Postgame Notes: MSU vs. No. 11 TCU

TEAM NOTES

In a back-and-forth affair that featured 12 lead changes and seven ties, Mississippi State outlasted No. 11 TCU, 81-74, in overtime.
It marked the Bulldogs first overtime game of the season and first under Chris Jans who improves to 5-1 in overtime contests as a head coach.
The Maroon and White captured their third NCAA NET Quad 1 victory of the season. State is one of four teams nationally who are undefeated with multiple NCAA NET Quad 1 non-conference wins (Arizona, Connecticut, Purdue).
It marked the program's first win over a non-conference ranked opponent since a 67-57 victory over No. 15 Arizona on 11/18/2011.
The win over No. 11 was State's highest ranked win going back to a 54-45 win over No. 5 Oklahoma on 12/28/2002.
Five Bulldogs scored in double figures, and two Bulldogs compiled double-doubles for the first time in 2022-23.
Mississippi State passed out a season's best 23 assists on 29 made field goals. The 23 assists are tied for the fifth-most for a Coach Jans team.
The Bulldogs sank 20 of their 29 field goals on the interior for a 40-30 advantage in paint points. State has outscored its opponents in paint points in 14 of 21 games this season.
The Bulldogs outrebounded TCU by a 42-33 margin. State improves to 11-2 this year when defeating their opponents in the battle of the boards.
State blocked seven shots which matched the team's second-best total of the season.
The Maroon and White's first big offensive push came over the first 5:35 of the contest as the Bulldogs fired out to a 10-3 advantage on a Tyler Stevenson dunk.
A Dashawn Davis triple gave State its largest lead at 23-11 with 7:14 remaining. However, the Horned Frogs pulled within 31-25 at halftime.
The two teams played within four points of each other over the final 18:00 minutes of regulation.
TCU went ahead 47-43 with 11:15 to go and carried a 60-56 edge with 4:32 left. The Bulldogs turned to Davis down the stretch who scored eight of the team's last 10 points of regulation to send the game to overtime at 66-66.
Shakeel Moore drained back-to-back three's 52 seconds apart during the opening moments of the extra session to kickstart a 15-4 spurt.
As a team, the Bulldogs connected on 29-of-58 from the floor (50.0 percent), 7-of-24 from three-point territory (29.2 percent) and 16-of-23 from the free throw line (69.6 percent).
Conversely, TCU was 27-of-68 on its shot attempts (39.7 percent), made 6-of-27 of its triples (22.2 percent) and were 14-of-20 at the charity stripe (70.0 percent).
The 50.0 field goal percentage was State's second-highest shooting clip this season.

PLAYER NOTES

Tolu Smith

Matched his career-high with 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Compiled 9 of his 14 career games of 20+ points versus SEC opponents.
Moved to within 22 points of becoming the 6th MSU player since 2017-18 and 42nd player overall to reach 1,000 career points.
Amassed his sixth double-double of 2022-23 and his fourth in his last five contests.
Tallied 19 career double-doubles and seven career outings of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds.
The 11 field goals made equaled a career-high.
Distributed five assists and registered a career-high four blocks.
Marked his third career outing with 5+ assists and his 12th career performance with multiple blocks.

D.J. Jeffries

Chipped in six points, six rebounds and two assists.
Drew to within 30 points from reaching 1,000 for his career
Handed out multiple assists on 12 occasions this season and in 51 times over his career.
Started 52 of his 55 career games at MSU

Shakeel Moore

Added 11 points, five assists and two rebounds.
Scored in double figures during three of the last four games and six times overall.
Garnered 18 of his 23 career games of 10+ points at MSU.
MSU and NC State are 16-7 in games where Moore has scored in double figures.
Notched 5+ assists twice in 2022-23 and six times over his career.
Buried multiple treys for the 6th time in 2022-23 and the 26th occasion during his career.

Cameron Matthews

Tallied his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Also provided three steals, two assists and two blocks.
Marked his third game in 2022-23 and sixth career game in double figures.
Hauled down 10+ boards for the third time this year and fifth time over his career.
Dished out multiple assists in 14 games in 2022-23 and 32 occasions over his career.
Collected 2+ steals for the 11th time this season and the 30th time over his career.

Dashawn Davis

Fired in a SEC-season high 16 points coupled with four assists.
Notched 10 of his 16 points during the second half and overtime.
Ripped off double figures during back-to-back games, six times in 2022-23 and 21 career contests.
Connected on four shots from beyond the arc which marked his seventh game with multiple treys in 2022-23.

Bench

Tyler Stevenson sparked the Bulldogs off the bench with 10 points.
Marked his third game this season and 70th career game in double figures.
Will McNair Jr secured three rebounds, while Eric Reed Jr. and Shawn Jones Jr. each recorded a pair of assists.

Postgame Notes: MSU vs. No. 11 TCU

Players Mentioned

Dashawn Davis

D.J. Jeffries

Shawn Jones Jr.

Cameron Matthews

Shakeel Moore

Eric Reed Jr.

Tolu Smith III

Tyler Stevenson

Mississippi State University Athletics

Postgame Notes: MSU vs. No. 11 TCU

Players Mentioned

Dashawn Davis

D.J. Jeffries

Shawn Jones Jr.

Cameron Matthews

Shakeel Moore

Eric Reed Jr.

Tolu Smith III

Tyler Stevenson

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