LIU

MISSST

Mississippi State uses every bit of Hubbard's 34-point effort to subdue LIU

AP
Dec 16, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Josh Hubbard scored 34 points and Jayden Epps scored 20 points and Mississippi State Bulldogs had to fight to the end to hold off Long Island 87-83 on Tuesday.

Malachi Davis made a 3-pointer with 4:58 left and Greg Gordon's 18 seconds later put the Sharks up 76-71.

The Bulldogs (6-5) used an 11-3 run and took the lead for good on two foul shots by Epps with 2:42 remaining.

Jomo Goings' tip-in with 13 seconds left brought LIU Sharks within 85-83 before MSU's Shawn Jones Jr. made a pair of foul shots to seal it.

Hubbard finished four points shy of tying his career-high. Sergej Macura scored 12 and Quincy Ballard grabbed 10 rebounds for Mississippi State.

Jamal Fuller scored 18 points, Davis 17, Goings 16 and Gordon 12 for LIU.

Davis scored 12 points in 12 minutes to lead the Sharks in scoring before intermission.

Mississippi State appeared poised to run away early by taking an 8-0 lead but never extended the margin to double digits. Up 17-8, Davis scored eight points in a 13-2 LIU run to give the Sharks their first lead at 21-20.

The Bulldogs responded with 12-3 run before LIU used the last five minutes to outscore the Bulldogs 15-7. MSU led 39-38 at halftime.

Long Island: Travels to face Florida International on Saturday.

Mississippi State: Hosts Memphis on Saturday.

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1st Half
LIU
Sharks
38
MSST
Bulldogs
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:27		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:25		Sharks defensive rebound
19:14		Greg Gordon misses two point layup
19:12		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Josh Hubbard assists)	0-2
18:34		Shadrak Lasu misses three point jump shot
18:32		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
18:26	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	0-4
18:26		Shadrak Lasu shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
18:26	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-5
18:10		Quincy Ballard blocks Shadrak Lasu's two point layup
18:08		Jamal Fuller offensive rebound
18:03		Jomo Goings misses three point jump shot
18:01		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
17:55	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot	0-8
17:37	+2	Malachi Davis makes two point jump shot	2-8
17:18		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Davis steals)
17:09		Malachi Davis misses three point jump shot
17:07		Achor Achor defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	2-10
16:34	+2	Greg Gordon makes two point dunk (Malachi Davis assists)	4-10
16:15		Malachi Davis personal foul
16:08		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
16:06		Achor Achor offensive rebound
16:06		Shadrak Lasu shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
16:06	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-11
16:06	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-12
15:52		TV timeout
15:41	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point jump shot	6-12
15:25	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	6-14
15:10	+2	Malachi Davis makes two point jump shot	8-14
14:42		Brandon Walker misses two point jump shot
14:40		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
14:30		Jamal Fuller misses three point jump shot
14:28		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
14:21		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point layup
14:19		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
14:16	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	8-17
13:48		Greg Gordon misses three point jump shot
13:46		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:23		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
13:21		Isaiah Miranda defensive rebound
13:14	+3	Malachi Davis makes three point jump shot	11-17
12:56		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
12:54		Malachi Davis defensive rebound
12:48		Malachi Davis misses three point jump shot
12:46		Brandon Walker defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	11-19
12:23	+2	Isaiah Miranda makes two point jump shot (Greg Gordon assists)	13-19
12:10		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
12:08		Jamarion Davis-Fleming offensive rebound
11:57		Jamal Fuller shooting foul (Brandon Walker draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57		Brandon Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:57	+1	Brandon Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-20
11:41	+2	Malachi Davis makes two point jump shot	15-20
11:22		Brandon Walker misses two point layup
11:20		Isaiah Miranda defensive rebound
11:14	+3	Jamal Fuller makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Miranda assists)	18-20
10:54		Isaiah Miranda blocks Ja'Borri McGhee's two point layup
10:52		Mason Porter-Brown defensive rebound
10:48		Jayden Epps shooting foul (Malachi Davis draws the foul)
10:48	+1	Malachi Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 3	19-20
10:48	+1	Malachi Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	20-20
10:48	+1	Malachi Davis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	21-20
10:23		Tre'shawn Sheppard blocks Jayden Epps's two point jump shot
10:21		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
10:01		Malachi Davis misses three point jump shot
9:59		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
9:40		Mason Porter-Brown shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
9:40	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
9:40	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-22
9:24	+2	Greg Gordon makes two point jump shot	23-22
8:49	+3	Sergej Macura makes three point jump shot (Jayden Epps assists)	23-25
8:22		Faheim Meran misses three point jump shot
8:20		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
8:13	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup	23-27
8:03		Malachi Davis misses two point jump shot
8:01		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
7:53		Malachi Davis personal foul
7:53		TV timeout
7:45		Jayden Epps misses two point layup
7:43		Bulldogs offensive rebound
7:32		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:30		Achor Achor offensive rebound
7:28		Isaiah Miranda blocks Quincy Ballard's two point layup
7:26		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
7:25		Quincy Ballard personal foul
7:05		Greg Gordon turnover (bad pass)
6:49		Isaiah Miranda blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup
6:47		Achor Achor offensive rebound
6:46		Isaiah Miranda shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
6:46	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-28
6:46	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-29
6:27		Isaiah Miranda misses two point layup
6:25		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
6:07	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	23-32
5:36		Isaiah Miranda misses three point jump shot
5:34		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
5:27		Quincy Ballard turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Fuller steals)
5:19	+3	Jamal Fuller makes three point jump shot (Jomo Goings assists)	26-32
5:04		Isaiah Miranda blocks Quincy Ballard's two point layup
5:02		Quincy Ballard offensive rebound
5:00	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point layup	26-34
4:50		Jamal Fuller turnover (lost ball) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
4:40		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Fuller steals)
4:35		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Jomo Goings draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Jomo Goings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-34
4:35	+1	Jomo Goings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-34
4:20		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (lost ball)
3:58		Jomo Goings misses three point jump shot
3:56		Greg Gordon offensive rebound
3:54	+2	Greg Gordon makes two point layup	30-34
3:34		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
3:32		Faheim Meran defensive rebound
3:11		Josh Hubbard personal foul
3:11		TV timeout
3:05	+3	Faheim Meran makes three point jump shot (Greg Gordon assists)	33-34
2:45		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
2:43		Greg Gordon defensive rebound
2:36		Greg Gordon turnover (bad pass)
2:13	+2	Sergej Macura makes two point layup	33-36
1:57		Tre'shawn Sheppard misses three point jump shot
1:55		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
1:48		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
1:46		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Jomo Goings makes two point jump shot	35-36
1:05		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
1:03		Jomo Goings defensive rebound
0:44	+3	Jomo Goings makes three point jump shot (Tre'shawn Sheppard assists)	38-36
0:40		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:18	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	38-39
0:01		Greg Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Sergej Macura steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LIU
Sharks
45
MSST
Bulldogs
48

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Malachi Davis misses two point jump shot
19:45		Shadrak Lasu offensive rebound
19:34	+3	Jomo Goings makes three point jump shot (Shadrak Lasu assists)	41-39
19:15		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
19:13		Malachi Davis defensive rebound
19:07		Jamal Fuller misses three point jump shot
19:05		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
18:54		Jayden Epps turnover (bad pass) (Malachi Davis steals)
18:53		Josh Hubbard personal foul
18:41		Malachi Davis misses two point jump shot
18:39		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
18:34		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
18:32		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:30		Greg Gordon shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
18:30	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 3	41-40
18:30	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 3	41-41
18:30	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 3 of 3	41-42
18:08	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point jump shot	43-42
17:44		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
17:42		Shadrak Lasu defensive rebound
17:35	+2	Greg Gordon makes two point layup	45-42
17:24	+2	Quincy Ballard makes two point dunk (Josh Hubbard assists)	45-44
16:59		Greg Gordon misses two point jump shot
16:57		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
16:50	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup	45-46
16:22		Malachi Davis misses two point layup
16:20		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
16:15	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	45-48
15:51		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Shadrak Lasu's two point layup
15:49		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	45-50
15:45		Malachi Davis shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-51
15:37	+2	Jomo Goings makes two point jump shot	47-51
15:20		Sergej Macura turnover (lost ball) (Greg Gordon steals)
15:14	+2	Greg Gordon makes two point layup	49-51
15:05	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point jump shot	49-53
14:47	+2	Jomo Goings makes two point jump shot	51-53
14:18	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	51-55
14:07		Greg Gordon turnover (lost ball) (Sergej Macura steals)
14:02	+2	Sergej Macura makes two point dunk (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	51-57
13:48		Sergej Macura blocks Jomo Goings's two point layup
13:46		Shadrak Lasu offensive rebound
13:42	+2	Shadrak Lasu makes two point layup	53-57
13:31		Shadrak Lasu shooting foul (Quincy Ballard draws the foul)
13:31	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-58
13:31		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:31		Isaiah Miranda defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Jamal Fuller makes two point layup	55-58
13:05		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
13:03		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
12:55		Jamal Fuller misses three point jump shot
12:53		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
12:52		Mason Porter-Brown personal foul
12:26		Jomo Goings personal foul
12:24		Dellquan Warren turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Fuller steals)
12:17	+2	Mason Porter-Brown makes two point dunk (Jamal Fuller assists)	57-58
11:58		Faheim Meran blocks Josh Hubbard's three point jump shot
11:56		Bulldogs offensive rebound
11:56		TV timeout
11:49	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	57-60
11:21	+2	Isaiah Miranda makes two point jump shot (Jomo Goings assists)	59-60
11:05		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
11:03		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
11:01		Sergej Macura personal foul
10:44		Jamal Fuller misses three point jump shot
10:42		Sharks offensive rebound
10:33		Isaiah Miranda misses two point layup
10:31		Jamarion Davis-Fleming defensive rebound
10:23		Brandon Walker misses two point jump shot
10:21		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
10:16	+3	Faheim Meran makes three point jump shot (Jomo Goings assists)	62-60
9:45	+2	Sergej Macura makes two point dunk (Jamarion Davis-Fleming assists)	62-62
9:45		Jamal Fuller shooting foul (Sergej Macura draws the foul)
9:45	+1	Sergej Macura makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-63
9:29	+3	Mason Porter-Brown makes three point jump shot (Jomo Goings assists)	65-63
9:13	+2	Sergej Macura makes two point layup (Jamarion Davis-Fleming assists)	65-65
9:04		Faheim Meran misses two point jump shot
9:02		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
8:51	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	65-68
8:25	+3	Faheim Meran makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Miranda assists)	68-68
8:10		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
8:08		Jamarion Davis-Fleming offensive rebound
7:59		Sergej Macura offensive foul
7:59		Sergej Macura turnover (offensive foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:28		Sharks turnover (shot clock violation)
7:09	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Sergej Macura assists)	68-71
6:39		Jamal Fuller misses two point layup
6:37		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
6:21		Sergej Macura misses two point jump shot
6:19		Jomo Goings defensive rebound
6:02		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Jamal Fuller draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Jamal Fuller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-71
6:02		Jamal Fuller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:02		Greg Gordon offensive rebound
5:59		Isaiah Miranda misses three point jump shot
5:57		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
5:44		Isaiah Miranda blocks Quincy Ballard's two point layup
5:42		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
5:22	+2	Malachi Davis makes two point layup	71-71
5:05		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
5:03		Greg Gordon defensive rebound
4:57	+3	Malachi Davis makes three point jump shot (Greg Gordon assists)	74-71
4:55		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:55		TV timeout
4:45		Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball) (Greg Gordon steals)
4:40	+2	Greg Gordon makes two point dunk	76-71
4:32	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	76-74
4:05		Malachi Davis misses three point jump shot
4:03		Jamarion Davis-Fleming defensive rebound
3:56		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
3:54		Josh Hubbard offensive rebound
3:53		Malachi Davis personal foul
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-75
3:53	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-76
3:32		Jamarion Davis-Fleming blocks Malachi Davis's two point layup
3:30		Sharks offensive rebound
3:30	+3	Jamal Fuller makes three point jump shot (Jomo Goings assists)	79-76
3:11	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	79-78
2:45		Malachi Davis misses two point jump shot
2:43		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
2:43		Shadrak Lasu personal foul
2:43	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-79
2:43	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-80
2:33		Shadrak Lasu misses two point jump shot
2:31		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	79-82
2:04		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Greg Gordon's two point layup
2:02		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:47		Jomo Goings shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-83
1:47	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-84
1:25		Quincy Ballard shooting foul (Jamal Fuller draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Jamal Fuller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-84
1:25	+1	Jamal Fuller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-84
1:25		Sharks 30 second timeout
1:09		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
1:07		Greg Gordon defensive rebound
1:02		Jayden Epps shooting foul (Malachi Davis draws the foul)
1:02		Malachi Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:02		Malachi Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:02		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
0:58		Greg Gordon personal foul
0:58	+1	Quincy Ballard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-85
0:58		Quincy Ballard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Jamal Fuller defensive rebound
0:47		Jamal Fuller misses three point jump shot
0:45		Quincy Ballard defensive rebound
0:29		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:20		Jamal Fuller personal foul
0:20		Sergej Macura misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20		Sergej Macura misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Malachi Davis defensive rebound
0:16		Malachi Davis misses three point jump shot
0:14		Jomo Goings offensive rebound
0:13	+2	Jomo Goings makes two point layup	83-85
0:13		Sharks 30 second timeout
0:07		Jomo Goings personal foul
0:07	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-86
0:07		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:07	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-87
0:03		Malachi Davis misses three point jump shot
0:01		Sergej Macura defensive rebound
0:01		Jamal Fuller personal foul
0:01		Sergej Macura misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01		Sergej Macura misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Greg Gordon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Greg Gordon defensive rebound