Murray State Racers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballShakeel Moore scores 16, Mississippi State scores last five points to hold off Murray State 85-81
Cameron Mathews scored with a dunk following a timeout to give the Bulldogs an 82-81 lead with 28 seconds left. Jeffries then made 3 of 4 from the line to seal it.
Moore shot 5 of 5 from the field and made 4 of 5 free throws. Josh Hubbard added 15 points with three 3-pointers for Mississippi State (8-2), which shot 59% (27 of 45) from the field. Mathews finished with 13 points and Jeffries added 11 to go with 12 rebounds and four assists.
Mississippi State built a 19-point lead early in the second half before Murray State used a 20-4 run to pull to within 67-64 with 10:12 remaining. The Racers stayed within single digits then Rob Perry’s 3-pointer gave them their first lead of the game, 76-75, with 3:09 to play.
Perry was 7-of-14 shooting and scored 21 points to lead Murray State (3-6). JaCobi Wood added 18 points and Quincy Anderson had 17. Perry and Wood combined for eight of the Racers' 12 3-pointers.
Mississippi State had a double-digit lead with 4:10 remaining in the first half and led 53-41 at the break. A 10-3 spurt to open the second gave the Bulldogs their largest lead, 63-44, with 17:15 left.
Murray State hosts Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. Mississippi State plays North Texas at Tupelo, Mississippi, on Sunday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 85 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 85 |
2nd 0:00 | D.J. Jeffries Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 85 |
2nd 0:00 | D.J. Jeffries made Free Throw. | 81 - 85 |
2nd 0:00 | Mississippi State Offensive Rebound. | 81 - 84 |
Statistics
MUR | MSST | |
---|---|---|
28-55 | FG | 27-46 |
50.9 | Field Goal % | 58.7 |
12-23 | 3PT | 7-20 |
52.2 | Three Point % | 35.0 |
13-17 | FT | 24-34 |
76.5 | Free Throw % | 70.6 |
20 | Rebounds | 29 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
14 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
18 | Assists | 19 |
3 | Steals | 5 |
0 | Blocks | 5 |
10 | Turnovers | 10 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
12 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
21 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 6,804 | Capacity:
2023-24 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana State | 17-3 | - | 32-7 |
Drake | 16-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
Bradley | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
Belmont | 12-8 | 5 | 20-13 |
Northern Iowa | 12-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Southern Illinois | 11-9 | 6 | 19-13 |
Illinois State | 9-11 | 8 | 15-17 |
Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
Evansville | 6-14 | 11 | 17-18 |
UIC | 4-16 | 13 | 12-21 |
Valparaiso | 3-17 | 14 | 7-25 |
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Tennessee | 14-4 | - | 27-9 |
Auburn | 13-5 | 1 | 27-8 |
South Carolina | 13-5 | 1 | 26-8 |
Kentucky | 13-5 | 1 | 23-10 |
Alabama | 13-5 | 1 | 25-12 |
Florida | 11-7 | 3 | 24-12 |
Texas A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 21-15 |
LSU | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
Mississippi State | 8-10 | 6 | 21-14 |
Ole Miss | 7-11 | 7 | 20-12 |
Georgia | 6-12 | 8 | 20-17 |
Arkansas | 6-12 | 8 | 16-17 |
Vanderbilt | 4-14 | 10 | 9-23 |
Missouri | 0-18 | 14 | 8-24 |