Montana Grizzlies at Mississippi State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Molinar scores 16, Mississippi State stymies Montana 86-49
Shakeel Moore and D.J. Jeffries added 15 points apiece.
After the Grizzlies hit the opening jumper, the Bulldogs (2-0) reeled off 13 points with Cameron Matthews starting it with a dunk and contributed a pair of 3-pointers.
The trend continued as Mississippi State took a 42-16 lead at the half, making 6 of 10 3-pointers and shooting 54% while the Grizzlies (1-1) shot 22% and were outrebounded 26-11.
Mississippi State started the second half with a three-point play by Garrison Brooks and scored the first 13 points to lead by 39. Matthews contributed a 3-pointer, finishing 3 of 3 from long range and scoring 11 points.
Brooks had nine points and 11 rebounds as the Bulldogs dominated the boards 47-28. Freshman Cam Carter had eight points and seven assists as MSU had 18 assists and just nine turnovers.
Two reserves, Derrick Carter-Hollinger and Josh Vazquez, led Montana with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Mississippi State finished 13 of 23 behind the arc and 32 of 61 overall.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 49 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Derek Fountain Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Josh Vazquez missed Three Point Jumper. | 49 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Freddy Brown III Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 86 |
Statistics
 MONT |
 MSST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-55 | FG | 32-61 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 9-31 | 3PT | 13-23 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 8-11 | FT | 9-15 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 42 |
Game Information
Location: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 6,289 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-14 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 26-6 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 24-8 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 25-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
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| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-19 |
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