Postgame Notes: State vs. Southeastern Louisiana

TEAM NOTES

For the third consecutive season under Coach Jans, Mississippi State advanced to 3-0 as the Bulldogs used a strong second-half to claim an 80-59 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday evening at Humphrey Coliseum.
Overall, State has won 19 of the 20 all-time meetings versus the Lions and improved to 55-5 against teams from the Southland Conference.
The Bulldogs have dialed up wins in 26 of 40 games versus non-SEC opponents during the Coach Jans era.
Through three games, the Maroon and White has amassed 276 total points for an average of 92.0 points per contest. It's a program-best for State since the 2001-02 squad posted a 93.3 points per contest average in its first three games.
The Bulldogs have played in-front of an attendance average of 8,865 fans in their first three outings. The 8,865 average is the program's best through three games since 2007-08.
State moves to 23-2 under Coach Jans when holding its opponent to under 60 points.
The Bulldogs advanced to 41-7 under Coach Jans when shooting a higher field goal percentage than their opponent.
State connected for a season's best 19 free throws and have won 24 of 30 outings when knocking down at least 15 foul shots with Coach Jans at the helm.
The Bulldogs improved to 16-1 during the month of November under Coach Jans.
The Maroon and White forced 19 turnovers and cashed in 16 of the game's 23 points off mistakes.
State hit 19 of its 37 field goals on the interior and dominated paint points by a 38-16 edge.
State improved to 37-5 when leading at halftime under Coach Jans as the Bulldogs won the second 20 minutes by a 40-22 scoreline.
The Maroon and White began the second half on a 14-2 run, and the +18 margin for State is the third-best second-half margin under Chris Jans.
State was able to get out in transition for the third consecutive game and converted 14 fastbreak points compared to Southeastern Louisiana's five.
The Bulldogs won the battle of the boards for the 48th time in 72 games under Coach Jans and improved to 36-12 when accomplishing the feat.
State won the glass battle, 41-37, as the Bulldogs moved to 23-6 when grabbing at least 40 boards during the Chris Jans era.
As a team, State connected on 27-for-62 from the field (43.5 percent), notched a 7-of-28 clip from three-point territory (25 percent) and sank 19-for-26 at the foul line (73.1 percent).
On the other hand, Southeastern Louisiana recorded a 19-of-54 shooting effort (35.2 percent), hit 9-for-25 of its three-pointers (36.0 percent) and knocked down 12-of-17 at the charity stripe (70.6 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Kanye Clary

Made his second start at State and the 22nd start of his career.
Recorded a season's best 12 points to go along with two dimes and two steals.
Reached double figures in back-to-back contests and for the 24th time of his career.
Connected on 8-of-9 from the charity stripe.
His 9th career outing with at least five free throws made.
Recorded his 27th career game with multiple assists.
Ripped away multiple steals for the 8th time of his career.

Josh Hubbard

Started in his 19th consecutive game over the last two seasons.
Registered a team-leading plus/minus rating of +32 for the contest.
Finished with a game-high 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting, 4-of-8 on triples and 3-of-4 on foul shots.
Notched his 15th outing with 20-plus points and registered double figures for the 33rd game in 38 career outings.
Buried at least one trey in 16 consecutive games dating back to the Georgia game on 02/07/2024.
Canned multiple trifectas for the 32nd time in 38 career games.
Led State in scoring for the 26th time in 38 career games.
Through three games, shooting an efficient 24-of-38 (63.2 percent) from the field and a healthy 13-of-21 clip (61.9) on three-pointers.
Dished out at least five assists in consecutive games and for the 3rd time in his career.

Riley Kugel

Made his 29th career start and his first as a Bulldog.
Finished with three points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal.

Cameron Matthews

Started in 70 of the team's last 72 games spanning a three-season span.
Impacted the game with a plus/minus rating of +28, only behind Josh Hubbard.
Filled the stat sheet with seven points, 13 boards, four assists, three steals and a block.
Hauled in 10 or more rebounds for his 16th time during his career.
Swiped multiple steals for the 57th game of his career.
The three steals give Matthews 199 for his career, which currently sits him at 4th place in program history.
Matthews is two away from passing Quinndary Weatherspoon (2016-17-18-19) and 19 from the program's all-time mark.

KeShawn Murphy

Made his 3rd consecutive start on the young season.
Scored the first bucket of the night for the Bulldogs on a fastbreak layup.
Racked up 10 points and six rebounds.
Marked his seventh career game in double figures where State has posted a 6-1 record.
Recorded 10th effort with five or more boards.

Bench

Shawn Jones Jr. chipped in nine points with two boards, a dime and a rejection.
The nine points for Jones Jr. was a career-best for a non-conference game.
Claudell Harris Jr. added eight points coupled with two rebounds and two assists.
Marked his 66th career game with multiple dimes.
Michael Nwoko tallied six points and snagged three rebounds.
RJ Melendez added a bucket while hauling down five boards, distributed two dimes and swiping two steals.
His 19th performance with multiple assists and multiple steals.

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Postgame Notes: State vs. Southeastern Louisiana

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