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Postgame Notes: State vs. Kansas State
November 21, 2025 | Men's Basketball
TEAM NOTES
- Mississippi State was handed a 98-77 defeat by Kansas State during Thursday's semifinal matchup at the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Both of State's losses have come against Big 12 opponents this season: Iowa State on 11/10 and Kansas State on 11/20.
- The Bulldogs return to action against New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference in Friday's consolation matchup. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. CT, and the game will be streamed online by Peacock.
- After a pair of ties and six early lead changes, Kansas State scored 15 of the stanza's last 25 points to stretch a 29-26 advantage to 44-36 at halftime over a 5:39 span.
- The Wildcats quickly extended their lead into double figures, 54-41, at the 15:35 mark of the second half.
- State hung around and pulled within single digits on multiple occasions, the latest at 71-64 with 8:46 to go after pair of Josh Hubbard free throws.
- Kansas State responded with an 11-0 spurt over the next 2:31 to go ahead by 18 points. The Wildcats would lead by as many as 23 points before closing out the 21-point triumph.
- Keys to the K-State win was a 17-4 spread in its favor in points off turnovers and fastbreak points coupled with a 42-30 advantage in paint points.
- State fell to 37-5 versus non-SEC opponents during the regular season under Coach Jans.
- The Bulldogs dropped to 5-2 in multi-team tournament games under Coach Jans.
- State had its three-game winning streak opening games of multi-team tournaments come to a close with Coach Jans at the helm.
- The Maroon and White have lost four of five decisions to K-State on the hardwood.
- The Bulldogs are now 11-4 in regular season games against fellow major conference squads (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, former Pac-12) under Coach Jans.
- Coach Jans has guided the Bulldogs to a 21-4 record during the month of November.
- State knocked down 26-of-60 from the floor (43.3 percent), 7-of-25 from three-point territory (28.0 percent) and an 18-of-23 mark at the free throw line (78.3 percent).
- Conversely, Kansas State recorded a 37-of-73 shooting effort (50.7 percent), connected on a 14-of-30 clip on its three-pointers (46.7 percent) and tallied a 10-for-11 mark at the charity stripe (90.9 percent).
PLAYER NOTES
Josh Hubbard
- Started his 54th consecutive game over the past three seasons where he has led State in scoring during 37 of those 54 outings.
- His team-leading 23 points was on 7-of-15 shooting and an 8-of-9 clip at the foul line.
- Notched 10+ points in 67 of 73 career games fueled by double figures in 46 of his last 47 outings (02/24/2024-11/20/2025).
- Scored 20+ points in three of four outings this season and for the 30th time in his career.
- His 23 points bring his career total to 1,330 career points which helped him pass Tang Hamilton (1998-99-2000-01) to move into 21st place on the program's all-time list.
- Hubbard enters the New Mexico game 23 points away from eclipsing Tyson Carter (2017-18-19-20).
- Hit a three-pointer in a school-record 51 consecutive games (02/07/2024-11/20/2025).
- Made his 40th start in 41 games between State and UAB over the last two seasons.
- Dished out a season's best four assists and delivered multiple assists in 29 games over the last two seasons.
- Opened scoring for the Bulldogs with a midrange floater in the lane.
- Came away with four points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
- Grabbed 5+ rebounds in all four games this season and in 14 career outings.
- Provided multiple assists in three of four games this season and in 21 career appearances.
- Swatted multiple shots for the first time this season and for the 10th time in his career.
- Chipped in five points and a team-leading nine rebounds.
- Led the Bulldogs in rebounding in three straight games.
- Grabbed 5+ rebounds in all four games this season and for the 37th time in his career.
- Started his 71st consecutive game between Wichita State and Mississippi State over the last three seasons.
- Garnered a season-high 10 points and added six rebounds.
- Scored double figures for the first time as a Bulldog and on 32 career occasions.
- Grabbed 5+ rebounds in three of four games this season and for the 57th time in his career.
- The Bulldogs have outscored their opponent in bench points in three and four games this season en route to a 34-24 edge over the Wildcats.
- Jayden Epps racked up a season-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting and a quartet of three's.
- Surpassed 1,200 points in his 90th career game.
- The 18 points are the highest scoring effort for the Bulldogs off the bench this season.
- Epps has secured 10+ points in two of his three outings this season and in 64 career games.
- Drained multiple three-pointers for the first time this season and the 43rd time in his career to bring his career total to 160.
- Sergej Macura drained his first career three-pointer during the first half.
- Jamarion Davis-Fleming secured two points, four rebounds and a block.
- Davis-Fleming has tallied a block in all four games for State.
- King Grace (4 points), Brandon Walker (4 points) and Amier Ali (3 points) rounded out the scoring for the Bulldogs.
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