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Thomas, Smart lead LSU to 94-80 win over Mississippi St.

AP
Feb 10, 2021

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Cameron Thomas scored 25 points, Javonte Smart had 22 points and 11 assists, and LSU Tigers pulled away down the stretch to beat Mississippi State Bulldogs 94-80 on Wednesday night.

Darius Days added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Trendon Watford had 14 points for LSU (12-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference).

Deivon Smith made a layup to cap an 8-2 spurt that trimmed Mississippi State's deficit to 73-70 with 8 minutes to play. Smart answered with a step-back fade-away jumper and Thomas followed with a 3-pointer to start a 12-3 run that pushed LSU's lead into double figures for good.

Tolu Smith had 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds for Mississippi State (11-10, 5-7). Derek Fountain scored 20 points, Iverson Molinar added 16 and Deivon Smith 12.

LSU set season highs for field-goal percentage (61.3) and assists (22). The Tigers scored 26 points off 15 Mississippi State turnovers and had a 24-8 advantage in fast-break points.

Thomas hit a jumper to make it 35-34 with 2:45 left in the first half and LSU led the rest of the way.

The Bulldogs, who went into the game ranked No. 32 nationally in field-goal percentage defense (39.9), gave up their most points in a game since a 98-92 loss to Auburn on February 7, 2017.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
41
MSST
Bulldogs
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cameron Thomas vs. Javian Davis (Iverson Molinar gains possession)
19:41	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point pullup jump shot	0-2
19:26	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point floating jump shot	2-2
19:03	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	2-5
18:43	+2	Cameron Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)	4-5
18:22	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point driving layup	4-7
18:02		Javonte Smart misses three point pullup jump shot
18:00		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
17:38		Darius Days shooting foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
17:38	+1	Abdul Ado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-8
17:38	+1	Abdul Ado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-9
17:25	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)	7-9
17:12		Trendon Watford personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
16:57	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point floating jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	7-11
16:43		Tolu Smith personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
16:36	+2	Cameron Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot	9-11
16:08		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
16:06		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
16:03	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point putback layup	9-13
15:44		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
15:42		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
15:37		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
15:35		Darius Days defensive rebound
15:23		Trendon Watford misses two point floating jump shot
15:21		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
15:18		TV timeout
14:51		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:49		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
14:45	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point putback layup	9-15
14:25	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point driving layup (Cameron Thomas assists)	11-15
13:52		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
13:50		Cameron Thomas defensive rebound
13:44		Cameron Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot
13:42		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
13:35		Javian Davis misses two point layup
13:33		Darius Days defensive rebound
13:28	+2	Cameron Thomas makes two point driving layup	13-15
13:29		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
13:29		Cameron Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:29		Javian Davis defensive rebound
13:11		Josh Gray personal foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
12:57	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point floating jump shot (Javian Davis assists)	13-17
12:34	+3	Cameron Thomas makes three point jump shot (Trendon Watford assists)	16-17
12:18		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
12:16		Javonte Smart defensive rebound
12:08	+2	Javonte Smart makes two point pullup jump shot	18-17
11:50	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)	18-19
11:22		Trendon Watford misses three point jump shot
11:20		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
11:10	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	18-22
10:51		Josh LeBlanc Sr. turnover (bad pass) (Derek Fountain steals)
10:46		Derek Fountain turnover (bad pass) (Javonte Smart steals)
10:41	+2	Javonte Smart makes two point reverse layup	20-22
10:08	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	20-24
9:54		Javian Davis shooting foul (Javonte Smart draws the foul)
9:54		TV timeout
9:54	+1	Javonte Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-24
9:54	+1	Javonte Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-24
9:46		Derek Fountain turnover (bad pass) (Trendon Watford steals)
9:43	+2	Josh LeBlanc Sr. makes two point dunk	24-24
9:34		Josh LeBlanc Sr. personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
9:14		Deivon Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
9:12		Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
9:02		Javonte Smart turnover (bad pass)
8:46		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
8:44		Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
8:36		Trendon Watford turnover (traveling)
8:14		Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
8:12		Cameron Thomas defensive rebound
8:02		Cameron Thomas misses two point layup
8:00		Darius Days offensive rebound
7:57		Darius Days misses two point putback layup
7:55		Tigers offensive rebound
7:56		TV timeout
7:51	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	26-24
7:29		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
7:27		Tigers defensive rebound
7:16	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	29-24
7:13		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
6:54		Iverson Molinar turnover (bad pass) (Darius Days steals)
6:50	+2	Javonte Smart makes two point driving layup (Eric Gaines assists)	31-24
6:22	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point pullup jump shot	31-26
6:05	+2	Cameron Thomas makes two point driving layup	33-26
5:49	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Abdul Ado assists)	33-28
5:37		Trendon Watford misses three point jump shot
5:35		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
5:27		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
5:25		Javonte Smart defensive rebound
5:10		Cameron Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:08		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
4:48	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	33-31
4:19		Trendon Watford misses two point step back jump shot
4:17		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
4:11		Eric Gaines personal foul
3:45		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
3:45		TV timeout
3:22		Trendon Watford misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:20		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
3:10	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Abdul Ado assists)	33-34
2:51		Derek Fountain blocks Eric Gaines's two point driving layup
2:49		Tigers offensive rebound
2:44	+2	Cameron Thomas makes two point turnaround jump shot	35-34
2:32		Tolu Smith turnover (lost ball)
2:24	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)	38-34
2:13	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point pullup jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	38-36
1:49		Trendon Watford misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:47		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
1:41		Iverson Molinar turnover (traveling)
1:15		Javonte Smart offensive foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
1:15		Javonte Smart turnover
0:49		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
0:47		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
0:45		Abdul Ado turnover (bad pass)
0:45		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:35	+3	Javonte Smart makes three point jump shot (Trendon Watford assists)	41-36
0:01	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point step back jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	41-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
53
MSST
Bulldogs
41

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:40	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Trendon Watford assists)	44-39
19:05		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
19:03		Cameron Thomas defensive rebound
18:57		Cameron Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:55		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
18:48		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
18:46		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
18:18		Iverson Molinar misses two point pullup jump shot
18:16		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
18:13	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Abdul Ado assists)	44-41
18:05	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup (Javonte Smart assists)	46-41
17:43	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point driving layup (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	46-43
17:43		Darius Days shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
17:43		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:43		Darius Days defensive rebound
17:36	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point dunk (Javonte Smart assists)	48-43
17:20		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:18		Darius Days defensive rebound
16:59	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point floating jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)	50-43
16:48		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:46		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
16:45		Trendon Watford personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
16:25		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
16:05	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point reverse layup (Javonte Smart assists)	52-43
15:56		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
15:56		TV timeout
15:36	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	52-46
15:12	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point pullup jump shot	54-46
15:08		Trendon Watford technical foul
15:08		TV timeout
15:08	+1	Iverson Molinar makes technical free throw 1 of 2	54-47
15:08	+1	Iverson Molinar makes technical free throw 2 of 2	54-48
14:57		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Thomas steals)
14:53	+2	Cameron Thomas makes two point driving layup	56-48
14:53		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
14:53	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-48
14:47		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
14:45		Darius Days defensive rebound
14:39		Javonte Smart misses two point driving layup
14:37		Darius Days offensive rebound
14:35		Darius Days offensive rebound
14:32		Josh LeBlanc Sr. turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Stewart Jr. steals)
14:25	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup	57-50
14:17		D.J. Stewart Jr. personal foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
14:12	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)	60-50
13:51	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	60-52
13:51		Javonte Smart shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
13:51		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:51		Darius Days defensive rebound
13:40		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
13:38		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:38	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point dunk (Tolu Smith assists)	60-54
12:59	+2	Josh LeBlanc Sr. makes two point driving layup (Eric Gaines assists)	62-54
12:38	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point pullup jump shot	62-56
12:21	+2	Javonte Smart makes two point driving layup	64-56
11:56		Darius Days shooting foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57	+1	Quinten Post makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-57
11:57		Quinten Post misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:57		Javonte Smart defensive rebound
11:38		D.J. Stewart Jr. personal foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
11:30	+2	Josh LeBlanc Sr. makes two point layup (Cameron Thomas assists)	66-57
11:13	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point reverse layup (Quinten Post assists)	66-59
11:00		Cameron Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot
10:58		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
10:41	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point pullup jump shot	66-62
10:23		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
10:21		Cameron Thomas offensive rebound
10:15	+3	Javonte Smart makes three point jump shot (Cameron Thomas assists)	69-62
9:49		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Trendon Watford steals)
9:45	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point dunk	71-62
9:28		Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
9:26		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
9:20	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)	71-65
9:19		Tigers 30 second timeout
9:19		Will Wade technical foul
9:19		Tigers turnover
9:19		Iverson Molinar misses technical free throw 1 of 2
9:19	+1	Iverson Molinar makes technical free throw 2 of 2	71-66
9:19	+1	Iverson Molinar makes technical free throw 2 of 2	71-66
9:04		Quinten Post personal foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
9:00		Abdul Ado personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
8:59	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point driving layup (Javonte Smart assists)	73-66
8:33		Iverson Molinar misses two point pullup jump shot
8:31		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
8:29	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point putback layup	73-68
8:05		Tolu Smith blocks Cameron Thomas's two point floating jump shot
8:05		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point driving dunk	73-70
7:42	+2	Javonte Smart makes two point step back jump shot	75-70
7:24		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
7:22		Javonte Smart defensive rebound
7:12	+3	Cameron Thomas makes three point jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)	78-70
6:50		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
7:11		TV timeout
6:50		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
6:48		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
6:42		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:40		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
6:39		Darius Days shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
6:39	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-71
6:39	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-72
6:26	+2	Javonte Smart makes two point driving layup	80-72
5:59		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
5:57		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
5:57		Tolu Smith personal foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
5:46		Abdul Ado personal foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
5:46		Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:46		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
5:24		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Josh LeBlanc Sr. steals)
5:19	+2	Josh LeBlanc Sr. makes two point driving dunk	82-72
5:13		Josh LeBlanc Sr. technical foul
5:13		Iverson Molinar misses technical free throw 1 of 2
5:13	+1	Iverson Molinar makes technical free throw 2 of 2	82-73
5:13	+1	Iverson Molinar makes technical free throw 2 of 2	82-73
4:35		Abdul Ado turnover (traveling)
4:24		Abdul Ado shooting foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
4:24	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 3	83-73
4:24	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 3	84-73
4:24	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 3 of 3	85-73
4:06		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
4:04		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
4:02		Tolu Smith turnover (traveling)
3:47		Trendon Watford misses two point driving jump shot
3:45		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
3:37		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:37	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-74
3:37	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-75
3:07	+3	Cameron Thomas makes three point pullup jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)	88-75
2:46		Iverson Molinar misses two point floating jump shot
2:44		Darius Days defensive rebound
2:36		Trendon Watford turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
2:33		Deivon Smith turnover (out of bounds)
2:32		Derek Fountain personal foul (Darius Days draws the foul)
2:32		Darius Days misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:32		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
2:19		Darius Days blocks Derek Fountain's two point jump shot
2:17		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
1:51	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup (Cameron Thomas assists)	90-75
1:36		Iverson Molinar turnover (bad pass)
1:25		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
1:23		Darius Days offensive rebound
1:04		Cameron Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:01		Trendon Watford offensive rebound
1:00	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point putback layup	92-75
0:38	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	92-77
0:34		Tolu Smith personal foul (Javonte Smart draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Javonte Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	93-77
0:34	+1	Javonte Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	94-77
0:23	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	94-80

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Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)