Postgame Notes: MSU vs. Missouri

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State put its four-game losing streak in the rear-view mirror with a 68-49 rout of Missouri to rise to 15-11 overall and 6-7 in SEC action.
The victory enabled the Bulldogs to move into a three-way tie with Florida and South Carolina for 7th place in the SEC standings.
The Maroon and White used a 21-6 run from the 14:42 mark to the 8:44 mark of the first half to flip an early four-point deficit at 7-3 into an 11-point lead at 24-13.
Four State players amassed double figures for the 12th time this season. The Bulldogs move to 11-1 when accomplishing the feat. State also has had four players with 10-plus points during five of its six SEC wins.
State held a 34-23 lead at halftime and its largest lead of 19 points was reached inside the closing minute.
The 23 first-half points for Missouri were the fewest for a SEC opponent this season. Overall, State's defense limited the Tigers to a 31.4 percent from the field which marked the lowest shooting percentage for a MSU opponent on the season.
The 49 points for Missouri tied for the fifth-lowest total for a SEC opponent under Ben Howland. State held South Carolina to 48 points last season.
Mississippi State has won five straight and 10 of its last 11 meetings since the 2014-15 season over Missouri. The Bulldogs now hold an 11-5 series advantage.
State connected on 17 of its 26 field goals inside the paint for a 34-20 edge. The Bulldogs also tallied 18 of the game's 28 points off turnovers.
As a team, State shot 26-of-53 from the floor (49.1 percent), 3-of-12 from three-point range (25.0 percent) and 13-of-18 from the free throw line (72.2 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Iverson Molinar

Tallied 13 points coupled with three assists.
Extended his streak to 26 consecutive games in double figures to start the season.
The three assists enabled him to go over 100 dimes for the season.
Scored on or assisted on 38.1 percent of State's points this season.

Tolu Smith

Led the Bulldogs with 11 of his 16 points during the second half.
The third time in 2021-22 that Smith has led State in scoring.
Converted on five or more free throws for the fourth time this year.

DJ Jeffries

Turned in a solid all-around effort with 12 points, five assists and two steals.
State improves to 11-4 when Jeffries scores 10-plus points.
Equaled his season's best with five assists for the fourth time.
Three of four outings of five assists have come versus SEC opponents.
Canned multiple treys for the fifth time this season.
Notched his fifth outing of two-plus steals in 2021-22.

Garrison Brooks

Contributed 10 points and seven rebounds.
Double figures in five of his last six outings.
10-plus in five consecutive home appearances.

Cam Carter

Made his second consecutive start.
Grabbed a career-high four rebounds.

Bench

State notched 15 of the game's 22 points off the bench.
Anderson Garcia stuffed the stats sheet with seven points, a career-high tying eight rebounds, three steals and two assists.
State has won all five games when Garcia has scored at least seven points this season.
Javian Davis provided six points and two rebounds.
Shakeel Moore notched four assists, four rebounds, two points and two steals.
For Moore, it was his 13th game with two or more steals.

Postgame Notes: MSU vs. Missouri

Players Mentioned

Garrison Brooks

Cam Carter

Javian Davis

Iverson Molinar

Shakeel Moore

Tolu Smith III

Mississippi State University Athletics

Postgame Notes: MSU vs. Missouri

Related News

Players Mentioned

Garrison Brooks

Cam Carter

Javian Davis

Iverson Molinar

Shakeel Moore

Tolu Smith III

Related Videos