Postgame Notes: State at No. 17 Alabama

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State dropped a 100-75 decision to No. 17 Alabama on Wednesday evening at Coleman Coliseum.
The Crimson Tide sank 16 three-pointers and jumped out to a 63-33 halftime lead.
State outscored Alabama by a 42-37 margin during the second half.
The Bulldogs used a 17-2 run midway through the second half to trim the deficit to 84-65 at the 5:08 mark.
Alabama has won 10 consecutive games in the series and 10 straight games over the Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa. Overall, the Tide hold a 139-78 series advantage.
State grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to claim a 19-17 edge in second-chance opportunity.
State sank 27-of-71 from the floor (38.0 percent), hit on 15-of-41 from three-point territory (36.6 percent) and connected on a 6-of-12 clip at the free throw line (50.0 percent).
The 15 three-pointers matched the 2nd most hit by the Bulldogs under Coach Jans.
State is 7-3 this season and 19-9 over the last four seasons when knocking down 10 or more three-pointers in a game.
Conversely, Alabama recorded a 34-of-71 shooting effort (47.9 percent), made 22-of-50 of its three-pointers (44.0 percent) and tallied a 10-for-13 mark at the charity stripe (76.9 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Josh Hubbard

Started his 78th consecutive game over the past three seasons (01/27/2024-02/25/2026).
Provided 11 points where he shot 4-of-13 overall, 2-of-6 on three-pointers and 1-of-3 from the free-throw line.
His 11 points and 4 assists helped him surpass over 600 points and 100 assists for the second consecutive season. He remains the only player in State history and is the fifth major conference player (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC) to achieve the feat this season.
Hubbard is the 4th SEC player during the 2000s and the 9th player in SEC history to have multiple 600+ points and 100+ assists seasons.
Notched double figures for a team-leading 26th time this season and for the 89th time over his 97 career games.
The junior guard now has 1846 career points which enabled him to pass Rickey Brown (1976-77-78-79) for 5th place on the program's all-time list.
The 1846 points also allowed Hubbard to remain pass Kentucky's Jamal Mashburn (Kentucky) for 7th place on the SEC scoring list for players after their junior season. He enters the Missouri game 9 points shy of eclipsing LSU's Mahmoud Abdul-Rahf.
Hubbard's 606 points in 2025-26 allowed him to pass Iverson Molinar (2021-22) and his own 2023-24 season for the 9th most in program history for a single season. He joins Bailey Howell (1957-58-59) as the only players with a trio of top 10 scoring seasons at State.
The 2 treys enabled Hubbard to extend his program record. He now has 298 career three's which allowed him to pass Vanderbilt's Ronnie McMahan for 11th place in SEC history.
Hubbard enters the Missouri game 9 triples shy of entering the SEC's top 10.
Drained multiple three's for the 20th time this season and the 79th time in his career.
Dished out multiple assists for the 26th time this season and the 74th time in his career.
Swiped multiple steals for the 11th time this season and the 24th time in his career.

Jayden Epps

Made his 5th consecutive, his 19th start this season and his 80th career start between Illinois, Georgetown and State.
Provided 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Drained multiple three's for the 7th time in his last 10 games (01/21-02/25), the 15th time this season and the 57th time in his career.
Dished out multiple assists for the 14th time this season and the 67th time of his career.
Grabbed 5+ rebounds for the 4th time this season and the 7th time in his career.

Shawn Jones Jr.

Appeared in State's starting five for the 15th consecutive game, the 25th time in 28 games this season and for the 38th time during his State career.
Recorded 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Drained multiple three's for the 6th time this season and for the 17th time in his career.
Handed out multiple assists for the 12th time this season and for the 30th time this season.

Achor Achor

Started his 14th straight game, his 23rd game this season and the 57th game at the NCAA Division I level between Samford, Kansas State and Mississippi State.
Opened up scoring for the Bulldogs with a hook shot coming off an offensive rebound.
Provided a season-high 18 points where he connected for 7-of-14 from the field and 3-of-7 from three-point territory.
His 3 three's equaled a season's best for three-pointers made.
Drained multiple three's for the 2nd time this season and the 8th time in his career.
Chipped in 7 rebounds and 2 steals.
Grabbed 5+ rebounds for the 20th time this season and the 53rd time in his career.
Swiped multiple steals for the 4th time this season and the 15th time in his career.

Quincy Ballard

Started for the 24th time this season and for the 91st time in his last 95 games over the last three seasons between Mississippi State and Wichita State.
Provided 1 point, 1 rebound and 1 block.
The 1 block gives Ballard 200 career blocks.
Has recorded a block in 19 of State's 29 games this season.

BENCH

State outscored the Tide by a 31-24 margin in bench points.
The Bulldogs have scored more bench points than their opponent in 19 of 28 games.
King Grace dialed up a SEC season-high tying 13 points where he hit on 4-of-9 from the field, 3-of-5 on three-pointers and hit both of his free throws.
He also scored 13 points at Texas A&M (01/21) earlier this season.
The 3 three-pointers was a career-high and his 3rd game with multiple treys this season.
Ja'Borri McGhee registered 6 points where he knocked down multiple 3's for the 7th time this season and the 13th time in his career.
Jamarion Davis-Fleming was involved in State's first sub for the 8th straight game and for a team-leading 18th time his season.
Hauled down a team-leading and career-high tying 10 rebounds. He also collected 10 rebounds against Oklahoma (01/07).
Marked his 2nd game with 10+ rebounds and marked his 4th time where he paced State in rebounds this season.
Blocked multiple shots for the 8th time in SEC action and 13th time this season.
Sergej Macura came away with 4 points, a career-high tying 3 assists and 3 rebounds.
Handed out multiple assists for the 7th time this season.
Dellquan Warren (4 points) and Amier Ali (3 points) rounded out the scoring for State.
The 4 points for Warren was his second-highest scoring output versus a SEC opponent.

Postgame Notes: State at No. 17 Alabama

Players Mentioned

Achor Achor

Amier Ali

Quincy Ballard

Jamarion Davis-Fleming

Jayden Epps

King Grace

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Sergej Macura

Ja’Borri McGhee

Dellquan Warren

Mississippi State University Athletics

Postgame Notes: State at No. 17 Alabama

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Players Mentioned

Achor Achor

Amier Ali

Quincy Ballard

Jamarion Davis-Fleming

Jayden Epps

King Grace

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Sergej Macura

Ja’Borri McGhee

Dellquan Warren

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