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FINAL
Jan 26, 2021

Game Recap

Pons leads No. 18 Tennessee past Mississippi State. Yves Pons scored 13 points and No. 18 Tennessee overcame a miserable shooting night to beat Mississippi State 56-53 Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
MSST233053
TENN263056
Mississippi State Bulldogs logoMISSISSIPPI STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Cameron Matthews321-30-12-52011224
35Tolu Smith240-30-05-66010555
24Abdul Ado322-50-02-512011416
1Iverson Molinar246-122-32-231102316
3DJ Stewart364-130-23-301101311
2Javian Davis50-10-00-01000120
0Jalen Johnson80-20-20-01010000
32Quinten Post162-41-20-010022115
5Deivon Smith232-90-32-24510236
TOTAL17-5232.7%3-1323.1%16-2369.6%39794182053
Tennessee Volunteers logoTENNESSEEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10John Fulkerson291-30-12-34201124
35Yves Pons226-90-21-120010513
25Santiago Vescovi312-82-72-27240328
45Keon Johnson243-60-02-41232208
5Josiah-Jordan James282-71-60-03110025
13Olivier Nkamhoua132-40-01-24100025
55E.J. Anosike131-50-00-03000022
11Jaden Springer253-70-03-44501439
12Victor Bailey Jr.150-50-32-20201102
TOTAL20-5437.0%3-1915.8%13-1872.2%281586111856

Play-by-Play

1st halfmssttenn
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (19:28) D.J. Stewart Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:28) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:01) Yves Pons missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:49) Josiah-Jordan James Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (18:49) Keon Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
    02
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (18:24) Iverson Molinar missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:22) Keon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (18:22) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (18:10) Josiah-Jordan James made Layup. Assisted by John Fulkerson.
    04
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:49) Tolu Smith Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:49) Josiah-Jordan James Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:38) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:35) Iverson Molinar Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:35) Foul on Yves Pons.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:12) Iverson Molinar missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:08) Josiah-Jordan James Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:49) John Fulkerson missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (16:49) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (16:49) Abdul Ado Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (16:44) Cameron Matthews missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:44) Keon Johnson Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (16:44) Mississippi State Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (16:40) D.J. Stewart Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Iverson Molinar.
    24
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (16:28) Yves Pons made Dunk. Assisted by John Fulkerson.
    26
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (16:28) Foul on Abdul Ado.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (16:28) Yves Pons made Free Throw.
    27
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (16:02) D.J. Stewart Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:59) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
  • (15:59) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:30) Jaden Springer Turnover.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (15:30) Abdul Ado Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:25) Foul on Olivier Nkamhoua.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (15:25) Tolu Smith made Free Throw.
    37
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (15:25) Tolu Smith made Free Throw.
    47
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (15:03) Yves Pons made Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Springer.
    49
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (14:47) D.J. Stewart Jr. Turnover.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (14:34) Foul on Iverson Molinar.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (14:34) Victor Bailey Jr. made Free Throw.
    410
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (14:34) Victor Bailey Jr. made Free Throw.
    411
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:11) Foul on Yves Pons.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (14:03) Foul on Tolu Smith.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (14:03) Tolu Smith Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (13:49) Olivier Nkamhoua made Dunk. Assisted by Jaden Springer.
    413
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (13:21) Foul on Javian Davis.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (13:21) Javian Davis Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (13:04) Jaden Springer made Jumper. Assisted by Olivier Nkamhoua.
    415
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (13:01) Mississippi State Timeout
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:53) Javian Davis missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:53) Jaden Springer Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:45) Tolu Smith Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:45) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:41) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:40) Victor Bailey Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:36) Tolu Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:35) Deivon Smith missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:32) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:29) Victor Bailey Jr. missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:26) Iverson Molinar Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:22) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:22) John Fulkerson Block.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:17) John Fulkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:16) John Fulkerson Turnover.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:16) Deivon Smith Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:07) Foul on Jaden Springer.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:59) Foul on John Fulkerson.
  • (11:59) Official TV Timeout
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (11:56) Iverson Molinar made Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
    615
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (11:35) Foul on Javian Davis.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:35) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:35) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (11:35) Olivier Nkamhoua made Free Throw.
    616
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (11:21) Deivon Smith made Jumper.
    816
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:05) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:01) Olivier Nkamhoua Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:00) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:56) Javian Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:49) Jalen Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:45) Quinten Post Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:44) Quinten Post Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:44) Keon Johnson Steal.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:41) Foul on Iverson Molinar.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:41) John Fulkerson missed Free Throw.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:41) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:16) Deivon Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:13) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:09) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:06) Jalen Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +3 (9:49) Quinten Post made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
    1116
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:34) Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (9:30) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (9:24) Deivon Smith made Layup.
    1316
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (9:02) Foul on Deivon Smith.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (9:02) John Fulkerson made Free Throw.
    1317
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (9:02) John Fulkerson made Free Throw.
    1318
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:48) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:44) E.J. Anosike Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:40) Keon Johnson Turnover.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:40) Jalen Johnson Steal.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (8:19) D.J. Stewart Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
    1518
  • (7:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (7:53) E.J. Anosike made Layup.
    1520
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:34) Foul on Tolu Smith.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:34) Tolu Smith Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:14) Jaden Springer missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:11) Olivier Nkamhoua Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:58) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (6:58) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (6:40) D.J. Stewart Jr. made Layup.
    1720
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:40) Foul on Josiah-Jordan James.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (6:40) D.J. Stewart Jr. made Free Throw.
    1820
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:27) Victor Bailey Jr. Turnover.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (6:27) Quinten Post Steal.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (6:22) Deivon Smith missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:22) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:53) John Fulkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:46) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:25) D.J. Stewart Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:20) Abdul Ado Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:04) Olivier Nkamhoua missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:04) Quinten Post Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:04) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:41) Abdul Ado Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:26) E.J. Anosike missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:26) Quinten Post Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:21) Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:20) Jalen Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:17) Santiago Vescovi Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:05) Foul on Deivon Smith.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (4:05) Jaden Springer made Free Throw.
    2021
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (4:05) Jaden Springer made Free Throw.
    2022
  • (3:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:40) Deivon Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:37) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:37) Foul on Quinten Post.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (3:37) Jaden Springer made Free Throw.
    2023
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:37) Jaden Springer missed Free Throw.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:36) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:12) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:12) Santiago Vescovi Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (2:50) Santiago Vescovi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Springer.
    2026
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (2:22) D.J. Stewart Jr. made Jumper.
    2226
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:12) Tennessee Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:54) Victor Bailey Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:50) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:49) Foul on E.J. Anosike.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:49) Abdul Ado missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:48) John Fulkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:28) Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:24) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:18) D.J. Stewart Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:15) Deivon Smith Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:56) Quinten Post missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:54) Mississippi State Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:52) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:52) Santiago Vescovi Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:47) E.J. Anosike missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:43) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:31) Foul on E.J. Anosike.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:31) Abdul Ado missed Free Throw.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:31) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (0:31) Abdul Ado made Free Throw.
    2326
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:01) Santiago Vescovi missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:01) Olivier Nkamhoua Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

53Points56
17-52(32.7%)Field Goal(%)20-54(37%)
3-13(23.1%)3-Point(%)3-19(15.8%)
16-23(69.6%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)
42(15)Rebounds(Offensive)30(10)
7Assists15
9Steals8
4Blocks6
18Turnovers11
20(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)
5Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 · 7:00 PM
Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN
attendance: 4,191 (19.3%)
tv: SEC Network
spread: TENN -9.5
over/under: 127.5