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Molinar scores 17 as Mississippi St. beats Ole Miss 66-56

AP
Feb 20, 2021

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Iverson Molinar scored 17 points, Mississippi State Bulldogs picked up 36 in the paint, and the Bulldogs defeated in-state rival Ole Miss Rebels 66-56 on Saturday.

D.J. Stewart Jr. added 16 points with six assists and Tolu Smith scored 12 points as the Bulldogs (12-11, 6-8 Southeastern Conference) avenged an 18-point home loss to Mississippi on Jan. 19.

The Bulldogs and Rebels (12-9, 7-7) had gone in opposite directions since the two teams' first meeting. State dropped six of its last seven SEC outings, while Ole Miss won six of its last eight SEC games.

KJ Buffen was the only Ole Miss player to reach double figures with 13 points. Devontae Shuler, who was averaging 21.8 points per game during Ole Miss' four-game win streak - including two against Top 10 foes - was held to four points on 1-of-15 shooting, 0-for-6 from distance.

The Rebels shot 38% (21 of 55) and made just 5 of 19 3-point shots.

Mississippi State opened with a pair of dunks from Abdul Ado and Smith and never trailed. The Bulldogs led 31-25 at the break and Molinar scored 12 of his 17 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half to keep Ole Miss at bay.

The Rebels and the Bulldogs are the SEC's most-played rivalry, having met 263 times, and Ole Miss had won 11 of the previous 15 matchups.

The Bulldogs host South Carolina on Wednesday. Ole Miss is at No. 20 Missouri on Tuesday.

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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
31
MISS
Rebels
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Abdul Ado vs. Romello White (Iverson Molinar gains possession)
19:31		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:29		Bulldogs offensive rebound
19:29		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
19:03		Devontae Shuler misses two point step back jump shot
19:01		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
18:54	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point dunk (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	2-0
18:34		Robert Allen offensive foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
18:34		Robert Allen turnover
18:11	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point dunk (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	4-0
17:42	+2	Romello White makes two point reverse layup	4-2
17:30		Robert Allen blocks D.J. Stewart Jr.'s two point layup
17:28		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:15		Tolu Smith turnover (bad pass)
16:59		Devontae Shuler misses two point jump shot
16:57		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point reverse layup (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	6-2
16:49		Rebels 30 second timeout
16:38		Luis Rodriguez turnover (traveling)
16:24		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (bad pass)
16:04		Abdul Ado blocks KJ Buffen's two point driving layup
16:04		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
15:45	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	8-2
14:46		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
14:18		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
14:14		Iverson Molinar misses two point floating jump shot
14:12		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
14:11	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point putback layup	12-4
14:11		Romello White shooting foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
14:11		TV timeout
14:11	+1	Abdul Ado makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-4
13:58	+3	Austin Crowley makes three point jump shot (KJ Buffen assists)	13-7
13:31	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point turnaround hook shot (Javian Davis assists)	15-7
13:00		Matthew Murrell turnover (traveling)
12:47		Javian Davis turnover (out of bounds)
12:28		Devontae Shuler misses two point floating jump shot
12:26		Devontae Shuler offensive rebound
12:21		Devontae Shuler misses two point putback layup
12:19		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
12:04		Javian Davis turnover (carrying)
11:54		Javian Davis shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-8
11:54	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-9
11:31		Javian Davis turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Murrell steals)
11:19		Devontae Shuler misses two point floating jump shot
11:17		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
11:12		KJ Buffen misses two point layup
11:10		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
11:03		KJ Buffen blocks Javian Davis's two point layup
11:01		Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:49	+2	Javian Davis makes two point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	17-9
10:32		Deivon Smith personal foul (Romello White draws the foul)
10:18		KJ Buffen turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals)
10:10		Austin Crowley personal foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
9:54	+2	Javian Davis makes two point hook shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	19-9
9:32		KJ Buffen turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals)
9:28	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point driving layup	21-9
9:28		Luis Rodriguez shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-9
9:10	+3	Luis Rodriguez makes three point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)	22-12
8:52		Luis Rodriguez personal foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
8:32		Romello White blocks Abdul Ado's two point layup
8:30		Rebels defensive rebound
8:15		Romello White turnover (bad pass)
8:03	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point floating jump shot	24-12
7:41		Abdul Ado personal foul (Romello White draws the foul)
7:41		TV timeout
7:21		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
7:19		Romello White offensive rebound
7:06		Jarkel Joiner misses two point pullup jump shot
7:04		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
6:40		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
6:38		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
6:21		Devontae Shuler misses two point floating jump shot
6:19		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:04		Deivon Smith misses two point floating jump shot
6:02		Rebels defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot (Romello White assists)	24-14
5:08		Abdul Ado misses two point hook shot
5:06		Devontae Shuler defensive rebound
5:01		Deivon Smith shooting foul (Devontae Shuler draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Devontae Shuler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-15
5:01	+1	Devontae Shuler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-16
4:51	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point driving layup	26-16
4:36		Derek Fountain personal foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
4:26		Derek Fountain personal foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
4:10		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
4:08		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
4:03		Romello White personal foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
3:51		Iverson Molinar misses two point pullup jump shot
3:49		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
3:35		Tolu Smith turnover (lost ball) (KJ Buffen steals)
3:30	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point finger roll layup	26-18
3:10		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
3:07		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
3:07		Robert Allen blocks Tolu Smith's two point reverse layup
3:05		Robert Allen defensive rebound
2:49		KJ Buffen offensive foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
2:49		KJ Buffen turnover
2:49		TV timeout
2:35	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point hook shot (Jalen Johnson assists)	28-18
2:15	+3	KJ Buffen makes three point jump shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	28-21
1:47		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:45		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
1:33		Matthew Murrell misses two point pullup jump shot
1:31		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:30		KJ Buffen personal foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul)
1:30		Jalen Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:30		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
1:08	+2	Austin Crowley makes two point pullup jump shot	28-23
0:41		Robert Allen blocks Iverson Molinar's two point driving layup
0:39		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
0:36		Jarkel Joiner misses two point driving layup
0:34		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:05	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 3	29-23
0:05		Austin Crowley shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 3	29-23
0:05	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 3	30-23
0:05	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 3 of 3	31-23
0:01	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point driving layup	31-25

2nd Half
MSST
Bulldogs
35
MISS
Rebels
31

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Jarkel Joiner turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Stewart Jr. steals)
19:33		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (bad pass)
19:19	+2	Romello White makes two point layup (Luis Rodriguez assists)	31-27
18:51		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:49		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
18:45		D.J. Stewart Jr. blocks Jarkel Joiner's two point driving layup
18:43		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
18:38	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point floating jump shot	33-27
18:23		Devontae Shuler turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Stewart Jr. steals)
18:07	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	36-27
17:38		Romello White turnover (traveling)
17:20		Abdul Ado misses two point hook shot
17:18		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
17:11		Abdul Ado misses two point layup
17:09		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
17:06		Abdul Ado misses two point layup
17:04		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
16:56		Devontae Shuler misses two point layup
16:54		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
16:51	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point putback layup	36-29
16:44		Iverson Molinar misses two point pullup jump shot
16:43		Rebels defensive rebound
16:43		Abdul Ado personal foul
16:27		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
16:25		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
16:16		Luis Rodriguez shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
16:16		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:16	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-29
16:05		Devontae Shuler turnover (lost ball) (Iverson Molinar steals)
16:01		Iverson Molinar turnover (out of bounds)
15:44		Abdul Ado personal foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:31	+3	Khadim Sy makes three point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)	37-32
15:15		KJ Buffen personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
14:56	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Derek Fountain assists)	39-32
14:47		Devontae Shuler misses two point pullup jump shot
14:45		Robert Allen offensive rebound
14:39		Robert Allen misses two point layup
14:37		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
14:25	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	41-32
14:23		Rebels 30 second timeout
14:23		TV timeout
14:01		KJ Buffen misses three point jump shot
13:59		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
13:48		Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
13:46		Devontae Shuler defensive rebound
13:42	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point finger roll layup	41-34
13:19		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point floating jump shot
13:17		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
13:11		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
13:09		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
12:47		Javian Davis offensive foul
12:47		Javian Davis turnover
12:24		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
12:22		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
12:22		Javian Davis personal foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
12:20		Luis Rodriguez turnover (bad pass) (Iverson Molinar steals)
12:15	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point layup	43-34
11:59	+2	Austin Crowley makes two point jump shot (KJ Buffen assists)	43-36
11:38		Derek Fountain turnover (out of bounds)
11:38		TV timeout
11:28	+2	Romello White makes two point dunk (Luis Rodriguez assists)	43-38
10:54	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot	46-38
10:21		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
10:19		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
10:16		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
10:14		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
10:08	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	48-38
9:46		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
9:44		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
9:28		Romello White shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-38
9:28		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:28		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
9:05	+2	KJ Buffen makes two point floating jump shot	49-40
8:36	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point reverse layup (Deivon Smith assists)	51-40
8:11		Austin Crowley misses three point step back jump shot
8:09		Rebels offensive rebound
8:09		D.J. Stewart Jr. personal foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
8:01		Devontae Shuler turnover (bad pass) (Tolu Smith steals)
7:36	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	53-40
7:11		Austin Crowley misses three point jump shot
7:09		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
6:39		KJ Buffen shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
6:39		TV timeout
6:39	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-40
6:39	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-40
6:30		Tolu Smith shooting foul (Robert Allen draws the foul)
6:30		Robert Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:30	+1	Robert Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-41
6:30		Derek Fountain turnover (bad pass)
6:19		Khadim Sy misses three point jump shot
6:17		Robert Allen offensive rebound
6:15	+2	Robert Allen makes two point layup	55-43
5:46		Devontae Shuler shooting foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
5:46	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-43
5:46		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:46	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-43
5:32	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot (KJ Buffen assists)	57-45
5:06		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:04		Matthew Murrell defensive rebound
4:48		Devontae Shuler misses three point step back jump shot
4:46		Matthew Murrell offensive rebound
4:41	+3	Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot	57-48
4:24		Iverson Molinar misses two point pullup jump shot
4:22		Khadim Sy defensive rebound
4:02		KJ Buffen misses two point floating jump shot
4:00		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
3:37		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
3:35		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
3:19		Khadim Sy personal foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
3:19		TV timeout
3:19		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:16	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point dunk (Derek Fountain assists)	59-48
3:03		Deivon Smith personal foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
3:03		Matthew Murrell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:03		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
2:44		Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball) (Devontae Shuler steals)
2:39	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jarkel Joiner assists)	59-50
2:11		Devontae Shuler personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
2:11	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-50
2:11		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:11		Romello White defensive rebound
2:04	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point finger roll layup	60-52
1:51		Iverson Molinar turnover (out of bounds)
1:42		Jarkel Joiner misses two point pullup jump shot
1:40		Romello White offensive rebound
1:37		Derek Fountain shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
1:37	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-53
1:37	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-54
1:08	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	62-54
0:57		Jarkel Joiner misses two point pullup jump shot
0:55		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
0:50		Luis Rodriguez personal foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
0:50	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-54
0:50	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-54
0:39		Austin Crowley misses two point pullup jump shot
0:37		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
0:37		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-55
0:37	+1	Luis Rodriguez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-56
0:34	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point dunk (Derek Fountain assists)	66-56
0:25		Devontae Shuler misses two point pullup jump shot
0:23		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Iverson Molinar defensive rebound