Mississippi State Bulldogs at Louisville Cardinals
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Williamson, Louisville beat Mississippi St. 72-58 in Bahamas
Jae’Lyn Wither added 11 points for Louisville (4-1) and Malik Williams finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.
The Cardinals play Maryland in Saturday's championship game.
Williamson scored 10 straight points for Louisville during a 21-5 run that made it 29-12 when Dre Davis made a layup to cap the spurt with 4:55 left in the first half. Davis added two free throws and a 3-pointer before Noah Locke made a jumper to give the Cardinals a 20-point lead with 3:21 left in the first half.
Iverson Molinar led Mississippi State (4-1) with 17 points and Tolu Smith scored 10.
Locke, who went into the game averaging a team-high 16.0 points this season and needing just three points to reach 1,000 in his career, finished with two points on 1-of-9 shooting. The senior transfer scored 933 points in three seasons at Florida.
The Bulldogs, went into the game shooting 52% from the field and 45.7% from 3-point range this season, made 20 of 60 from the field and just 1 of 15 from behind the arc.
Mississippi State plays Richmond in Saturday's consolation game.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Cameron Matthews made Layup. | 58 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:51 | El Ellis made Free Throw. | 56 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:51 | El Ellis made Free Throw. | 56 - 71 |
Statistics
 MSST |
 LOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-60 | FG | 26-63 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 1-15 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 7 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 17-23 | FT | 13-22 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Assists | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 14-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 28-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-8 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |