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Mookie Cook hits clutch free throws to lift San Francisco over Mississippi State 65-62

AP
Dec 07, 2025

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) Mookie Cook sank two free throws for the lead with eight seconds left and San Francisco Dons defeated Mississippi State Bulldogs 65-62 on Sunday at the T Town Tipoff, the Bulldogs' annual visit to Tupelo.

With the exception of two ties, USF led for the first 59-plus minutes. Mississippi State took its only lead - 62-61 - on a tip-in by Shawn Jones Jr. with 24 seconds remaining.

Cook drew a shooting foul with eight seconds left and made both free throws. Tyrone Riley IV then wrapped it up with a steal and dunk after a bad pass by Jones.

Riley scored 16 points and Ryan Beasley had 12 for the Dons (6-4), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Cook had nine points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocks.

Jayden Epps, who made five of MSU's eight 3-pointers, scored 21 points and Ja’Borri McGhee scored 13 for the Bulldogs (4-5).

USF opened the game with a couple of 3-pointers and eventually led by 10 points before settling for a 30-22 halftime lead. The Dons went up by 12 early in the second half but Mississippi State battled back and eventually tied it at 56 with 4 minutes remaining.

Mississippi State is 6-1 in Tupelo.

This was the first matchup between the two programs.

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs take on Utah in the Salt Lake Showcase on Saturday.

San Francisco: The Dons visit Saint Louis on Saturday.

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1st Half
SF
Dons
30
MSST
Bulldogs
22

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Guillermo Diaz Graham vs. Jamarion Davis-Fleming (Dons gains possession)
19:43		Mookie Cook misses three point jump shot
19:41		Tyrone Riley IV offensive rebound
19:37	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Riley IV assists)	3-0
19:20		Mookie Cook blocks Brandon Walker's two point layup
19:18		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
19:08	+3	Tyrone Riley IV makes three point jump shot (Mookie Cook assists)	6-0
18:52	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	6-3
18:37		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Mookie Cook draws the foul)
18:34	+1	Mookie Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-3
18:34		Mookie Cook misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:34		Jamarion Davis-Fleming defensive rebound
18:20		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
18:18		Jamarion Davis-Fleming offensive rebound
18:18		Tyrone Riley IV personal foul (Jamarion Davis-Fleming draws the foul)
18:09		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:07		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
18:03		Jamarion Davis-Fleming misses two point layup
18:01		Mookie Cook defensive rebound
17:50		Brandon Walker blocks Mookie Cook's two point layup
17:43		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
17:43		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
17:41		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
17:31		Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
17:29		Brandon Walker defensive rebound
17:05		Mookie Cook blocks Jamarion Davis-Fleming's two point layup
17:05		Mookie Cook defensive rebound
17:05		Jamarion Davis-Fleming personal foul (Dons draws the foul)
16:53		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
16:51		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
16:41		Brandon Walker misses three point jump shot
16:39		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
16:20		Mookie Cook misses three point jump shot
16:18		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
16:11	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point jump shot	7-5
15:41		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
15:39		Mookie Cook offensive rebound
15:26	+2	Mookie Cook makes two point dunk (Vukasin Masic assists)	9-5
15:05		Guillermo Diaz Graham shooting foul (Brandon Walker draws the foul)
15:05		TV timeout
15:05		Brandon Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:05		Brandon Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:05		Saba Gigiberia defensive rebound
14:44		Tyrone Riley IV misses two point jump shot
14:42		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
14:35		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
14:33		Legend Smiley defensive rebound
14:15		Saba Gigiberia turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Walker steals)
14:10		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Beasley steals)
13:58	+2	Junjie Wang makes two point layup	11-5
13:40		Brandon Walker turnover (traveling)
13:30	+2	Junjie Wang makes two point layup	13-5
13:16		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
13:14		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
13:00		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
12:58		Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
12:39		Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
12:37		Dellquan Warren defensive rebound
12:31	+2	Sergej Macura makes two point layup (Dellquan Warren assists)	13-7
12:19		Ryan Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Dellquan Warren steals)
12:14	+2	Dellquan Warren makes two point layup	13-9
12:14		Ryan Beasley shooting foul (Dellquan Warren draws the foul)
12:14		Dellquan Warren misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:14		Junjie Wang defensive rebound
11:54		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
11:46		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
11:46		TV timeout
11:31	+2	Sergej Macura makes two point layup (Achor Achor assists)	13-11
11:14		Mookie Cook misses two point jump shot
11:12		Achor Achor defensive rebound
11:03		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
11:01		Mookie Cook defensive rebound
10:52		Veniamin Abosi misses three point jump shot
10:50		Achor Achor defensive rebound
10:38		Sergej Macura misses three point jump shot
10:36		Achor Achor offensive rebound
10:33		Veniamin Abosi shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-12
10:33		Achor Achor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:33		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
10:19		Tyrone Riley IV misses two point jump shot
10:17		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
10:08		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
10:06		Mookie Cook defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Mookie Cook makes two point layup	15-12
9:52		Achor Achor misses two point layup
9:50		Guillermo Diaz Graham defensive rebound
9:32		Guillermo Diaz Graham turnover (lost ball) (Achor Achor steals)
9:27		Mookie Cook blocks Dellquan Warren's two point layup
9:25		Sergej Macura offensive rebound
9:03		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
9:01		Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
8:42		Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
8:40		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
8:27		Tyrone Riley IV blocks Jayden Epps's three point jump shot
8:25		Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
8:25		Tyrone Riley IV turnover (out of bounds)
8:08	+3	Dellquan Warren makes three point jump shot	15-15
7:50		Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
7:48		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
7:36		Jamarion Davis-Fleming misses three point jump shot
7:34		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
7:13	+2	Tyrone Riley IV makes two point dunk (Mookie Cook assists)	17-15
6:50		Junjie Wang personal foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
6:50		TV timeout
6:41		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:39		Saba Gigiberia defensive rebound
6:18	+2	Tyrone Riley IV makes two point jump shot	19-15
6:08		Sergej Macura misses three point jump shot
6:06		Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
5:42		Jayden Epps shooting foul (Ryan Beasley draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Ryan Beasley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-15
5:42	+1	Ryan Beasley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-15
5:26	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Sergej Macura assists)	21-18
5:01	+2	Ryan Beasley makes two point jump shot	23-18
4:27		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:25		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
4:18		Quincy Ballard misses two point layup
4:16		Saba Gigiberia defensive rebound
4:02	+3	Ryan Beasley makes three point jump shot	26-18
3:49		Sergej Macura misses two point layup
3:47		Junjie Wang defensive rebound
3:31		Ryan Beasley misses two point layup
3:29		Saba Gigiberia offensive rebound
3:25		Saba Gigiberia misses two point layup
3:23		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
3:18		Sergej Macura misses three point jump shot
3:16		Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
3:08		Dons 30 second timeout
3:08		TV timeout
3:02		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
3:00		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
2:43		Quincy Ballard misses two point hook shot
2:41		Mookie Cook defensive rebound
2:15		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
2:13		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
2:05		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:03		Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
1:36		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
1:34		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	26-20
1:07	+2	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes two point dunk (Mookie Cook assists)	28-20
0:58		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:39		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Mookie Cook steals)
0:17	+2	Junjie Wang makes two point layup	30-20
0:01	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	30-22
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SF
Dons
35
MSST
Bulldogs
40

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
19:31	+2	Tyrone Riley IV makes two point dunk (Mookie Cook assists)	32-22
19:18	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot	32-25
18:41	+2	Tyrone Riley IV makes two point jump shot	34-25
18:20	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	34-27
17:59	+3	Tyrone Riley IV makes three point jump shot	37-27
17:39		Brandon Walker misses two point layup
17:37		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:29		Brandon Walker misses three point jump shot
17:27		Mookie Cook defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes two point dunk (Mookie Cook assists)	39-27
17:04	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point jump shot	39-29
16:44		Tyrone Riley IV turnover (lost ball) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
16:38	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point dunk (Jayden Epps assists)	39-31
16:07		Ryan Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Jamarion Davis-Fleming steals)
16:02		Vukasin Masic personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
16:04		TV timeout
15:37		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Jayden Epps's two point layup
15:35		Mookie Cook defensive rebound
15:24		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Dons draws the foul)
15:09	+3	Legend Smiley makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	42-31
14:48		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
14:44		Sergej Macura offensive rebound
14:44	+2	Sergej Macura makes two point layup	42-33
14:20		Mookie Cook misses two point jump shot
14:17		Jamarion Davis-Fleming defensive rebound
13:59	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	42-35
13:39	+2	Junjie Wang makes two point layup	44-35
13:38		Dons 30 second timeout
13:38		TV timeout
13:22	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point hook shot (Sergej Macura assists)	44-37
13:03		Legend Smiley misses three point jump shot
13:01		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
12:52		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
12:50		Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
12:31		Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
12:29		Legend Smiley offensive rebound
12:14		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Junjie Wang's two point layup
12:12		Saba Gigiberia offensive rebound
12:01	+2	Saba Gigiberia makes two point layup	46-37
11:46	+2	Sergej Macura makes two point layup (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	46-39
11:24		Saba Gigiberia misses two point layup
11:22		Tyrone Riley IV offensive rebound
11:12	+2	Legend Smiley makes two point layup (Saba Gigiberia assists)	48-39
11:00	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	48-41
10:42		Legend Smiley misses three point jump shot
10:38		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
10:23	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	48-43
9:56		Legend Smiley misses three point jump shot
9:56		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
9:56		Saba Gigiberia personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
9:56		TV timeout
9:27	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot (Sergej Macura assists)	48-46
9:00		Ryan Beasley misses two point layup
8:58		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
8:31		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:29		Junjie Wang defensive rebound
8:20		Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
8:18		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
8:11	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	51-46
7:47		Quincy Ballard misses two point jump shot
7:45		Mookie Cook defensive rebound
7:25		Mookie Cook misses two point jump shot
7:23		Mookie Cook offensive rebound
7:23		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul (Mookie Cook draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:08	+2	Guillermo Diaz Graham makes two point alley-oop layup (Ryan Beasley assists)	53-46
6:34		Sergej Macura misses two point jump shot
6:32		Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
6:08		Mookie Cook misses three point jump shot
6:05		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
5:58	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot	53-49
5:57		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:45		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
5:43		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
5:38	+3	Ryan Beasley makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	56-49
5:18		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
5:15		Brandon Walker offensive rebound
5:03	+2	Brandon Walker makes two point layup (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	56-51
4:43		Vukasin Masic misses two point jump shot
4:41		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
4:41		Brandon Walker personal foul (Guillermo Diaz Graham draws the foul)
4:40		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:40		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:40		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
4:40		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
4:19		Brandon Walker misses two point layup
4:17		Brandon Walker offensive rebound
4:16	+2	Brandon Walker makes two point layup	56-53
4:16		Mookie Cook shooting foul (Brandon Walker draws the foul)
4:16		Brandon Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:16		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
4:06	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot	56-56
3:42	+2	Ryan Beasley makes two point layup	58-56
3:28		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
3:26		Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
3:08		Ryan Beasley misses two point layup
3:06		Brandon Walker defensive rebound
2:53		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (lost ball)
2:53		TV timeout
2:26		Jayden Epps personal foul (Junjie Wang draws the foul)
2:26	+1	Junjie Wang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-56
2:26		Junjie Wang misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:26		Mookie Cook offensive rebound
2:23	+2	Mookie Cook makes two point dunk	61-56
2:08	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot	61-59
1:42		Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
1:37		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
1:29		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:27		Jamarion Davis-Fleming offensive rebound
1:20		Tyrone Riley IV blocks Jamarion Davis-Fleming's two point layup
1:18		Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
1:18		Dons 60 second timeout
1:02		Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
1:00		Jamarion Davis-Fleming defensive rebound
0:42		Ryan Beasley personal foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
0:42		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:26		Mookie Cook shooting foul (Brandon Walker draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Brandon Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-60
0:26		Brandon Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:26		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
0:24	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point tip layup	61-62
0:09		Brandon Walker shooting foul (Mookie Cook draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Mookie Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-62
0:09	+1	Mookie Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-62
0:09		Dons 60 second timeout
0:08		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Riley IV steals)
0:07	+2	Tyrone Riley IV makes two point dunk	65-62
0:01		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
0:00		Dons defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Dons defensive rebound