CARK

MISSST

Mississippi St. uses 2nd half to get clear of C. Arkansas

AP
Dec 16, 2020

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) D.J. Stewart Jr. scored 17 points and Tolu Smith had a double-double and Mississippi State Bulldogs beat Central Arkansas 81-65 on Wednesday night.

Smith finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds, Jalen Johnson scored 15 and Iverson Molinar 14 for the Bulldogs (4-3). Mississippi State had a 41-33 rebounding advantage with 13 offensive rebounds leading to 19 second-chance points.

Eddy Kayouloud scored 20 on 8-for-11 shooting for Central Arkansas (0-6), Rylan Bergersen scored 15 and Deandre Jones 10.

The Bears saw their first four games canceled due to COVID-19 and now have played six straight away from home. Their first scheduled game at home won't occur until January 6 when they take on New Orleans.

But despite their travels they proved feisty in the first half and only trailed 39-35.

However, an 8-2 burst after halftime, which started with a 3-pointer from Molinar, served as the beginning of Mississippi State's pulling away. Johnson's 3-pointer with 14:45 to go extended the lead to 54-41.

Wednesday's game was the third time that Mississippi State and Central Arkansas had met. The Bulldogs have won all three. Prior to the game the most recent was a 79-72 victory in Jackson, Mississippi on Dec. 22, 2012.

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1st Half
CARK
Bears
35
MSST
Bulldogs
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Samson George vs. Abdul Ado (Iverson Molinar gains possession)
19:38		Jared Chatham blocks Tolu Smith's two point jump shot
19:37		Bulldogs offensive rebound
19:34	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	0-2
19:19		Jared Chatham misses two point layup
19:17		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
19:09	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	0-4
18:40		Samson George misses two point jump shot
18:38		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
18:29	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	0-6
18:19		DeAndre Jones turnover (traveling)
17:56		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:53		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:48		Abdul Ado turnover (lost ball)
17:34	+2	Rylan Bergersen makes two point hook shot	2-6
17:17		Iverson Molinar misses two point layup
17:15		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
17:14	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point tip shot	2-8
17:00		Khaleem Bennett misses two point jump shot
16:58		Samson George offensive rebound
16:46		D.J. Stewart Jr. shooting foul (Rylan Bergersen draws the foul)
16:46	+1	Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 1 of 3	3-8
16:46	+1	Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 2 of 3	4-8
16:46	+1	Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 3 of 3	5-8
16:31		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
16:29		Samson George defensive rebound
16:21	+3	Rylan Bergersen makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Jones assists)	8-8
16:01	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot	8-11
15:42		Abdul Ado blocks Rylan Bergersen's two point jump shot
15:40		Bears offensive rebound
15:42		TV timeout
15:29		Samson George misses two point jump shot
15:27		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
15:10	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point hook shot	8-13
14:51		DeAndre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Abdul Ado steals)
14:49		Iverson Molinar offensive foul (DeAndre Jones draws the foul)
14:49		Iverson Molinar turnover
14:39		Abdul Ado blocks Eddy Kayouloud's two point jump shot
14:38		Bears offensive rebound
14:32		Eddy Kayouloud misses three point jump shot
14:30		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
14:24	+3	Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	8-16
14:03	+3	DeAndre Jones makes three point jump shot (Rylan Bergersen assists)	11-16
13:42		Abdul Ado misses two point jump shot
13:40		Jaxson Baker defensive rebound
13:31	+2	Eddy Kayouloud makes two point layup (Samson George assists)	13-16
13:14	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	13-19
12:58	+2	Rylan Bergersen makes two point jump shot	15-19
12:45		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Samson George steals)
12:35	+2	DeAndre Jones makes two point jump shot	17-19
12:16		Jalen Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:14		Eddy Kayouloud defensive rebound
12:06		Eddy Kayouloud misses two point jump shot
12:04		Javian Davis defensive rebound
11:59		Jalen Johnson misses two point layup
11:57		Samson George defensive rebound
11:58		Bears 30 second timeout
11:58		TV timeout
11:48		DeAndre Jones turnover (traveling)
11:22		Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball) (Rylan Bergersen steals)
11:15	+2	Eddy Kayouloud makes two point layup (DeAndre Jones assists)	19-19
10:57		Jaxson Baker blocks Javian Davis's two point jump shot
10:56		Bears defensive rebound
10:43		Jaxson Baker misses three point jump shot
10:41		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
10:20		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:18		DeAndre Jones defensive rebound
9:57		DeAndre Jones misses two point jump shot
9:55		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
9:49		SK Shittu shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
9:49	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-20
9:49		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:49		SK Shittu defensive rebound
9:41		SK Shittu misses three point jump shot
9:39		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
9:30	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point layup	19-22
9:09	+3	Jaxson Baker makes three point jump shot (Rylan Bergersen assists)	22-22
8:50		Khaleem Bennett personal foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
8:46		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
8:44		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
8:40	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	22-24
8:28		Iverson Molinar personal foul (Eddy Kayouloud draws the foul)
8:18	+2	Eddy Kayouloud makes two point layup	24-24
7:54	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	24-26
7:41		Jaxson Baker misses three point jump shot
7:39		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
7:12	+3	Cameron Matthews makes three point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	24-29
6:55		Rylan Bergersen misses two point layup
6:53		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
6:31		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
6:29		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
6:25	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	24-31
6:14		Bears 30 second timeout
6:14		TV timeout
5:59		DeAndre Jones misses three point jump shot
5:57		Javian Davis defensive rebound
5:25		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point hook shot
5:23		Jared Chatham defensive rebound
5:03	+2	Samson George makes two point dunk (DeAndre Jones assists)	26-31
4:44		Samson George blocks Quinten Post's two point jump shot
4:42		Samson George defensive rebound
4:38		DeAndre Jones turnover (bad pass)
4:10		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
4:08		Quinten Post offensive rebound
4:05	+2	Quinten Post makes two point layup	26-33
3:51		Jump ball. Khaleem Bennett vs. Deivon Smith (Bears gains possession)
3:51		TV timeout
3:39		Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
3:25		Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:23		DeAndre Jones defensive rebound
3:18		Khaleem Bennett offensive foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
3:18		Khaleem Bennett turnover
3:02		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
3:00		Eddy Kayouloud defensive rebound
2:40	+3	DeAndre Jones makes three point jump shot (Rylan Bergersen assists)	29-33
2:23		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Bergersen steals)
2:20	+2	Rylan Bergersen makes two point layup	31-33
2:20		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:59		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:55		Bears defensive rebound
1:40		Rylan Bergersen misses two point jump shot
1:38		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
1:18		Samson George shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-34
1:18	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
1:12		Abdul Ado personal foul (Samson George draws the foul)
1:09	+2	Khaleem Bennett makes two point jump shot	33-35
0:48		Abdul Ado misses two point hook shot
0:46		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
0:44		Eddy Kayouloud personal foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
0:43		Khaleem Bennett shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-36
0:43	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-37
0:28		Abdul Ado shooting foul (Samson George draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Samson George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-37
0:28	+1	Samson George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-37
0:02	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point jump shot	35-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CARK
Bears
30
MSST
Bulldogs
42

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:41	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot	35-42
19:33		Khaleem Bennett misses two point jump shot
19:31		Bears offensive rebound
19:29		Rylan Bergersen misses two point jump shot
19:27		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
19:20		D.J. Stewart Jr. turnover (bad pass)
19:11		DeAndre Jones misses three point jump shot
19:09		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
18:48		Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:46		Bears defensive rebound
18:22		Jared Chatham misses three point jump shot
18:20		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
18:14	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point layup	35-44
17:54	+2	Jared Chatham makes two point jump shot (DeAndre Jones assists)	37-44
17:35		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
17:33		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
17:29	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	37-46
17:23		DeAndre Jones misses two point jump shot
17:19		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
17:18		Rylan Bergersen shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
17:18		Bears 30 second timeout
17:18		TV timeout
17:18		Iverson Molinar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:18	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-47
16:51	+2	DeAndre Jones makes two point layup (Rylan Bergersen assists)	39-47
16:24		Abdul Ado turnover (traveling)
16:11	+2	Eddy Kayouloud makes two point jump shot (Rylan Bergersen assists)	41-47
15:49	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	41-49
15:39		DeAndre Jones turnover (lost ball) (Iverson Molinar steals)
15:36		Jared Chatham shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
15:36		TV timeout
15:36	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-50
15:36	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-51
15:13		Jared Chatham misses two point hook shot
15:11		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
14:44	+3	Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	41-54
14:15		Samson George misses two point jump shot
14:13		Javian Davis defensive rebound
14:07		Samson George shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
14:07		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:07	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-55
13:51		Rylan Bergersen misses two point jump shot
13:49		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
13:33		Iverson Molinar misses two point layup
13:31		SK Shittu defensive rebound
13:21		Rylan Bergersen misses two point layup
13:19		SK Shittu offensive rebound
13:16		SK Shittu misses two point layup
13:14		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
13:17		Rylan Bergersen personal foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul)
13:03		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
13:01		SK Shittu defensive rebound
12:51		DeAndre Jones turnover (lost ball) (Iverson Molinar steals)
12:47		Iverson Molinar turnover (lost ball) (DeAndre Jones steals)
12:40	+2	SK Shittu makes two point dunk (Khaleem Bennett assists)	43-55
12:30		Khaleem Bennett personal foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
12:08		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
12:06		Javian Davis offensive rebound
12:01		Javian Davis misses two point layup
11:59		Javian Davis offensive rebound
12:02		Javian Davis misses two point layup
11:57		Javian Davis offensive rebound
11:57	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup	43-57
11:52		Iverson Molinar shooting foul (Rylan Bergersen draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52	+1	Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-57
11:52		Rylan Bergersen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:52		Rylan Bergersen offensive rebound
11:35		Eddy Kayouloud offensive foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
11:35		Eddy Kayouloud turnover
11:21	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	44-60
11:07		Jaxson Baker misses three point jump shot
11:05		Eddy Kayouloud offensive rebound
11:00		Rylan Bergersen misses two point layup
10:58		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
10:49		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Bergersen steals)
10:38		SK Shittu misses two point jump shot
10:36		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
10:21		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
10:19		SK Shittu defensive rebound
10:19		Tolu Smith personal foul (SK Shittu draws the foul)
10:03		Cameron Matthews blocks Samson George's two point layup
10:01		Jared Chatham offensive rebound
9:56		Jump ball. Jared Chatham vs. Cameron Matthews (Bears gains possession)
9:48	+3	Eddy Kayouloud makes three point jump shot (Samson George assists)	47-60
9:32		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:31		Eddy Kayouloud defensive rebound
9:31		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Eddy Kayouloud draws the foul)
9:15		Tolu Smith blocks Jared Chatham's two point layup
9:13		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
8:51	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot	47-63
8:43		Samson George misses two point layup
8:41		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
8:18		Tolu Smith offensive foul (Jared Chatham draws the foul)
8:18		Tolu Smith turnover
8:07		Jared Chatham misses two point jump shot
8:05		SK Shittu offensive rebound
8:04		Jalen Johnson shooting foul (SK Shittu draws the foul)
8:04	+1	SK Shittu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-63
8:04	+1	SK Shittu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-63
7:52		SK Shittu personal foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
7:52		TV timeout
7:52		Abdul Ado misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:52		Jared Chatham defensive rebound
7:37		Jared Chatham misses three point jump shot
7:35		Masai Olowokere offensive rebound
7:30		DeAndre Jones misses three point jump shot
7:28		Masai Olowokere offensive rebound
7:27		Masai Olowokere misses two point layup
7:25		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
7:18		DeAndre Jones personal foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul)
7:19	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-64
7:19	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-65
6:59		Tolu Smith personal foul (SK Shittu draws the foul)
6:57		Masai Olowokere turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Stewart Jr. steals)
6:52	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point layup	49-67
6:27		Masai Olowokere misses three point jump shot
6:25		Javian Davis defensive rebound
6:00		Iverson Molinar turnover (bad pass) (Eddy Kayouloud steals)
5:53	+2	Eddy Kayouloud makes two point layup	51-67
5:39		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:37		Rylan Bergersen defensive rebound
5:36		Javian Davis personal foul (Rylan Bergersen draws the foul)
5:36		Rylan Bergersen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:36		Javian Davis defensive rebound
5:34		Rylan Bergersen personal foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-68
5:34		Javian Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:34		Iverson Molinar offensive rebound
5:20		DeAndre Jones personal foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
5:20		Iverson Molinar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:20	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-69
5:06		D.J. Stewart Jr. personal foul (Eddy Kayouloud draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Eddy Kayouloud makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-69
5:06	+1	Eddy Kayouloud makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-69
4:44		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
4:42		DeAndre Jones defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Rylan Bergersen makes two point dunk	55-69
4:37		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:16		Jalen Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:14		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
4:06	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point jump shot	55-71
3:39	+2	Samson George makes two point hook shot	57-71
3:11		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
3:09		Eddy Kayouloud defensive rebound
3:08		Eddy Kayouloud turnover (bad pass)
3:08		TV timeout
2:45	+2	Abdul Ado makes two point hook shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	57-73
2:31		Samson George misses two point jump shot
2:29		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
2:12	+3	Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	57-76
1:47	+3	Eddy Kayouloud makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Jones assists)	60-76
1:44		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:19	+2	Javian Davis makes two point hook shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	60-78
1:17		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
1:07	+3	Masai Olowokere makes three point jump shot (Eddy Kayouloud assists)	63-78
1:04		Bears 60 second timeout
0:47		Keondre Montgomery misses three point jump shot
0:45		Eddy Kayouloud defensive rebound
0:41	+2	Eddy Kayouloud makes two point layup	65-78
0:27	+3	Andersson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Keondre Montgomery assists)	65-81
0:00		End of period

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Andersson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Keondre Montgomery assists)