MISSST

Kentucky rides Allen eruption in win over Mississippi St.

AP
Jan 02, 2021

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Freshman Dontaie Allen scored a career-high 23 points with seven 3-pointers and Kentucky Wildcats ended its six-game skid beating Mississippi State Bulldogs 78-73 in double overtime Saturday night.

Allen finished 7-for-11 shooting from beyond the arc and 8-for-14 overall.

Olivier Sarr's 3 to start the second overtime gave the Wildcats the lead for good.

Iverson Molinar missed a contested 3 at the buzzer to send it to a second overtime. The Wildcats missed three shots on their final possession to force the first extra session.

Kentucky coach John Calipari was ejected after being issued consecutive technical fouls with 9:04 left in regulation and the Wildcats down 52-46 following Molinar's jump shot. Allen sank 5 of his 3s following Calipari's ejection.

Allen entered the contest having scored just a pair of baskets in 20 minutes of action prior to Saturday.

It was Kentucky's (2-6, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) first win since its season opener the day before Thanksgiving.

D.J. Stewart Jr. led the Bulldogs (6-4, 1-1) with 19 points.

FOR THE RECORD

Kentucky is now 10-2 in SEC openers under Calipari and 9-3 under Calipari in the first SEC road game of the year. The Wildcats now are 68-19 all-time in SEC openers.

Kentucky is 15-0 vs. the Bulldogs under Calipari, and Calipari is 16-0 in his career vs. Mississippi State.

UP NEXT

Kentucky: Faces Vanderbilt in Lexington on Tuesday.

Mississippi St: Hosts No. 12-ranked Missouri on Tuesday.

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1st Half
UK
Wildcats
30
MSST
Bulldogs
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Olivier Sarr vs. Tolu Smith (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:39		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:37		Olivier Sarr defensive rebound
19:17		Olivier Sarr misses two point turnaround jump shot
19:15		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
19:03	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point turnaround hook shot	0-2
18:34		Davion Mintz misses two point jump shot
18:32		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
18:32		Olivier Sarr personal foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
18:07		Abdul Ado offensive foul (Davion Mintz draws the foul)
18:07		Abdul Ado turnover
17:54		Olivier Sarr turnover (out of bounds)
17:36		Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
17:36	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
17:36	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
17:18	+3	Olivier Sarr makes three point jump shot (Devin Askew assists)	3-4
16:57		Iverson Molinar turnover (carrying)
16:35		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
16:33		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
16:11		Tolu Smith turnover (Isaiah Jackson steals)
16:06		Isaiah Jackson turnover (bad pass)
15:54	+3	Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	3-7
15:35		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:33		Wildcats offensive rebound
15:31		TV timeout
15:17	+3	Devin Askew makes three point jump shot (Lance Ware assists)	6-7
14:56		Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:54		Devin Askew defensive rebound
14:47		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
14:45		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
14:34	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point dunk (Iverson Molinar assists)	6-9
14:14	+3	Davion Mintz makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists)	9-9
13:52		Javian Davis misses three point jump shot
13:50		Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Devin Askew makes two point jump shot	11-9
13:17		Iverson Molinar misses two point layup
13:15		Javian Davis offensive rebound
13:15		Lance Ware shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
13:15		Javian Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:15	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-10
12:49	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point pullup jump shot	13-10
12:27	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot (Javian Davis assists)	13-12
12:20		Abdul Ado personal foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
12:08		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
12:06		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
11:59		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
11:57		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
11:48		Iverson Molinar misses two point layup
11:46		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
11:37	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	13-14
11:31	+2	Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-14
11:17		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
11:15		Lance Ware defensive rebound
11:05		Lance Ware turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
10:58	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	15-16
10:57		Cameron Matthews personal foul
10:57		TV timeout
10:38	+2	Devin Askew makes two point jump shot	17-16
10:20		Javian Davis turnover (Isaiah Jackson steals)
10:08		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:06		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
9:53		Olivier Sarr blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup
9:51		Olivier Sarr defensive rebound
9:48		Wildcats 30 second timeout
9:20		Devin Askew misses two point jump shot
9:18		Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
9:18	+2	Isaiah Jackson makes two point putback layup	19-16
9:18		Tolu Smith shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
9:18		Isaiah Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:18		Jacob Toppin offensive rebound
9:18	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point tip shot	21-16
9:04		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
9:02		Olivier Sarr defensive rebound
8:43		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
8:41		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
8:34		Isaiah Jackson blocks Deivon Smith's two point jump shot
8:34		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
8:34		Davion Mintz turnover (Abdul Ado steals)
8:34		Olivier Sarr blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup
8:32		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
8:07		Isaiah Jackson blocks Cameron Matthews's two point jump shot
8:07		Davion Mintz defensive rebound
8:07		D.J. Stewart Jr. shooting foul (Davion Mintz draws the foul)
8:07		TV timeout
8:07		TV timeout
8:07		Davion Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:07		Davion Mintz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:07		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
7:51		Tolu Smith offensive foul (Devin Askew draws the foul)
7:51		Tolu Smith turnover
7:27		Isaiah Jackson misses two point jump shot
7:25		Javian Davis defensive rebound
7:15	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point floating jump shot	21-18
6:44		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
6:42		Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
6:40		Brandon Boston Jr. offensive foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
6:40		Brandon Boston Jr. turnover
6:22	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point jump shot (Abdul Ado assists)	21-20
5:56		Davion Mintz turnover (Jalen Johnson steals)
5:48	+2	Jalen Johnson makes two point layup	21-22
5:32		Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:30		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
5:20		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
5:18		Javian Davis offensive rebound
5:12		Isaiah Jackson blocks Javian Davis's two point layup
5:06		Davion Mintz defensive rebound
5:06		Abdul Ado personal foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul)
5:06		Brandon Boston Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 (Jalen Johnson lane violation)
5:06		Brandon Boston Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:06		Javian Davis defensive rebound
4:49	+2	Javian Davis makes two point dunk (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	21-24
4:29		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:27		Lance Ware offensive rebound
4:22	+2	Lance Ware makes two point putback layup	23-24
3:58		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
3:56		Quinten Post offensive rebound
3:54		Brandon Boston Jr. blocks Quinten Post's two point layup
3:52		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:52		TV timeout
3:42		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:40		Quinten Post offensive rebound
3:30	+2	Quinten Post makes two point putback layup	23-26
3:15		Javian Davis personal foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul)
3:15	+1	Brandon Boston Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
3:15	+1	Brandon Boston Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-26
2:53	+3	Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	25-29
2:30		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:28		Devin Askew offensive rebound
2:28		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:28		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
2:21		Devin Askew shooting foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
2:21	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-30
2:21	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-31
2:01		Dontaie Allen misses two point jump shot
1:59		Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
1:54	+2	Olivier Sarr makes two point putback layup	27-31
1:44		Quinten Post offensive foul
1:44		Quinten Post turnover
1:32	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Askew assists)	30-31
1:12		Davion Mintz blocks Iverson Molinar's two point jump shot
1:10		Bulldogs offensive rebound
1:10		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:10		Iverson Molinar offensive rebound
1:10	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	30-33
0:54		Olivier Sarr turnover
0:45		Lance Ware blocks Javian Davis's two point jump shot
0:43		Lance Ware defensive rebound
0:28		Lance Ware turnover (traveling)
0:07	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	30-35
0:02		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs defensive rebound

2nd Half
UK
Wildcats
31
MSST
Bulldogs
26

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Devin Askew misses two point jump shot
19:28		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
19:28		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
19:25		Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound
19:07		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:07		Javian Davis defensive rebound
19:07		Isaiah Jackson personal foul
18:37	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	30-37
18:20		Davion Mintz misses two point jump shot
18:18		Javian Davis defensive rebound
18:17		Tolu Smith turnover
17:56		Jalen Johnson shooting foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul)
17:56	+1	Brandon Boston Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-37
17:56		Brandon Boston Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:56		Javian Davis defensive rebound
17:40		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (Lance Ware steals)
17:15		Devin Askew turnover (bad pass) (Javian Davis steals)
16:58		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (Isaiah Jackson steals)
16:58	+2	Davion Mintz makes two point layup (Isaiah Jackson assists)	33-37
16:32		Iverson Molinar turnover (Devin Askew steals)
16:27	+2	Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point layup (Davion Mintz assists)	35-37
15:59		Isaiah Jackson blocks Abdul Ado's two point hook shot
16:26		TV timeout
15:59		Isaiah Jackson blocks Abdul Ado's two point hook shot
15:57		Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
15:47		Jacob Toppin misses two point jump shot
15:45		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
15:35	+3	Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	35-40
15:18		Abdul Ado blocks Isaiah Jackson's two point jump shot
15:17		Wildcats offensive rebound
15:17		TV timeout
15:06		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
15:04		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point pullup jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	35-42
14:24		Devin Askew turnover (traveling)
14:13		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:12		Lance Ware defensive rebound
14:12		Tolu Smith personal foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
13:54		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
13:52		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
13:46		Dontaie Allen blocks Iverson Molinar's two point layup
13:44		Lance Ware defensive rebound
13:30	+2	Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point layup (Devin Askew assists)	37-42
13:17		Brandon Boston Jr. shooting foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
13:17	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-43
13:17	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-44
13:04	+2	Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point jump shot (Devin Askew assists)	39-44
12:37	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point jump shot	39-46
12:37		Olivier Sarr shooting foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
12:37	+1	Abdul Ado makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-47
12:22	+2	Devin Askew makes two point layup	41-47
12:05		Dontaie Allen shooting foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
12:05		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:43		Dontaie Allen personal foul
12:05	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-48
11:43		Davion Mintz turnover (Deivon Smith steals)
11:43		Dontaie Allen personal foul
11:43		TV timeout
11:26		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:24		Lance Ware defensive rebound
11:15		Devin Askew turnover (Abdul Ado steals)
11:09	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	41-50
10:20		Lance Ware defensive rebound
10:45		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:43		Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
10:37		Olivier Sarr turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
10:22		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point layup
10:20		Lance Ware defensive rebound
10:19		Deivon Smith personal foul (Devin Askew draws the foul)
10:02		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
10:00		Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
9:51	+2	Olivier Sarr makes two point layup	43-50
9:45		Javian Davis turnover (bad pass)
9:38	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot	46-50
9:05	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Javian Davis assists)	46-52
9:05		John Calipari technical foul
9:05		John Calipari technical foul
8:45	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	49-55
9:05		Jalen Johnson misses technical free throw 1 of 2
9:05	+1	Jalen Johnson makes technical free throw 2 of 2	46-53
9:05	+1	Jalen Johnson makes technical free throw 1 of 2	46-54
9:05	+1	Jalen Johnson makes technical free throw 2 of 2	46-55
8:45	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	49-55
8:12		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (Olivier Sarr steals)
7:55	+2	Olivier Sarr makes two point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	51-55
7:21		Iverson Molinar turnover (Brandon Boston Jr. steals)
7:15	+2	Lance Ware makes two point dunk (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)	53-55
6:17		Tolu Smith misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:15		TV timeout
7:00		Lance Ware personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
7:00		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:00		Olivier Sarr defensive rebound
6:33		Abdul Ado blocks Devin Askew's three point jump shot
6:31		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
6:17		Tolu Smith misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:15		Lance Ware defensive rebound
6:04		Olivier Sarr misses two point hook shot
6:02		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
5:50		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:48		Davion Mintz defensive rebound
5:40		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
5:38		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
5:24		Abdul Ado turnover (Davion Mintz steals)
5:16		Davion Mintz turnover (Iverson Molinar steals)
5:12		Iverson Molinar misses two point layup
5:08		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
5:06	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	56-55
3:56		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
4:51		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:49		Lance Ware defensive rebound
4:24		Isaiah Jackson misses two point jump shot
4:22		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
4:11		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
4:09		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
3:58		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point layup
3:56		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
3:52	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point putback layup	56-57
3:30		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
3:28		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
3:09		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point layup
3:07		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
3:06		Tolu Smith turnover (Brandon Boston Jr. steals)
3:04		Abdul Ado blocks Devin Askew's two point jump shot
3:02		Bulldogs defensive rebound
3:02		TV timeout
2:54		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
2:52		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
2:29	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)	56-59
2:04		Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:02		Lance Ware offensive rebound
2:01		Iverson Molinar personal foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
0:50		Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
0:39	+2	Olivier Sarr makes two point layup	61-61
1:43		Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
1:41		Lance Ware offensive rebound
1:34		Tolu Smith blocks Lance Ware's two point jump shot
1:32		Devin Askew offensive rebound
1:27	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Davion Mintz assists)	59-59
1:10	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	59-61
0:01		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
0:52		Abdul Ado blocks Olivier Sarr's two point hook shot
0:50		Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
0:39	+2	Olivier Sarr makes two point layup	61-61
0:21		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:19		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
0:05		Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
0:03		Lance Ware offensive rebound
0:03		Lance Ware misses two point layup
0:01		Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
0:01		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
UK
Wildcats
7
MSST
Bulldogs
7

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Lance Ware vs. Abdul Ado (Bulldogs gains possession)
4:33		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
4:31		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
4:28	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point tip shot	61-63
4:05		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
4:03		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
3:52		Dontaie Allen personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
3:52		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:52		Olivier Sarr defensive rebound
3:28		Tolu Smith blocks Davion Mintz's two point jump shot
3:26		Dontaie Allen offensive rebound
3:24		Davion Mintz turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Stewart Jr. steals)
3:20		Devin Askew personal foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
3:20		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:12	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
3:03	+2	Davion Mintz makes two point floating jump shot	63-64
2:39		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
2:37		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
2:39		Jacob Toppin personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-65
2:39		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:39		Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
2:25	+2	Jacob Toppin makes two point layup	65-65
1:53		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
1:51		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
1:42		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
1:40		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
1:34		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
1:32		Jalen Johnson offensive rebound
1:22		Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:20		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
1:09	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Askew assists)	68-65
0:43	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	68-68
0:36		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:17		Tolu Smith blocks Davion Mintz's two point jump shot
0:15		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:15		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:01		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
0:00		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2OT
UK
Wildcats
10
MSST
Bulldogs
5

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Lance Ware vs. Abdul Ado (Bulldogs gains possession)
4:42		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
4:40		Olivier Sarr defensive rebound
4:19	+3	Olivier Sarr makes three point jump shot (Devin Askew assists)	71-68
3:52		Davion Mintz shooting foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
3:51	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-69
3:51	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-70
3:24	+2	Dontaie Allen makes two point jump shot (Olivier Sarr assists)	73-70
3:00		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
2:58		Davion Mintz defensive rebound
2:30	+3	Dontaie Allen makes three point jump shot (Lance Ware assists)	76-70
2:20		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:00		Iverson Molinar turnover (Devin Askew steals)
1:34	+2	Devin Askew makes two point floating jump shot	78-70
1:12	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot	78-73
0:38		Olivier Sarr misses two point jump shot
0:36		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
0:22		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
0:20		Devin Askew defensive rebound
0:17		Iverson Molinar personal foul (Devin Askew draws the foul)
0:16		Lance Ware turnover (Abdul Ado steals)
0:08		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
0:06		Dontaie Allen defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Dontaie Allen defensive rebound