Mississippi State
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The Final Horn: State 80, Southeastern Louisiana 59
November 12, 2024 | Men's Basketball, Joel Coleman
A quick rundown of MSU’s win over the Lions.
THE BOTTOM LINE: An early second-half surge helped Mississippi State gain control and ultimately defeat Southeastern Louisiana 80-59 at Humphrey Coliseum on Tuesday night. After an 8-0 Lion run closed an 11-point Bulldog lead to just three at 40-37 by halftime, MSU responded with a 14-2 run out of the break to key a third straight win to open the season. State led by double figures for the majority of the second half, carried in large part by a strong defensive effort that saw the Maroon and White limit the Lions to just 29.6 percent shooting over the final 20 minutes of action.
KEY NUMBERS: One of the biggest figures of the night was 19. That's the number of turnovers the Bulldogs forced, and State took full advantage by scoring 16 points off of those turnovers. It was also a good night for the Dawgs in the paint. After being carried, in part, by strong three-point shooting in the first two games, State flexed its muscle near the basket against the Lions, outscoring the Lions 38-16 in the paint and outrebounding Southeastern Louisiana 41-37. Individually for the Dawgs, Josh Hubbard once again shined with 23 points, five assists and a couple of boards. Kanye Clary and KeShawn Murphy also scored in double figures for State, totaling 12 and 10 respectively.
SOCIAL MEDIA SCENES:
Juice for 👌!#HailState🐶 || 📺: https://t.co/nWBBTCzB9H pic.twitter.com/hqvPYO7YxC
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
The Give & Go 🔁#HailState🐶 || 📺: https://t.co/nWBBTCzB9H pic.twitter.com/WCUk3JeYJC
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
1H - Under-12 Timeout (11:38) @jhubb_3 --> @the_shawnjr5
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
𝗗𝗔𝗪𝗚𝗦 » 16
Lions » 14 #HailState🐶 || 📺: https://t.co/nWBBTCzB9H pic.twitter.com/obNxS1qrdE
Count It! 👇@Kanyeclary cashes in the and-1 and the Dawgs lead 48-39! #HailState🐶 || 📺: https://t.co/nWBBTCzB9H pic.twitter.com/ccXuIKVdyT
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
56 seconds of uninterrupted @the_shawnjr5 highlights #HailState🐶 || 📺: https://t.co/nWBBTCzB9H pic.twitter.com/RjcI06dqxd
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
RJ clamps him up and we lead by 10 at the U-8 Timeout!
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
𝗗𝗔𝗪𝗚𝗦 » 62
Lions » 52 #HailState🐶 pic.twitter.com/FMrnqcmvI6
.@jhubb_3 knocks down his fourth three on the night and has 20+ for the 15th time in his career! #HailState🐶 || 📺: https://t.co/nWBBTCzB9H pic.twitter.com/RnsY7iubIh
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
Slam Matthews sends us to the Under-4 Timeout!
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
𝗗𝗔𝗪𝗚𝗦 » 73
Lions » 59 #HailState🐶 || 📺: https://t.co/nWBBTCzB9H pic.twitter.com/b0nQdafIeA
.@jhubb_3 for 23!#HailState🐶 || 📺: https://t.co/nWBBTCzB9H pic.twitter.com/NpkrjeJDhx
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
3-0 ✅#HailState🐶 pic.twitter.com/bLaHUIut9X
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 13, 2024
NEXT UP FOR THE DAWGS: Mississippi State begins a stretch of four straight games away from the Humphrey Coliseum when the Bulldogs take on Utah in the Mid-South Showdown in Southaven, Mississippi, on Sunday, Nov. 17. Tip is set for 3 p.m. and the game will be televised by ESPN2.
