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Watford helps LSU overcome Mississippi 76-73 in SEC quarters

AP
Mar 13, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Trendon Watford scored 24 points, including a key tip with 23 seconds remaining, Cameron Thomas added two late free throws for 18 points and No. 3 seed LSU Tigers held off No. 6 Mississippi 76-73 Friday night in the final Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

The Tigers (17-8) faces second-seeded and No. 8-ranked Arkansas in Saturday's semifinal. Ole Miss Rebels (16-11) awaits its postseason fate.

LSU appeared to take control with a 40-29 lead early in the second half before Ole Miss rallied with a 22-6 surge over 6:19 for a five-point lead. The Tigers responded with a 19-7 run featuring two 3-pointers by Thomas, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 6:51 left.

LSU led 69-63 before the Rebels rallied within a point on Devontae Shuler's 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining. Darius Days (20 points) answered with a big 3-pointer followed by Watford's basket to make it 74-68, which proved critical when Jarkel Joiner hit a 3 to cut the lead in half.

Joiner then fouled Cameron Thomas, who made both free throws to seal LSU's hard-fought victory, the 1,600th in school history. The Tigers followed a 1-of-6 start from long range to make 6 of their final 14. They also hit 9 of 10 from the foul line after a 2-of-6 start.

Joiner scored 21 of his 26 points after halftime for the Rebels, who had sought their fourth consecutive victory and avenge a 75-61 loss to the Tigers on Jan. 9. Romello White added 20 points for Ole Miss, who won the boards 42-37 but allowed LSU to shoot 52% in the second half.

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1st Half
MISS
Rebels
27
LSU
Tigers
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Romello White vs. Trendon Watford (Devontae Shuler gains possession)
19:37		Romello White turnover (lost ball) (Darius Days steals)
19:18		Trendon Watford misses two point jump shot
19:16		Trendon Watford offensive rebound
19:12		Trendon Watford misses two point layup
19:10		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
19:05		Luis Rodriguez misses two point layup
19:03		Cameron Thomas defensive rebound
18:57		Cameron Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:55		Devontae Shuler defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Romello White makes two point layup (Devontae Shuler assists)	2-0
18:02		Cameron Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:00		Romello White defensive rebound
17:55		Luis Rodriguez turnover (lost ball)
17:39	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup (Javonte Smart assists)	2-2
17:26		Aundre Hyatt shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
17:26	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
17:26	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
17:12		Romello White personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
17:01	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Aundre Hyatt assists)	4-5
16:28		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
16:26		Javonte Smart defensive rebound
16:19		Javonte Smart misses two point layup
16:17		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
16:12	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	6-5
16:06		KJ Buffen personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
16:06		Trendon Watford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:06		Trendon Watford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:06		Romello White defensive rebound
15:41		Trendon Watford shooting foul (Romello White draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41	+1	Romello White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-5
15:41	+1	Romello White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-5
15:19		KJ Buffen personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
15:04	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup (Cameron Thomas assists)	8-7
14:34		Devontae Shuler misses two point jump shot
14:32		Darius Days defensive rebound
14:26		Javonte Smart misses three point jump shot
14:24		Romello White defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point layup	10-7
14:12		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
14:12	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-7
13:56		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (traveling)
13:42		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul (Romello White draws the foul)
13:38		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
13:36		Robert Allen offensive rebound
13:29		Robert Allen misses two point layup
13:27		Trendon Watford defensive rebound
13:23	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup	11-9
13:10		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
13:08		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
12:54	+2	Darius Days makes two point jump shot (Cameron Thomas assists)	11-11
12:54		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Darius Days draws the foul)
12:54	+1	Darius Days makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-12
12:35		Robert Allen turnover (lost ball) (Javonte Smart steals)
12:12		Darius Days misses two point layup
12:10		Sammy Hunter defensive rebound
11:50		Matthew Murrell turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
11:41	+2	Cameron Thomas makes two point layup	11-14
11:13		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
11:11		Darius Days defensive rebound
10:55	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup	11-16
10:55		Rebels 30 second timeout
10:55		TV timeout
10:26		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
10:24		Sammy Hunter offensive rebound
10:20		Sammy Hunter misses two point layup
10:18		Sammy Hunter offensive rebound
10:16	+2	Sammy Hunter makes two point layup	13-16
9:42		Cameron Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:40		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
9:36		Jarkel Joiner turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
9:29	+2	Josh LeBlanc Sr. makes two point dunk (Eric Gaines assists)	13-18
9:19		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
9:17		Trendon Watford defensive rebound
9:17	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup	13-20
9:17		Rebels 30 second timeout
9:03	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point layup	15-20
9:03		Javonte Smart shooting foul (Devontae Shuler draws the foul)
9:03		Devontae Shuler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:03		Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
8:50	+2	Javonte Smart makes two point layup	15-22
8:38		Luis Rodriguez misses two point layup
8:36		Darius Days defensive rebound
8:29		Darius Days misses two point layup
8:27		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
8:10		Eric Gaines personal foul (Devontae Shuler draws the foul)
8:00		Eric Gaines blocks Matthew Murrell's two point layup
7:58		Javonte Smart defensive rebound
7:56		Javonte Smart turnover (lost ball)
7:56		TV timeout
7:39		Eric Gaines personal foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
7:39		KJ Buffen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:39		Trendon Watford defensive rebound
7:12		Aundre Hyatt turnover (bad pass) (Devontae Shuler steals)
7:07		Devontae Shuler misses two point layup
7:05		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
6:59		Cameron Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Devontae Shuler steals)
6:53		KJ Buffen misses two point jump shot
6:51		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
6:51		KJ Buffen personal foul
6:35		Trendon Watford misses two point jump shot
6:33		Rebels defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Romello White makes two point layup	17-22
5:50		Cameron Thomas misses two point jump shot
5:48		Cameron Thomas offensive rebound
5:43		Cameron Thomas misses two point layup
5:41		Romello White defensive rebound
5:24		Matthew Murrell offensive foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
5:23		Matthew Murrell turnover
4:58		Romello White blocks Jalen Cook's two point layup
4:56		Romello White defensive rebound
4:48	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	19-22
4:25		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
4:23		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
4:13	+2	Romello White makes two point hook shot (Jarkel Joiner assists)	21-22
4:12		Tigers 30 second timeout
4:12		TV timeout
3:56	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup (Josh LeBlanc Sr. assists)	21-24
3:40	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	23-24
3:29	+2	Cameron Thomas makes two point jump shot (Trendon Watford assists)	23-26
2:57		Romello White misses two point layup
2:55		Austin Crowley offensive rebound
2:52		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
2:47		Trendon Watford defensive rebound
2:45		Luis Rodriguez personal foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
2:45		Cameron Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:45		Robert Allen defensive rebound
2:22		Romello White turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
2:12		Eric Gaines misses two point layup
2:12		Darius Days offensive rebound
2:12		Jarkel Joiner blocks Cameron Thomas's two point jump shot
2:12		Eric Gaines offensive rebound
2:12		Eric Gaines misses two point layup
2:10		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
1:46		Austin Crowley misses two point layup
1:46		Romello White offensive rebound
1:46	+2	Romello White makes two point layup	25-26
1:46		Luis Rodriguez blocks Javonte Smart's two point layup
1:46		Darius Days offensive rebound
1:46		Darius Days misses two point layup
1:46		Darius Days offensive rebound
1:46	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup	25-28
1:37	+2	Austin Crowley makes two point layup	27-28
1:26		Romello White shooting foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
1:26		Trendon Watford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:26	+1	Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-29
1:26	+1	Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-29
1:07		Luis Rodriguez turnover (bad pass) (Javonte Smart steals)
0:53		Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball) (Devontae Shuler steals)
0:28		Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
0:26		Cameron Thomas defensive rebound
0:02		Javonte Smart misses three point jump shot
0:01		Cameron Thomas offensive rebound
0:01		Cameron Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:00		Rebels defensive rebound

2nd Half
MISS
Rebels
46
LSU
Tigers
47

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup (Javonte Smart assists)	27-31
19:23		Javonte Smart shooting foul (Romello White draws the foul)
19:23	+1	Romello White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-31
19:23	+1	Romello White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-31
19:07	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup (Javonte Smart assists)	29-33
18:38		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
18:36		Javonte Smart defensive rebound
18:31	+3	Javonte Smart makes three point jump shot	29-36
18:11		Romello White turnover (bad pass) (Javonte Smart steals)
18:01	+2	Cameron Thomas makes two point jump shot	29-38
17:53		Rebels 30 second timeout
17:53		TV timeout
17:47		KJ Buffen misses two point layup
17:47		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
17:47		KJ Buffen misses two point layup
17:45		Darius Days defensive rebound
17:45	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup	29-40
17:14	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	31-40
16:52		Cameron Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:50		Darius Days offensive rebound
16:47		Darius Days misses two point layup
16:45		Romello White defensive rebound
16:45		Javonte Smart shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
16:45	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-40
16:45	+1	Jarkel Joiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-40
16:28		Jarkel Joiner shooting foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
16:28		Trendon Watford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:28	+1	Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-41
16:05		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
16:03		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
15:55	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot (Luis Rodriguez assists)	36-41
15:31		Romello White shooting foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
15:31		TV timeout
15:31	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-42
15:31	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-43
15:19	+2	Devontae Shuler makes two point jump shot	38-43
14:57		Cameron Thomas misses two point jump shot
14:55		Josh LeBlanc Sr. offensive rebound
14:46		Cameron Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:44		KJ Buffen defensive rebound
14:38	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)	41-43
14:19		KJ Buffen personal foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
14:09	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Trendon Watford assists)	41-46
13:54	+2	Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot	43-46
13:26		Javonte Smart misses three point jump shot
13:24		Robert Allen defensive rebound
13:01	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot (Romello White assists)	46-46
12:28		Romello White blocks Cameron Thomas's two point layup
12:26		Romello White defensive rebound
12:21		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
12:19		Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
12:18	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup	48-46
12:17		Tigers 30 second timeout
12:17		TV timeout
11:46		Javonte Smart misses three point jump shot
11:44		Romello White defensive rebound
11:17	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot	51-46
11:17		Darius Days shooting foul (Jarkel Joiner draws the foul)
11:17		Jarkel Joiner misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:17		Darius Days defensive rebound
10:48		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
9:47		Eric Gaines offensive rebound
9:47	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point dunk (Eric Gaines assists)	51-48
9:47		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
9:47		Trendon Watford turnover (lost ball) (Robert Allen steals)
9:47	+2	Luis Rodriguez makes two point layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)	53-48
9:27	+3	Javonte Smart makes three point jump shot	53-51
9:25	+2	Romello White makes two point layup (Devontae Shuler assists)	55-51
9:15		Robert Allen shooting foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-52
9:15	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-53
9:15		Trendon Watford blocks Devontae Shuler's two point layup
9:13		Devontae Shuler offensive rebound
8:45		Devontae Shuler misses two point jump shot
8:43		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
8:42	+3	Cameron Thomas makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	55-56
8:10		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
8:10		Robert Allen offensive rebound
8:07		Robert Allen misses two point layup
8:06		Robert Allen offensive rebound
8:05		Trendon Watford shooting foul (Robert Allen draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Robert Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-56
8:05		Robert Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:05		Darius Days defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup	56-58
7:16		Robert Allen blocks Darius Days's two point layup
7:14		Rebels defensive rebound
7:14		TV timeout
6:57		Luis Rodriguez misses two point layup
6:55		Javonte Smart defensive rebound
6:47	+3	Cameron Thomas makes three point jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)	58-61
6:22		Darius Days personal foul
6:19		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
6:17		Devontae Shuler offensive rebound
6:13		Devontae Shuler misses two point layup
6:11		Darius Days defensive rebound
6:03	+2	Javonte Smart makes two point jump shot	58-63
5:43		Matthew Murrell offensive foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
5:43		Matthew Murrell turnover
5:27		Romello White blocks Darius Days's two point layup
5:25		Romello White defensive rebound
5:03		Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
5:01		Javonte Smart defensive rebound
4:30	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup	58-65
4:05		Eric Gaines personal foul (Luis Rodriguez draws the foul)
3:59		Javonte Smart shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-65
3:59	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
3:32		Javonte Smart misses three point jump shot
3:30		Eric Gaines offensive rebound
3:25		Eric Gaines misses two point layup
3:23		Trendon Watford offensive rebound
3:20	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup	60-67
3:13		Devontae Shuler misses two point jump shot
3:11		Romello White offensive rebound
3:07	+2	Romello White makes two point layup	62-67
2:49		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
2:47		Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
2:37		Cameron Thomas shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)
2:37		KJ Buffen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:37	+1	KJ Buffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-67
2:15		Cameron Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:13		Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
2:09		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
2:07		KJ Buffen offensive rebound
2:04		KJ Buffen misses two point layup
2:02		Romello White offensive rebound
2:02		Trendon Watford shooting foul (Romello White draws the foul)
2:02	+1	Romello White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-67
2:02	+1	Romello White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-67
1:33		KJ Buffen shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-68
1:33	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-69
1:18	+3	Devontae Shuler makes three point jump shot (Luis Rodriguez assists)	68-69
0:40		Rebels offensive rebound
0:58	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Javonte Smart assists)	68-72
0:44		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
0:40		Rebels offensive rebound
0:34		Devontae Shuler turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
0:28		Eric Gaines misses two point layup
0:26		Trendon Watford offensive rebound
0:24	+2	Trendon Watford makes two point layup	68-74
0:20	+3	Jarkel Joiner makes three point jump shot	71-74
0:07		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
0:12		Jarkel Joiner personal foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-75
0:12	+1	Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-76
0:07		Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
0:05		Robert Allen offensive rebound
0:04		Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
0:02		Romello White offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Romello White makes two point layup	73-76
0:00		End of period

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Romello White makes two point layup