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Hubbard scores 26 points, Mississippi State cruises past LSU 91-62 in the SEC Tournament first round

AP
Mar 12, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Josh Hubbard made six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, and No. 10 seed Mississippi State cruised to a 91-62 victory over 15th-seeded LSU in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday night.

Mississippi State (21-11) will move on to face seventh-seeded Missouri (21-10) in the second round on Thursday night.

The Bulldogs shot 52% (35 of 67) overall, including 15 of 34 (44%) from long range. Hubbard finished 9 of 19 from the floor, while nine other Bulldogs scored at least five points.

LSU had 22 made field goals (39%) and 15 turnovers to end the season on a six-game skid.

Jordan Sears made three 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead LSU (14-18). Robert Miller III added 14 points and Cam Carter had 13.

Hubbard scored 16 points in the first half to help Mississippi State build a 44-24 lead at the break. LSU pulled to 51-40 with 15 minutes remaining, but the Bulldogs answered with a 20-2 run for a 71-42 advantage with about 11 minutes left.

The Bulldogs are looking for their third straight NCAA Tournament bid - something they haven't done since 2005.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
24
MSST
Bulldogs
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Robert Miller III vs. Michael Nwoko (RJ Melendez gains possession)
19:39	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point dunk (Riley Kugel assists)	0-2
19:26	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point layup (Curtis Givens III assists)	2-2
19:15		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
19:13		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
19:04	+2	Cam Carter makes two point jump shot	4-2
18:46	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Michael Nwoko assists)	4-5
18:29	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point jump shot	6-5
18:20		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
18:18		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
18:07		Robert Miller III shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
18:07		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:07		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:07		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
18:05		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
18:03		Dji Bailey defensive rebound
17:50		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
17:48		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
17:40	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	6-7
17:12		Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot
17:10		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
16:58		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
16:56		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
16:55		Michael Nwoko turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Sears steals)
16:50		Cam Carter offensive foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
16:50		Cam Carter turnover (offensive foul)
16:40		Curtis Givens III personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
16:38	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	6-9
16:06	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot	9-9
15:49	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot	9-11
15:29		Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) (KeShawn Murphy steals)
15:22		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
15:20		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
15:08		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
15:06		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
14:57		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
14:55		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
14:54	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	9-13
14:26	+3	Cam Carter makes three point jump shot	12-13
14:10		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
14:08		Josh Hubbard offensive rebound
14:04		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:02		Cam Carter defensive rebound
13:50		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball)
13:50		TV timeout
13:42		KeShawn Murphy misses three point jump shot
13:40		Curtis Givens III defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point layup (Jordan Sears assists)	14-13
13:08	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	14-15
12:50	+2	Cam Carter makes two point layup	16-15
12:43		Josh Hubbard offensive foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
12:43		Josh Hubbard turnover (offensive foul)
12:21		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
12:19		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
11:57	+3	Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	16-18
11:45		Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot
11:43		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
11:35		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:33		Dji Bailey defensive rebound
11:24		Robert Miller III misses three point jump shot
11:22		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
11:04		Robert Miller III personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
11:04		TV timeout
10:57	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot	16-21
10:38		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
10:36		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
10:30		Curtis Givens III personal foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
10:21		Daimion Collins personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
10:16		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
10:14		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
10:06	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot	19-21
9:50	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot	19-24
9:28		Claudell Harris Jr. shooting foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul)
9:28		Daimion Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:28		Daimion Collins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:28		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point layup (Dellquan Warren assists)	19-26
8:53		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Mike Williams III's two point layup
8:51		Tigers offensive rebound
8:45		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
8:43		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
8:37		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
8:35		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
8:30		Derek Fountain turnover (bad pass)
8:16		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:14		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
8:02		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
8:00		Jordan Sears offensive rebound
7:54		Dellquan Warren shooting foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:53		Mike Williams III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:53	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-26
7:40		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
7:38		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
7:35		Michael Nwoko turnover (out of bounds)
7:14		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
7:05		Riley Kugel personal foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
7:00		RJ Melendez personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
6:51		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
6:49		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
6:44		Michael Nwoko offensive foul (Dji Bailey draws the foul)
6:44		Michael Nwoko turnover (offensive foul)
6:19		Cam Carter turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
6:14	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	20-28
5:50		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
5:48		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
5:42		Mike Williams III personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
5:42	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-29
5:42	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-30
5:23		Curtis Givens III misses two point layup
5:21		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
5:17		KeShawn Murphy turnover (bad pass) (Cam Carter steals)
5:05		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-30
5:05	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-30
4:53	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	22-33
4:41		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (KeShawn Murphy steals)
4:37		Jordan Sears personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
4:37	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-34
4:37		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:37		Cam Carter defensive rebound
4:28		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Curtis Givens III draws the foul)
4:28		Curtis Givens III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:28		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
4:05	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	22-37
3:47		KeShawn Murphy blocks Dji Bailey's two point layup
3:45		Dji Bailey offensive rebound
3:42		Dji Bailey turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hubbard steals)
3:39		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
3:37		Curtis Givens III defensive rebound
3:35		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Curtis Givens III draws the foul)
3:35		TV timeout
3:35		Curtis Givens III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:35	+1	Curtis Givens III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-37
3:19	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk (KeShawn Murphy assists)	23-39
3:07		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
3:05		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
2:57	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)	23-42
2:26		Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
2:20		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
2:18		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
2:16	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	23-44
2:16		Tigers 30 second timeout
2:06		Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot
2:04		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
1:53		Claudell Harris Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
1:26		Curtis Givens III misses three point jump shot
1:24		Daimion Collins offensive rebound
1:21		Michael Nwoko personal foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul)
1:21		Daimion Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:21	+1	Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-44
1:05		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
1:03		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
0:58		Daimion Collins misses three point jump shot
0:56		Dellquan Warren defensive rebound
0:40		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:38		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:36		Cam Carter defensive rebound
0:07		Daimion Collins turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
0:01		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:00		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
38
MSST
Bulldogs
47

Time		Play	Score
19:48		RJ Melendez personal foul
19:38		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
19:38	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-44
19:38		Cam Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:38		Robert Miller III offensive rebound
19:34	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot (Robert Miller III assists)	28-44
19:10		Cam Carter shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
19:10	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-45
19:10	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-46
18:51	+2	Curtis Givens III makes two point layup	30-46
18:37		Riley Kugel turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Sears steals)
18:29		RJ Melendez blocks Cam Carter's two point layup
18:27		Cam Carter offensive rebound
18:27		RJ Melendez shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
18:27	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-46
18:27	+1	Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-46
18:15	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	32-48
17:50	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point layup	34-48
17:45		KeShawn Murphy turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Sears steals)
17:38		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
17:36		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
17:32		Dji Bailey personal foul
17:20	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	34-51
17:08		Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
17:02		Robert Miller III blocks Josh Hubbard's two point jump shot
17:01		Curtis Givens III defensive rebound
16:53		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
16:51		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
16:38		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dji Bailey steals)
16:35	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point layup	36-51
16:33		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
16:33		TV timeout
16:22		Bulldogs turnover (10-second violation)
16:04		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
16:02		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
15:53		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:51		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
15:43		TV timeout
15:43		Tigers 30 second timeout
15:41	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup (Curtis Givens III assists)	38-51
15:33		Derek Fountain personal foul
15:19		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:17		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
15:00		Curtis Givens III personal foul
14:52		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:50		Curtis Givens III defensive rebound
14:47	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point dunk (Curtis Givens III assists)	40-51
14:42		Dji Bailey shooting foul (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
14:42	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-52
14:42		Cameron Matthews turnover (lane violation)
14:27		Dji Bailey turnover (lost ball) (KeShawn Murphy steals)
14:20		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point layup
14:18		Robert Miller III defensive rebound
14:13		Cam Carter turnover (traveling)
13:59	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	40-55
13:47		Curtis Givens III misses two point layup
13:45		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
13:38		Curtis Givens III personal foul
13:26	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	40-58
13:04		RJ Melendez personal foul
12:56		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
12:54		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
12:36		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
12:34		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
12:34	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	40-60
12:34		Derek Fountain shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
12:34		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:34		Robert Miller III defensive rebound
12:26		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Cam Carter's two point layup
12:24		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
12:13	+3	Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)	40-63
11:53		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53		Cam Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:53		Cam Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:53		Jordan Sears offensive rebound
11:51		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
11:49		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
11:23	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot	40-65
11:06		Dji Bailey turnover (lost ball)
10:52	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot	40-68
10:44		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
10:42		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
10:31		Dellquan Warren turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Sears steals)
10:27	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	42-68
10:00		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
9:58		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
9:50		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
9:48		Bulldogs defensive rebound
9:23	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot	42-71
9:03		Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
9:01		Robert Miller III offensive rebound
8:59	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point layup	44-71
8:59		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Robert Miller III draws the foul)
8:59	+1	Robert Miller III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-71
8:38		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
8:36		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:26	+3	Martavious Russell makes three point jump shot	45-74
8:17		Michael Nwoko personal foul (Curtis Givens III draws the foul)
8:17	+1	Curtis Givens III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-74
8:17		Curtis Givens III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:17		Daimion Collins offensive rebound
8:10		KeShawn Murphy personal foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul)
8:10		Daimion Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:10		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
7:46	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point dunk (KeShawn Murphy assists)	46-76
7:32		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
7:30		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
7:29		TV timeout
7:13		Martavious Russell misses two point jump shot
7:11		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
6:46		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
6:44		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Martavious Russell makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	46-78
6:23		Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball) (Riley Kugel steals)
6:21		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point layup
6:19		Curtis Givens III defensive rebound
6:19		Riley Kugel personal foul (Curtis Givens III draws the foul)
6:19	+1	Curtis Givens III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-78
6:19		Curtis Givens III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:19		Martavious Russell defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point jump shot	47-80
5:41	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point layup	49-80
5:16		Michael Nwoko misses two point jump shot
5:14		Cam Carter defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Curtis Givens III makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)	51-80
4:43	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point dunk (Dellquan Warren assists)	51-82
4:18		Riley Kugel personal foul (Robert Miller III draws the foul)
4:18		Robert Miller III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:18	+1	Robert Miller III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-82
4:06	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point dunk (Dellquan Warren assists)	52-84
3:33		Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
3:31		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
3:28		Michael Nwoko turnover (bad pass) (Dji Bailey steals)
3:23	+2	Dji Bailey makes two point layup	54-84
3:02	+2	Martavious Russell makes two point dunk (Dellquan Warren assists)	54-86
2:52	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point jump shot	56-86
2:52		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
2:52		TV timeout
2:52	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-86
2:40	+3	Dellquan Warren makes three point jump shot (Harrison Alexander assists)	57-89
2:23		Jeremy Foumena blocks Dji Bailey's two point layup
2:21		Tigers offensive rebound
2:16		Robert Miller III turnover (bad pass) (Dellquan Warren steals)
2:07		Gai Chol turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Sears steals)
2:01	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	59-89
1:33		Martavious Russell misses two point jump shot
1:31		Gai Chol offensive rebound
1:11		Martavious Russell misses three point jump shot
1:09		Cam Carter defensive rebound
1:01		Dji Bailey misses three point jump shot
0:59		Jeremy Foumena defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Dellquan Warren makes two point layup	59-91
0:25	+3	Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	62-91
0:00		End of period

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Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)