Claudell Harris Jr., Michael Nwoko help Mississippi State post 83-59 victory over Central Michigan
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Claudell Harris Jr. made five 3-pointers and scored 19, Michael Nwoko had 18 points and Mississippi State breezed to an 83-59 victory over Central Michigan 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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | Â | Cameron Matthews turnover (Anthony Pritchard steals) | Â | |
19:33 | Â | Hunter Harding misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Hunter Harding shooting foul | Â | |
19:25 | +1 | Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:25 | Â | Michael Nwoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â | |
19:13 | +3 | Jakobi Heady makes three point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists) | 3-1 | |
18:46 | Â | Michael Nwoko turnover (Hunter Harding steals) | Â | |
18:17 | +2 | Hunter Harding makes two point layup (Kyler VanderJagt assists) | 5-1 | |
18:10 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses two point layup | Â | |
18:08 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound | Â | |
17:57 | +2 | Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot (Hunter Harding assists) | 7-1 | |
17:42 | Â | Hunter Harding personal foul | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Michael Nwoko misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Cayden Vasko defensive rebound | Â | |
17:19 | Â | Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | Â | |
16:41 | +3 | Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists) | 7-4 | |
16:31 | Â | Jakobi Heady misses two point layup | Â | |
16:29 | Â | RJ Melendez defensive rebound | Â | |
16:18 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point layup | Â | |
16:12 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:07 | Â | KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound | Â | |
15:59 | Â | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Chippewas defensive rebound | Â | |
15:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:39 | Â | Jakobi Heady misses two point layup | Â | |
15:37 | Â | KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound | Â | |
15:28 | +3 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists) | 7-7 | |
15:11 | Â | Cayden Vasko turnover (traveling) | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Jakobi Heady defensive rebound | Â | |
14:31 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:29 | Â | Josh Hubbard defensive rebound | Â | |
14:12 | +3 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists) | 7-10 | |
13:35 | Â | Damarion Bonds misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:33 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
13:00 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Michael Nwoko offensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Michael Nwoko offensive rebound | Â | |
12:09 | +2 | Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point jump shot (Michael Nwoko assists) | 9-14 | |
12:06 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga misses two point layup | Â | |
12:04 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga offensive rebound | Â | |
12:04 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul | Â | |
12:04 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
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 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt turnover (traveling) | Â | |
11:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:11 | +2 | Michael Nwoko makes two point jump shot (Claudell Harris Jr. assists) | 10-18 | |
10:40 | Â | Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals) | Â | |
10:34 | +2 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists) | 10-20 | |
10:32 | Â | Chippewas 30 second timeout | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:13 | Â | KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Riley Kugel offensive rebound | Â | |
9:51 | +2 | Riley Kugel makes two point layup | 10-22 | |
9:42 | Â | Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:40 | Â | Michael Nwoko defensive rebound | Â | |
9:12 | Â | Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:10 | Â | Chippewas defensive rebound | Â | |
8:52 | +2 | Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot | 12-22 | |
8:35 | Â | RJ Melendez turnover (Anthony Pritchard steals) | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Josh Hubbard blocks Anthony Pritchard's two point layup | Â | |
8:27 | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â | |
8:21 | Â | Jakobi Heady blocks RJ Melendez's two point layup | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
8:04 | +2 | Michael Nwoko makes two point dunk (Riley Kugel assists) | 12-24 | |
7:45 | Â | Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:43 | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt personal foul | Â | |
7:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:13 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point layup | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Damarion Bonds defensive rebound | Â | |
6:53 | Â | Michael Nwoko shooting foul | Â | |
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 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga shooting foul | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Damarion Bonds defensive rebound | Â | |
6:06 | +3 | Jakobi Heady makes three point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists) | 17-24 | |
5:43 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:41 | Â | Cayden Vasko defensive rebound | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Cayden Vasko offensive rebound | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â | |
5:01 | +3 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists) | 17-27 | |
4:45 | Â | Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup | Â | |
4:43 | Â | Josh Hubbard defensive rebound | Â | |
4:37 | +3 | Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists) | 17-30 | |
4:10 | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul | Â | |
3:51 | Â | Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga offensive rebound | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. personal foul | Â | |
3:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Cameron Matthews personal foul | Â | |
3:42 | +3 | Kyler VanderJagt makes three point jump shot (Hunter Harding assists) | 20-30 | |
3:05 | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:03 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound | Â | |
2:42 | +2 | Hunter Harding makes two point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists) | 22-30 | |
2:13 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Josh Hubbard personal foul | Â | |
1:57 | +3 | Cayden Vasko makes three point jump shot (Bryan Ndjonga assists) | 25-30 | |
1:53 | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:23 | Â | KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Bryan Ndjonga personal foul | Â | |
1:18 | Â | RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:16 | Â | Cayden Vasko defensive rebound | Â | |
0:57 | Â | Cayden Vasko misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:49 | +2 | KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (RJ Melendez assists) | 25-32 | |
0:31 | Â | Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt offensive rebound | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Kyler VanderJagt blocks Josh Hubbard's two point floating jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |