Smith scores 28, Mississippi State beats Florida 69-68 in OT
AP
Mar 09, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tolu Smith scored a career-high 28 points, including a go-ahead basket in overtime with 4.3 seconds left, and Mississippi State Bulldogs beat Florida Gators 69-68 on Thursday in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
Mississippi State (21-11) advances to play top-seeded Alabama in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Smith started overtime with a three-point play and Cameron Matthews dunked it on Mississippi State’s next possession. Dashawn Davis had his second straight assist that led to a dunk when he lobbed it for Shawn Jones Jr. for a highlight finish and a 64-59 lead. Florida missed a 3-pointer and Smith extended the lead to seven points with a shot in the lane, off another assist by Davis.
Florida freshman Riley Kugel made a 3-pointer with 37.1 seconds left to pull within 67-64 and Mississippi State turned it over near midcourt before Kugel was fouled on a drive. Kugel made two free throws, the Bulldogs turned it over again and Niels Lane scored with 11.8 left to give Florida a 68-67 lead.
Mississippi State elected not to call a timeout and Davis drove the lane to find Smith open for a basket. The Bulldogs called a timeout to set up their defense. Florida guard Myreon Jones inbounded it and got it back but his long 3-pointer was off the mark at the buzzer.
Shakeel Moore scored 12 points of his 13 points in the first half for Mississippi State. Davis added nine rebounds and eight assists. Smith also grabbed 12 rebounds and went 10 of 17 from the free-throw line.
Kugel finished with 14 points for Florida (16-16). Jones was held scoreless in the first half and finished with 11 points. Kowacie Reeves also scored 11 points.
Florida scored the final six points of regulation on 3-pointers by Jones, who had a chance to win it at the buzzer but his 3 came up short.
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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
36
FLA
Gators
26
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tolu Smith vs. Jason Jitoboh (Tolu Smith gains possession)
19:39
Tolu Smith misses two point layup
19:37
Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
19:31
Shakeel Moore misses two point layup
19:29
Myreon Jones defensive rebound
19:28
Myreon Jones turnover (lost ball)
19:22
Dashawn Davis misses two point layup
19:20
Myreon Jones defensive rebound
18:50
Will Richard misses three point jump shot
18:48
D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
18:32
Will Richard shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
18:32
Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:32
Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:32
Riley Kugel defensive rebound
18:17
+2
Jason Jitoboh makes two point floating jump shot (Kyle Lofton assists)
0-2
18:04
Tolu Smith misses two point layup
18:02
Tolu Smith offensive rebound
17:58
+3
Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)
3-2
17:29
Jason Jitoboh turnover (lost ball) (Tolu Smith steals)
17:22
+2
Dashawn Davis makes two point driving layup
5-2
17:07
Will Richard misses two point layup
17:05
Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
17:00
+2
Shakeel Moore makes two point stepback jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)
7-2
16:31
+2
Jason Jitoboh makes two point floating jump shot (Will Richard assists)
7-4
16:14
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)
9-4
15:56
+2
Riley Kugel makes two point pullup jump shot
9-6
15:46
+2
Shakeel Moore makes two point pullup jump shot
11-6
15:24
+3
Riley Kugel makes three point stepback jump shot
11-9
15:00
Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (Myreon Jones steals)
14:48
Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
14:46
D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
14:42
Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Will Richard steals)
14:38
Myreon Jones misses two point layup
14:36
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
14:32
+2
D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup
13-9
14:11
+3
Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lofton assists)
13-12
13:50
Jason Jitoboh blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup
13:48
Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:48
TV timeout
13:43
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)
15-12
13:23
Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves draws the foul)
13:23
Kowacie Reeves misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:23
+1
Kowacie Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-13
13:08
Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball)
12:52
Aleks Szymczyk turnover (back court violation)
12:37
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)
17-13
12:21
+2
Alex Fudge makes two point driving layup
17-15
12:12
Aleks Szymczyk personal foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul)
12:06
+2
Shakeel Moore makes two point driving layup
19-15
11:41
Alex Fudge misses three point jump shot
11:39
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
11:31
Will McNair Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:29
Jason Jitoboh defensive rebound
11:21
Kowacie Reeves misses two point jump shot
11:19
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
11:11
Alex Fudge shooting foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul)
11:11
TV timeout
11:11
+1
Shakeel Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 3
20-15
11:11
+1
Shakeel Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 3
21-15
11:11
+1
Shakeel Moore makes regular free throw 3 of 3
22-15
10:59
Riley Kugel turnover (lost ball) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
10:42
Dashawn Davis misses two point jump shot
10:40
Tyler Stevenson offensive rebound
10:36
Niels Lane shooting foul (Tyler Stevenson draws the foul)
10:36
+1
Tyler Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-15
10:36
+1
Tyler Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-15
10:21
Dashawn Davis personal foul (Niels Lane draws the foul)
10:13
Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
10:13
Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 1 of 3
10:13
+1
Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 3
24-16
10:13
+1
Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 3 of 3
24-17
9:45
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists)
26-17
9:31
Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
9:29
Niels Lane offensive rebound
9:23
Kyle Lofton misses three point jump shot
9:21
Will Richard offensive rebound
9:20
Will Richard misses two point layup
9:18
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
9:02
Dashawn Davis misses two point layup
9:00
Tolu Smith offensive rebound
9:00
Alex Fudge shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
9:00
+1
Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-17
9:00
Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:00
Alex Fudge defensive rebound
8:58
Shakeel Moore personal foul (Alex Fudge draws the foul)