Mississippi State beats Akron 73-54 in Philadelphia
AP
Nov 11, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Tolu Smith had 26 points and eight rebounds, D.J. Jeffries added 15 points and Mississippi State Bulldogs beat Akron Zips 73-54 on Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center, home of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.
Smith was 11 of 13 from the field and 4 of 6 at the stripe, nearly missing his career high of 27 points. Shakeel Moore had six points, six rebounds and four steals for Mississippi State (2-0), which was participating in the Barstool Invitational.
Mississippi State led 35-27 at halftime. Akron took a 39-38 lead after opening the second half on a 12-3 run, but the Bulldogs scored 21 of the next 26 points to go ahead by double-digits for good at 59-44.
Xavier Castaneda had 20 points and six assists for Akron (1-1). Enrique Freeman, the reigning MAC defensive play of the year, added nine points.
On Monday, Mississippi State overcame an early 12-point deficit en route to a 63-44 season-opening rout of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, a NCAA Tournament team from a season ago. The Bulldogs face Arkansas-Pine Bluff for a Sunday
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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
27
AKRON
Zips
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Enrique Freeman vs. Tolu Smith (Jamel Horton Jr. gains possession)
19:38
D.J. Jeffries misses two point stepback jump shot
19:36
Tolu Smith offensive rebound
19:32
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup
0-2
19:12
Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
19:10
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
18:47
+2
D.J. Jeffries makes two point driving dunk (Eric Reed Jr. assists)
0-4
18:46
Trendon Hankerson shooting foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
18:46
D.J. Jeffries misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:46
Trendon Hankerson defensive rebound
18:29
Zips 30 second timeout
18:21
Tolu Smith personal foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
18:10
+2
Enrique Freeman makes two point dunk (Xavier Castaneda assists)
2-4
17:58
Xavier Castaneda personal foul (Jamel Horton Jr. draws the foul)
17:51
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup
2-6
17:36
Xavier Castaneda misses two point driving layup
17:34
Xavier Castaneda offensive rebound
17:30
+3
Trendon Hankerson makes three point jump shot (Xavier Castaneda assists)
5-6
17:09
Tolu Smith misses two point driving layup
17:07
Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
16:52
Xavier Castaneda turnover (bad pass) (Jamel Horton Jr. steals)
16:41
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Eric Reed Jr. assists)
5-8
16:20
Xavier Castaneda misses three point pullup jump shot
16:18
Trendon Hankerson offensive rebound
16:10
Eric Reed Jr. personal foul (Greg Tribble draws the foul)
15:53
Trendon Hankerson turnover (lost ball) (Shakeel Moore steals)
15:48
Trendon Hankerson blocks Jamel Horton Jr.'s two point driving layup
15:46
Zips defensive rebound
15:47
TV timeout
15:37
Trendon Hankerson misses three point jump shot
15:35
Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
15:20
Will McNair Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
15:05
Xavier Castaneda misses three point jump shot
15:03
Jamel Horton Jr. defensive rebound
14:49
Jamel Horton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Garvin Clarke steals)
14:48
Cameron Matthews personal foul (Garvin Clarke draws the foul)
14:36
Enrique Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Will McNair Jr. steals)
14:13
+2
Cameron Matthews makes two point finger roll layup
5-10
13:50
Greg Tribble misses two point jump shot
13:48
Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
13:48
D.J. Jeffries shooting foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
13:48
+1
Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-10
13:48
+1
Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-10
13:32
D.J. Jeffries misses two point floating jump shot
13:29
Zips defensive rebound
13:17
Shakeel Moore personal foul (Greg Tribble draws the foul)
13:11
+3
Garvin Clarke makes three point jump shot (Greg Tribble assists)
10-10
12:40
+3
Dashawn Davis makes three point jump shot
10-13
12:23
+2
Sammy Hunter makes two point dunk (Greg Tribble assists)
12-13
12:23
Dashawn Davis shooting foul (Sammy Hunter draws the foul)
12:23
Sammy Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:23
Tyler Stevenson defensive rebound
12:05
Tolu Smith turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Castaneda steals)
11:59
Sammy Hunter misses two point driving layup
11:57
Tyler Stevenson defensive rebound
11:40
Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Castaneda steals)
11:33
Tyler Stevenson personal foul (Xavier Castaneda draws the foul)
11:33
TV timeout
11:33
Xavier Castaneda misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:33
Dashawn Davis defensive rebound
11:14
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point driving reverse layup (Tyler Stevenson assists)
12-15
11:14
Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
11:14
Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:14
Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
11:01
Greg Tribble misses two point driving layup
10:59
Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
10:36
Greg Tribble personal foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul)
10:33
Tolu Smith turnover (traveling)
10:17
Sammy Hunter misses two point driving layup
10:15
Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
10:04
Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) (Trendon Hankerson steals)
9:57
Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Trendon Hankerson draws the foul)
9:57
+1
Trendon Hankerson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-15
9:57
+1
Trendon Hankerson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-15
9:37
Shakeel Moore misses two point floating jump shot
9:35
Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
9:23
Xavier Castaneda turnover (bad pass) (Shakeel Moore steals)
9:17
Enrique Freeman shooting foul (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
9:17
Shawn Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:17
+1
Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-16
8:58
Xavier Castaneda misses three point stepback jump shot
8:56
Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
8:49
Xavier Castaneda personal foul (Jamel Horton Jr. draws the foul)
8:42
Jamel Horton Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
8:40
Garvin Clarke defensive rebound
8:39
Cameron Matthews personal foul (Garvin Clarke draws the foul)
8:39
Garvin Clarke misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:39
D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
8:24
D.J. Jeffries misses two point pullup jump shot
8:21
Zips defensive rebound
7:58
Garvin Clarke misses three point jump shot
7:56
Tyler Stevenson defensive rebound
7:40
Tyler Stevenson turnover (out of bounds)
7:40
TV timeout
7:25
Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
7:23
Jamel Horton Jr. defensive rebound
6:55
Trendon Hankerson personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
6:55
+1
Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-17
6:55
+1
Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-18
6:40
Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:38
Garvin Clarke offensive rebound
6:31
Garvin Clarke misses three point jump shot
6:29
Tyler Stevenson defensive rebound
6:18
+3
Eric Reed Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)
14-21
5:46
+2
Xavier Castaneda makes two point stepback jump shot
16-21
5:23
Garvin Clarke personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
5:23
Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:22
Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:21
Dashawn Davis turnover (bad pass) (Enrique Freeman steals)
5:12
+2
Greg Tribble makes two point turnaround jump shot (Garvin Clarke assists)
18-21
4:54
+2
D.J. Jeffries makes two point pullup jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)
18-23
4:45
+2
Garvin Clarke makes two point driving layup (Xavier Castaneda assists)
20-23
4:24
Will McNair Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:21
Zips defensive rebound
4:21
Eric Reed Jr. personal foul (Xavier Castaneda draws the foul)
4:21
+1
Xavier Castaneda makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-23
4:21
+1
Xavier Castaneda makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-23
4:10
+2
D.J. Jeffries makes two point driving layup (Tyler Stevenson assists)
22-25
4:10
Greg Tribble shooting foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
4:10
+1
D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 1
22-26
3:53
Trendon Hankerson misses three point jump shot
3:51
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
3:28
+3
D.J. Jeffries makes three point pullup jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)
22-29
3:04
+3
Xavier Castaneda makes three point jump shot (Garvin Clarke assists)
25-29
2:38
Will McNair Jr. turnover (lost ball)
2:38
TV timeout
2:28
Xavier Castaneda misses three point jump shot
2:26
Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:59
Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot
1:57
Tolu Smith offensive rebound
1:53
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup
25-31
1:26
Trendon Hankerson misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:24
Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:24
Sammy Hunter personal foul (Tyler Stevenson draws the foul)
1:24
+1
Tyler Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-32
1:24
+1
Tyler Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-33
1:13
Shakeel Moore shooting foul (Garvin Clarke draws the foul)
1:13
+1
Garvin Clarke makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-33
1:13
+1
Garvin Clarke makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-33
0:56
Dashawn Davis turnover (bad pass)
0:45
Trendon Hankerson misses two point layup
0:43
Dashawn Davis defensive rebound
0:27
+2
Dashawn Davis makes two point pullup jump shot
27-35
0:03
Garvin Clarke misses three point pullup jump shot
0:01
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MSST
Bulldogs
27
AKRON
Zips
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:40
+3
Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Greg Tribble assists)
30-35
19:04
+3
Jamel Horton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Eric Reed Jr. assists)
30-38
18:36
Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Xavier Castaneda draws the foul)
