Smith's double-double helps Mississippi St. beat Lamar 75-60
AP
Dec 02, 2021
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Tolu Smith scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Mississippi State Bulldogs pulled away early in the second half for a 75-60 victory over Lamar Cardinals on Thursday night.
It was Smith's 10th career double-double for Mississippi State (6-1), which returned home after an 82-71 overtime win against Richmond at the Bahamas Championship in the third-place game. The Bulldogs host undefeated Minnesota (6-0) on Sunday.
Iverson Molinar scored 17 points to lead the Bulldogs. Rocket Watts added 15 points and Garrison Brooks had 10. Molinar and Watts each had three of Bulldogs' seven 3-pointers.
Watts made consecutive 3-pointers to spark a 13-2 run and the Bulldogs led 62-43 with about seven minutes left.
C.J. Roberts scored 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting to lead Lamar (1-7). Davion Buster made three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points.
The Bulldogs shot 52% (13 of 25) in the first half and built a 38-30 halftime advantage. Lamar pulled to 38-32 on a Roberts jumper to open the second but didn't get closer.
It was the first meeting between the teams.
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1st Half
LAM
Cardinals
30
MSST
Bulldogs
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Deiman Reyes vs. Tolu Smith (Shakeel Moore gains possession)
19:46
Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) (Davion Buster steals)
19:22
Mason Senigaur offensive rebound
19:16
Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
19:15
D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
19:12
Ellis Jefferson personal foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
19:01
+2
Garrison Brooks makes two point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)
0-2
18:30
+2
C.J. Roberts makes two point layup
2-2
18:20
+2
Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot
2-4
18:01
Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
17:59
D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
17:54
+2
Shakeel Moore makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)
2-6
17:22
Shakeel Moore blocks C.J. Roberts's two point jump shot
17:20
Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
17:10
Deiman Reyes personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
17:04
Mason Senigaur shooting foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
17:04
+1
Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-7
17:04
+1
Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-8
16:45
Iverson Molinar personal foul (Davion Buster draws the foul)
16:37
C.J. Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Shakeel Moore steals)
16:16
+3
Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)
2-11
15:49
+2
Clayton Carpenter makes two point hook shot
4-11
15:35
+3
Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)
4-14
15:02
Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
15:00
D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
14:51
Tolu Smith misses two point layup
14:49
Mason Senigaur defensive rebound
14:43
Ellis Jefferson misses two point jump shot
14:41
Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
14:41
Clayton Carpenter personal foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
14:41
TV timeout
14:21
+2
Rocket Watts makes two point floating jump shot
4-16
14:04
Ellis Jefferson turnover (bad pass)
13:49
Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
13:47
Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
13:18
+3
C.J. Roberts makes three point jump shot
7-16
12:57
Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
12:55
Ellis Jefferson defensive rebound
12:47
Avontez Ledet misses three point jump shot
12:45
Rocket Watts defensive rebound
12:32
Rocket Watts turnover (bad pass)
12:26
+2
Davion Buster makes two point jump shot (Ellis Jefferson assists)
9-16
11:59
Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
11:57
Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
11:51
Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass)
11:51
TV timeout
11:30
Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
11:28
Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:10
+3
Rocket Watts makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)
9-19
10:21
Rocket Watts misses two point jump shot
10:19
Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:15
+2
Rocket Watts makes two point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)
11-21
10:01
Javian Davis blocks Davion Buster's two point layup
9:41
Mason Senigaur misses two point jump shot
9:41
Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
9:36
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-23
9:23
Davion Buster offensive rebound
9:00
D.J. Jeffries offensive rebound
9:00
Deiman Reyes personal foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
8:50
Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
8:40
D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
8:38
Ellis Jefferson defensive rebound
8:29
+3
Davion Buster makes three point jump shot (Ellis Jefferson assists)
16-23
8:02
Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
8:00
Mason Senigaur defensive rebound
7:33
C.J. Roberts turnover (lost ball) (Tolu Smith steals)
7:26
+2
D.J. Jeffries makes two point alley-oop dunk (Shakeel Moore assists)
16-25
6:54
D.J. Jeffries blocks Davion Buster's two point jump shot
6:53
Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:37
Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
6:37
Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
6:35
Clayton Carpenter defensive rebound
6:31
+2
Davion Buster makes two point layup
18-25
6:07
+2
Garrison Brooks makes two point hook shot
18-27
5:48
Shakeel Moore personal foul (Ellis Jefferson draws the foul)
5:36
C.J. Roberts misses two point layup
5:34
Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
5:34
Mason Senigaur personal foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
5:34
+1
Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-28
5:34
+1
Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-29
5:13
+3
Davion Buster makes three point jump shot (Lincoln Smith assists)
21-29
4:52
+2
D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot
21-31
4:29
+2
Clayton Carpenter makes two point hook shot
23-31
4:02
C.J. Roberts blocks Cam Carter's two point layup
4:00
Clayton Carpenter defensive rebound
3:51
+3
Davion Buster makes three point jump shot (Ellis Jefferson assists)
26-31
3:36
Rocket Watts personal foul
3:50
TV timeout
3:36
Javian Davis turnover (Valentin Catt steals)
3:36
Rocket Watts personal foul
3:17
C.J. Roberts misses two point layup
3:15
Javian Davis defensive rebound
3:05
Rocket Watts misses three point jump shot
3:03
Javian Davis offensive rebound
2:47
+2
Rocket Watts makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)
26-33
2:32
+2
Lincoln Smith makes two point layup
28-33
2:09
Valentin Catt personal foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
2:09
+1
D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-34
2:09
D.J. Jeffries misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:09
Garrison Brooks offensive rebound
1:54
Ellis Jefferson shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
1:54
+1
Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-35
1:54
Javian Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:54
Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
1:28
C.J. Roberts misses three point jump shot
1:26
Javian Davis defensive rebound
1:13
Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass)
0:52
D.J. Jeffries shooting foul (Clayton Carpenter draws the foul)
0:52
Clayton Carpenter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:33
+3
Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (Garrison Brooks assists)
28-38
0:52
Clayton Carpenter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:52
D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
0:33
+3
Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (Garrison Brooks assists)
28-38
0:02
+2
C.J. Roberts makes two point floating jump shot
30-38
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LAM
Cardinals
30
MSST
Bulldogs
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:30
+2
C.J. Roberts makes two point dunk
32-38
19:09
+2
Iverson Molinar makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)
32-40
19:07
Cardinals 30 second timeout
19:07
TV timeout
18:49
Deiman Reyes misses two point layup
18:47
Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
18:38
Garrison Brooks misses two point layup
18:36
Tolu Smith offensive rebound
18:29
Tolu Smith misses two point tip shot
18:27
Garrison Brooks offensive rebound
18:23
+2
Garrison Brooks makes two point layup
32-42
18:21
Ellis Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Tolu Smith steals)
18:21
Deiman Reyes personal foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
