Mississippi State
6-5
Loyola Marymount
3-9
Bulldogs Rout LMU On Road, 85-54; Stansbury Ties Williams
December 19, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Gordon, coming off a 1-of-14 shooting performance versus
Stansbury tied Williams for the prestigious title with 191 career wins (against only 109 losses), all of his head-coaching experience being at
After owning a commanding 40-22 lead at the half, the Bulldogs would dominate the early minutes of the second stanza by jumping out to a 20-4 run to extend their lead to 60-29 with 15:21 remaining. Much of MSU's bench would then enter the floor and help wrap up the game. Ravern Johnson would score a season-high six points on 3-of-5 shooting from the floor.
Shawn Deadwiler had 11 points to lead LMU's cause. Brad Sweezy and Jon Ziri added 10 each for the Lions, who were limited to just 33 percent shooting from the floor by State.
The Bulldogs, who own a plus-6.1 rebounding margin on the year, outrebounded the Lions 46-32 on the night. MSU continues to rank second in the Southeastern Conference and in the top 10 in the nation in blocks per game with tonight's 12. Varnado currently ranks first in the league and third in the nation with 5.1 blocks per game.
