Smith doubles down to lead Mississippi State past Vanderbilt 68-55
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Tolu Smith scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Mississippi State got scoring from four players off the bench and beat Vanderbilt 68-55 on Saturday.
It's the third time this season Smith has reached 20 or more points. Smith's 27th career double-double leads all current active players in the SEC. The Bulldogs have won six of their last seven at home against Vanderbilt.
Reserve Josh Hubbard led Mississippi State's bench with 11 points and starter D.J. Jeffries scored 10. The Bulldogs' bench outscored Vanderbilt's 23-7.
Tyrin Lawrence led Vanderbilt with 16 points and Ven-Allen Lubin and Evan Taylor scored 11 points apiece for the Commodores.
Jimmy Bell Jr.'s dunk with 12:04 before halftime gave Mississippi State (13-5, 2-3) a 13-12 lead and the Bulldogs never trailed again. Bell's basket ignited a 13-0 run that ended with Josh Hubbard's 3-pointer five minutes later and Mississippi State led 24-12. Mississippi State led 36-21 at halftime and stayed up by double digits the entire second half.
Vanderbilt hosts No. 6 Tennessee on Jan. 27. Mississippi State faces Florida on the road Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:27 | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass) (Dashawn Davis steals) | Â | |
19:04 | Â | Shakeel Moore misses two point layup | Â | |
19:02 | Â | Ezra Manjon defensive rebound | Â | |
18:57 | +3 | Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Jason Rivera-Torres assists) | 3-0 | |
18:30 | +2 | Tolu Smith III makes two point layup | 3-2 | |
18:30 | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Tolu Smith III draws the foul) | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Tolu Smith III misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Evan Taylor defensive rebound | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Cameron Matthews personal foul | Â | |
18:01 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:59 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
17:50 | +2 | Shakeel Moore makes two point jump shot | 3-4 | |
17:33 | Â | Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Ezra Manjon offensive rebound | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:25 | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â | |
17:21 | Â | D.J. Jeffries turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:18 | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â | |
17:00 | +2 | D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup | 3-6 | |
16:41 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence offensive foul | Â | |
16:41 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
16:23 | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | Â | |
16:14 | +3 | Jason Rivera-Torres makes three point jump shot (Evan Taylor assists) | 6-6 | |
15:45 | Â | Tolu Smith III turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:14 | +2 | Tyrin Lawrence makes two point jump shot | 8-6 | |
14:49 | +2 | Tolu Smith III makes two point dunk (D.J. Jeffries assists) | 8-8 | |
14:25 | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:23 | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â | |
14:15 | Â | Shakeel Moore misses two point layup | Â | |
14:13 | Â | Evan Taylor defensive rebound | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Evan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Shakeel Moore steals) | Â | |
14:01 | +2 | Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup | 8-10 | |
13:45 | Â | Dashawn Davis shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul) | Â | |
13:45 | +1 | Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-10 | |
13:45 | +1 | Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-10 | |
13:26 | Â | Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Graham Calton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:11 | Â | Commodores offensive rebound | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul) | Â | |
12:54 | +1 | Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-10 | |
12:54 | +1 | Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-10 | |
12:34 | Â | Paul Lewis shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | Â | |
12:34 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
12:34 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â | |
12:34 | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 12-11 | |
12:20 | Â | Malik Presley turnover (lost ball) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals) | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:11 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
12:09 | Â | Carter Lang blocks Jimmy Bell Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Trey Fort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
12:04 | +2 | Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point dunk | 12-13 | |
11:34 | Â | Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:32 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
11:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:21 | Â | Trey Fort turnover (lost ball) (Jason Rivera-Torres steals) | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Trey Fort blocks Ven-Allen Lubin's two point layup | Â | |
11:11 | Â | Trey Fort defensive rebound | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Trey Fort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:57 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
10:57 | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Tasos Kamateros steals) | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Malik Presley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Graham Calton personal foul | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:08 | Â | Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Paul Lewis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
9:43 | +2 | Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists) | 12-15 | |
9:29 | Â | Tasos Kamateros offensive foul | Â | |
9:29 | Â | Tasos Kamateros turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
9:15 | +2 | Tolu Smith III makes two point layup | 12-17 | |
8:49 | Â | Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:47 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
8:31 | +2 | Tolu Smith III makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists) | 12-19 | |
8:14 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:06 | Â | Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Dashawn Davis personal foul | Â | |
7:43 | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:41 | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
7:29 | Â | Ezra Manjon blocks Shakeel Moore's two point layup | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
7:27 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Tasos Kamateros personal foul (Tolu Smith III draws the foul) | Â | |
7:27 | +1 | Tolu Smith III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-20 | |
7:27 | +1 | Tolu Smith III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-21 | |
7:13 | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:11 | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â | |
7:04 | +3 | Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists) | 12-24 | |
6:45 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul | Â | |
6:36 | +2 | Carter Lang makes two point layup (Tyrin Lawrence assists) | 14-24 | |
6:15 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Carter Lang defensive rebound | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:17 | Â | Carter Lang defensive rebound | Â | |
5:07 | +3 | Jordan Williams makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists) | 17-24 | |
4:52 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul) | Â | |
4:52 | +1 | Shakeel Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-25 | |
4:52 | +1 | Shakeel Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-26 | |
4:23 | Â | Jordan Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Isaiah West personal foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul) | Â | |
4:17 | +1 | Shakeel Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-27 | |
4:17 | +1 | Shakeel Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-28 | |
3:56 | Â | Jordan Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:54 | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Carter Lang defensive rebound | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Shakeel Moore blocks Jason Rivera-Torres's two point jump shot | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
3:06 | +3 | Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists) | 17-31 | |
2:48 | Â | Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:46 | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
2:39 | Â | D.J. Jeffries turnover (traveling) | Â | |
2:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:12 | Â | Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Josh Hubbard defensive rebound | Â | |
1:44 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:42 | Â | Josh Hubbard offensive rebound | Â | |
1:32 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:30 | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Trey Fort personal foul | Â | |
1:10 | Â | Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass) (Trey Fort steals) | Â | |
1:06 | +2 | D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup (Trey Fort assists) | 17-33 | |
1:06 | Â | Tasos Kamateros personal foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul) | Â | |
1:06 | Â | D.J. Jeffries misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Isaiah West defensive rebound | Â | |
0:52 | +2 | Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup (Ezra Manjon assists) | 19-33 | |
0:27 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:25 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
0:14 | +2 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup | 21-33 | |
0:01 | +3 | Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot | 21-36 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |