Postgame Notes: State vs. Georgia State

TEAM NOTES

For the third consecutive season under Chris Jans, Mississippi State advances to 2-0 as the Bulldogs blitzed Georgia State, 101-66, on Friday evening at Humphrey Coliseum.
State has won all five meetings versus Georgia State highlighted by the last four outings by at least 20 points.
The 101 points are the second-highest point total by the Bulldogs under Coach Jans only behind 106 points against Tulane (12/09/2023) at last year's Holiday Hoopsgiving.
Prior to tonight, a team led by Coach Jans has never amassed at least 95 points in consecutive games.
The last time State scored 95+ points in back-to-back games was during the 2004-05 season versus Florida A&M (104-80 on 12/20/2004) and against Jacksonville State (95-53 on 12/22/2004).
Prior to tonight, a State team has never started a season with consecutive 95-plus point performances.
The Bulldogs surpassed the 100-point barrier for the 57th time in program history and improved to 56-1 in those contests. The Maroon and White has won 34 straight games dating back to 1975-76 when eclipsing the century mark.
State has dialed up wins in 25 of 29 games versus non-SEC opponents under Coach Jans.
The Bulldogs had five players register double figures and have won both games when accomplishing feat. Coach Jans squads are 15-0 when having at least 5 players reach double digit points.
State improved to 15-1 during the month of November under Coach Jans.
The Bulldogs racked up 15 steals which matched the second-most under Coach Jans. State set the high watermark with 17 steals against West Georgia in the season opener.
Through two games, State sits at 32 steals which is the highest two-game total in program history dating back to at least 1979-80. The previous mark was 31 steals in 2001-02.
The Maroon and White forced 17 turnovers and cashed in 31 of the game's 45 points off miscues.
State converted 27 of its 42 field goals on the interior and claimed a 54-24 advantage in paint points.
The Bulldogs were able to get out in transition for the second straight game and fired in 30 fastbreak points to Georgia State's eight.
State improved to 36-5 when leading at halftime under Coach Jans.
The Maroon and White led by 22 at halftime, which is the second-largest halftime lead in the Coach Jans era.
The Bulldogs won the battle of the boards for the 47th time in 71 games under Coach Jans and improved to 35-12 when accomplishing the feat.
As a team, State connected on 42-of-72 from the field (58.3 percent), notched a 10-of-28 clip from three-point territory (35.7 percent) and sank 7-of-10 at the foul line (70.0 percent).
The 42 made is the most field goals made by a team coached by Chris Jans has ever had.
On the other hand, Georgia State recorded a 22-of-64 shooting effort (34.4 percent), hit 5-18 of its three-pointers (27.8 percent) and knocked down 17-for-25 at the charity stripe (68.0 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

RJ Melendez

Made his first start at State and the 27th start of his career.
Racked up 10 points along with five boards and a dime.
Reached double figures for the 29th time of his career.
Snagged five boards for the 23rd time of his career.

Josh Hubbard

Started in his 18th consecutive game over the last two seasons.
Finished with a team-high 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting and 3-for-6 on triples.
Notched double figures for the 32nd game in 37 career outings.
Buried at least one three-pointer in 15 consecutive games dating back to the Georgia game on 02/07/2023.
Canned multiple trifectas for the 31st time in 37 career games.
Grabbed a career-high six rebounds.
Shooting an efficient 16-of-24 (75 percent) from the field and a healthy 9-of-13 clip (69.2) from three-point territory through two games.
Dished out six assists, his second-highest career total for dimes.

Claudell Harris Jr.

Made his 65th career start and his first as a Bulldog.
Recorded at least 10 points for the 73rd time of his career.
Logged double figures in eight of his last nine outings between State and Boston College.
Drained multiple three's for the 9th straight game dating back to the Miami game on 03/06/2024 while at Boston College and for the 61st time of his career.
Added multiple assists for the 65th time of his career.

KeShawn Murphy

Made his 2nd consecutive start on the young season.
Filled the stat sheet with eight points, four rebounds, four steals and four assists.
The four steals set a new career watermark, while the four assists matched a career-high.
His 11th effort with multiple assists and his 3rd outing with multiple steals.

Michael Nwoko

Made his first start in the Maroon and White and the 2nd start of his career.
Put in the first basket of the night for the Bulldogs on a jump hook.
Chipped in eight points on 4-of-5 from the field coupled with five boards and two rejections.
The eight points matched his second-highest career scoring output which also came against No. 8 Duke (02/21/2024) and No. 12 Kentucky (11/28/2023) while at Miami.
Registered multiple blocks for the first time in his career.

Bench

Riley Kugel added 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting effort.
Knocked down multiple triples which marked his 30th career game with 10-plus points.
Kanye Clary tallied 11 points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the field.
The 23rd career game for Clary reaching double figures.
Passed out six assists which marks his 6th career game with five or more dimes.
Cameron Matthews came off the bench after he started in the team's last 56 games spanning the last three seasons.
Stuffed the stats sheet with nine points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
The two steals give Matthews 196 for his career, which currently sits him at 4th place in program history. He is five away from passing Quinndary Weatherspoon (2016-17-18-19).
Recorded multiple steals for the 56th outing of his career.
Swatted multiple blocks for the 15th time of his career.
Shawn Jones Jr. chipped in seven points while shooting 3-of-3 from the field.
Gai Chol added four points to go along with three rebounds.
Dellquan Warren scored his first career basket along with four dimes, two rebounds and two steals.
Jeremy Foumena and Trey Jackson III rounded out the scoring with a bucket and a free throw, respectively.

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Postgame Notes: State vs. Georgia State

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