Jones, Mississippi State continue mastery of SE Louisiana with 75-68 win
AP
Nov 15, 2025
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Shawn Jones Jr. scored 17 points, shooting 7 of 10 including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, and Mississippi State Bulldogs beat Southeastern Louisiana Lions 75-68 on Saturday.
Josh Hubbard scored 15 points and reserve Jayden Epps 10 for the Bulldogs (2-1). Mississippi State outrebounded the Lions (0-4) 43-33 and had five players gather at least five or more boards.
Jeremy Elyzee scored 19 points and reserve Jalen Forrest 16 for Southeastern Louisiana.
Epps made a 3-pointer with 1:55 left in the first half to break a tie at 31, the Bulldogs went to halftime up 40-35 and never trailed again.
Hubbard's 3 with 6:18 left gave the Bulldogs their largest lead at 67-50. Southeastern Louisiana countered with a 12-1 run and got within 68-62 on Isaiah Gaines' layup with 2:02 remaining but the Lions never got closer.
Mississippi State moved its all-time record against Southeastern Louisiana to 20-1.
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1st Half
SELA
Lions
35
MSST
Bulldogs
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:35
Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
19:33
Jaiden Lawrence defensive rebound
19:15
Jeremy Elyzee misses two point layup
19:13
Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
19:05
Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
19:03
Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:53
+2
Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)
0-2
18:38
+3
Jaiden Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Elyzee assists)
3-2
18:21
Josh Hubbard misses two point hook shot
18:19
Jaiden Lawrence defensive rebound
18:08
Jaiden Lawrence turnover (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
18:04
+2
Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup
3-4
17:43
+2
Jeremy Elyzee makes two point layup
5-4
17:29
Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (Jeremy Elyzee steals)
17:24
Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul
17:24
+1
Jaiden Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-4
17:24
+1
Jaiden Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-4
17:05
Isaiah Gaines personal foul
17:03
+2
Sergej Macura makes two point layup (Dellquan Warren assists)
7-6
16:34
CJ Booker misses two point jump shot
16:32
CJ Booker offensive rebound
16:29
Quincy Ballard blocks CJ Booker's two point layup
16:27
Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
16:21
Isaiah Gaines blocks Sergej Macura's two point layup
16:19
Jaiden Lawrence defensive rebound
15:52
CJ Booker misses two point jump shot
15:50
Sergej Macura defensive rebound
15:37
Dellquan Warren misses three point jump shot
15:35
Jaiden Lawrence defensive rebound
15:14
CJ Booker misses two point jump shot
15:12
Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
15:06
+2
Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot
7-8
15:06
Isaiah Gaines shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
15:06
TV timeout
15:06
+1
Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1
7-9
14:58
Seth Jones turnover (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
14:54
+2
Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point dunk
7-11
14:27
Sergej Macura blocks Jeremy Elyzee's two point jump shot
14:25
Sergej Macura defensive rebound
14:02
Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
14:00
Jalen Forrest defensive rebound
13:55
Jamarion Davis-Fleming personal foul
13:45
Seth Jones misses three point jump shot
13:43
Jamarion Davis-Fleming defensive rebound
13:36
+2
Jayden Epps makes two point jump shot
7-13
13:16
Makhi Myles misses two point jump shot
13:14
Jayden Epps defensive rebound
13:09
King Grace turnover (out of bounds)
12:51
+3
Makhi Myles makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Elyzee assists)
10-13
12:32
Ubong-Abasi Etim blocks Sergej Macura's two point layup
12:30
Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:21
King Grace misses three point jump shot
12:19
Makhi Myles defensive rebound
12:11
+3
Jalen Forrest makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Elyzee assists)
13-13
12:02
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:02
TV timeout
11:48
Makhi Myles personal foul
11:33
Brandon Walker misses two point layup
11:31
Jamarion Davis-Fleming offensive rebound
11:30
Jalen Forrest shooting foul (Jamarion Davis-Fleming draws the foul)
11:30
Jamarion Davis-Fleming misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:30
Jamarion Davis-Fleming misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:30
Makhi Myles defensive rebound
11:13
+2
Jeremy Elyzee makes two point jump shot
15-13
11:08
Josh Hubbard turnover (Jeremy Elyzee steals)
11:03
Josh Hubbard personal foul
11:03
+1
Jalen Forrest makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-13
11:03
+1
Jalen Forrest makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-13
10:52
Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
10:50
Makhi Myles defensive rebound
10:46
Ubong-Abasi Etim misses two point dunk
10:44
Jeremy Elyzee offensive rebound
10:43
+2
Jeremy Elyzee makes two point layup
19-13
10:43
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
10:40
+2
Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)
19-15
10:19
Seth Jones misses three point jump shot
10:17
Achor Achor defensive rebound
10:10
Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
10:08
Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
10:04
+3
Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Achor Achor assists)