Postgame Notes: State vs. Prairie View A&M

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State advanced to 8-1 as the Bulldogs knocked off Prairie View A&M, 91-84, during a Sunday matinee at Humphrey Coliseum.
The Bulldogs have won all three meetings over the Panthers during the all-time series.
State erased an early 15-point deficit in the opening half and drew even at 44-44 heading into the locker room. The Bulldogs would eventually lead by as many as 12 points late during the second half before closing out the 7-point decision.
State used its 9th starting five combination in as many outings during today's game as Shawn Jones Jr. returned to the lineup for the first time since the SMU game on 11/22.
The Bulldogs are now 31-5 in games against non-SEC opponents during the Coach Jans era.
The Maroon and White is now 5-0 on the season and moved to 28-8 in games at Humphrey Coliseum with Coach Jans.
The Bulldogs moved to 3-0 under Coach Jans when reaching at least 90 points. Coach Jans also is 18-2 in his nine-year coaching career when accomplishing this feat.
State advanced to 11-3 during the month of December under Coach Jans.
The Bulldogs won the rebounding battle, 35-22, for the 53rd time under Coach Jans which includes the seventh time in nine games in 2024-25. State is 41-12 when winning the battle on the boards.
State had five players reach double figures in back-to-back outings and for the third time in the team's last five games.
Overall, it marked the fourth time this season and fifth time under Coach Jans that five players have scored in double figures. The Bulldogs are 5-0 in those games.
State had two players reach at least 20 points for the third time this season. Josh Hubbard (25 points) and Claudell Harris Jr. (21 points) paired up for the 2nd time this season.
The Bulldogs secured 12 offensive rebounds and scored 20 of the game's 34 points on second-chance opportunities.
As a team, State connected on 30-54 from the field (55.6 percent), notched an 11-for-26 clip from three-point territory (42.3 percent) and sank 20-of-31 at the foul line (64.5 percent).
The Bulldogs are 4-0 on the season and 15-4 under Coach Jans when shooting at least 50 percent from the field.
State is also 9-1 under Coach Jans when sinking 20 foul shots. They are 4-0 this season and 34-8 during the Chris Jans era when making more free throws than its opponent.
The Bulldogs canned at least 10 three-pointers for the 4th time this season.
Conversely, Prairie View A&M recorded a 31-55 shooting effort (56.4 percent), hit on 10-of-19 of its three-pointers (52.6 percent) and knocked down 12-for-20 at the charity stripe (60.0 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Josh Hubbard

Started his 23rd consecutive game over the last two seasons.
Recorded a team-leading 25 points to go along with three dimes, two rebounds and two steals.
The 25 points are his third-highest scoring outing versus a non-conference opponent.
His 5th outing of 20+ plus on the season and the 18th time he's reached the 20-point plateau for his career.
Notched double figures in 18 consecutive games dating back to the Ole Miss game on 02/21/2024 and for the 38th time in 44 career games.
Compiled 769 points in his career, which is second in school history for freshmen and sophomores through 44 career games. He trails only Ray White (774 points) from 1976-77.
Impacted the game with a team-high +15 plus-minus rating.
Buried at least one trey in 22 straight games dating back to the Georgia game on 02/07/2024.
Drained multiple triples for the 38th time in his 44-game career at State.
Dished out multiple assists in eight out of nine games this season.

Riley Kugel

Appeared in State's starting five for the 3rd consecutive game, for the 4th time this season and for the 32nd time of his career.
Collected five points coupled with a season-high tying four assists and three rebounds.
Dished out multiple assists for the 24th time of his career.
Swiped multiple steals for the second game in a row and for the 14th outing of his career.

Shawn Jones Jr.

Returned to State's starting five for the first time since the SMU game on 11/22, made his fourth start of the season and logged the 13th of his career.
Provided State's opening points with a three-pointer on the right wing.
Contributed a career-high equaling 11 points to go along with three boards and a steal.
The 11 points are a career-best for Jones Jr. against a non-conference opponent and his 3rd career outing with his double-digit points.
Knocked in multiple treys for the 1st time this season and the 8th game of his career.

RJ Melendez

Made it back-to-back starts, his third start in State's last four games and his 30th career start over 99 career games.
Contributed 10 points while snagging five rebounds, an assist and a steal.
Reached double figures in back-to-back games, for the third time in State's last five games and for the 32nd outing of his career.
Marked his 5th outing this season and his 27th career game with at least five boards.

Michael Nwoko

Made his sixth straight start and his 8th career start between State and Miami.
Achieved his second consecutive double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds over 16 minutes of action.
Led the Bulldogs in rebounding for the first time this season.
Reached double figures for the 2nd time of his career.

Bench

Claudell Harris Jr. recorded a season's best high 21 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-6 from downtown to go with four boards and a block to head State's bench effort.
Buried multiple trifectas for the sixth game this season and the 65th outing of his career.
Notched double figures in his fifth game this season and his 76th career contest.
His 19th outing of 20+ points during his career where Harris Jr.'s teams have registered a 14-5 record.
Cameron Matthews came off the bench and competed in his school-record 142nd game moving past Barry Stewart and Jarvis Varnado.
Stuffed the stat sheet with six points, seven boards, six dimes and a steal.
Totaled a +5 plus minus rating which gives him a cumulative +589 plus-minus rating over 78 games with Coach Jans at the helm.
The 1 takeaway gives Matthews 216 steals for his career and moves him to within two of passing Ray White's program record.
The seven rebounds give Matthews at 706 for his career, which propelled him past Leland Mitchell (1961-62-63) to take 14th place in program history.
Hauled in at least five boards in his 73rd career outing.
KeShawn Murphy added four points to go with two assists and a rebound.
His 13th career outing with multiple assists.
Dellquan Warren dished out an assist and added a block, respectively.

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Postgame Notes: State vs. Prairie View A&M

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