Postgame Notes: State vs. Auburn

TEAM NOTES

State made it back-to-back wins and grinded out a 91-85 triumph over Auburn on Wednesday evening at Humphrey Coliseum.
The Bulldogs fired out to a 49-33 halftime lead behind a memorable opening 20 minutes courtesy of Josh Hubbard. He piled up 35 points ignited by a school-record 9 treys.
Hubbard was locked in early and often as he amassed 26 of the team's first 34 points during the opening 13:01 of the contest.
State is 10-2 this season and 59-9 under Coach Jans when leading at the half. The 49 points for the Bulldogs are the most scored during the first half of a SEC contest under Coach Jans.
Auburn wouldn't go away and worked its way back into the contest behind Keyshawn Hall, Tahaad Pettiford and Kevin Overton who provided 40 of their combined 65 points during the second half. The Tigers would take an 80-73 advantage of their own at the 3:56 mark.
State dug deep and pumped home an 18-5 finishing kick fueled by 9 of the game's last 11 points inside the last 44 seconds.
Hubbard rose and drained a right corner triple to give the Maroon and White the lead for good at 85-83. Then, State's defense went to work with a trio of blocked shots by Achor Achor and Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
The Bulldogs would extend their advantage behind six clutch free throws from Shawn Jones Jr. and Ja'Borri McGhee to salt away the 6-point decision.
State is 6-1 this season and 26-7 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when shooting 50 percent or better.
On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are 7-0 this season and 46-5 over the last four seasons when holding their opponent to under a 40 percent shooting clip.
State is 7-1 this season and 19-7 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when knocking down at least 10 or more three-pointers in a game.
State is 13-6 this season and 58-22 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when scoring 70 or more points. When scoring at least 90 points, the Bulldogs are 4-0 this season and 10-2 under Coach Jans.
The Maroon and White recorded a season-high 11 blocks and limited Auburn to 24 points in the paint. The 11 blocks also are a program-best under Coach Jans.
State sank 31-of-62 from the floor (50.0 percent), hit on 16-of-30 from three-point territory (53.3 percent) and connected on a 13-of-17 clip at the free throw line (76.5 percent).
State's 16 triples matched the most during a SEC game in program history. The Bulldogs also hit 16 treys against Texas A&M in 2018-19 and versus Arkansas in 2008-09 at Humphrey Coliseum.
Conversely, Auburn recorded a 24-of-62 shooting effort (38.7 percent), made 12-of-26 on its three-pointers (46.2 percent) and tallied a 25-for-31 mark at the charity stripe (80.6 percent).

Postgame Notes: State vs. Auburn

Players Mentioned

Achor Achor

Jamarion Davis-Fleming

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Ja’Borri McGhee

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Postgame Notes: State vs. Auburn

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