Claudell Harris Jr. scored a game-high 19 points as Mississippi State used a big second half to pull away from Central Michigan 83-59 on Tuesday in Jackson, Miss.Michael Nwoko tallied 18 points and had seven rebounds and Josh Hubbard chipped in 11 points for Mississippi State (10-1).Jakobi Heady led Central Michigan (5-5) with 18 points and Anthony Pritchard scored 15 points.The Bulldogs opened the second half on a 14-0 run and took control of a tight game. Mississippi State forced four turnovers during the decisive rally. Nwoko started the run with a jumper and Keshawn Murphy capped it with a layup as the Bulldogs’ lead stretched to 46-25.The Chippewas never drew closer than 17 points the rest of the way.Central Michigan jumped out to a 7-1 lead as Mississippi State committed two turnovers and needed just over three minutes to make its first basket.The Bulldogs’ first make came on a Hubbard 3-pointer, which Harris followed with two treys before Shawn Jones Jr. added a layup to cap an 11-0 run.Heady sank a runner in the lane to stop the Mississippi State rally, but the Bulldogs held the Chippewas without a field goal for over three minutes and extended their lead to 22-10 midway through the first half.The visitors fought to stay in the game, closing within 24-17 on a banked 3-pointer by Heady, but Harris answered with a pair of treys 24 seconds apart to put Mississippi State up 30-17.