Davis scores 17, Mississippi State fends off Arkansas 70-64
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Dashawn Davis scored 17 points and Mississippi State picked up its fifth straight win with a 70-64 victory over Arkansas on Saturday.
Davis sank 6 of 11 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Bulldogs (17-8, 5-7 Southeastern Conference). Shakeel Moore finished with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists. Tolu Smith pitched in with 11 points and eight rebounds. Cameron Matthews added 10 points and six boards.
Anthony Black totaled 23 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals to pace the Razorbacks (17-8, 6-6), who saw their five-game win streak in SEC play end. Ricky Council IV had 10 points and six rebounds.
Mississippi State used a balanced scoring attack and 51.9% shooting from the floor to build a 34-25 advantage at halftime. Moore, Davis and Smith all had six points and eight players scored for the Bulldogs. Black had 12 points in the first half for Arkansas. He made 5 of 8 shots, while his teammates sank only 4 of 18 attempts. Neither team scored over the final 1:28.
The Razorbacks whittled away at the lead in the second half, pulling within 60-57 on a Davis layup with 1:22 remaining. Matthews followed with two free throws and a layup to push the Bulldogs' lead to seven with 50 seconds left. Black scored twice for Arkansas, but Matthews hit two more free throws and Smith had a dunk to put the finishing touches on Mississippi State's eighth win in the last 10 games against the Razorbacks.
The Bulldogs shot 47% overall to Arkansas' 44%, but MSU sank 6 of 10 attempts from 3-point range while the Razorbacks hit only 4 of 18. The Bulldogs led for all but 3:19 of the game.
Arkansas leads the series 35-33. Mississippi State notched its ninth win in 32 games in Fayetteville.
UP NEXT
Mississippi State: The Bulldogs return home to play Kentucky on Wednesday.
Arkansas: The Razorbacks travel to play Texas A&M on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Razorbacks gains possession) | Â |
| 19:38 | | +2 | Makhel Mitchell makes two point hook shot (Anthony Black assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:11 |  | Â | Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Black steals) | Â |
| 19:03 | | +3 | Anthony Black makes three point jump shot | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | | +3 | Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists) | 3-5 |
| 18:32 | | Â | Cameron Matthews personal foul (Makhi Mitchell draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:32 | | Â | Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:11 | | Â | Ricky Council IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:09 | | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:02 | | Â | Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:02 | | +1 | Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | | Â | Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 18:02 | | Â | Davonte Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:48 | | Â | Davonte Davis misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 17:46 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:15 | | Â | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 16:59 | | Â | Anthony Black misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:57 | | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:50 | | +3 | Dashawn Davis makes three point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists) | 7-5 |
| 16:21 | | Â | Ricky Council IV misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | Davonte Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:07 | | Â | Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:55 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:33 | | +3 | Anthony Black makes three point jump shot (Davonte Davis assists) | 7-8 |
| 15:21 | | +2 | Dashawn Davis makes two point jump shot | 9-8 |
| 15:21 | | Â | Ricky Council IV shooting foul (Dashawn Davis draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:21 | | +1 | Dashawn Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-8 |
| 14:55 | | +2 | Jordan Walsh makes two point dunk (Ricky Council IV assists) | 10-10 |
| 14:26 | | +2 | Tolu Smith makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists) | 12-10 |
| 14:12 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point jump shot | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | | +2 | D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot | 14-12 |
| 13:19 | | Â | Jordan Walsh misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Tolu Smith turnover (lost ball) (Makhel Mitchell steals) | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | Dashawn Davis shooting foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:46 | | +1 | Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-13 |
| 12:46 | | +1 | Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 12:22 | | +2 | Tyler Stevenson makes two point jump shot | 16-14 |
| 12:04 | | Â | Shakeel Moore blocks Nick Smith Jr.'s three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:02 | | Â | Eric Reed Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Davonte Davis's two point layup | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Davonte Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:15 | | +2 | Jalen Graham makes two point dunk (Davonte Davis assists) | 16-16 |
| 11:15 | | Â | Tyler Stevenson shooting foul (Jalen Graham draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Jalen Graham misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Ricky Council IV offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Ricky Council IV draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:12 | | +1 | Ricky Council IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-17 |
| 11:12 | | Â | Ricky Council IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists) | 18-17 |
| 10:33 | | Â | Jalen Graham turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Stevenson steals) | Â |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup (Eric Reed Jr. assists) | 20-17 |
| 10:05 | | Â | Anthony Black turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 9:48 | | +3 | Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Will McNair Jr. assists) | 23-17 |
| 9:43 | | Â | Dashawn Davis technical foul | Â |
| 9:43 | | +1 | Ricky Council IV makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 23-18 |
| 9:43 | | +1 | Ricky Council IV makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 23-19 |
| 9:24 | | Â | Ricky Council IV misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:22 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:01 | | Â | Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:59 | | Â | Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Anthony Black misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:47 | | Â | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:26 | | +2 | Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Shawn Jones Jr. assists) | 25-19 |
| 7:58 | | Â | Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:56 | | Â | Davonte Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Davonte Davis turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:37 | | Â | Tolu Smith offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:36 | | +2 | Tolu Smith makes two point layup | 27-19 |
| 7:22 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point layup | 27-21 |
| 7:21 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:09 | | Â | Shakeel Moore misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | Davonte Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:57 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point jump shot | 27-23 |
| 6:40 | | Â | Makhel Mitchell blocks Tolu Smith's two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:38 | | Â | Tolu Smith offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:36 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 6:11 | | Â | Ricky Council IV misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:09 | | Â | Ricky Council IV offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:06 | | +2 | Makhel Mitchell makes two point layup (Ricky Council IV assists) | 27-25 |
| 5:52 | | Â | Jordan Walsh blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup | Â |
| 5:50 | | Â | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:36 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:34 | | Â | Eric Reed Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:18 | | Â | Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) (Davonte Davis steals) | Â |
| 5:10 | | Â | Davonte Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:09 | | Â | Tolu Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:09 | | Â | Davonte Davis personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:00 | | Â | Makhel Mitchell blocks Will McNair Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 4:58 | | Â | Makhel Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Ricky Council IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:31 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:07 | | Â | Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:05 | | Â | Ricky Council IV defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:37 | | Â | Anthony Black turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals) | Â |
| 3:31 | | +2 | Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk | 29-25 |
| 3:06 | | Â | Jordan Walsh misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | +2 | Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists) | 31-25 |
| 2:57 | | Â | Razorbacks 30 second timeout | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:28 | | Â | Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:16 | | Â | Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Anthony Black misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:35 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:28 | | +3 | Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot | 34-25 |
| 1:11 | | Â | Shakeel Moore personal foul (Nick Smith Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:11 | | Â | Nick Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 1:11 | | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:04 | | Â | Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 0:38 | | Â | Jalen Graham turnover (lost ball) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals) | Â |
| 0:28 | | Â | Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Walsh steals) | Â |
| 0:08 | | Â | Makhel Mitchell offensive foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:08 | | Â | Makhel Mitchell turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Jalen Graham defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |