LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Dak Prescott accounted for three touchdowns, Josh Robinson rushed for two TDs and top-ranked Mississippi State beat Kentucky 45-31 on Saturday. Playing for the first time atop the rankings, the Bulldogs (7-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) showed no rust coming off a bye. That was a good thing in a wild game that resembled a shootout at times, which Mississippi State won with timely touchdowns that held off the stubborn Wildcats (5-3, 2-3). Kentucky got within a touchdown four times, and Heisman Trophy hopeful Prescott and Robinson answered with TDs on three occasions. Prescott ran for TDs of 2 and 11 yards and hit Brandon Hill for an 8-yard TD. Robinsons 73-yard touchdown run early in the fourth for a 38-24 lead proved critical after Patrick Towles 4-yard TD dive with 2:31 remaining brought Kentucky within 38-31. Christian Holmes 61-yard kickoff return TD nine seconds later provided the Bulldogs final answer. Robinson, who rushed for 198 yards on 23 carries, capped Mississippi States opening drive with a 12-yard TD run. Prescott completed 18 of 33 passes for 216 yards with an interception and rushed for 88 yards on 18 carries. Mississippi State outgained Kentucky 542-504 and needed every yard. Those big contributions helped Bulldogs win their 10th straight game dating back to last season. They also earned their sixth straight win over the Wildcats in tying the series at 21 wins each. But typical of a competitive series where four of the past six games have been decided by a touchdown or less, Mississippi State couldnt exhale until the final gun. Thats because Kentucky used big plays to stay close as Towles hit Demarco Robinson for a game-tying 67-yard touchdown in the first quarter and Javess Blue for a 58-yard TD late in the third. Towles 48-yard run in that quarter set up his 10-yard run that brought the Wildcats within 24-17. Towles finished with 390 yards on 24-of-43 passing and led Kentucky with 76 yards rushing on 23 carries. He was following the lead set early and often by Prescott. After forcing Kentucky to punt on its opening drive, Prescott completed his first five passes for 56 yards to quickly move Mississippi State into Kentucky territory. But Prescotts biggest play was recovering his own fumble at the Wildcats 13 after a 3-yard gain, extending the drive and setting up Josh Robinsons walk-in touchdown on the next play. Kentucky responded quickly with Towles TD pass to Robinson that got the sellout homecoming crowd of 64,791 back in the game. If going up to snag the high pass wasnt impressive enough, Robinson managed to keep his feet inbounds as he came down while shaking off the defender. Robinson dodged a couple more tackles on his way to the end zone, giving Kentucky the momentum boost it needed, and the big play it lacked in last weeks 41-3 throttling at LSU. But the Wildcats werent done. Mississippi State scored 10 straight points, converting Braylon Heards fumble into Evan Sobiesks 26-yard field goal and capping a 68-yard drive with Prescotts 2-yard run. Austin MacGinnis 34-yard field goal brought Kentucky within a touchdown and the Wildcats got another chance to narrow the lead before halftime. Mississippi State began the second half strongly behind leading rusher Robinson, who got the Bulldogs into Kentucky territory with three straight carries for 34 yards to the 28. Prescott finished things off five plays later with a bullish 11-yard TD run for a 24-10 lead that still wasnt safe. Towles 48-yard run to Mississippi States 38 and three passes for 33 yards got Kentucky to the 5 before the sophomore was sacked for a 5-yard loss. Towles responded with a gutsy 10-yard run and spin over the goal line for the TD. Julian Brandt Jersey . One out away from finishing off an impressive shutout, they let a must-win game slip away. Marvin Plattenhardt Jersey . 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Jrue Holiday had 13 points and Eric Gordon added 12 for New Orleans.Mike Scott and Jeff Teague each had 11 points for Atlanta.Most diminutive players are forced to take the long road to NHL arenas, if they get there at all. The Habs Brendan Gallagher waited until the fifth round to hear his name called at the 2010 draft. Teammate David Desharnais never heard his name called and needed to ply his trade in the ECHL before the Habs took notice and signed him as a free agent. Mike Weaver was similarly undrafted. Brian Gionta and Tomas Plekanec went in the third round of their respective drafts. St. Louis was passed over by midget teams, ironically, ignored by the QMJHL, undrafted, signed by the Flames but later bought out after being exposed and unselected during the 2000 expansion draft, signed by Tampa Bay, and then became a surefire first ballot Hall of Famer, Stanley Cup winner, and Olympic gold medalist. But too small to play in this mans NHL, for sure.(h/tNational Post)If smaller skaters are in tough against the closed-mindedness of hockeys front offices, then life is near impossible for wee goalies. If the hockey community had its way, Dustin Tokarski would be working the take-out window at a Tim Hortons in Saskatchewan. At 511, he is everything the scouts are not looking for in a goalie. He is not the prototype. He is not Carey Price. Tampa Bay scout Charlie Hodge (himself a small, 56, NHL goaltender who accomplished nothing in the league with his limited stature other than six Stanley Cups and two Vezinas) had to beg the Lightning to draft Tokarski in the fifth round. 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Desharnais has been arguably Montreals best forward, if not their most consistent. Gallagher is proving that strength comes from within, and not gigantism. Tokarski has gone from relative obscurity to revelation. Weaver is more adept at blocking shots than Peter Budaj. Sixth-rounder Hagelin is proving to be perhaps the fastest skater in the league. Zucarello, affectionately nicknamed the Hobbit, is a force with his speed and creativity. And the grandfather of them all, St. Louis, is authoring a tale for the ages, the kind of postseason story that makes the playoffs so compelling.(h/t 5 Minutes For Fighting)Maurice Richard, Bobby Hull and son Brett were 510. Gordie Howe, Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr were measured at 6, but they were wearing their shoes. Guy Lafleur was also listed at 6, but at least two of those inches were hair. At some point during the 90s, when scouting staffs inflated and Eric Lindros arrived, the NHL experienced a sea change in philosophy. They became infatuated with size and believed they could manufacture skill and scoring through systems. The result was lower scoring, issues with concussions, and endless tinkering with rules in order to create the very scoring that they themselves had diluted. In witnessing one of the most entertaining and compelling postseasons in recent memory, one hopes that the NHL can again changes its ways, and value skill no matter what size the package it comes in. 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