NCAAB

Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers

· SEC Tournament - 2nd Round
Final
70 - 60
17-15, 12-5 Home

Hubbard leads Mississippi State to 70-60 win over LSU in SEC Tournament's second round

LSU's Mike Williams III steps back and makes slick behind-the-back pass

The ninth-seeded Bulldogs (20-12) snapped a four-game losing streak that ended their regular season and will face top seed and No. 5-ranked Tennessee in Friday's quarterfinals. Mississippi State beat the Volunteers 77-72 on Jan. 10.

Hubbard was only 6-of-16 shooting but made 9 of 10 free throws. Dashawn Davis added 12 points. Tolu Smith grabbed 13 rebounds and D.J. Jeffries had 11 boards as the Bulldogs outrebounded the Tigers 24-12 in the second half, reversing the first-half totals.

Trae Hannibal scored 18 points and Hunter Dean 10 for the Tigers (17-15).

The Bulldogs rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit, outscoring LSU 12-5 to tie the game on a Smith dunk and grabbed the lead for good with 12 minutes left on two Hubbard free throws. They had a nine-point advantage after a Shakeel Moore 3-pointer with eight minutes remaining. They shot 51% in the second half when they outscored the Tigers by 17.

Hannibal led a LSU comeback and got the Tigers within a point but Hubbard hit a pair of 3-pointers and added another basket over the next four minutes and the Bulldogs went out in front by 10 with a minute left.

The teams were tied midway through the first half after a Tyrell Ward 3-pointer. Jordan Wright and Ward then hit consecutive 3s and LSU went into the break ahead 29-22 after the Bulldogs failed to get a field goal over the final 7:42. The Bulldogs shot just 29% and made only 1 of 10 from the arc before making 5 of 11 in the second half.

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Matchup Prediction

LSU: 28.4%
Mississippi State: 71.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 60
2nd 0:03 D.J. Jeffries made Free Throw. 70 - 60
2nd 0:03 D.J. Jeffries made Free Throw. 69 - 60
2nd 0:03 Foul on Mike Williams III. 68 - 60
2nd 0:08 D.J. Jeffries Defensive Rebound. 68 - 60

Statistics

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23-55 FG 19-50
41.8 Field Goal % 38.0
6-21 3PT 7-20
28.6 Three Point % 35.0
18-27 FT 15-21
66.7 Free Throw % 71.4
36 Rebounds 36
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
28 Defensive Rebounds 29
11 Assists 9
10 Steals 9
2 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 2
12 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 14
9 Fast Break Points 10
26 Points in Paint 22
16 Fouls 19
10 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Capacity:

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
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