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Mississippi State faces in-state challenge from Jackson State
Coming off an improved defensive effort, Mississippi State Bulldogs will look to continue its positive start to the season when in-state foe Jackson State Tigers visits Starkville on Monday night.
Mississippi State (2-0) has a pair of easy wins. In their 82-44 victory over Northwestern State on Thursday, the Bulldogs showed they had learned something from a 106-88 opening win over Tennessee Tech last Monday.
"It gave me an opportunity to kind of rally the troops," Bulldogs coach Chris Jans said of the Bulldogs' improvement from one game to the next. "I think they came out of the gate with the defensive mindset."
Mississippi State held Northwestern State to 29.8% shooting from the field (14 of 47), and Josh Hubbard led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Reserve King Grace added 12 points, and Kimani Hamilton chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds.
Hubbard has 40 points this season and is just 13 points shy of 2,000 for his Mississippi State career. That would make him the fourth Bulldogs player to reach that mark, but Hubbard is just 155 points shy of tying Jeff Malone's all-time school scoring mark of 2,142 points.
Jackson State (1-1) enters Monday's game off a surprising win for its first-year head coach, Trey Johnson, in an 87-85 victory over Tulane on Thursday.
The Tigers rallied from a 15-point deficit and won after Tulane tried to call a timeout it did not have with possession of the ball and 1.6 seconds remaining in a tie game. Daeshun Ruffin drained the technical free throws and Dorian McMillian helped force a miss on Tulane's final shot to preserve the victory.
McMillian leads the Tigers with an average of 16.5 points per game, and he tallied 23 points and seven rebounds in the win. Reserve Mike Williams added 20 points on 4-for-7 shooting from 3-point range, and Ruffin notched 17 points after the game-winning free throws. Williams (15.5 ppg) and Ruffin (11) are the other double-figure scorers in the young season.
"I think the guys that we've got in the room, we're a team that can really go and shake things up and play any style of basketball," Johnson said.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 |  | End of period | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | RJ Johnson makes two point layup | 29-51 |
| 0:25 | | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:25 |  | +2 | Ebo Wilson makes two point hook shot | 29-49 |
| 0:27 | | Ebo Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Chip Brunt misses two point layup | ||
| 0:44 | | RJ Johnson personal foul (Tigers draws the foul) | ||
| 1:04 | | +3 | Tajuan Simpkins makes three point jump shot (RJ Johnson assists) | 27-49 |
| 1:10 | | RJ Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Jalyn Collingwood blocks Ebo Wilson's two point layup | ||
| 1:16 | | Ebo Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Mike Williams misses two point layup | ||
| 1:23 | | AT Manyuon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Jalyn Collingwood misses two point layup | ||
| 1:25 | | RJ Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:30 | | +2 | Thomas Bassong makes two point layup (Tristan Reed assists) | 27-46 |
| 2:46 | | +3 | Mike Williams makes three point jump shot (Daeshun Ruffin assists) | 27-44 |
| 3:09 | | +2 | Tristan Reed makes two point dunk (Tajuan Simpkins assists) | 24-44 |
| 3:20 | | Kendyl Sanders defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Mike Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | +2 | Thomas Bassong makes two point dunk (Tajuan Simpkins assists) | 24-42 |
| 3:49 | | Tajuan Simpkins defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Tristan Reed blocks AT Manyuon's two point layup | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Thomas Bassong makes two point layup (Tristan Reed assists) | 24-40 |
| 5:05 | | +3 | Mike Williams makes three point jump shot (Nikk Williams assists) | 24-38 |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Tristan Reed makes two point layup | 21-38 |
| 5:05 | | Tristan Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Thomas Bassong defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | AT Manyuon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Tigers 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Tajuan Simpkins makes two point layup | 21-36 |
| 5:23 | | Dorian McMillian turnover (lost ball) (King Grace steals) | ||
| 5:44 | | King Grace turnover (lost ball) (Dorian McMillian steals) | ||
| 5:55 | | Kimani Hamilton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Delyle Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Thomas Bassong turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:24 | | DJ Davis turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 6:24 | | DJ Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | +3 | Tajuan Simpkins makes three point jump shot (King Grace assists) | 21-34 |
| 7:03 | | ND Okafor offensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Jalyn Collingwood defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Delyle Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | +3 | Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (ND Okafor assists) | 21-31 |
| 7:53 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:53 | | Tigers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:29 | | +3 | Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot | 21-28 |
| 8:35 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 21-25 |
| 8:35 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 21-24 |
| 8:35 | | Nikk Williams turnover | ||
| 8:35 | | Nikk Williams technical foul | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Kimani Hamilton makes two point layup (RJ Johnson assists) | 21-23 |
| 8:46 | | +2 | Nikk Williams makes two point jump shot (AT Manyuon assists) | 21-21 |
| 9:11 | | +2 | Kimani Hamilton makes two point dunk (ND Okafor assists) | 19-21 |
| 9:23 | | Mike Williams turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | Mike Williams offensive foul | ||
| 9:40 | | ND Okafor turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:40 | | ND Okafor offensive foul | ||
| 9:56 | | ND Okafor defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Nikk Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | AT Manyuon misses two point layup | ||
| 10:12 | | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-19 |
| 10:12 | | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-18 |
| 10:12 | | DJ Davis shooting foul (RJ Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | +3 | Mike Williams makes three point jump shot (Nikk Williams assists) | 19-17 |
| 10:40 | | Josh Hubbard turnover | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Chip Brunt makes two point jump shot | 16-17 |
| 11:34 | | +2 | Tajuan Simpkins makes two point layup | 14-17 |
| 11:39 | | RJ Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Nikk Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:59 | | Mike Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:59 | | Thomas Bassong misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:59 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:59 | | Chip Brunt shooting foul (Thomas Bassong draws the foul) | ||
| 11:59 | | +2 | Thomas Bassong makes two point jump shot | 14-15 |
| 12:02 | | Thomas Bassong offensive rebound | ||
| 12:04 | | King Grace misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:15 | | DJ Davis personal foul (Tristan Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 12:17 | | Tristan Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 12:19 | | King Grace misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:30 | | Tajuan Simpkins defensive rebound | ||
| 12:32 | | Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:43 | | Tristan Reed turnover (lost ball) (DJ Davis steals) | ||
| 12:43 | | +3 | Mike Williams makes three point jump shot (DJ Davis assists) | 14-13 |
| 13:06 | | +2 | King Grace makes two point layup | 11-13 |
| 13:24 | | +3 | Mike Williams makes three point jump shot | 11-11 |
| 13:40 | | +2 | Tristan Reed makes two point layup (King Grace assists) | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | | +2 | Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | | Willie Burnett III turnover (lost ball) (Daeshun Ruffin steals) | ||
| 14:19 | | +1 | Mike Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-9 |
| 14:19 | | Willie Burnett III shooting foul (Mike Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 14:19 | | +2 | Mike Williams makes two point layup | 5-9 |
| 14:34 | | +2 | Tristan Reed makes two point dunk (Kendyl Sanders assists) | 3-9 |
| 14:54 | | Ebo Wilson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 14:54 | | Ebo Wilson offensive foul (Bulldogs draws the foul) | ||
| 15:14 | | Chip Brunt defensive rebound | ||
| 15:16 | | Kimani Hamilton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:41 | | Ebo Wilson personal foul (King Grace draws the foul) | ||
| 15:41 | | King Grace defensive rebound | ||
| 15:43 | | Mike Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:48 | | Ebo Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 15:50 | | Tristan Reed misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:03 | | Daeshun Ruffin turnover (lost ball) (ND Okafor steals) | ||
| 16:03 | | Jump ball. Daeshun Ruffin vs. ND Okafor (Bulldogs gains possession) | ||
| 16:13 | | Dorian McMillian defensive rebound | ||
| 16:15 | | King Grace misses two point layup | ||
| 16:25 | | King Grace defensive rebound | ||
| 16:27 | | Daeshun Ruffin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:57 | | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-7 |
| 16:57 | | Daeshun Ruffin shooting foul (RJ Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 16:57 | | +2 | RJ Johnson makes two point layup | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | | Daeshun Ruffin turnover (RJ Johnson steals) | ||
| 16:59 | | Daeshun Ruffin defensive rebound | ||
| 17:01 | | Thomas Bassong misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:26 | | +3 | Delyle Williams makes three point jump shot (Daeshun Ruffin assists) | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | | Delyle Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 17:35 | | RJ Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:43 | | RJ Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:45 | | Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:13 | | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | | RJ Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:13 | | Dorian McMillian shooting foul (RJ Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 18:21 | | Delyle Williams turnover | ||
| 18:31 | | Nikk Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 18:33 | | Dorian McMillian misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:54 | | +3 | Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bassong assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | | RJ Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 19:14 | | ND Okafor blocks Nikk Williams's two point layup | ||
| 19:24 | | Dorian McMillian defensive rebound | ||
| 19:26 | | Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:37 | | Thomas Bassong defensive rebound | ||
| 19:39 | | Delyle Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 20:00 | | (Tigers gains possession) |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 2 | RJ Johnson makes two point layup | 0:03 |
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Bulldogs 30 second timeout | 0:25 |
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+ 2 | Ebo Wilson makes two point hook shot | 0:25 |
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Ebo Wilson offensive rebound | 0:27 |
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Chip Brunt misses two point layup | 0:29 |
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RJ Johnson personal foul (Tigers draws the foul) | 0:44 |
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+ 3 | Tajuan Simpkins makes three point jump shot (RJ Johnson assists) | 1:04 |
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RJ Johnson defensive rebound | 1:10 |
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Jalyn Collingwood blocks Ebo Wilson's two point layup | 1:12 |
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Ebo Wilson offensive rebound | 1:16 |
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Mike Williams misses two point layup | 1:18 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 29 | 51 |
| Field Goals | 11-31 (35.5%) | 20-31 (64.5%) |
| 3-Pointers | 6-18 (33.3%) | 5-11 (45.5%) |
| Free Throws | 1-1 (100.0%) | 6-8 (75.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 13 | 19 |
| Offensive | 5 | 4 |
| Defensive | 8 | 15 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 6 | 12 |
| Steals | 3 | 3 |
| Blocks | 0 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 6 |
| Fouls | 9 | 3 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
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64.5 PPG | 34.5 RPG | 12.5 APG |
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94.0 PPG | 48.0 RPG | 17.0 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
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. Williams G | 15.5 PPG | 3.5 RPG | 1.5 APG | 45.8 FG% |
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. Hubbard G | 20.0 PPG | 1.0 RPG | 6.0 APG | 52.4 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
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| M. Williams G | 18 PTS | 1 REB | 0 AST | ||
| J. Hubbard G | 11 PTS | 0 REB | 0 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Ruffin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Williams | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| D. McMillian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Manyuon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Ruffin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Williams | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| D. McMillian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Manyuon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Brunt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Hoover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Butler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Kolev | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Nettles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Husband | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Lawson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 13 | 6 | 11/31 | 6/18 | 1/1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Hubbard | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Johnson | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Bassong | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Okafor | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Hubbard | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Johnson | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Bassong | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Okafor | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Simpkins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Reed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Grace | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Collingwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Sanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Burnett III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Bartlett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Chol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Paul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Magee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Reed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 51 | 19 | 12 | 20/31 | 5/11 | 6/8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 |