Postgame Notes: State at Missouri

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State completed its perfect week and captured the program's first true road win of the season with a 75-51 rout of Missouri to improve to 16-8 overall and 5-6 in SEC play.
The 24-point margin of victory is the largest for State during a SEC road game dating back to a 79-54 win at Florida on 02/21/1990, while the 51 points allowed matches the lowest point total allowed by the Bulldogs in a SEC game under Coach Jans.
The Bulldogs sank 10 of their first 14 shots en route to 25 of the opening 31 points during the second half. Ultimately, State would outscore the Tigers, 45-25, during the second 20 minutes.
Keys to State's win was a 36-26 advantage in paint points, scoring 14 of the game's 18 points off turnovers and a 12-4 edge in fastbreak points.
The Bulldogs have won 12 of their 16 games by double-digit points this season.
The Maroon and White have won eight of the last nine meetings dating back to the 2018-19 season and 13 of the last 15 meetings since 2014-15 over Missouri.
Overall, State improves to 14-6 in the series against the Tigers.
The Maroon and White improve to 13-1 this season and 31-4 over the last two seasons under Coach Jans when leading at the half.
The Bulldogs improve to 8-3 in February games under Coach Jans, while Coach Jans is 45-12 overall over his eight seasons at the NCAA Division I level.
State tucked away a 39-31 rebounding edge and have won the battle of the boards during 19 of the 24 games this season.
The Maroon and White battled on the glass and grabbed 10 of the game's 14 offensive rebounds.
State is 16-6 this season and 35-12 over the last two seasons under Coach Jans when scoring 60 or more points. Conversely, the Bulldogs are 7-0 this season and 21-2 over the last two seasons under Coach Jans when holding their opponents to less than 60 points.
The Bulldogs came away with 15 steals which ties for the most steals by a Jans coached team over his eight-year coaching career.
State has registered 10-plus steals in eight outings this season and on 20 occasions in two seasons under Coach Jans.
State forced the Tigers into 20 turnovers which ties for the most turnovers forced against an SEC team under the direction of Chris Jans.
In 116 halves over the last two seasons with Coach Jans at the helm, State has allowed 30 points or fewer on 58 occasions (50.0 percent) and limited the opposition to under 35 percent shooting clip 37 times (31.9 percent).
The Maroon and White improve to 16-6 this season and 32-9 over the last two seasons under Coach Jans when shooting 40.0 percent or higher.
The Bulldogs also moved to 11-1 this season and 23-5 over the last two seasons under Coach Jans when holding their opponent to under a 40 percent shooting clip.
State connected on 28-of-59 from the floor (47.5 percent), sank 9-of-25 from three-point territory (36.0 percent) and hit on 10-of-21 at the charity stripe (47.6 percent).
State fired off a 16-10 edge in bench points and has outscored its opponent in 16 outings this season. In those 16 aforementioned contests, the Bulldogs have outscored their opponents by a 543-202 margin.
Conversely, Missouri turned in a 16-for-47 shooting effort (34.0 percent), sank 3-for-18 of its three-pointers (16.7 percent) and produced a 16-for-20 clip from the free throw line (80.0 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Tolu Smith III

Started in 94 of his 97 career games at State.
Produced 13 points on 6-of-8 from the floor and hauled down 11 rebounds to claim his 5th double-double of 2023-24.
Tallied 20 of his league-best 30 double-doubles versus SEC competition.
15 of his last 28 outings in double figures also have resulted in a double-double for Smith III dating back to mid-January of last season.
Notched double figures in 75 of 97 games at State.
The 13 points gives Smith III 1,411 career points and moves him into 17th-place on the program's all-time list.
He eclipsed Jarvis Varnado (2007-08-08-10) on the program's scoring list in tonight's game.
The 11 rebounds moves Smith III into 10th-place on the program's all-time list with 778 career rebounds. He was able to pass Dave Williams (1966-67-68) during tonight's game.
Smith III's 6 made field goals moved him into 14th-place tie with Ravern Johnson (2008-09-10-11) on the program's list with 522 made baskets. He passed Craig Sword (2013-14-15-16) during tonight's action.

Shakeel Moore

Made 60 of his 62 career starts while at State and has started the team's last 16 games.
Secured 14 points and 2 assists.
Finished 5-of-6 from the field and perfect 4-of-4 from beyond the arc.
Produced double-digit points in five consecutive games and in 11 of the 16 aforementioned starts this season.
Registered 38 of his 43 career games with double figures at State.
Mississippi State and North Carolina State improve to 29-14 when Moore scores 10+ points.
Equaled a career-high with 4 treys, also the 4th time this season with 2+ treys.
29 of Moore's 36 games of multiple treys have come over the last three seasons in Maroon and White.
Marked his 5th outing of the season and 28th career outing of 5+ field goals made.
Recorded a steal in 80 of 113 games.

Cameron Matthews

Started 57 of the team's 58 games over the last two seasons.
Stuffed the stat sheet with 9 points, 7 rebounds, a career-best 7 steals and 4 assists.
Logged a team-best +26 plus/minus rating during his time on the floor.
The 7 steals ties for 3rd-most by a player during a game at State.
The last player to record at least seven steals during a game at State was Craig Sword versus Ole Miss on Jan. 11, 2014.
Recorded 5+ steals in 4 outings in 2023-24 and for the 6th occasion in his career.
State is 6-0 lifetime in those games.
Grabbed 5+ rebounds for 19th outing in 2023-24.
The 7 rebounds gives Matthews 576 for his career and moves him into 26th-place which enabled him to pass Mario Austin (2001-02-03) and Cameron Burns (1989-90-91) on the program's all-time rebounds list during tonight's game.
Handed out 3+ dimes for the 11th time this season and 34th time of his career.
41 of 59 games with 2+ assists, 41 of 59 games of 5+ rebounds, and 29 of 48 games of 2+ steals have come during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.

Josh Hubbard

Earned the nod in the starting five for the 5th straight game.
Collected 16 points and produced double figures in 20 of 24 games this season.
Amassed 356 total points which is 5th-most for a freshman in program history through 24 games and the most since Rickey Brown (1976-77)
Knocked down multiple treys for the 20th time and has drained 66 of his 111 field goals from beyond the arc (59.0 percent).
Marked his 11th game with 5+ field goals made.
Distributed 3+ assists for the 8th outing of the season.
Swiped multiple steals for the 3rd time.

Shawn Jones Jr.

Inserted into the starting five for the second-straight game, third time this season and just the third time over his 48 career appearances.
Managed 7 points and 3 assists to go along with a steal and a block.
Matched a career best of 3 assists for the 4th time this season which also marked his 8th career effort with multiple dimes.

Bench

KeShawn Murphy compiled 7 points and 4 rebounds.
Muprhy has posted 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest over his last two appearances.
Dashawn Davis tucked away 3 points and 2 steals.
Davis secured multiple steals for the 10th time this season, whereas 28 of his 41 career games of 2+ steals have come during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.
Jimmy Bell Jr. added 8 rebounds coupled with 2 points and 2 steals.
Grabbed 5+ rebounds for the 13th time this season and 37th time of his career.
Registered his 3rd outing of the season and 8th career outing of multiple steals.
Gai Chol and Adrian Myers added 2 points each to round out the scoring.

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Postgame Notes: State at Missouri

Players Mentioned

Jimmy Bell Jr.

Gai Chol

Dashawn Davis

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Cameron Matthews

Shakeel Moore

KeShawn Murphy

Adrian Myers

Tolu Smith III

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