Postgame Notes: MSU vs. Missouri

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State led wire-to-wire and came away with its third consecutive victory with a 63-52 convincing win over Missouri. The Bulldogs improved to 15-8 overall and 3-7 in SEC play.
State's defense limited Missouri's high-octane offense to season-lows in points (52), field goals made (16) and field goal percentage (32.0). The Tigers came into the game averaging 83.3 points per game.
Missouri also entered the game as the nation's leader with 11.0 steals per game. State's offense limited the Tigers to a season-low four steals.
Mississippi State has won seven straight since 2018-19 and 12 of the last 13 meetings dating back to 2014-15 over Missouri. The Bulldogs also moved to 8-1 versus Missouri at Humphrey Coliseum.
State connected for 16 of its 21 buckets on the interior en route to a 32-16 advantage in paint points. The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents in 16 of 23 game inside the lane.
The Maroon and White passed out 15 assists on its 21 field goals. over the last three games, State has distributed 58 assists on 77 baskets.
The Bulldogs outrebounded Missouri by a 36-35 margin. State has won 13 of its 15 games in 2022-23 with coming away with the advantage on the glass.
Mississippi State raced out to an 8-1 advantage over the first 3:17 of the contest. Shakeel Moore drained a three-pointer to give the Bulldogs the seven-point lead.
All square at 26-26 with 3:32 left to play, the Bulldogs ripped off seven of the last eight points to take a 33-27 edge into the locker room.
The Maroon and White kept the momentum with eight of the opening 12 points of the second half. Tolu Smith converted an and-one to extend the lead to 41-29 at the 18:15 mark.
State would grab its largest lead at 61-46 on Moore alley-oop dunk from D.J. Jeffries courtesy of a Cameron Matthews steal.
As a team, State drained 21-of-50 from the floor (42.0 percent), 3-of-20 from three-point line (15.0 percent) and 18-of-25 from the free throw line (72.0 percent).
Conversely, Missouri was 16-of-50 on its shot attempts (32.0 percent), made 6-of-23 of its triples (26.1 percent) and were 14-of-21 at the charity stripe (66.7 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Tolu Smith

Dominated with 25 points and 12 rebounds to claim his fifth double-double over his last seven games.
Third outing of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds in 2022-23 and his eighth career 20-10 game.
Came away with his 7th double-double this season, and the 20th of his career.
Double figures in seven straight games with 20+ points on three occasions.
Nine of his 15 career games of 20+ points have come against SEC opponents.
Became the 6th player since 2017-18 and the 42nd player overall to reach 1,000 career points in Mississippi State history.
Was 8-of-12 shooting and added a 9-of-12 clip at the free throw line.
The 9 free throws made were a career-high.
Passed out multiple assists for the 10th time this season.
Has started in 73 of 74 career outings for MSU.

Shakeel Moore

Added eight points and three steals.
Became the 28th player in program history in 100 career steals, a feat reached in 55 games.
Multiple steals in 31 of 55 games at MSU and in 42 of 80 career games.
Shot a perfect 2-of-2 from beyond the three-point arc.
Splashed home 2+ treys in three consecutive games and 28 career games, 21 of those efforts coming at State.
Made 33 of his 35 career starts at MSU

D.J. Jeffries

Nearly notched a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Drew to within 13 points from reaching 1,000 for his career
Has scored in double figures 12 times this season, second on the team.
Collected 54 career outings of 10+ points.
State and Memphis are a combined 41-13 in those games where Jeffries goes for 10+ points.
All nine rebounds came on the defensive glass, 43 career games with 5+ rebounds.
Started 54 of his 57 career games at MSU

Cameron Matthews

Another stat sheet stuffing performance with a SEC season's best 10 points coupled with seven rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Scored in double figures for the 4th time this season and 7th time in his career.
State has won all four 4-0 games in 2022-23 and is 6-1 for his career when Matthews goes for double figures.
Nine of his top 14 scoring efforts have come in 2022-23.
Collected 5+ boards for the 13th time this season and 31st career game.
Notched 12 of his 31 career games with 2+ steals in 2022-23.
Distributed multiple assists 16 times this season and for the 34th career occasion.

Dashawn Davis

Passed out a season-high tying six assists and added a pair of steals.
Reached 5+ assists on five occasions in 2022-23 and 24 times over his career
Came away with multiple steals for the 10th time this season and 21st career occasion.

Bench

Tyler Stevenson sparked the Bulldogs with eight of his 10 points during the second half.
His third straight game in double figures, his fifth of 2022-23 and the 72nd of his career.

Postgame Notes: MSU vs. Missouri

Players Mentioned

Dashawn Davis

D.J. Jeffries

Cameron Matthews

Shakeel Moore

Tolu Smith III

Tyler Stevenson

Mississippi State University Athletics

Postgame Notes: MSU vs. Missouri

Players Mentioned

Dashawn Davis

D.J. Jeffries

Cameron Matthews

Shakeel Moore

Tolu Smith III

Tyler Stevenson

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