Lamar Cardinals at Mississippi State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Smith's double-double helps Mississippi St. beat Lamar 75-60
It was Smith's 10th career double-double for Mississippi State (6-1), which returned home after an 82-71 overtime win against Richmond at the Bahamas Championship in the third-place game. The Bulldogs host undefeated Minnesota (6-0) on Sunday.
Iverson Molinar scored 17 points to lead the Bulldogs. Rocket Watts added 15 points and Garrison Brooks had 10. Molinar and Watts each had three of Bulldogs' seven 3-pointers.
Watts made consecutive 3-pointers to spark a 13-2 run and the Bulldogs led 62-43 with about seven minutes left.
C.J. Roberts scored 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting to lead Lamar (1-7). Davion Buster made three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points.
The Bulldogs shot 52% (13 of 25) in the first half and built a 38-30 halftime advantage. Lamar pulled to 38-32 on a Roberts jumper to open the second but didn't get closer.
It was the first meeting between the teams.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:11 | C.J. Roberts made Jumper. | 60 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Tolu Smith made Layup. | 58 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Tolu Smith Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 73 |
Statistics
 LAM |
 MSST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 25-54 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 6-11 | FT | 18-27 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 5,981 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-5 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
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 |