Postgame Notes: State vs. New Orleans

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State mounted a 13-point comeback during the last five minutes of regulation and emerged with an 81-78 overtime victory over New Orleans on Monday night at Humphry Coliseum.
Trailing 66-53 with 5:14 remaining, State ripped off 15 of the last 17 points to draw even at 68-68 and force the extra period.
The Bulldogs went ahead on a Josh Hubbard three-pointer at 73-71 with 3:39 left then stretched the advantage to two possessions as Hubbard found Amier Ali cutting across the baseline for a two-handed jam to make it 75-71 at the 2:34 mark.
New Orleans fought back and knotted the score at 78-78 with 29 seconds on the clock courtesy of a bank three-pointer by Coleton Benson who finished with 25 points.
On the ensuing possession, Ali countered with a bank triple of his own with 1.8 seconds left. After a timeout, Ali deflected the inbounds pass at halfcourt for the game-clinching steal.
State has won 10 of the 11 all-time meetings with the Privateers highlighted by the last seven games during the 2000s.
The Bulldogs improved to 22-5 under Coach Jans in November.
State moved to 38-6 versus non-SEC opponents during the regular season under Coach Jans.
The Maroon and White improved to 6-3 in overtime games under Coach Jans.
Overall, Coach Jans has won 10 of his 14 overtime decisions during his 10 seasons as a NCAA Division I head coach.
State has scored 70+ points in all six games this season and are 48-19 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when reaching the 70-plus point mark.
The Bulldogs also won their first game of the season when trailing at halftime.
Overall, State erased a halftime deficit to win for the 11th time under Coach Jans.
It marked the 31st occasion that Coach Jans has won a game when trailing at the half in his 10 seasons as a NCAA Division I head coach.
State amassed a season's best 10 steals on the defensive end. The Bulldogs are now 30-7 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when collecting double digit steals.
State had four players secure double figures for the first time this season: Josh Hubbard (28 points), Amier Ali (16 points), Ja'Borri McGhee (16 points) and Quincy Ballard (11 points).
The Bulldogs have dialed up a 26-12 mark over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when accomplishing that feat.
State knocked down 28-of-65 from the floor (43.1 percent), drained 10-of-31 from three-point territory (32.3 percent) and hit on a 15-of-29 clip at the free throw line (51.7 percent).
State is 1-1 this season and 13-7 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when hitting 10+ treys.
The Bulldogs have hit on over 40 percent of their shot attempts in all six games and improved to 59-21 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans.
Conversely, New Orleans recorded a 26-of-69 shooting effort (37.7 percent), connected on a 10-of-27 clip on its three-pointers (37.0 percent) and tallied a 16-for-17 mark at the charity stripe (94.1 percent).
The Bulldogs have won all three games this season and 41-5 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when holding the opposition to under 40 percent from the field.

PLAYER NOTES

Josh Hubbard

Started his 56th consecutive game over the past three seasons where he has led the Bulldogs in scoring during 39 of those 56 outings.
Provided a game-leading 28 points where he shot 9-of-21 from the field and 5-of-12 from three-point range.
Eclipsed 20+ points in five of six outings this season and for the 32nd time in his career.
Notched 10+ points in 69 of 75 career games fueled by 25 straight games (01/11/2025-11/24/2025) and 48 of his last 49 outings (02/24/2024-11/24/2025).
The 28 points bring Hubbard's career total to 1,387 points which helped him surpass Gavin Ware (2007-08-09-10) to move into 19th place on the program's all-time scoring list.
Hit a three-pointer in a school-record 53 consecutive games (02/07/2024-11/24/2025).
Sank multiple triples in 64 of 75 career games and hit on 5+ three's on 16 occasions.
The five three-pointers enabled Hubbard to tie Dee Bost (2009-10-11-12) for 4th place in program history with 237 trifectas.
Delivered five or more assists for the 3^rd time this season and13^th time in his career.
State is 7-3 when Hubbard secures 15+ points and 5+ assists during the same game.
Grabbed a career-high tying 6 rebounds.

Ja'Borri McGhee

Started in 40 of 42 games over the last two seasons between State and UAB.
Provided a season's best 16 points on a 5-for-11 shooting clip and was a perfect 4-of-4 at the foul line.
State and UAB are a combined 17-6 when McGhee provides double figures.
Canned multiple treys for the third time this season and for the 9th time in his career.
Tallied a season-high five assists against one turnover.
Added five or more assists in his 7th career outing.
Marked his third career game with 15+ points and 5+ assists.
The 5 field goals made also were a season-high.
Dished out multiple assists for the 4th time this season and the 30th time in his career.

Shawn Jones Jr.

Started in all six outings this season after he started 13 times over his first three seasons.
Tallied four points, a career-high tying five steals and five rebounds.
Came away with multiple steals for the 3rd time this season and for the 22nd occasion during his career.
Grabbed five or more rebounds in five of six games this season and for the 15th time during his career.

Achor Achor

Started in all six games for State this season and for the 76th time in his career.
Finished with four rebounds.

Quincy Ballard

Started his 73rd consecutive game between Wichita State and Mississippi State over the last three seasons.
Opened scoring for the Bulldogs with a layup assisted by Ja'Borri McGhee.
Scored a season's best 11 points on a 5-for-8 shooting effort and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds.
Posted 10+ points for the 2nd time this season and in 33 career games.
Registered 5+ boards in five of six games this season and in 59 career outings.
Secured a block in four consecutive games for State and in 58 of his last 73 appearances over the last three seasons.

Bench

Amier Ali led the way for State off the bench with a season-high 16 points on 6-of-9 from the floor and 3-of-6 clip on three-pointers.
The 16 points were Ali's second-highest career scoring mark only behind an 18-point performance at No. 12 Texas Tech while playing at Arizona State last season.
Marked his eighth career outing with 10+ points and his first in Maroon and White.
Drained multiple three-pointers for the 1st time this season and in 7 career games.
Hauled down a season's best five rebounds.
Jamarion Davis-Fleming secured a season's best eight rebounds to go along with three points and season-high tying three blocks.
Secured a rejection in all six games for State this season and multiple blocks four times.
Brandon Walker rounded out the scoring with three points.

Postgame Notes: State vs. New Orleans

Players Mentioned

Achor Achor

Amier Ali

Quincy Ballard

Jamarion Davis-Fleming

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Ja’Borri McGhee

Brandon Walker

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Postgame Notes: State vs. New Orleans

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Shawn Jones Jr.

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