Men’s Hoops Dealt Overtime Loss by No. 21 LSU, 92-88

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Men’s Hoops Dealt Overtime Loss by No. 21 LSU, 92-88

February 07, 2019 | Men's Basketball

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by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications

STARKVILLE – Quinndary Weatherspoon matched a season-high with 27 points, while Reggie Perry tallied another double-double for Mississippi State who was dealt a 92-88 overtime loss by No. 21 LSU on Wednesday at Humphrey Coliseum.

Both teams shot over 50 percent from the field, but LSU (18-4, 8-1 SEC) tallied six of the last seven points during the overtime session to claim the four-point win.

For Weatherspoon, he equaled his season's best with 27 points for the third time during the four games. He was an efficient 11-of-17 from the floor which included a 4-for-6 clip on three-pointers.

The Bulldogs (16-6, 4-5 SEC) had a 14-game winning streak over the last two seasons and fell to 22-3 overall when Weatherspoon tallies 20-plus points come to a close.

Perry, the reigning SEC Freshman of the Week, notched a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. He was 5-of-8 shooting and converted on 9-of-16 at the charity stripe. It marked his third double-double in his last four outings.

The trio of Tyson Carter, Aric Holman and Robert Woodard II accounted for 32 points off the bench. The trio knocked down 11 of its 17 shot attempts. Carter and Holman collected 12 points apiece whereas Woodard II garnered eight points, all coming in the first half.

Nick Weatherspoon posted a solid all-around effort with eight points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Lamar Peters dished out a game-leading six assists followed by Abdul Ado with two points, three rebounds and a block. The block was Ado's 100th in his MSU career.

The two teams forced each other into 35 miscues and were even at 26-26 in points off turnovers. LSU held a 35-30 rebounding advantage and garnered a 58-46 advantage in paint points.

FROM THE BENCH WITH COACH HOWLAND
"Well, that was obviously a real gut-wrenching loss against a very good team. Give them credit – the way that they battled back. We had leads multiple times in the first and second half. They kept fighting back, but I take full responsibility. I didn't do a good enough job managing our minutes. Getting enough minutes for Tyson [Carter] and Robert [Woodard II] in the second half. It really hurt us as the game wore on. So, it fully starts right here with me. I didn't do as good of a job as I needed to."

"LSU is a very good team whose right there one game out of first place in our league right now and very talented. Some of it definitely is the minutes. We took some shots at times especially when had an eight, nine-point lead where we want to maybe manage them a little bit better and not be in a such a rush."

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
The Bulldogs erased an early 16-8 deficit on the strength of 17 consecutive points over a 3:40 span.

Lamar Peters connected with Reggie Perry for a two-handed dunk to ignite the run. The Bulldogs surged ahead on three straight buckets from the Weatherspoon brothers. A Nick Weatherspoon dunk made it 18-16 at the 9:59 mark.

Tyson Carter fired in a three-pointer, and Robert Woodard II added a layup off a Nick Weatherspoon steal to extend the MSU advantage to 25-16 with 8:04 remaining.

Up 36-34, the Bulldogs capped the opening half with back-to-back treys courtesy of Carter and Quinndary Weatherspoon inside the final minute to take a 42-34 edge into the locker room.

MSU took its largest lead at 53-43 with 15:39 left on an Aric Holman putback dunk.

The Tigers would turn to Naz Reid and Tremont Waters who combined for 40 of their 53 points during the second half and overtime.

LSU would go up 80-78 on a Waters layup, but the Bulldogs answered with a Nick Weatherspoon layup to knot the score at 80-80 on the next possession.

Both teams would split a pair of free throws during the closing 60 seconds. Mississippi State had a transition opportunity as time expired, but the Bulldogs were unable to convert.

The lead switched hands three times in the overtime period with Nick Weatherspoon scoring on fastbreak layup to put Mississippi State ahead 87-86 at the 1:53 mark.

The Tigers countered with six of the last seven points fueled by a traditional three-point play by Reid out of a video review and a deep trey late shot clock that bounced off the front of the rim to find the bottom of the net.

For the contest, the Bulldogs hit 32-of-59 shots from the field (54.2 percent), 8-of-23 shots from three-point range (34.8 percent) and 16-of-24 shots from the foul line (66.7 percent).

The Tigers connected on 35-of-64 shots from the field (54.7 percent), 3-of-11 shots from 3-point range (27.3 percent) and 19-of-25 shots from the foul line (76.0 percent).

Mississippi State registered 16 assists and 18 turnovers, while the Tigers secured 12 assists and 17 turnovers.

LSU received 29 points and nine rebounds from Naz Reid coupled with 26 points, five assists and five steals from Tremont Waters. Kavell Bigby-Williams chipped in 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Tigers.

UP NEXT
Mississippi State heads into the heart of its three-game homestand against No. 5 Kentucky on Saturday. Tip time is on-tap for 12 p.m. CT from Humphrey Coliseum. The game will be televised by CBS and available online through www.CBSsports.com.

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