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Hubbard hits 6 3s, scores career-high 32 points to help Mississippi State cruise past LSU 87-67

AP
Feb 24, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Josh Hubbard made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 32 points, and Mississippi State Bulldogs rolled to an 87-67 victory over LSU Tigers on Saturday night for its fifth straight win.

Hubbard was 9-of-17 shooting overall, made half of his 12 3-point attempts and all eight of his free throws. Tolu Smith added 19 points and KeShawn Murphy scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Mississippi State (19-8, 8-6 SEC).

Trae Hannibal scored 22 points to lead LSU (14-13, 6-8). Jordan Wright added 14 points.

Mississippi State took the lead for good with about four minutes remaining in the first half, ending on an 11-4 surge for a 40-33 halftime advantage. Two 3s and a Cameron Matthews dunk during a 9-2 spurt stretched the Bulldogs' lead to 60-44 with 12:10 to play. LSU pulled to 60-49 with 10 minutes left but didn't get closer.

Hubbard scored 19 second-half points for the Bulldogs, who shot just 37% in the first half but 59% in the second. Hubbard surpassed his previous career-high 29 points on a 3-pointer from deep with 2:29 remaining. Trey Fort's emphatic dunk off a fast break with 14.6 seconds left ended the Bulldogs' scoring.

Each team hosts a game on Tuesday. Mississippi State faces No. 17 Kentucky while LSU plays Georgia.

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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
40
LSU
Tigers
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jimmy Bell Jr. vs. Will Baker (Cameron Matthews gains possession)
19:42		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover
19:29	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	0-2
19:11	+3	Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot	3-2
18:52		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
18:50		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
18:35		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:33		Will Baker defensive rebound
18:18		Tyrell Ward misses two point jump shot
18:16		Tyrell Ward offensive rebound
18:08		Tyrell Ward misses two point layup
18:07		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
18:07		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
18:05		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:05	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	6-2
18:04		Cameron Matthews shooting foul
17:44	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
17:44	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
17:29		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
17:27		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
17:14		Will Baker turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
16:55	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	8-4
16:47		Cameron Matthews personal foul
16:47	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-5
16:47	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-6
16:22		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
16:20		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
16:10	+2	Tyrell Ward makes two point layup (Trae Hannibal assists)	8-8
15:42		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
15:40		Will Baker defensive rebound
15:39		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul
15:39		TV timeout
15:21	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	8-10
15:03		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
15:01		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
14:52	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	8-13
14:41	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	10-13
14:20		KeShawn Murphy blocks Trae Hannibal's two point layup
14:18		Tigers offensive rebound
14:14	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	10-15
14:14		Shakeel Moore shooting foul
14:14	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-16
13:57	+3	D.J. Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	13-16
13:37		Jalen Reed misses three point jump shot
13:35		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
13:25		D.J. Jeffries turnover (Hunter Dean steals)
13:14		Jalen Reed misses three point jump shot
13:12		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
12:59		KeShawn Murphy turnover (Trae Hannibal steals)
12:44	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot	13-18
12:44		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
12:44		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
12:44		Jalen Reed shooting foul
12:44	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-18
12:44		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:44		Tolu Smith III offensive rebound
12:23	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup	16-18
11:45		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
11:43		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
11:43		Tolu Smith III misses two point layup
11:43		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
11:43		Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot
11:41		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
11:41		Jalen Reed blocks Tolu Smith III's two point layup
11:39		Tolu Smith III offensive rebound
11:39		Hunter Dean shooting foul
11:39	+1	Tolu Smith III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-18
11:39	+1	Tolu Smith III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-18
11:25		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
11:23		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
11:16		Hunter Dean shooting foul
11:16	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
11:16	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
10:47		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Mike Williams III's three point jump shot
10:39		Tigers turnover
10:28		Mike Williams III blocks Dashawn Davis's two point jump shot
10:26		Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:26		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
10:24		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
10:07		Trae Hannibal turnover (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
9:54		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point layup
9:52		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
9:44	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	20-20
9:44		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point layup
9:42		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
9:42		Jalen Reed shooting foul
9:42	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-20
9:42		Shawn Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:42		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	21-22
9:32		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul
9:32	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-23
9:20		Will Baker personal foul
9:09		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
9:07		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
8:54	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	23-23
8:47		Trae Hannibal turnover (Jimmy Bell Jr. steals)
8:41		Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (Derek Fountain steals)
8:30		Derek Fountain turnover (KeShawn Murphy steals)
8:30		Derek Fountain personal foul
8:18		Derek Fountain blocks Jimmy Bell Jr.'s two point layup
8:16		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
8:09		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
8:07		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:55	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	25-23
7:28	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	25-25
7:20		Mike Williams III blocks Josh Hubbard's two point jump shot
7:18		Bulldogs offensive rebound
7:18		TV timeout
7:12	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)	27-25
6:47		Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
6:45		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
6:20		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:18		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
6:09	+2	Tyrell Ward makes two point jump shot	27-27
5:46		D.J. Jeffries misses two point layup
5:44		Will Baker defensive rebound
5:10		Tolu Smith III personal foul
5:10		Derek Fountain misses two point jump shot
5:08		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
4:58	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	27-29
4:42		Tolu Smith III misses two point layup
4:40		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
4:35	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	29-29
4:27		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
4:25		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
4:21	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	31-29
4:21		Tigers 30 second timeout
3:52		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
3:43		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
3:22		Hunter Dean blocks Tolu Smith III's two point layup
3:20		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
3:05		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
3:03		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
3:03		Trae Hannibal turnover
3:03		Trae Hannibal technical foul
3:03	+1	Josh Hubbard makes technical free throw 1 of 2	32-29
2:56	+1	Josh Hubbard makes technical free throw 2 of 2	33-29
2:52	+3	Dashawn Davis makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	36-29
2:52		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Dashawn Davis draws the foul)
2:46		Dashawn Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:46		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
2:46		KeShawn Murphy personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-30
2:46	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-31
2:25		Tolu Smith III misses two point layup
2:23		Tolu Smith III offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup	38-31
2:00		Jordan Wright turnover
1:36		Josh Hubbard turnover
1:20	+2	Will Baker makes two point jump shot	38-33
1:02	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists)	40-33
0:42		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
0:40		Dashawn Davis defensive rebound
0:31		KeShawn Murphy misses three point jump shot
0:29		Will Baker defensive rebound
0:05		Trae Hannibal turnover (Shakeel Moore steals)
0:01		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:00		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MSST
Bulldogs
47
LSU
Tigers
34

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Trae Hannibal shooting foul
19:48	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-33
19:48	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-33
19:26		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
19:24		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
19:14		Trae Hannibal misses three point jump shot
19:12		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
19:12		Shakeel Moore shooting foul
19:12		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:12		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:12		Tolu Smith III defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	44-33
18:29	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	44-35
18:09		Cameron Matthews turnover (Mike Williams III steals)
17:54	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	44-37
17:31	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point jump shot	46-37
17:10		Jordan Wright turnover (Shakeel Moore steals)
17:05		Will Baker blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup
17:03		Tolu Smith III offensive rebound
17:03	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup	48-37
16:34		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
16:32		Mike Williams III offensive rebound
16:29		Mike Williams III misses two point layup
16:27		Tigers offensive rebound
16:23		Cameron Matthews blocks Will Baker's two point layup
16:21		Tigers offensive rebound
16:15		Shakeel Moore shooting foul
16:15	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-38
16:15	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-39
15:52	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)	51-39
15:24		Tolu Smith III shooting foul
15:24		TV timeout
15:24		Will Baker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:24	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-40
15:03		Dashawn Davis turnover (Mike Williams III steals)
14:54		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
14:52		Tolu Smith III defensive rebound
14:46		Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot
14:44		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
14:44		Dashawn Davis personal foul
14:21	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup (Mike Williams III assists)	51-42
14:18		Trae Hannibal personal foul
14:00	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	54-42
13:33		D.J. Jeffries blocks Jordan Wright's two point jump shot
13:31		Will Baker offensive rebound
13:29		Will Baker misses two point layup
13:27		Tolu Smith III defensive rebound
13:27		D.J. Jeffries misses two point layup
13:27		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
13:27		Jalen Reed shooting foul
13:27		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:27	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-42
12:42		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
12:40		Tolu Smith III defensive rebound
12:40	+3	Dashawn Davis makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	58-42
12:40		Tigers 30 second timeout
12:40		TV timeout
12:21	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	58-44
12:09	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk	60-44
11:54	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	60-47
11:38		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
11:36		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
11:34		Cameron Matthews personal foul
11:34		TV timeout
11:23		Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
11:21		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
11:20		Trae Hannibal turnover
11:03		KeShawn Murphy misses three point jump shot
11:01		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
10:45		Trae Hannibal misses three point jump shot
10:29		Hunter Dean personal foul
10:01		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
9:59		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
9:49	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	60-49
9:38		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover
9:17		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
9:15		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
9:15		Shakeel Moore shooting foul
9:15		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:15	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-50
8:49	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup	62-50
8:31	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	62-52
8:22	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	64-52
8:22		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul
8:22	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-52
8:00		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
7:58		Dashawn Davis defensive rebound
7:56		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
7:56		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
7:55		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul
7:55		TV timeout
7:55		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:55		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:55		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
7:39	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point jump shot	65-54
7:28		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul
7:25		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
7:25		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
7:25		Jordan Wright shooting foul
7:25	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-54
7:25	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-54
7:06		Trae Hannibal turnover
6:45		Will Baker blocks Dashawn Davis's two point layup
6:43		Bulldogs offensive rebound
6:39		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul
6:39	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-54
6:39	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-54
6:28		Trae Hannibal turnover
6:01		Tolu Smith III misses two point jump shot
5:59		Dashawn Davis offensive rebound
5:47	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	72-54
5:22	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	72-56
5:00		KeShawn Murphy turnover (Jordan Wright steals)
5:00		Tolu Smith III blocks Jordan Wright's two point jump shot
4:58		Bulldogs defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	74-56
4:26		Jordan Wright turnover (Tolu Smith III steals)
4:26		Will Baker shooting foul
4:26		Tolu Smith III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:26	+1	Tolu Smith III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-56
4:07		Tolu Smith III blocks Mike Williams III's two point jump shot
4:05		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
4:05	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	78-56
4:05		Tigers 30 second timeout
3:54		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
3:52		Tolu Smith III defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup	80-56
3:28		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
3:26		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
3:14	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Tolu Smith III assists)	82-56
2:54	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point jump shot	82-58
2:29	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	85-58
2:27		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:12		Jimmy Bell Jr. shooting foul
2:12	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-59
2:12	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-60
1:56		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point dunk
1:54		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
1:47		Hunter Dean misses three point jump shot
1:45		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
1:37		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:23		Isaac Stansbury turnover (Mike Williams III steals)
1:13		Isaac Stansbury shooting foul
1:13	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-61
1:13	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-62
0:49		Isaac Stansbury turnover (Derek Fountain steals)
0:31	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point layup	85-64
0:11		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:05		Isaac Stansbury turnover
0:05		Adam Benhayoune turnover (Trey Fort steals)
0:05	+2	Trey Fort makes two point dunk	87-64
0:02	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot	87-67
0:00		End of period

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Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot