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Brooks sets tone to lead Mississippi St. past S. Carolina

AP
Feb 01, 2022

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Iverson Molinar scored 20 points and Garrison Brooks scored a season-high 18 points and Mississippi State Bulldogs beat South Carolina Gamecocks 78-64 on Tuesday night to end a two-game losing streak.

South Carolina saw its three-game winning streak come to an end. During the streak the Gamecocks used second half runs of 24-0, 22-4, 22-5 to complete victories.

Mississippi State made sure that wasn't going to happen. The Bulldogs held South Carolina to 3-for-11 shooting from beyond 3-point range after halftime and 5 for 18 overall.

James Reese V's basket with 15:42 brought the Gamecocks within 10-9 and from there Mississippi State (14-7, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) took control.

Brooks followed with a layup, D.J. Jeffries made a pair of foul shots, Molinar followed with a layup and the Bulldogs were on their way to a 13-0 run in a four-and-a-half minute span.

Brooks' 3-pointer with 42 seconds before halftime gave Mississippi State its largest lead of the first half at 43-20 and it went to the break up 45-23.

Brooks finished with 17 points before intermission on 8-for-11 shooting and Mississippi State as a unit shot 60% (18 for 30) with all their points coming from inside the arc.

Mississippi State extended its lead to 75-48 with 5:25 remaining before South Carolina went on a 13-0 run to reduce its deficit.

Reese scored 15 on 7-for-9 shooting and Devin Carter 10 for South Carolina.

Mississippi State, which never trailed, has won seven of the last nine against the Gamecocks including four-straight at home.

The Gamecocks (13-8, 4-5) host No. 22-ranked Tennessee on Saturday while Mississippi State heads to Fayetteville, Arkansas to face the Razorbacks on Saturday.

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1st Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
23
MSST
Bulldogs
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Wildens Leveque vs. Garrison Brooks (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:40	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:27		Devin Carter misses two point jump shot
19:25		Bulldogs defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point jump shot	0-4
18:52		Keyshawn Bryant misses three point jump shot
18:50		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
18:35	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (Iverson Molinar assists)	0-6
18:17	+2	James Reese makes two point jump shot	2-6
17:57	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	2-8
17:40		James Reese misses three point jump shot
17:38		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
17:27		Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
17:25		Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
17:04	+3	James Reese makes three point jump shot (Wildens Leveque assists)	5-8
16:42	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)	5-10
16:27		Shakeel Moore personal foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
16:16	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point jump shot	7-10
15:55		Iverson Molinar misses two point layup
15:53		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
15:49		Cameron Matthews misses two point tip shot
15:44		Garrison Brooks offensive rebound
15:44	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point tip shot	7-12
15:44	+2	James Reese makes two point jump shot	9-12
15:20		Erik Stevenson shooting foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
15:20		TV timeout
15:20	+1	D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-13
15:20	+1	D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-14
15:06		Devin Carter misses two point jump shot
15:04		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
14:43	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point layup	9-16
14:23		Javian Davis personal foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
14:06		James Reese misses two point jump shot
14:04		Javian Davis defensive rebound
13:57		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
13:55		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
13:50		Rocket Watts misses two point jump shot
13:48		James Reese defensive rebound
13:39		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
13:39		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:39		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:39		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:39		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
13:16		Javian Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Couisnard steals)
12:58		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (lost ball) (Javian Davis steals)
12:46	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)	9-18
12:45		AJ Wilson shooting foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
12:45	+1	Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-19
12:23		AJ Wilson turnover (traveling)
12:23		TV timeout
12:20		Garrison Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wright steals)
12:07		Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
12:00	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)	9-21
11:41		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
11:39		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
11:10		Derek Fountain misses two point jump shot
11:08		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
11:04		Andersson Garcia offensive foul (Devin Carter draws the foul)
11:04		Andersson Garcia turnover
10:38		Garrison Brooks blocks Keyshawn Bryant's two point layup
10:36		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)	9-23
10:12	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point layup (Erik Stevenson assists)	11-23
9:59		Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) (Wildens Leveque steals)
9:48		Keyshawn Bryant turnover (bad pass) (Garrison Brooks steals)
9:41	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup (Derek Fountain assists)	11-25
9:24		Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot
9:24		Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot
9:22		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
9:07		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
9:04		D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
9:02		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
8:58		Shakeel Moore personal foul (James Reese draws the foul)
8:42		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
8:40		Gamecocks offensive rebound
8:35		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
8:33		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
8:24	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	11-27
8:24		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-28
8:09		Erik Stevenson misses two point layup
8:07		AJ Wilson offensive rebound
8:05		Chico Carter Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:03		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
7:57		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
7:55		Josh Gray defensive rebound
7:45	+2	James Reese makes two point jump shot	13-28
7:19		James Reese shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
7:19		TV timeout
7:19	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-29
7:19	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-30
7:04		Cameron Matthews blocks Josh Gray's two point layup
7:02		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
6:34		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
6:32		AJ Wilson defensive rebound
6:25		Iverson Molinar personal foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
6:13		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
6:11		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Rocket Watts makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)	13-32
5:48	+2	Josh Gray makes two point jump shot (James Reese assists)	15-32
5:35		Javian Davis offensive foul (James Reese draws the foul)
5:35		Javian Davis turnover
5:20		Erik Stevenson turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals)
5:18		Erik Stevenson personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
5:07		Rocket Watts misses three point jump shot
5:05		Garrison Brooks offensive rebound
5:01		Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
4:59		Chico Carter Jr. defensive rebound
4:51		Chico Carter Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:49		Gamecocks offensive rebound
4:47		Devin Carter misses two point jump shot
4:45		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point jump shot	15-34
4:09	+2	Chico Carter Jr. makes two point jump shot	17-34
3:38		Tre-Vaughn Minott blocks Garrison Brooks's two point jump shot
3:36		AJ Wilson defensive rebound
3:27		Devin Carter misses two point layup
3:25		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
2:59		AJ Wilson shooting foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
2:59		TV timeout
2:59	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 1 of 3	17-35
2:59	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 2 of 3	17-36
2:59	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-37
2:32		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Devin Carter draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Devin Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-37
2:32		Devin Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:32		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Cam Carter makes two point jump shot	18-39
2:00	+2	Tre-Vaughn Minott makes two point dunk (Brandon Martin assists)	20-39
1:35	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point jump shot	20-41
1:35		Tre-Vaughn Minott shooting foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
1:35		Garrison Brooks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:35		Devin Carter defensive rebound
1:15		Brandon Martin misses two point jump shot
1:13		Rocket Watts defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point jump shot (Rocket Watts assists)	20-43
0:29	+3	Devin Carter makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)	23-43
0:05	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	23-45

2nd Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
41
MSST
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
19:45		D.J. Jeffries offensive foul (James Reese draws the foul)
19:45		D.J. Jeffries turnover
19:29		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
19:27		Bulldogs defensive rebound
19:02		Garrison Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Keyshawn Bryant steals)
18:55		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Devin Carter draws the foul)
18:55	+1	Devin Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-45
18:55	+1	Devin Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-45
18:40	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	25-47
18:23		Keyshawn Bryant misses three point jump shot
18:21		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
18:10	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot	25-49
17:48		Devin Carter misses three point jump shot
17:46		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
17:35		Garrison Brooks offensive foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
17:35		Garrison Brooks turnover
17:16	+2	Erik Stevenson makes two point jump shot (James Reese assists)	27-49
16:58		Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (James Reese steals)
16:43		Erik Stevenson turnover (bad pass)
16:27		James Reese shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
16:27	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-50
16:27	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-51
16:09	+2	AJ Wilson makes two point layup	29-51
15:45		AJ Wilson shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-52
15:45	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-53
15:26	+2	AJ Wilson makes two point layup (James Reese assists)	31-53
15:06		Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
15:04		D.J. Jeffries offensive rebound
14:58	+3	D.J. Jeffries makes three point jump shot	31-56
14:41		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (AJ Wilson draws the foul)
14:41	+1	AJ Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-56
14:41		AJ Wilson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:41		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
14:23	+3	Rocket Watts makes three point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)	32-59
14:08	+2	James Reese makes two point jump shot	34-59
13:53		AJ Wilson blocks Javian Davis's two point dunk
13:51		Rocket Watts offensive rebound
13:49		Rocket Watts turnover (out of bounds)
13:37		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
13:35		Brandon Martin offensive rebound
13:25		Brandon Martin misses two point tip shot
13:25		Tre-Vaughn Minott offensive rebound
13:25	+2	Tre-Vaughn Minott makes two point tip shot	36-59
13:15		D.J. Jeffries turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Martin steals)
13:08		Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot
13:06		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
12:53	+3	Rocket Watts makes three point jump shot (Javian Davis assists)	36-62
12:50		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:50		TV timeout
12:31		Shakeel Moore shooting foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
12:31	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-62
12:31	+1	Erik Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-62
12:15		Rocket Watts offensive foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
12:15		Rocket Watts turnover
12:04		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
12:02		Erik Stevenson offensive rebound
11:59	+2	Erik Stevenson makes two point layup	40-62
11:41		Rocket Watts misses three point jump shot
11:39		Gamecocks defensive rebound
11:37		TV timeout
11:21		Devin Carter misses three point jump shot
11:19		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:00		Tre-Vaughn Minott shooting foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
11:00		Derek Fountain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:00		Derek Fountain misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:00		Brandon Martin defensive rebound
10:54	+2	James Reese makes two point jump shot	42-62
10:38	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Iverson Molinar assists)	42-64
10:19		Devin Carter misses three point jump shot
10:17		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
10:05		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
10:04	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	42-66
10:04		James Reese shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
10:04	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-67
9:37		Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot
9:35		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
9:11		Andersson Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Wildens Leveque steals)
9:04		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
8:55		Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Devin Carter steals)
8:47	+2	Devin Carter makes two point layup	44-67
8:32		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
8:30		Garrison Brooks offensive rebound
8:08		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
8:06		Garrison Brooks offensive rebound
8:02	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Garrison Brooks assists)	44-69
7:48		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-69
7:48	+1	Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-69
7:19		Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
7:17		Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
6:51		Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot
6:49		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
6:32		Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-70
6:32		Garrison Brooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:32		Tre-Vaughn Minott defensive rebound
6:21		Erik Stevenson turnover (bad pass) (Rocket Watts steals)
6:18		D.J. Jeffries offensive foul (Tre-Vaughn Minott draws the foul)
6:18		D.J. Jeffries turnover
5:59		Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
5:57		Rocket Watts defensive rebound
5:41	+3	Rocket Watts makes three point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)	46-73
5:34		D.J. Jeffries shooting foul (Devin Carter draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Devin Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-73
5:34	+1	Devin Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-73
5:28		Jermaine Couisnard shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-74
5:28	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-75
5:18	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Tre-Vaughn Minott assists)	51-75
5:02		Rocket Watts misses three point jump shot
5:00		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
4:57	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot	54-75
4:29		Javian Davis turnover (lost ball) (Tre-Vaughn Minott steals)
4:22		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
4:20		Jacobi Wright offensive rebound
3:57	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	56-75
3:55		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:55		TV timeout
3:48		Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) (Tre-Vaughn Minott steals)
3:42		Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot
3:40		AJ Wilson offensive rebound
3:39	+2	AJ Wilson makes two point layup	58-75
3:18		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
3:16		Shakeel Moore offensive rebound
2:56		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
2:45		Garrison Brooks shooting foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-75
2:45		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:45		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
2:19		AJ Wilson blocks Cameron Matthews's two point layup
2:17		Bulldogs offensive rebound
2:17		Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
2:15		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
2:07	+2	James Reese makes two point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	61-75
1:51		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:43		Iverson Molinar turnover (back court violation)
1:30		AJ Wilson turnover (out of bounds)
1:22		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
1:22		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:22		Devin Carter defensive rebound
1:15		Devin Carter turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
0:50		AJ Wilson blocks D.J. Jeffries's two point jump shot
0:48		D.J. Jeffries offensive rebound
0:49		AJ Wilson shooting foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
0:49		D.J. Jeffries misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49	+1	D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-76
0:40	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Devin Carter assists)	64-76
0:09		Jacobi Wright shooting foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
0:09	+1	D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-77
0:09	+1	D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-78
0:04		Cameron Matthews blocks Jacobi Wright's two point jump shot
0:02		Gamecocks offensive rebound
0:03		Cameron Matthews blocks Brandon Martin's three point jump shot
0:01		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Garrison Brooks defensive rebound