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Davis scores 17, Mississippi State fends off Arkansas 70-64

AP
Feb 11, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Dashawn Davis scored 17 points and Mississippi State picked up its fifth straight win with a 70-64 victory over Arkansas on Saturday.

Davis sank 6 of 11 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Bulldogs (17-8, 5-7 Southeastern Conference). Shakeel Moore finished with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists. Tolu Smith pitched in with 11 points and eight rebounds. Cameron Matthews added 10 points and six boards.

Anthony Black totaled 23 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals to pace the Razorbacks (17-8, 6-6), who saw their five-game win streak in SEC play end. Ricky Council IV had 10 points and six rebounds.

Mississippi State used a balanced scoring attack and 51.9% shooting from the floor to build a 34-25 advantage at halftime. Moore, Davis and Smith all had six points and eight players scored for the Bulldogs. Black had 12 points in the first half for Arkansas. He made 5 of 8 shots, while his teammates sank only 4 of 18 attempts. Neither team scored over the final 1:28.

The Razorbacks whittled away at the lead in the second half, pulling within 60-57 on a Davis layup with 1:22 remaining. Matthews followed with two free throws and a layup to push the Bulldogs' lead to seven with 50 seconds left. Black scored twice for Arkansas, but Matthews hit two more free throws and Smith had a dunk to put the finishing touches on Mississippi State's eighth win in the last 10 games against the Razorbacks.

The Bulldogs shot 47% overall to Arkansas' 44%, but MSU sank 6 of 10 attempts from 3-point range while the Razorbacks hit only 4 of 18. The Bulldogs led for all but 3:19 of the game.

Arkansas leads the series 35-33. Mississippi State notched its ninth win in 32 games in Fayetteville.

UP NEXT

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs return home to play Kentucky on Wednesday.

Arkansas: The Razorbacks travel to play Texas A&M on Wednesday.

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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
34
ARK
Razorbacks
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Razorbacks gains possession)
19:38	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point hook shot (Anthony Black assists)	0-2
19:11		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Black steals)
19:03	+3	Anthony Black makes three point jump shot	0-5
18:44	+3	Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	3-5
18:32		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
18:32		Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
18:11		Ricky Council IV misses three point jump shot
18:09		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
18:02		Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
18:02	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-5
18:02		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:02		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
17:48		Davonte Davis misses two point hook shot
17:46		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
17:15		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
16:59		Anthony Black misses two point jump shot
16:57		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
16:50	+3	Dashawn Davis makes three point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)	7-5
16:21		Ricky Council IV misses two point jump shot
16:19		Davonte Davis offensive rebound
16:07		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
16:05		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
15:55		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
15:53		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
15:33	+3	Anthony Black makes three point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists)	7-8
15:21	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point jump shot	9-8
15:21		Ricky Council IV shooting foul (Dashawn Davis draws the foul)
15:21		TV timeout
15:21	+1	Dashawn Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-8
14:55	+2	Jordan Walsh makes two point dunk (Ricky Council IV assists)	10-10
14:26	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)	12-10
14:12	+2	Anthony Black makes two point jump shot	12-12
13:54	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot	14-12
13:19		Jordan Walsh misses three point jump shot
13:17		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
13:08		Tolu Smith turnover (lost ball) (Makhel Mitchell steals)
12:46		Dashawn Davis shooting foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul)
12:46	+1	Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-13
12:46	+1	Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
12:22	+2	Tyler Stevenson makes two point jump shot	16-14
12:04		Shakeel Moore blocks Nick Smith Jr.'s three point jump shot
12:02		Eric Reed Jr. personal foul
11:49		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Davonte Davis's two point layup
11:47		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
11:25		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:23		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
11:15	+2	Jalen Graham makes two point dunk (Davonte Davis assists)	16-16
11:15		Tyler Stevenson shooting foul (Jalen Graham draws the foul)
11:15		TV timeout
11:15		Jalen Graham misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:15		Ricky Council IV offensive rebound
11:12		Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul)
11:12	+1	Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-17
11:12		Ricky Council IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:12		Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
10:54	+2	Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists)	18-17
10:33		Jalen Graham turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Stevenson steals)
10:25	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup (Eric Reed Jr. assists)	20-17
10:05		Anthony Black turnover (bad pass)
9:48	+3	Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Will McNair Jr. assists)	23-17
9:43		Dashawn Davis technical foul
9:43	+1	Ricky Council IV makes technical free throw 1 of 2	23-18
9:43	+1	Ricky Council IV makes technical free throw 2 of 2	23-19
9:24		Ricky Council IV misses two point layup
9:22		Bulldogs defensive rebound
9:01		Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot
8:59		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
8:49		Anthony Black misses three point jump shot
8:47		Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	25-19
7:58		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
7:56		Davonte Davis offensive rebound
7:48		Davonte Davis turnover (lost ball)
7:39		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
7:37		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
7:36	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	27-19
7:22	+2	Anthony Black makes two point layup	27-21
7:21		TV timeout
7:09		Shakeel Moore misses two point layup
7:07		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
6:57	+2	Anthony Black makes two point jump shot	27-23
6:40		Makhel Mitchell blocks Tolu Smith's two point jump shot
6:38		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
6:36		D.J. Jeffries turnover (traveling)
6:11		Ricky Council IV misses two point layup
6:09		Ricky Council IV offensive rebound
6:06	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point layup (Ricky Council IV assists)	27-25
5:52		Jordan Walsh blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup
5:50		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
5:36		D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
5:34		Eric Reed Jr. offensive rebound
5:18		Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) (Davonte Davis steals)
5:10		Davonte Davis misses two point layup
5:09		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
5:09		Davonte Davis personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
5:00		Makhel Mitchell blocks Will McNair Jr.'s two point layup
4:58		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
4:33		Ricky Council IV misses three point jump shot
4:31		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
4:07		Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
4:05		Ricky Council IV defensive rebound
3:37		Anthony Black turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
3:31	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk	29-25
3:06		Jordan Walsh misses three point jump shot
3:04		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)	31-25
2:57		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
2:57		TV timeout
2:30		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
2:28		Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
2:16		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
1:59		Anthony Black misses three point jump shot
1:57		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
1:44		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:42		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
1:35		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:28	+3	Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot	34-25
1:11		Shakeel Moore personal foul (Nick Smith Jr. draws the foul)
1:11		Nick Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:11		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
1:04		Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball)
0:38		Jalen Graham turnover (lost ball) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
0:28		Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Walsh steals)
0:08		Makhel Mitchell offensive foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
0:08		Makhel Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
0:03		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
0:01		Jalen Graham defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MSST
Bulldogs
36
ARK
Razorbacks
39

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point layup	36-25
19:16		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
19:14		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
19:03		Razorbacks kicked ball violation
18:46		Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot
18:44		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
18:29		Tolu Smith personal foul (Anthony Black draws the foul)
18:28		Makhel Mitchell turnover (lost ball)
18:13		Makhi Mitchell blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup
18:11		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
17:59	+2	Makhel Mitchell makes two point dunk (Anthony Black assists)	36-27
17:44	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	38-27
17:44		Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
17:44		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:44		Anthony Black defensive rebound
17:24		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
17:22		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
17:15	+3	Dashawn Davis makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	41-27
16:51		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Anthony Black draws the foul)
16:39		Tolu Smith shooting foul (Makhel Mitchell draws the foul)
16:39		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:39		Makhel Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:39		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
16:25		Anthony Black shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
16:25		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:25		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:25		Ricky Council IV defensive rebound
16:13		Anthony Black turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
15:56	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point jump shot	43-27
15:49		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Anthony Black draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:40		Tyler Stevenson personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
15:39	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point layup (Anthony Black assists)	43-29
15:14		Dashawn Davis misses two point jump shot
15:12		Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound
15:05	+2	Nick Smith Jr. makes two point jump shot	43-31
14:35	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot	45-31
14:17		Ricky Council IV turnover (lost ball)
13:59		Dashawn Davis misses two point layup
13:57		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
13:54	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	47-31
13:37	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point hook shot	47-33
13:23		Razorbacks kicked ball violation
13:17		Davonte Davis personal foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul)
13:15		Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Walsh steals)
13:10		Eric Reed Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul)
13:10	+1	Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-34
13:10	+1	Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-35
12:55		Davonte Davis personal foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul)
12:54		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Davonte Davis steals)
12:43		Will McNair Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:41		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
12:33		Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:31		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
12:27	+2	Makhi Mitchell makes two point jump shot	47-37
12:27		Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul)
12:27		Makhi Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:27		Anthony Black offensive rebound
12:25		Anthony Black misses two point layup
12:23		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
12:04		Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:45		Shakeel Moore misses two point layup
11:43		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
11:35		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul)
11:35	+1	Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-38
11:35	+1	Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-39
11:08		Tolu Smith misses two point hook shot
11:06		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
11:03		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
11:01		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
10:42	+3	Davonte Davis makes three point jump shot (Anthony Black assists)	47-42
10:26		Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
10:21	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup (Tolu Smith assists)	49-42
10:01	+2	Anthony Black makes two point layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	49-44
9:38	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup (Tolu Smith assists)	51-44
9:23		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Anthony Black draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-45
9:23	+1	Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-46
8:54		Anthony Black blocks Dashawn Davis's two point jump shot
8:39		Davonte Davis turnover (bad pass) (Tolu Smith steals)
8:28		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
8:26		Ricky Council IV defensive rebound
8:20		Tolu Smith personal foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul)
8:20		Ricky Council IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:03		Ricky Council IV blocks D.J. Jeffries's two point layup
8:03		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:01	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists)	53-46
7:41		Nick Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:39		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
7:16	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	55-46
7:02		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Davonte Davis draws the foul)
7:02		TV timeout
7:02	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-47
7:02	+1	Davonte Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-48
6:40	+3	Eric Reed Jr. makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	58-48
6:24		Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul)
6:24		Anthony Black misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:24	+1	Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-49
6:12		Tolu Smith turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Black steals)
6:06		Davonte Davis turnover (bad pass)
5:40		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
5:38		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
5:26		Nick Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:24		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
5:14		D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
5:12		Anthony Black defensive rebound
4:54		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-50
4:54	+1	Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-51
4:31		Ricky Council IV personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
4:31	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-51
4:31		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:31		Anthony Black defensive rebound
4:11		Eric Reed Jr. shooting foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul)
4:11	+1	Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-52
4:11	+1	Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-53
3:47		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
3:45		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
3:42		TV timeout
3:40		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
3:09		Razorbacks turnover (shot clock violation)
2:54		Makhel Mitchell personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
2:54	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-53
2:54		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:54		Anthony Black defensive rebound
2:40		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
2:38		Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:23		Dashawn Davis misses two point jump shot
2:21		Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Ricky Council IV makes two point dunk (Anthony Black assists)	60-55
2:01		Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Black steals)
1:56		Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:54		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
1:45		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
1:45		TV timeout
1:45		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:28		Makhel Mitchell blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup
1:26		Ricky Council IV defensive rebound
1:22	+2	Davonte Davis makes two point layup (Ricky Council IV assists)	60-57
1:13		Davonte Davis personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
1:13	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-57
1:13	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-57
1:07		Anthony Black turnover (bad pass)
0:52		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
0:50		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
0:50	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	64-57
0:46	+2	Anthony Black makes two point layup	64-59
0:44		Anthony Black personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-59
0:44	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-59
0:38	+2	Anthony Black makes two point layup	66-61
0:25	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point dunk (Shakeel Moore assists)	68-61
0:18		Anthony Black misses three point jump shot
0:16		Jordan Walsh offensive rebound
0:11	+3	Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jordan Walsh assists)	68-64
0:09		Anthony Black personal foul (Dashawn Davis draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Dashawn Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-64
0:09	+1	Dashawn Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-64
0:02		Jordan Walsh misses two point layup
0:00		Jordan Walsh offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jordan Walsh offensive rebound