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Claudell Harris Jr., Michael Nwoko help Mississippi State post 83-59 victory over Central Michigan

AP
Dec 17, 2024

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Claudell Harris Jr. made five 3-pointers and scored 19, Michael Nwoko had 18 points and Mississippi State Bulldogs breezed to an 83-59 victory over Central Michigan Chippewas at Magnolia Madness on Tuesday night.

Harris made 7 of 13 shots - 5 of 8 from beyond the arc - for the Bulldogs (10-1), who upped their win streak to four. Nwoko sank 8 of 12 shots and added seven rebounds.

Josh Hubbard had 11 points for Mississippi State. Cameron Matthews went scoreless but led all rebounders with 10 and added a game-high seven assists.

Jakobi Heady totaled 18 points and six rebounds to pace the Chippewas (5-5). Anthony Pritchard made three 3-pointers and scored 15.

Harris made four of his 3-pointers and scored 14 to help Mississippi State take a 32-25 lead into halftime. Heady had eight points at the break to keep Central Michigan within striking distance.

Heady's 3=pointer started a 7-0 run for Central Michigan after Nwoko opened the scoring by making 1 of 2 free throws. Hubbard answered with a 3-pointer for Mississippi State and Harris followed with two more in an 11-0 run and the Bulldogs led the rest of the way.

Nwoko had seven points in a 20-6 spurt to begin the second half and Mississippi State cruised from there.

Mississippi State outscored the Chippewas 44-16 in the paint and the Bulldogs' bench outscored their counterparts 29-9.

Mississippi State travels to play No. 21 Memphis on Saturday. Central Michigan travels to play Arizona on Saturday.

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1st Half
CMU
Chippewas
25
MSST
Bulldogs
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:45		Cameron Matthews turnover (Anthony Pritchard steals)
19:33		Hunter Harding misses two point jump shot
19:31		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
19:25		Hunter Harding shooting foul
19:25	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:25		Michael Nwoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:25		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
19:13	+3	Jakobi Heady makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	3-1
18:46		Michael Nwoko turnover (Hunter Harding steals)
18:17	+2	Hunter Harding makes two point layup (Kyler VanderJagt assists)	5-1
18:10		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
18:08		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
17:57	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot (Hunter Harding assists)	7-1
17:42		Hunter Harding personal foul
17:29		Michael Nwoko misses two point jump shot
17:27		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
17:19		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
17:17		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
16:47		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
16:45		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
16:41	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	7-4
16:31		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
16:29		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
16:18		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point layup
16:16		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
16:14		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
16:12		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
16:09		Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot
16:07		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
15:59		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
15:57		Chippewas defensive rebound
15:56		TV timeout
15:39		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
15:37		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
15:28	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	7-7
15:11		Cayden Vasko turnover (traveling)
14:41		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
14:39		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
14:31		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
14:29		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
14:12	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	7-10
13:35		Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot
13:33		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
13:00		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:58		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
12:45	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup	7-12
12:33	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot (Bryan Ndjonga assists)	9-12
12:23		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:21		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
12:09	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point jump shot (Michael Nwoko assists)	9-14
12:06		Bryan Ndjonga misses two point layup
12:04		Bryan Ndjonga offensive rebound
12:04		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul
12:04		Bryan Ndjonga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:04	+1	Bryan Ndjonga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-14
11:42	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point jump shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	10-16
11:36		Kyler VanderJagt turnover (traveling)
11:36		TV timeout
11:11	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point jump shot (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)	10-18
10:40		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
10:34	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	10-20
10:32		Chippewas 30 second timeout
10:15		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
10:13		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
10:01		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
9:59		Riley Kugel offensive rebound
9:51	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup	10-22
9:42		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
9:40		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
9:12		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
9:10		Chippewas defensive rebound
8:52	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot	12-22
8:35		RJ Melendez turnover (Anthony Pritchard steals)
8:29		Josh Hubbard blocks Anthony Pritchard's two point layup
8:27		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
8:21		Jakobi Heady blocks RJ Melendez's two point layup
8:19		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:04	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point dunk (Riley Kugel assists)	12-24
7:45		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
7:43		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
7:40		Kyler VanderJagt personal foul
7:40		TV timeout
7:13		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
7:11		Damarion Bonds defensive rebound
6:53		Michael Nwoko shooting foul
6:53	+1	Bryan Ndjonga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-24
6:53	+1	Bryan Ndjonga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-24
6:34		Bryan Ndjonga shooting foul
6:34		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:34		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:34		Damarion Bonds defensive rebound
6:06	+3	Jakobi Heady makes three point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists)	17-24
5:43		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:41		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
5:36		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
5:34		Cayden Vasko offensive rebound
5:11		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
5:09		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
5:01	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	17-27
4:45		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
4:43		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
4:37	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	17-30
4:10		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul
3:51		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
3:50		Bryan Ndjonga offensive rebound
3:50		Claudell Harris Jr. personal foul
3:50		TV timeout
3:46		Cameron Matthews personal foul
3:42	+3	Kyler VanderJagt makes three point jump shot (Hunter Harding assists)	20-30
3:05		Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot
3:03		Claudell Harris Jr. offensive rebound
2:55		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point layup
2:55		Claudell Harris Jr. offensive rebound
2:55		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
2:53		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
2:42	+2	Hunter Harding makes two point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists)	22-30
2:13		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:11		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
2:09		Josh Hubbard personal foul
1:57	+3	Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Bryan Ndjonga assists)	25-30
1:53		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:25		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
1:23		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
1:23		Bryan Ndjonga personal foul
1:18		RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot
1:16		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
0:57		Cayden Vasko misses two point jump shot
0:55		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
0:49	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (RJ Melendez assists)	25-32
0:31		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
0:29		Kyler VanderJagt offensive rebound
0:28		Kyler VanderJagt misses two point jump shot
0:26		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
0:01		Kyler VanderJagt blocks Josh Hubbard's two point floating jump shot
0:00		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CMU
Chippewas
34
MSST
Bulldogs
51

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
19:41		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
19:36		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
19:34		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
19:21		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point layup
19:19		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
19:16	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point layup	25-34
18:57		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
18:55		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
18:48		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Claudell Harris Jr. steals)
18:44	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point layup	25-36
18:21		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
18:19		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
18:06	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point layup	25-38
18:06		Hunter Harding shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
18:06	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-39
17:44		Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass)
17:33	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	25-41
17:12		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
17:04		Bryan Ndjonga blocks Michael Nwoko's two point jump shot
17:02		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
16:59		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
16:57		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
16:53		Bryan Ndjonga misses three point jump shot
16:51		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
16:31	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	25-44
16:16		Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot
16:14		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
16:07		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
16:05		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
15:56		Damarion Bonds turnover (bad pass) (Claudell Harris Jr. steals)
15:41	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	25-46
15:19	+2	Bryan Ndjonga makes two point layup	27-46
15:10		TV timeout
15:01		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
14:59		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
14:39		Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot
14:37		Cayden Vasko offensive rebound
14:37		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Cayden Vasko draws the foul)
14:20	+2	Hunter Harding makes two point jump shot (Jakobi Heady assists)	29-46
14:06		Hunter Harding personal foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
14:03		Martavious Russell misses three point jump shot
14:01		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
14:01		Martavious Russell personal foul
13:45		Josh Hubbard personal foul (Bryan Ndjonga draws the foul)
13:44		Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass) (RJ Melendez steals)
13:39	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point dunk	29-48
13:28		KeShawn Murphy blocks Bryan Ndjonga's two point layup
13:26		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Martavious Russell makes two point layup (RJ Melendez assists)	29-50
13:10		Martavious Russell blocks Anthony Pritchard's two point layup
13:08		Chippewas offensive rebound
13:05		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
12:58		Cayden Vasko shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
12:58		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:58		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:58		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
12:36		Kyler VanderJagt turnover (lost ball) (RJ Melendez steals)
12:32	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point dunk	29-52
12:14		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
12:12		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
12:10	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point layup	31-52
11:55		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
11:53		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
11:41		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
11:39		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
11:19		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:17		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
11:12		Cayden Vasko personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
11:12		TV timeout
10:58	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Riley Kugel assists)	31-55
10:43		Cayden Vasko misses two point layup
10:41		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
10:26	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	31-57
10:09		Michael Nwoko blocks Jakobi Heady's two point layup
10:07		Chippewas offensive rebound
9:58	+2	Hunter Harding makes two point layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)	33-57
9:50		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
9:48		Riley Kugel offensive rebound
9:46	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup	33-59
9:26	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point dunk (Damarion Bonds assists)	35-59
9:17		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
9:15		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
9:10	+3	Anthony Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Kyler VanderJagt assists)	38-59
8:49	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point jump shot (Dellquan Warren assists)	38-61
8:35		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Anthony Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-61
8:35	+1	Anthony Pritchard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-61
8:14		Dellquan Warren misses three point jump shot
8:12		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
8:10	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point dunk	40-63
8:00		Chippewas 30 second timeout
8:00		TV timeout
7:51		Jakobi Heady turnover (RJ Melendez steals)
7:47	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point driving layup	40-65
7:38	+3	Anthony Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Damarion Bonds assists)	43-65
7:04		Michael Nwoko misses two point jump shot
7:02		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
6:55		RJ Melendez blocks Bryan Ndjonga's two point layup
6:53		Bryan Ndjonga offensive rebound
6:51		RJ Melendez shooting foul (Bryan Ndjonga draws the foul)
6:51		TV timeout
6:51	+1	Bryan Ndjonga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-65
6:51	+1	Bryan Ndjonga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-65
6:22	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	45-68
6:02		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul
5:46		KeShawn Murphy blocks Bryan Ndjonga's two point layup
5:44		Chippewas offensive rebound
5:42		Bryan Ndjonga misses three point jump shot
5:40		Dellquan Warren defensive rebound
5:33	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point dunk (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	45-70
5:10		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
5:08		Dellquan Warren defensive rebound
5:02		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
5:00		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
4:47		Bryan Ndjonga misses three point jump shot
4:45		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
4:29	+3	Dellquan Warren makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	45-73
4:07		KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-73
4:07	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-73
3:46		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Jakobi Heady steals)
3:39	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot	49-73
3:21	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	49-76
2:58		Cayden Vasko misses two point jump shot
2:56		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
2:51	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	49-78
2:37	+3	Anthony Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Damarion Bonds assists)	52-78
2:25		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Jakobi Heady steals)
2:21	+3	Kyler VanderJagt makes three point jump shot (Jakobi Heady assists)	55-78
2:09		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:09		TV timeout
1:51	+3	Martavious Russell makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Foumena assists)	55-81
1:35		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
1:33		Martavious Russell defensive rebound
1:31		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:08		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
1:06		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
0:52		Dellquan Warren shooting foul (Bryan Ndjonga draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Bryan Ndjonga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-81
0:52	+1	Bryan Ndjonga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-81
0:29	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point jump shot	57-83
0:15	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point dunk (Damarion Bonds assists)	59-83
0:00		End of period

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Jakobi Heady makes two point dunk (Damarion Bonds assists)