunnity next year, Ill be better for it.ddddddddddddTedesco was sporting the scars of a torrid battle after being targeted all night by the Queenslanders.He was wearing an ice pack on his knee after copping a cork and was left with a busted nose and lip after being hit hard by Greg Inglis in the first half.Greg Inglis got me a bit, it was pouring out blood from my nose for a bit and my lip (was swollen) as well, Tedesco said.Thats all part of it, I guess.Tedesco blamed his corked knee as the reason for being run down by Cronk in the second-last minute after looking almost certain to score and was just pleased Michael Jennings crossed for the deciding four-pointer on the next play.I had it in my head - a winning try on debut would have been pretty special, Tedesco said.I blame the cork - I got a cork late in the second half there so Ill blame that.But Queensland, they scramble for every minute.I just wanted to get a quick play-the-ball and, to see Jenko score the winner, its pretty hard to describe - I was buggered. 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