Mississippi State beats travel-weary Missouri 68-49
AP
Feb 19, 2022
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Tolu Smith scored 16 points, Iverson Molinar added 13 points and Mississippi State Bulldogs beat Missouri Tigers 68-49 on Friday night in a game delayed 2 hours, 30 minutes due to travel issues for the Tigers.
Mississippi State took its first lead of the game during a 10-0 run in the opening 10 minutes and led the rest of the way. Missouri didn't make a field goal in the final five minutes of the first half and trailed 34-23.
Andersson Garcia's three-point play with 13:28 left in the second half put Mississippi State ahead by double-figures for good. Smith scored 11 points in the second half, and Molinar had nine in the opening 20 minutes.
D.J. Jeffries had 12 points for Mississippi State (15-11, 6-7 SEC), which snapped a four-game losing streak. Garrison Brooks had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Ronnie DeGray III scored 13 points and Javon Pickett added 11 for Missouri (10-16, 4-9). The Tigers were held to 31% shooting, going 16 of 51 from the field.
Missouri was scheduled to fly on Thursday, but wasn't able to leave for another 24 hours due to flight delays caused by the weather.
The teams are set to play each other again on Sunday in a rescheduled game from Jan. 5.
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1st Half
MIZZ
Tigers
23
MSST
Bulldogs
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Trevon Brazile vs. Tolu Smith (Kobe Brown gains possession)
19:44
Cam Carter personal foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
19:24
+3
Javon Pickett makes three point jump shot (Trevon Brazile assists)
3-0
18:56
Tolu Smith misses two point layup
18:54
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
18:37
Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
18:35
Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
18:23
Kobe Brown misses two point jump shot
18:21
Cam Carter defensive rebound
17:54
D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
17:52
Cam Carter offensive rebound
17:50
Kobe Brown blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup
17:48
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
17:39
Ronnie DeGray III turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Jeffries steals)
17:33
+2
Cam Carter makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)
3-2
17:11
Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
17:09
Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
17:02
+2
Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot
5-2
16:46
Kobe Brown shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
16:46
+1
Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-3
16:46
Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:46
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
16:28
Javon Pickett misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:26
Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
16:20
Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) (Kaleb Brown steals)
16:15
Kobe Brown turnover (bad pass) (Cam Carter steals)
16:10
Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
16:08
Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
15:40
Javon Pickett misses two point jump shot
15:38
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
15:38
Ronnie DeGray III personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
15:38
TV timeout
15:20
Andersson Garcia misses two point jump shot
15:18
Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
15:08
Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot
15:06
Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
14:45
Kaleb Brown misses two point layup
14:43
Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
14:42
Garrison Brooks shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
14:42
+1
Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-3
14:42
+1
Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-3
14:30
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists)
7-5
14:02
Javon Pickett turnover (lost ball)
13:46
Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
13:44
Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
13:25
Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
13:23
Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
13:02
+2
Iverson Molinar makes two point floating jump shot
7-7
12:36
DaJuan Gordon misses two point layup
12:34
Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
12:19
Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
12:17
Amari Davis defensive rebound
12:12
Amari Davis turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
12:07
+2
Andersson Garcia makes two point layup
7-9
11:52
Amari Davis turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
11:49
+2
Andersson Garcia makes two point dunk
7-11
11:49
Tigers 30 second timeout
11:49
TV timeout
11:36
DaJuan Gordon misses two point layup
11:34
Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
11:04
Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
11:02
Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
10:52
Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
10:50
DaJuan Gordon offensive rebound
10:33
DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot
10:31
Derek Fountain defensive rebound
10:31
Kobe Brown personal foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
10:19
Jarron Coleman shooting foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
10:19
+1
D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-12
10:19
+1
D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-13
10:03
+2
Ronnie DeGray III makes two point jump shot (Kaleb Brown assists)
9-13
9:42
+3
D.J. Jeffries makes three point jump shot
9-16
9:32
D.J. Jeffries personal foul (Javon Pickett draws the foul)
9:10
Ronnie DeGray III misses two point jump shot
9:08
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
9:01
Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
8:58
Tigers defensive rebound
8:39
Javon Pickett misses two point layup
8:37
Tigers offensive rebound
8:21
+3
Javon Pickett makes three point jump shot (Jarron Coleman assists)
12-16
7:59
Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
7:59
Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
7:59
Trevon Brazile blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
7:56
Bulldogs offensive rebound
7:56
TV timeout
7:42
Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
7:40
Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
7:40
Javon Pickett personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
7:39
+2
Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)
12-18
7:39
Amari Davis shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)