Postgame Notes: MSU vs. Tulane

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State returned to the win column in dominating fashion and led wire-to-wire during a 106-76 rout of Tulane to improve to 7-2 on the season.
The Bulldogs exploded out the gates and connected on six of their first eight shots to open up a 17-2 advantage during the game's first five minutes.
State sank 10 three-pointers in the first half and stretched the halftime spread to 62-34. The 62 first-half points was the most scored by a Chirs Jans' coached team, and the most for the Bulldogs since scoring 63 points versus Southeastern Louisiana in the 1995-96 opener.
State moved 6-1 this season and 24-4 overall under Coach Jans when leading at the half.
The 106 points for the Maroon and White was the most scored since a 103-81 victory over BYU on Dec. 29, 2018. It also marked the most points scored by the Bulldogs in a game outside of the state of Mississippi going back to a 105-68 win over Florida on Feb. 14, 1959.
It marked the first time this season and only the sixth time overall under Coach Jans that State surrendered 70-plus points to an opponent.
State has won all four of its game by an average of 16.5 points per contest this season and improved to 9-3 overall under Coach Jans on neutral floors.
With Coach Jans at the helm, the Bulldogs have won 19 of 23 games versus non-conference opponents. The Maroon and White have posted 14 of the 19 wins by 10+ points.
State has won eight of the last nine meetings versus the Green Wave dating back to the 1982-83 season.
Overall, the Bulldogs are 57-39 against Tulane highlighted by a 6-1 record at neutral sites.
The +30 margin of victory is the second-highest during the 96-game series history over the Green Wave and trails only a 52-14 win during the 1927-28 season.
State's +30 margin of victory is the highest this season and matches the third-largest margin of victory under Coach Jans.
The Bulldog have registered 10-plus steals in four outings this season and on 16 occasions in two seasons under Coach Jans.
State set several season watermarks headed by 31 assists on 41 made baskets (75.6 percent), canned 13 three-pointers and had five players register 10+ points for the first time during the 2023-24 season.
The Bulldogs dominated the battle of the boards en route to a 43-27 rebounding advantage.
State has earned a +10 rebounding edge in three games this season and on 13 occasions in two seasons under Coach Jans. The Maroon and White converted 13 offensive rebounds into 18 of the game's 23 points on second-chance opportunities.
The Bulldogs hit on 28 of their 41 field goals on the interior and rolled to a season's best 56 points in the paint.
State scored 53 of the game's 77 points off the bench. Over the last seven games, the Bulldogs have outscored its opponents, 295-122, in bench points.
State drained 41-of-70 from the floor (58.6 percent), sank 13-of-28 from three-point territory (46.4 percent) and hit on 11-of-18 at the charity stripe (61.1 percent).
For the season, State has connected on 75 three-pointers which ties the 2006-07 squad for fourth-most in program history through nine games.
Conversely, Tulane turned in a 24-for-57 shooting effort (42.1 percent), was 5-for-24 on its three-pointers (20.8 percent) and produced a 23-for-34 clip from the free throw line (67.6 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Jimmy Bell Jr.

Started his 43rd consecutive game over the last two seasons between Mississippi State and West Virginia.
Overall, Bell Jr. has started in 107 of 124 career games.
Equaled his season-high with 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting coupled with 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Marked his 5th game of the season and his 12th game of his career in double figures.
Nine of his top 12 scoring efforts have come against non-conference opponents.
Distributed multiple assists for the 2nd time this season and 8th time of his career.
Came away with a plus-minus of +38, second-highest on the team.

D.J. Jeffries

Started 74 of 77 career games at State.
Tucked away a season's best 11 points, dished out a season-high 7 assists and came down with 4 rebounds.
His 2nd game this season and 60th career game with 10+ points.
MSU is 23-11, while MSU and Memphis are a combined 44-16 when Jeffries scores in double figures.
Marked his 3rd game of the season and 31st career game with 2+ three-pointers made.
Distributed 3+ assists for the 4th time this season and 31st time of his career.
MSU improves to an unblemished 6-0 when Jeffries hands out 5+ assists.
Finished with a team-leading and a season's best for a State player with +41 plus-minus ratio on the floor.

Cameron Matthews

Started 42 of the team's 43 games over the last two seasons.
Tacked on a season-high 14 points going 6-8 from the field.
Tied a season's best with 6 assists to go along with 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
Recorded 13 of his 16 double digit scoring performances over the last two seasons.
Collected 31 of 49 games with 2+ assists, 29 of 47 games with 5+ rebounds and 23 of 42 games of 2+ steals during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.
Marked his 2nd game of the season and 7th career game of 5+ assists.
MSU is 6-1 when Matthews delivers 5+ assists.
The 2 steals give Matthews 140 for his career and places him in a 13th place tie with Darryl Wilson (1994-95-96). He also passed Terry Lewis (1980-81-82-83) during today's game.

Dashawn Davis

Started 59 of his 67 games during his tenure at Mississippi State and Oregon State over the last three seasons.
Handed out a season-high 6 assists and set a new career-best 5 steals.
Marked the first time this season with 5+ assists and the 30th time of his career.
Recorded 22 of 35 career games with multiple steals over the last two seasons at State.

Shakeel Moore

Started his first game of the 2023-24 season and made 45 of his 47 career starts at State.
Put up a season-high 11 points going 5-6 from the field in addition to 3 assists, and 2 steals.
Marked his first outing this season in double figures with 28 of his 33 career games of 10+ points in Maroon and White.
Mississippi State and North Carolina State are a combined 23-10 when he scores 10+ points.
Registered 3 or more assists 28 times over his three seasons at State.
Recorded 2+ steals in 46 of 98 career games sparked by 34 times in the Maroon and White.
The 2 steals give Moore 113 for his career and vaults him into a tie for 24th place with Phil Turner (2008-09-10).

Bench

Josh Hubbard recorded his eighth straight game in double figures with a team-leading 22 points, all coming in the first half.
Posted a 7-10 shooting effort and a 5-7 clip from beyond the three-point arc.
Marked his 3rd career game of 20+ points, all coming off the bench.
The 3 games of 20+ points off the bench are second in program history for a single season only behind Darryl Wilson who accomplished the feat 4 times in 1993-94.
For the season, 27 of Hubbard's 48 field goals (56.3 percent) are triples.
Added two assists to collect his 5th outing of the season with multiple dimes.
Led State's bench players in plus/minus ratio with a +19.
KeShawn Murphy tucked away a season-high 7 points, all during the first half, on 3-of-4 shooting.
Hauled down a career-best 10 rebounds, nine coming on the defensive glass.
Andrew Taylor came away with 6 points going 2-for-3 on his three-point attempts.
Marked his 2nd outing of the season and 70th career outing hitting multiple trifectas.
Jaquan Scott garnered season's best with 6 points and 6 rebounds in 12 minutes of action.
Shawn Jones Jr. chipped in 5 points and 3 assists.
Three of his four outings with multiple assists have come this season.
Gai Chol notched 4 points, 4 rebounds and a block.

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Postgame Notes: MSU vs. Tulane

Players Mentioned

Jimmy Bell Jr.

Gai Chol

Dashawn Davis

Josh Hubbard

D.J. Jeffries

Shawn Jones Jr.

Cameron Matthews

Shakeel Moore

KeShawn Murphy

Jaquan Scott

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