Smith leads balanced Mississippi St. attack sinking Omaha
AP
Nov 28, 2022
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Tolu Smith scored 12 points, D.J. Jeffries scored 10, 11 Mississippi State Bulldogs players entered the scoring column and the Bulldogs used the second half to pull away from Omaha for a 74-54 win on Monday night.
At 7-0, the Bulldogs are off to their best start since the 2017-18 season when they won their first eight.
Jaeden Marshall's 3-pointer with 16:52 remaining reduced Omaha's deficit to 38-31, but a scoring drought that lasted almost eight minutes for the Mavericks allowed for an 18-0 run and the Bulldogs were never threatened again.
KeShawn Murphy's jump shot with 4:08 left before intermission started a 13-5 spurt to close the half and Mississippi State established its first double-digit lead of the game at 34-24.
Frankie Fildler scored 10 for Omaha and reserve Tony Osburn scored 10 shooting 4 for 5.
In 14 halves of basketball this season, Mississippi State has allowed 25 points or fewer in six.
Monday's meeting was the first ever between the two teams. Mississippi State is now 8-2 against Summit League opponents including a 79-42 win against South Dakota on Nov. 17.
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1st Half
OMA
Mavericks
24
MSST
Bulldogs
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Frankie Fidler vs. Tyler Stevenson (D.J. Jeffries gains possession)
19:45
Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
19:43
Mavericks defensive rebound
19:30
Jaeden Marshall misses three point jump shot
19:28
Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
19:11
D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
19:09
Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound
19:03
Frankie Fidler offensive foul
19:03
Frankie Fidler turnover (offensive foul)
18:37
D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
18:35
Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound
18:14
Marquel Sutton misses two point jump shot
18:12
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
17:44
Will McNair Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:42
Mavericks defensive rebound
17:34
+2
Frankie Fidler makes two point layup
2-0
17:12
Dylan Brougham shooting foul (Tyler Stevenson draws the foul)
17:12
+1
Tyler Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-1
17:12
+1
Tyler Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-2
16:44
JJ White misses two point jump shot
16:42
Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
16:36
+2
Eric Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)
2-4
16:01
Jaeden Marshall misses three point jump shot
15:59
Frankie Fidler offensive rebound
15:54
Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
15:52
Jaeden Marshall offensive rebound
15:47
+3
Frankie Fidler makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Marshall assists)
5-4
15:16
Tolu Smith turnover (traveling)
15:16
TV timeout
14:53
Luke Jungers misses three point jump shot
14:51
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
14:29
Akol Arop personal foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
14:28
+2
Eric Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)
5-6
14:17
Tyler Stevenson personal foul (Marquel Sutton draws the foul)
14:06
Akol Arop turnover (lost ball) (Shakeel Moore steals)
14:00
Shakeel Moore misses two point layup
13:58
Tyler Stevenson offensive rebound
13:58
Frankie Fidler personal foul (Tyler Stevenson draws the foul)
13:55
Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
13:53
Marquel Sutton defensive rebound
13:34
Luke Jungers misses three point jump shot
13:32
Marquel Sutton offensive rebound
13:15
Jaeden Marshall misses two point jump shot
13:13
Tyler Stevenson defensive rebound
13:04
Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot
13:02
Luke Jungers defensive rebound
12:55
JJ White turnover (bad pass)
12:43
+3
Kimani Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Will McNair Jr. assists)
5-9
12:14
+3
Luke Jungers makes three point jump shot (Tony Osburn assists)
8-9
11:46
Kimani Hamilton misses two point jump shot
11:44
Akol Arop defensive rebound
11:32
+2
Akol Arop makes two point layup (Marquel Sutton assists)
10-9
11:01
D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
10:59
Luke Jungers defensive rebound
10:32
+2
Tony Osburn makes two point jump shot (Luke Jungers assists)
12-9
10:21
+2
Tyler Stevenson makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)
12-11
10:21
Akol Arop shooting foul (Tyler Stevenson draws the foul)
10:21
TV timeout
10:21
Tyler Stevenson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:21
Marquel Sutton defensive rebound
9:56
+3
Marquel Sutton makes three point jump shot (La'Mel Robinson assists)
15-11
9:40
+2
Tyler Stevenson makes two point dunk (Kimani Hamilton assists)
15-13
9:25
La'Mel Robinson misses two point jump shot
9:23
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
8:59
Dylan Brougham personal foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul)
8:47
+3
Cameron Matthews makes three point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)