Mississippi State tops Utah 52-49 to win Fort Myers tourney
AP
Nov 23, 2022
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Dashawn Davis knocked down six 3-pointers and Tolu Smith added a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds as Mississippi State Bulldogs held off Utah Utes 52-49 to win the Fort Myers Tip-off tournament's Beach Division on Wednesday night.
The Bulldogs remain undefeated through six games.
Marco Anthony hit the first of two free throws with 4:37 left to give Utah a three-point lead, 45-42, but Davis answered from deep to tie the game, and Smith put back an offensive rebound to give the Bulldogs the lead with three minutes left then pushed the lead to five, 52-47 with just under two minutes left.
Davis finished with 18 points to lead Mississippi State (6-0) and D.J. Jeffries added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Anthony had 10 points and eight rebounds to lead Utah (4-2). Ben Carlson added 10 points.
Both teams struggled offensively. Mississippi State was just 17 of 67 from the field (25.4%) but knocked down 9 of 38 from beyond the arc. Utah shot 17 of 52 (32.7%) from the floor, 4 of 19 from distance (21.1%).
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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
21
MSST
Bulldogs
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Branden Carlson vs. Tolu Smith (Utes gains possession)
19:48
Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
19:46
Gabe Madsen offensive rebound
19:32
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
19:30
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
19:13
Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot
19:11
Marco Anthony defensive rebound
19:04
+2
Ben Carlson makes two point layup (Gabe Madsen assists)
2-0
18:43
+3
D.J. Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)
2-3
18:25
Cameron Matthews blocks Branden Carlson's two point layup
18:23
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
18:09
Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
18:07
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
17:56
Branden Carlson turnover (bad pass) (Dashawn Davis steals)
17:48
+3
D.J. Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)
2-6
17:22
Rollie Worster turnover (lost ball) (Dashawn Davis steals)
17:15
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point dunk (Cameron Matthews assists)
2-8
16:56
+2
Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot
4-8
16:31
Eric Reed Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:29
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
16:22
Dashawn Davis blocks Gabe Madsen's two point layup
16:20
Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
15:58
D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
15:56
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
15:37
+2
Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes two point layup
6-8
15:15
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup
6-10
14:42
Shakeel Moore personal foul
14:41
TV timeout
14:37
Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (traveling)
14:21
Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
14:19
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
14:02
Branden Carlson turnover (bad pass) (Shakeel Moore steals)
13:48
Kimani Hamilton misses three point jump shot
13:46
Shakeel Moore offensive rebound
13:37
Tyler Stevenson misses two point layup
13:35
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
13:27
Kimani Hamilton personal foul
13:21
Kimani Hamilton personal foul
13:14
Lazar Stefanovic turnover (bad pass)
13:05
Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot
13:03
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
12:34
Tyler Stevenson shooting foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
12:34
Marco Anthony misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:34
Marco Anthony misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:34
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
12:17
D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
12:15
Mike Saunders Jr. defensive rebound
12:08
Mike Saunders Jr. turnover (lost ball)
11:55
Will McNair Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:53
Keba Keita defensive rebound
11:31
Jamel Horton Jr. shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
11:31
TV timeout
11:31
+1
Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-10
11:31
+1
Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-10
11:07
Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
11:05
Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound
10:56
Mike Saunders Jr. personal foul
10:51
Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
10:49
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
10:43
+2
Gavin Baxter makes two point dunk (Rollie Worster assists)
10-10
10:27
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup
10-12
10:27
Branden Carlson shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
10:27
Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:27
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
10:26
Branden Carlson turnover (D.J. Jeffries steals)
10:18
D.J. Jeffries misses two point layup
10:16
D.J. Jeffries offensive rebound
10:10
+2
D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup
10-14
10:02
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
10:00
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
9:48
Eric Reed Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:46
Tolu Smith offensive rebound
9:40
+3
Dashawn Davis makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)