Postgame Notes: State at A&M

TEAM NOTES

State worked its way back from a 23-point deficit during the second half and got the contest within a single possession on two occasions before Texas A&M escaped with a 75-69 decision to drop the Bulldogs to 19-11 overall and 8-9 in SEC action.
After tonight's victory, Texas A&M holds a slight 10-9 series edge on the strength of winning six of the eight meetings between the two schools in Bryan-College Station.
State scored 17 of its 28 baskets on the interior en route to outscoring the Aggies, 34-32, in paint points.
The Bulldogs also held 12-11 and 13-12 advantages in second-chance points and in fastbreak points, respectively.
In 128 halves over two seasons with Coach Jans at the helm, State has allowed 30 points or fewer on 61 occasions (47.7 percent).
The Bulldogs secured a 21-16 advantage in bench points and have outscored its opponents in 19 outings this season. In those 19 aforementioned contests, the Bulldogs have outscored opponents by a 654-241 margin in bench points.
Texas A&M won the battle of the boards by a 32-31 margin which marked only the 4th time that State has been outrebounded this season.
State dropped to 19-8 this season and to 35-11 over the last two seasons under Coach Jans when shooting 40.0 percent or higher.
State connected on 28-of-57 from the floor (49.1 percent), sank 9-of-29 from beyond the three-point line (31.0 percent) and hit on 4-of-7 at the charity stripe (57.1 percent).
Conversely, Texas A&M turned in a 26-of-55 shooting effort (47.3 percent), hit on 8-of-21 of its three-pointers attempts (38.1 percent) and produced a 15-for-20 clip from the free throw line (75.0 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Josh Hubbard

Earned the nod in State's starting five for the 11th straight game.
Collected a team-leading 24 points and has produced double figures in 25 of 30 games fueled by 20+ points in 10 outings this season.
The 10 outings of 20+ points not only top the SEC but lead the nation among true freshmen.
Posted four straight outings of 20+ points where he has averaged 28.3 points per contest sparked by 24 treys.
Amassed 493 total points which is now 2nd-most for a freshman in program history. He now trails only Rickey Brown's 520 points (1976-77).
Hubbard passed Ray White (1975-76) on the freshmen scoring list during today's contest.
Marked his 16th outing with 5+ field goals and his 8th effort with 5+ three-pointers made.
94 of his 154 field goals have come from beyond the arc (61.0 percent).
Hubbard's 94 three's moves him into a tie with Darryl Wilson (1994-95) for 2nd-most made during a season. He is four away from passing Wilson's single-season mark of 97 from the 1995-96 NCAA Final Four season.
Distributed 3+ assists for the 11th outing of the season.

Tolu Smith III

Started in 98 of his 103 games in the Maroon and White.
Produced 8 points and 4 rebounds.
The 8 points give Smith III 1,505 for his career and moves him into 11th-place on the program's all-time scoring list.
Smith III passed Jerry Jenkins (1973-74-75) during today's game.
Posted 17.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game over his last 5 outings.

Cameron Matthews

Started his 50th straight outing and 63 of the team's 64 games over the last two seasons.
Collected 12 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and a steal.
Marked his 13th game of the season in double figures with 21 of his 24 games with 10+ points coming over the last two seasons. State drops to 18-6 lifetime in those games.
The 4 rebounds moved Matthews into of 23rd-place passing Greg Carter (1988-89-90-91) on the program's career rebounds list. He now has 614 career rebounds.
Marked his 10th outing of 2023-24 and 14th career outing with 5+ field goals.

Shakeel Moore

Made 66 of his 68 career starts while at State and has started the team's last 22 games.
Tallied 2 points on a pair of free throws.

Shawn Jones Jr.

Registered the starting nod for the eighth straight game, the ninth time this season and the ninth time over his 53 career appearances.
Added 2 points, 2 rebounds and a block.

Bench

Dashawn Davis matched a season's best with 15 points, 4 steals and 2 assists.
Registered 7 of 8 games of 10+ points on the road or neutral floors this season. He is shooting 14-of-24 from three-point territory in those 8 games.
His 34th career outing in double figures.
Buried a season-high with 4 treys which marks his 7th outing of 2023-24 and 17th outing of his career with multiple three's.
Recorded multiple steals for the 13th time this season with 31 of his 44 career games with multiple steals coming in 2022-23 and 2023-24 while at State.
Marked his 14th game of the season and 45th career game with multiple assists.
D.J. Jeffries tacked on 6 points, a team-leading 12 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal.
Grabbed 10+ rebounds for the 4th time this season and the 11th time of his career.
The 12 rebounds give Jeffries 514 for his State career and vaults him into 35th place on the program's all-time rebounds list.
Jeffries surpassed Robert Jackson (1999-2000-01), Kodi Augustus (2008-09-10-11), Wayne Lemon (1956-57) and Michael Gholar (1999-2000-01-02) during tonight's game.
Marked his 9th game of 2023-24 and 36th career game with 3+ assists.
KeShawn Murphy put up 5 rebounds, dished out a career-high 4 assists and added a block.
Secured 5+ rebounds for the 6th outing of 2023-24 and 8th career outing.
Marked his 4th game of the season and 8th career game of multiple assists.

Mississippi State University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Dashawn Davis

Josh Hubbard

D.J. Jeffries

Shawn Jones Jr.

Cameron Matthews

Shakeel Moore

KeShawn Murphy

Tolu Smith III

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