Smith's double-double leads Mississippi St. past Missouri
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Tolu Smith scored 25 points and collected 12 rebounds and Mississippi State won its third straight, beating Missouri 63-52 on Saturday night.
The effort marked Smith's 10th-career double-double. The only active player in the SEC with more career double-doubles is Oscar Tshiebewe of Kentucky with 25. Smith finished 8-for-12 shooting and made 9 of 12 at the foul line.
D.J. Jeffries, Cameron Matthews and reserve Tyler Stevenson each scored 10 points for the Bulldogs (15-8, 3-7), who never trailed.
Backup Deandre Gholston scored 12 for Missouri (17-6, 5-5) which scored a season low and saw its three-game win streak come to an end. Dmoi Hodge scored 11 and Kobe Brown 10.
The Tigers shot 16 of 50 including 6 for 23 from (26%) 3-point range. Missouri entered shooting 43% at home but just 20% on the road.
Missouri used a 10-0 run established by a pair Brown layups wrapped around a pair of 3s by Nick Honor to reduce the Tigers' deficit to 45-41 with 10:38 left. But Mississippi State countered and went on to outscore the Tigers 15-2 over close to the next seven minutes to seal it.
Mississippi State has won seven straight since 2018-19 and 12 of the last 13 meetings in the series dating to 2014-15. Overall, the Bulldogs have a 13-5 series advantage, winning eight of nine meetings in Starkville.
Missouri hosts South Carolina on Tuesday. Mississippi State hosts LSU on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Noah Carter vs. Tolu Smith (Cameron Matthews gains possession) | |||
19:42 | Shakeel Moore turnover (D'Moi Hodge steals) | |||
19:35 | D'Moi Hodge misses three point jump shot | |||
19:33 | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | |||
19:15 | Noah Carter shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | |||
19:15 | +1 | Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:15 | +1 | Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
19:07 | Nick Honor turnover (bad pass) | |||
19:01 | Tolu Smith offensive foul (Noah Carter draws the foul) | |||
19:01 | Tolu Smith turnover (offensive foul) | |||
18:38 | Noah Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
18:36 | Nick Honor offensive rebound | |||
18:32 | Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
18:30 | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | |||
18:18 | Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
18:16 | Dashawn Davis offensive rebound | |||
18:11 | Noah Carter shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | |||
18:11 | +1 | Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-3 | |
18:11 | Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
18:11 | Tigers defensive rebound | |||
18:10 | Cameron Matthews personal foul | |||
17:51 | Shakeel Moore shooting foul (DeAndre Gholston draws the foul) | |||
17:51 | +1 | DeAndre Gholston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 | |
17:51 | DeAndre Gholston misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
17:51 | Tolu Smith defensive rebound | |||
17:24 | +2 | Cameron Matthews makes two point layup | 1-5 | |
17:11 | Tolu Smith blocks Kobe Brown's two point layup | |||
17:09 | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | |||
17:00 | D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot | |||
16:58 | Tolu Smith offensive rebound | |||
16:43 | +3 | Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists) | 1-8 | |
16:42 | Tigers 30 second timeout | |||
16:17 | Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul) | |||
16:17 | +1 | Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-8 | |
16:17 | +1 | Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-8 | |
15:59 | TV timeout | |||
15:50 | Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot | |||
15:48 | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | |||
15:37 | +2 | Kobe Brown makes two point layup (DeAndre Gholston assists) | 5-8 | |
15:16 | D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot | |||
15:14 | Kobe Brown defensive rebound | |||
15:03 | Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (DeAndre Gholston draws the foul) | |||
15:03 | DeAndre Gholston misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
15:03 | +1 | DeAndre Gholston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-8 | |
14:44 | D.J. Jeffries turnover (out of bounds) | |||
14:33 | Kaleb Brown turnover (Cameron Matthews steals) | |||
14:23 | Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | |||
14:23 | +1 | Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-9 | |
14:23 | +1 | Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-10 | |
14:16 | DeAndre Gholston misses three point jump shot | |||
14:14 | Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound | |||
14:13 | Mohamed Diarra turnover (out of bounds) | |||
13:51 | +2 | Tyler Stevenson makes two point jump shot | 6-12 | |
13:28 | +2 | DeAndre Gholston makes two point dunk | 8-12 | |
12:54 | Eric Reed Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
12:52 | Kobe Brown defensive rebound | |||
12:43 | DeAndre Gholston turnover (Eric Reed Jr. steals) | |||
12:34 | Tolu Smith misses two point layup | |||
12:32 | Tolu Smith offensive rebound | |||
12:26 | +2 | Tolu Smith makes two point layup | 8-14 | |
12:21 | Tigers 30 second timeout | |||
12:21 | TV timeout | |||
12:04 | Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
12:02 | Bulldogs defensive rebound | |||
11:31 | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
11:15 | Noah Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
11:13 | Isiaih Mosley offensive rebound | |||
11:07 | Isiaih Mosley turnover (Shakeel Moore steals) | |||
10:58 | Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot | |||
10:56 | Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound | |||
10:57 | Mabor Majak personal foul | |||
10:49 | Tolu Smith turnover | |||
10:42 | +2 | Sean East II makes two point layup | 10-14 | |
10:22 | +3 | Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists) | 10-17 | |
9:55 | Isiaih Mosley misses two point jump shot | |||
9:53 | Tigers offensive rebound | |||
9:36 | D'Moi Hodge misses three point jump shot | |||
9:34 | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | |||
9:27 | D'Moi Hodge blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup | |||
9:25 | Isiaih Mosley defensive rebound | |||
9:15 | +2 | Isiaih Mosley makes two point jump shot | 12-17 | |
8:51 | +2 | Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists) | 12-19 | |
8:51 | Noah Carter shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | |||
8:51 | +1 | Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-20 | |
8:41 | +3 | Isiaih Mosley makes three point jump shot | 15-20 | |
8:15 | +2 | Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists) | 15-22 | |
7:58 | Isiaih Mosley turnover (Shakeel Moore steals) | |||
7:51 | Shakeel Moore turnover (D'Moi Hodge steals) | |||
7:44 | +2 | D'Moi Hodge makes two point dunk (DeAndre Gholston assists) | 17-22 | |
7:26 | Mabor Majak shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul) | |||
7:26 | TV timeout | |||
7:26 | +1 | Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-23 | |
7:26 | +1 | Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-24 | |
7:11 | +2 | DeAndre Gholston makes two point jump shot | 19-24 | |
7:11 | Shakeel Moore shooting foul (DeAndre Gholston draws the foul) | |||
7:11 | +1 | DeAndre Gholston makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-24 | |
6:44 | Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
6:42 | D'Moi Hodge defensive rebound | |||
6:36 | +2 | DeAndre Gholston makes two point layup (D'Moi Hodge assists) | 22-24 | |
6:23 | +2 | D.J. Jeffries makes two point dunk | 22-26 | |
5:58 | DeAndre Gholston misses three point jump shot | |||
5:56 | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | |||
5:49 | Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:47 | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | |||
5:37 | Nick Honor misses two point jump shot | |||
5:35 | D'Moi Hodge offensive rebound | |||
5:33 | Dashawn Davis personal foul (D'Moi Hodge draws the foul) | |||
5:33 | +1 | D'Moi Hodge makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-26 | |
5:33 | +1 | D'Moi Hodge makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-26 | |
5:25 | Tolu Smith misses two point layup | |||
5:23 | Kobe Brown defensive rebound | |||
4:54 | Nick Honor misses three point jump shot | |||
4:26 | Cameron Matthews turnover (out of bounds) | |||
4:05 | Mohamed Diarra turnover (traveling) | |||
3:56 | Dashawn Davis turnover (traveling) | |||
3:56 | TV timeout | |||
3:37 | Jump ball. Kobe Brown vs. Eric Reed Jr. (Kobe Brown gains possession) | |||
3:32 | Tyler Stevenson personal foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul) | |||
3:32 | +1 | Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-26 | |
3:32 | +1 | Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-26 | |
3:10 | +2 | D.J. Jeffries makes two point dunk (Tolu Smith assists) | 26-28 | |
2:52 | Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup | |||
2:50 | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | |||
2:42 | +2 | Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Eric Reed Jr. assists) | 26-30 | |
2:29 | Sean East II misses two point jump shot | |||
2:27 | Tolu Smith defensive rebound | |||
2:21 | Mohamed Diarra personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | |||
2:21 | +1 | Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-31 | |
2:21 | Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:21 | Eric Reed Jr. offensive rebound | |||
2:19 | Jump ball. Eric Reed Jr. vs. D'Moi Hodge (Eric Reed Jr. gains possession) | |||
2:03 | Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot | |||
2:01 | Cameron Matthews offensive rebound | |||
1:56 | Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot | |||
1:54 | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | |||
1:47 | Kaleb Brown turnover (bad pass) | |||
1:35 | +2 | D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists) | 26-33 | |
1:13 | Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup | |||
1:11 | Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound | |||
1:09 | Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul) | |||
1:09 | +1 | Mohamed Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-33 | |
1:09 | Mohamed Diarra misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:09 | Tyler Stevenson defensive rebound | |||
0:53 | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | |||
0:50 | Dashawn Davis turnover | |||
0:42 | Sean East II turnover (traveling) | |||
0:23 | Eric Reed Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
0:21 | Sean East II defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Tolu Smith defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |