Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats

Mar 11, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSST	44	30	74
UK	30	43	73

Game Recap

Molinar, Mississippi State end Kentucky's NCAA tourney hopes. Iverson Molinar scored eight of his 21 points in the final 3:07 to erase a five-point deficit and Mississippi State held off Kentucky 74-73 on Thursday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Player Stats

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Derek Fountain	26	2-4	1-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	3	3	5
35Tolu Smith	31	5-13	0-0	3-4	11	1	0	0	1	1	13
24Abdul Ado	33	6-8	0-0	0-0	9	0	1	1	0	3	12
1Iverson Molinar	30	8-10	2-4	3-3	1	2	0	0	1	2	21
3DJ Stewart	37	4-15	1-5	0-0	7	10	1	0	4	1	9
2Javian Davis	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	3	4
4Cameron Matthews	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
32Quinten Post	9	1-5	1-4	2-2	3	0	0	1	1	3	5
5Deivon Smith	24	1-3	0-2	1-2	2	3	0	1	1	1	3


TOTAL	-	30-6149.2%	5-1729.4%	9-1181.8%	41	16	3	3	13	17	74

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jacob Toppin	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0
23Isaiah Jackson	19	3-6	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	2	1	5	7
30Olivier Sarr	23	5-12	1-4	3-3	5	1	0	0	0	4	14
3Brandon Boston	23	0-4	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
10Davion Mintz	33	6-10	4-7	0-1	2	8	1	0	0	1	16
55Lance Ware	17	0-3	0-0	1-4	4	1	0	0	0	3	1
21Cam'Ron Fletcher	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Keion Brooks Jr.	18	3-7	0-2	4-4	5	2	0	0	2	3	10
5Terrence Clarke	10	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	0	2
2Devin Askew	21	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
11Dontaie Allen	29	8-15	6-13	1-3	2	0	2	0	0	0	23
TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	11-2839.3%	10-1758.8%	27	19	5	2	5	17	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSSTUK

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Kentucky.
(19:30) Olivier Sarr missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:30) Jacob Toppin Offensive Rebound.
(19:27) Foul on Iverson Molinar.
(19:22) Olivier Sarr missed Jumper.
(19:22) Tolu Smith Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) D.J. Stewart Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:06) Mississippi State Offensive Rebound.
(19:03) Foul on Olivier Sarr.
+2 (19:02) Iverson Molinar made Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Stewart Jr..
20
(19:02) Foul on Jacob Toppin.
+1 (19:02) Iverson Molinar made Free Throw.
30
(18:49) Brandon Boston Jr. missed Jumper.
(18:49) D.J. Stewart Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:38) Foul on Davion Mintz.
(18:36) D.J. Stewart Jr. Turnover.
(18:28) Brandon Boston Jr. missed Jumper.
(18:28) Iverson Molinar Defensive Rebound.
(18:15) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
(18:15) Isaiah Jackson Block.
(18:15) Jacob Toppin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:06) Davion Mintz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Toppin.
33
(17:49) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
(17:49) Tolu Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:44) Tolu Smith made Layup.
53
(17:30) Davion Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:30) Derek Fountain Defensive Rebound.
(17:15) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
(17:15) Olivier Sarr Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Brandon Boston Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:54) Tolu Smith Defensive Rebound.
(16:27) Tolu Smith missed Jumper.
(16:27) Brandon Boston Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:19) Davion Mintz made Layup.
55
(15:58) Foul on Isaiah Jackson.
(15:56) D.J. Stewart Jr. missed Jumper.
(15:56) Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.
(15:53) Javian Davis Turnover.
(15:45) Davion Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:45) D.J. Stewart Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:15) Javian Davis made Layup. Assisted by D.J. Stewart Jr..
75
(15:03) Lance Ware missed Layup.
(15:03) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:55) Iverson Molinar made Layup.
95
(14:42) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:42) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
(14:25) Iverson Molinar missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:25) Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.
(14:20) Javian Davis Turnover.
(14:06) Brandon Boston Jr. missed Layup.
(14:06) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Foul on Lance Ware.
+2 (13:42) Javian Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
115
(13:32) Foul on Javian Davis.
(13:11) Foul on Quinten Post.
+1 (13:11) Isaiah Jackson made Free Throw.
116
(13:11) Isaiah Jackson missed Free Throw.
(13:11) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Quinten Post missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:58) Dontaie Allen Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Olivier Sarr missed Layup.
(12:43) Olivier Sarr Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:37) Dontaie Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrence Clarke.
119
(12:11) D.J. Stewart Jr. Turnover.
(12:01) Olivier Sarr missed Jumper.
(12:01) Tolu Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:48) Abdul Ado made Layup. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
139
+2 (11:29) Isaiah Jackson made Layup.
1311
(11:10) Jump Ball won by Mississippi State.
(10:56) Deivon Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:56) Cameron Matthews Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:50) Cameron Matthews made Layup.
1511
(10:33) Isaiah Jackson missed Jumper.
(10:33) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:20) Abdul Ado made Jumper. Assisted by Iverson Molinar.
1711
(10:09) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Layup.
(10:09) Abdul Ado Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:55) Tolu Smith made Layup. Assisted by Iverson Molinar.
1911
(9:55) Foul on Isaiah Jackson.
(9:55) Tolu Smith missed Free Throw.
(9:55) Lance Ware Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:44) Olivier Sarr made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Mintz.
1914
+2 (9:22) Abdul Ado made Dunk. Assisted by D.J. Stewart Jr..
2114
(9:11) Foul on Iverson Molinar.
(9:11) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:11) D.J. Stewart Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:57) D.J. Stewart Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:57) Brandon Boston Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:49) Dontaie Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:49) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Foul on Olivier Sarr.
+1 (8:46) Tolu Smith made Free Throw.
2214
+1 (8:46) Tolu Smith made Free Throw.
2314
(8:36) Foul on Derek Fountain.
(8:27) Lance Ware missed Dunk.
(8:27) Quinten Post Block.
(8:27) Keion Brooks Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:22) Keion Brooks Jr. made Jumper.
2316
(8:07) Foul on Quinten Post.
(8:07) Quinten Post Turnover.
(7:56) Foul on Javian Davis.
(7:56) Lance Ware missed Free Throw.
(7:56) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:56) Lance Ware missed Free Throw.
(7:56) D.J. Stewart Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:29) Derek Fountain Turnover.
+2 (7:20) Keion Brooks Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Davion Mintz.
2318
(7:02) D.J. Stewart Jr. Turnover.
(7:02) Dontaie Allen Steal.
(6:56) Keion Brooks Jr. Turnover.
+2 (6:47) D.J. Stewart Jr. made Jumper.
2518
+2 (6:39) Terrence Clarke made Layup.
2520
+2 (6:18) Tolu Smith made Layup. Assisted by D.J. Stewart Jr..
2720
(6:18) Foul on Keion Brooks Jr..
+1 (6:18) Tolu Smith made Free Throw.
2820
(6:04) Terrence Clarke Turnover.
(6:04) Abdul Ado Steal.
+2 (5:49) D.J. Stewart Jr. made Layup.
3020
(5:38) Jacob Toppin Turnover.
(5:38) D.J. Stewart Jr. Steal.
(5:33) D.J. Stewart Jr. missed Layup.
(5:33) Brandon Boston Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:28) Davion Mintz made Jumper.
3022
+2 (5:03) Abdul Ado made Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Stewart Jr..
3222
(4:46) Jacob Toppin missed Layup.
(4:46) Abdul Ado Block.
(4:46) Tolu Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:28) Abdul Ado made Layup. Assisted by Tolu Smith.
3422
(4:11) Foul on D.J. Stewart Jr..
(4:11) Davion Mintz missed Free Throw.
(4:11) Quinten Post Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
(4:00) Keion Brooks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Davion Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:51) Tolu Smith Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Quinten Post missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:24) Davion Mintz Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Foul on Javian Davis.
+1 (3:10) Keion Brooks Jr. made Free Throw.
3423
+1 (3:10) Keion Brooks Jr. made Free Throw.
3424
+3 (3:00) Derek Fountain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
3724
(2:38) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Jumper.
(2:38) Lance Ware Offensive Rebound.
(2:34) Foul on Abdul Ado.
+1 (2:34) Lance Ware made Free Throw.
3725
(2:34) Lance Ware missed Free Throw.
(2:34) Abdul Ado Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
(2:16) Tolu Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:12) Tolu Smith made Layup.
3925
+3 (1:57) Davion Mintz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keion Brooks Jr..
3928
(1:35) Derek Fountain Turnover.
(1:35) Davion Mintz Steal.
(1:28) Davion Mintz missed Layup.
(1:28) Deivon Smith Block.
(1:28) Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Foul on Lance Ware.
+1 (1:28) Deivon Smith made Free Throw.
4028
(1:28) Deivon Smith missed Free Throw.
(1:28) Keion Brooks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:09) Keion Brooks Jr. made Layup.
4030
+2 (0:52) Abdul Ado made Jumper.
4230
(0:40) Terrence Clarke missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:40) D.J. Stewart Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:32) Deivon Smith made Dunk. Assisted by D.J. Stewart Jr..
4430
(0:32) Technical Foul on Deivon Smith.
(0:32) Dontaie Allen missed Free Throw.
(0:32) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:05) Terrence Clarke missed Layup.
(0:05) Derek Fountain Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MSST

74Points73

30-61(49.2%)Field Goal(%)26-63(41.3%)

5-17(29.4%)3-Point(%)11-28(39.3%)

9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)10-17(58.8%)

46(13)Rebounds(Offensive)30(10)

16Assists19

3Steals5

3Blocks2

13Turnovers5

17(1)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

15Largest Lead5

Game Details

Thursday, March 11, 2021 · 12:00 PM

Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY

capacity: 20,500

tv: SEC Network

spread: UK -3.5

over/under: 131.5