Postgame Notes: State vs. Southeastern Louisiana

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State returned to the win column with a 75-68 victory over Southeastern Louisiana during a Saturday matinee at Humphrey Coliseum.
All square at 31-31 with 2:04 left in the first half, Jayden Epps connected on a three-pointer to put State up for good and enabled the Bulldogs to score nine of the stanza's last 13 points to grab a 40-35 edge into the locker room.
Coach Jans has posted a 51-7 record at State when leading at the half.
The Bulldogs stretched the lead to double figures, 48-38, on a Josh Hubbard trifecta with 14:37 remaining.
State's largest advantage was 67-50 at the 6:18 mark following another Hubbard trey.
The Lions wouldn't go away and pulled to within six points on four occasions including multiple times inside the final minute.
State would salt the game away on a Ja'Borri McGhee press breaker layup and an Epps free throw to close out the 75-68 decision.
The Bulldogs improved to 37-4 versus non-SEC opponents during the regular season under Coach Jans.
The win also allowed State to move to 20-1 all-time versus the Lions and 60-5 all-time against the Southland Conference.
Coach Jans has guided the Bulldogs to a 21-3 record during the month of November.
State has won the battle of the boards in all three games this season and outrebounded the Lions by a 43-33 margin.
The Maroon and White improved to 34-10 under Coach Jans when amassing 40+ rebounds.
The Bulldogs had five players distributed multiple assists and State had 16 assists on its 25 made baskets.
State forced a season's best 16 turnovers on the defensive end.
The Bulldogs shot 25-of-55 from the field (45.5 percent), sank 9-for-24 from three-point territory (37.5 percent) and hit on 16-of-23 at the foul line (69.6 percent).
Conversely, Southeastern Louisiana recorded a 24-of-66 shooting effort (36.4 percent), connected on a 4-of-25 clip on its three-pointers (16.0 percent) and tallied a 16-for-18 mark at the charity stripe (88.9 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Josh Hubbard

Started his 53rd consecutive game over the past three seasons.
Opened up scoring for the Bulldogs with a midrange jumper assisted by Ja'Borri McGhee.
Registered 15 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
Scored double figures in 45 of his last 46 outings (02/24/2024-11/15/2025).
Notched 10+ points in 66 of 72 games for his career.
The 15 points brings his total to 1,307 career points which helped him pass Timmy Bowers (2001-02-03-04) and Rich Knarr (1973-74-75-76). Hubbard is now tied with Tang Hamilton (1998-99-2000-01) for 21st place in program history.
Dished out multiple assists in 51 of 72 career games.
Hit a three-pointer in a school-record 50 consecutive games (02/07/2024-11/15/2025) and knocked down multiple three's in 62 of 72 career outings.
Swiped multiple steals in two of three games this season and for the 15th time in his career.

Ja'Borri McGhee

Made his 39th start in 40 outings over the last two seasons between State and UAB.
Secured eight points, three rebounds and two steals.
Swiped multiple steals in all three games for State and 16 times in his career.

Shawn Jones Jr.

Turned in a career-high performance with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting coupled with 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Marked the first time that Jones Jr. led the Bulldogs in scoring over his 96-game career.
Drained a career-best seven made field goals and a career-high three triples.
Handed out a season's best four assists.
Garnered double figures in back-to-back outings and in seven career outings.
Tallied multiple steals for the 21^st time in his career.
Grabbed 5+ rebounds in consecutive games and on 13 career occasions.
Provided multiple assists in back-to-back games and 20 career appearances.

Achor Achor

Added 5 points and a team-leading 7 rebounds.
Fueled State in rebounding in consecutive games and collected seven boards.
Grabbed 5+ rebounds during all three games for State and for the 36th time in his career.

Quincy Ballard

Earned the starting nod in his 70th straight game between Wichita State and Mississippi State over the last three seasons.
Chipped in 2 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Swatted multiple shots for the first time in Maroon and White and in 46 career outings.
Secured 5+ rebounds in two of three games and for the 56th time during his career.

Bench

State's bench was ignited by Jayden Epps (10 points), King Grace (8 points) and Sergej Macura (7 points). The trio combined for 25 of the team's 28 bench points.
Epps dialed up double digit points for the first time in Maroon and White and for the 63rd time during his career.
He also turned multiple assists for the 54th time in his career.
Grace scored all eight of his points during the opening half.
Macura notched 6 rebounds and has picked up 5+ rebounds in all three games this season.
Jamarion Davis-Fleming has garnered multiple blocks during all three games for State.
Brandon Walker rounded out the scoring with 3 points and 2 rebounds for the Bulldogs.

Postgame Notes: State vs. Southeastern Louisiana

Players Mentioned

Achor Achor

Quincy Ballard

Jamarion Davis-Fleming

Jayden Epps

King Grace

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Sergej Macura

Ja’Borri McGhee

Brandon Walker

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Postgame Notes: State vs. Southeastern Louisiana

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Players Mentioned

Achor Achor

Quincy Ballard

Jamarion Davis-Fleming

Jayden Epps

King Grace

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Sergej Macura

Ja’Borri McGhee

Brandon Walker

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