Postgame Notes: State at Missouri

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State wrapped up the first half of its SEC schedule with an 84-79 loss to Missouri on Saturday afternoon at Mizzou Arena.
The Bulldogs fall to 11-11 overall and to 3-6 in SEC action.
Missouri has won the last three meetings and four of the last five matchups over the Bulldogs. Overall, State still possesses a 14-9 all-time series advantage.
The Tigers converted on six of their eight three-pointers during the opening 7:30 of the first half to build an early 24-14 edge.
State fired back with a 12-1 spurt of its own over the next 3:44 of the contest to take a 26-25 advantage with 8:44 remaining. Jayden Epps and King Grace capped the run with consecutive treys 44 seconds apart for the Bulldogs.
Missouri regained the momentum and grabbed a 42-35 edge heading into the locker room before the Tigers stretched out the spread to 16 points at 62-46 for their largest lead with 13:03 left.
State chipped away and pulled as close as 74-71 at the 2:22 mark courtesy of a Josh Hubbard four-point play. He amassed 13 points as the Maroon and White outscored the Tigers by a 25-12 margin over the 10:41 span.
Missouri would salt away the 5-point decision after going 10-of-12 at the charity stripe down the stretch.
The Bulldogs fall to 11-6 this season and to 56-22 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when scoring 70 or more points.
State is 11-6 this season and 67-24 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when shooting 40.0 percent or higher.
The Bulldogs worked their way to a 38-36 rebounding edge. State drops to 8-4 this season and to 56-19 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when outrebounding its opponent.
State is 3-2 this season and 6-4 under Coach Jans when two players score at least 20+ points in the same game.
Jayden Epps (23) and Josh Hubbard (22) combined for 32 of their 45 points during the second half to accomplish the feat together for the 4th time this season.
State sank 28-of-65 from the floor (43.1 percent), hit on 11-of-28 from three-point territory (39.3 percent) and connected on a 12-of-18 clip at the free throw line (66.7 percent).
The 11 triples for the Bulldogs tied a season-high and gave the Maroon and White consecutive games with 10 or more three's.
State drops to 5-2 this season and to 17-8 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when knocking down 10 or more three-pointers in a game.
Conversely, Missouri recorded a 25-of-58 shooting effort (43.1 percent), made 9-of-26 on its three-pointers (34.6 percent) and tallied a 25-for-33 mark at the charity stripe (75.8 percent).
A key for the Tigers outside the 25-12 advantage at the foul line was scoring 21 of the game's 29 points off turnovers.

PLAYER NOTES

Josh Hubbard

Started his 72nd consecutive game over the past three seasons (01/27/2024-01/31/2026).
Piled up 20 of his 22 points during the second half. Overall, he was 7-of-20 shooting, 4-of-12 from three-point territory and 4-of-6 from the charity stripe.
Secured double figures for the 20th time this season, the 39th time over his last 41 outings (01/11/2025-01/31/2026) and the 83rd time in 91 career games.
Produced 13 games of 20+ points this season and collected 23 of his 40 career games of 20+ points against SEC opponents.
The junior guard now has 1697 career points and sits 142 points shy from passing Rickey Brown (1976-77-78-79) for 5th place on the program's all-time list.
The 1697 points allowed Hubbard to move into 9th place on the SEC career scoring list for players during their junior season. He passed Dominique Wilkins (Georgia) during today's game and will enter the Arkansas game 88 points shy of eclipsing Vernon Maxwell (Florida).
The 83 career games with 10+ points allowed Hubbard to tie Darryl Wilson (1994-95-96) for 8th place in the State record book.
Extended his SEC record to 69 consecutive games (02/07/2024-01/31/2026) with at least one three-pointer.
Hubbard has now drained 276 career three-pointers and now sits 5 triples away from passing Barry Stewart (2007-08-09-10) for the program's all-time record.
Sank multiple three's for the 15th time this season and the 74th time this season.
Secured a career-high tying 6 rebounds and matched a season's best with 3 steals.
Grabbed 5+ rebounds for the 2nd time this season and the 5th time in his career.
Dished out multiple assists for the 20th time this season and the 68th time in his career.
Swiped multiple steals for the 9th time this season and the 22nd time in his career.

Ja'Borri McGhee

Started for the 10th time this season and for the 47th time in 59 career outings over the last two seasons between State and UAB.
Provided 6 points, 3 assists and a steal.
Dished out multiple assists for the 10th time this season and the 36th time in his career

Shawn Jones Jr.

Appeared in State's starting five for the 19th time in 22 games this season and for the 32nd time of his career.
Matched his SEC season's best where he managed 8 points in the first half.
Drained multiple treys for the 3rd time this season and the 13th time in his career.

Achor Achor

Started in his 17th game this season and for the 51st time at the Division I level between Samford, Kansas State and Mississippi State.
Chipped in 6 points and 4 rebounds.

Quincy Ballard

Started for the 18th time this season and for the 85th time in his last 89 games over the last three seasons between Mississippi State and Wichita State.
Added 2 points, 3 rebounds and a steal.

BENCH

State compiled a 35-19 advantage over Missouri in bench points.
The Bulldogs have scored more bench points than their opponent in 15 of 22 games this season where State has secured a 9-6 mark.
Jayden Epps ripped off a team-leading 23 points where he dialed up a 9-for-20 shooting effort, a 3-for-8 mark from beyond the three-point line and went 2-for-2 on foul shots.
Pumped home double figures in 7 of his 9 SEC outings (01/03-01/31) and for 16th time in his last 19 games at State (11/15-01/31).
Tallied 20+ points for the 7th time this season and the 25th time in his career.
Drained multiple three-pointers for the 12th time his last 18 games at State (11/20-01/31) and has canned multiple three's in 54 career games.
Brought his career total to within five trifectas of 200 for his career.
Handed out multiple dimes for the 9th time this season and the 62nd time in his career.
King Grace came away with 7 points and equaled his season's best with 4 rebounds before he fouled out inside the final minute.
Grace has posted 8.0 points per contest over his last four appearances (01/21-01/31).
Sergej Macura added 3 points and 4 rebounds.
Jamarion Davis-Fleming collected a team-leading 8 rebounds and 3 blocks to go along with 2 points to round out the scoring for State.
Paced the Maroon and White with a +9 mark when on the court.
Led State in rebounding for the 3rd time this season.
Hauled down 5+ rebounds for the 5th time in SEC play and for the 11th time this season.
Recorded a block in 17 of 22 games and swatted multiple shots for the 9th time this season.

Postgame Notes: State at Missouri

Players Mentioned

Achor Achor

Quincy Ballard

Jamarion Davis-Fleming

Jayden Epps

King Grace

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Sergej Macura

Ja’Borri McGhee

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Postgame Notes: State at Missouri

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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

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