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Mississippi State gets second SEC win, 66-51 over Gamecocks
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Shakeel Moore scored a career-high 22 points, Tolu Smith had 15 points and eight rebounds and Mississippi State beat South Carolina 66-51 on Tuesday night for its second SEC victory of the season.
Mississippi State (14-8, 2-7), which was coming off an 81-74 victory over No. 11 TCU behind Smith's career-high 27 points and 13 rebounds, posted back-to-back victories for the first time since opening the season 11-0.
Mississippi State closed the first half on an 11-4 run and opened the second by scoring six straight points for a 38-26 lead. The Bulldogs extended it to 66-46 after making seven straight shots and holding South Carolina without a field goal for four-plus minutes.
Tyler Stevenson added 12 points off the bench for Mississippi State (14-8, 2-7). Moore had three of Mississippi State's 11 steals, leading to a 19-2 edge in fast-break points.
Freshman Gregory Jackson II scored 15 points on 4-of-14 shooting and Meechie Johnson added 13 for South Carolina (8-14, 1-8). Josh Gray grabbed 14 rebounds. The Gamecocks were held to 34% shooting and turned it over 18 times.
Both teams play again on Saturday. Mississippi State hosts Missouri and South Carolina stays home against Arkansas in hopes of snapping a six-game losing streak.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Tolu Smith vs. Josh Gray (Meechie Johnson gains possession) | Â |
| 19:34 | | Â | Gregory Jackson II misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:32 |  | Â | Tolu Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:26 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:24 | | Â | Tolu Smith offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | Josh Gray blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup | Â |
| 19:16 | | Â | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:03 | | Â | Josh Gray misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:01 | | Â | Josh Gray offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:57 | | +2 | Josh Gray makes two point putback layup | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | | Â | Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:46 | | Â | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:33 | | +2 | Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists) | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | | Â | Gregory Jackson II turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:33 | | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:31 | | Â | Josh Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:20 | | +2 | Meechie Johnson makes two point floating jump shot | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | | Â | Josh Gray personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:02 | | +2 | Shakeel Moore makes two point layup | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | | Â | Chico Carter Jr. shooting foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:02 | | +1 | Shakeel Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | | Â | Gregory Jackson II turnover (lost ball) (Tolu Smith steals) | Â |
| 16:32 | | +2 | Shakeel Moore makes two point dunk (Tolu Smith assists) | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | | +3 | Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Gregory Jackson II assists) | 7-7 |
| 15:56 | | Â | Tolu Smith turnover (bad pass) (Gregory Jackson II steals) | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | Meechie Johnson offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Dashawn Davis shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:38 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 15:38 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:04 | | Â | Shakeel Moore turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 14:36 | | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point driving layup (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists) | 7-11 |
| 14:13 | | Â | Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Hayden Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:13 | | Â | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Dashawn Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | Eric Reed Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:50 | | Â | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:35 | | Â | Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:33 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:22 | | +2 | Tyler Stevenson makes two point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists) | 9-11 |
| 13:22 | | +2 | Hayden Brown makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists) | 9-13 |
| 12:52 | | Â | Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:50 | | Â | Hayden Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:32 | | Â | Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Tyler Stevenson offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:58 | | +2 | Tyler Stevenson makes two point layup | 11-13 |
| 11:36 | | Â | Meechie Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 11:34 | | Â | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Will McNair Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Eric Reed Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:00 | | +2 | Tyler Stevenson makes two point jump shot (Eric Reed Jr. assists) | 13-13 |
| 10:42 | | Â | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:41 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:41 | | Â | Tyler Stevenson personal foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Gregory Jackson II turnover (lost ball) (Shakeel Moore steals) | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:28 | | Â | Eric Reed Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk (Eric Reed Jr. assists) | 15-13 |
| 9:43 | | +2 | Gregory Jackson II makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 15-15 |
| 9:43 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Gregory Jackson II draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:43 | | +1 | Gregory Jackson II makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-16 |
| 9:20 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:18 | | Â | Josh Gray defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:05 | | Â | Gregory Jackson II misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:03 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:03 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Gregory Jackson II turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Jeffries steals) | Â |
| 8:43 | | +2 | D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists) | 17-16 |
| 8:26 | | Â | Josh Gray turnover (offensive goaltending) | Â |
| 8:14 | | Â | Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries shooting foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Hayden Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Hayden Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Josh Gray personal foul | Â |
| 7:25 | | Â | Meechie Johnson shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | Tolu Smith offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | Tolu Smith turnover (bad pass) (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk steals) | Â |
| 6:56 | | Â | Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists) | 19-16 |
| 6:21 | | Â | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:19 | | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Tolu Smith misses two point reverse layup | Â |
| 6:01 | | Â | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Jacobi Wright misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Jacobi Wright offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:28 | | +3 | Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists) | 19-19 |
| 4:55 | | +2 | Shakeel Moore makes two point driving layup | 21-19 |
| 4:27 | | +3 | Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists) | 21-22 |
| 4:03 | | Â | Dashawn Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:01 | | Â | Dashawn Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Tolu Smith makes two point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists) | 23-22 |
| 3:33 | | Â | Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Tolu Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:21 | | Â | Hayden Brown shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:21 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:21 | | +1 | Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-22 |
| 3:21 | | +1 | Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-22 |
| 2:51 | | Â | Eric Reed Jr. blocks Josh Gray's two point layup | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | Zachary Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Meechie Johnson offensive foul (Eric Reed Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Meechie Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Zachary Davis steals) | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Josh Gray offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:05 | | Â | Josh Gray misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:59 | | +2 | Shakeel Moore makes two point floating jump shot | 27-22 |
| 1:59 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Josh Gray offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:38 | | +3 | Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Josh Gray assists) | 27-25 |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Cameron Matthews makes two point cutting dunk (Will McNair Jr. assists) | 29-25 |
| 1:03 | | Â | Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Dashawn Davis steals) | Â |
| 0:58 | | +3 | Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists) | 32-25 |
| 0:29 | | Â | Shakeel Moore shooting foul (Gregory Jackson II draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Gregory Jackson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-26 |
| 0:29 | | Â | Gregory Jackson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:29 | | Â | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Eric Reed Jr. misses two point driving reverse layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |