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FINAL
Mar 11, 2021

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.

Box Score

12T
MSST443074
UK304373
Mississippi State Bulldogs logoMISSISSIPPI STATEFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
20Derek Fountain2-41-20-04010335
35Tolu Smith5-130-03-4111001113
24Abdul Ado6-80-00-090110312
1Iverson Molinar8-102-43-312001221
3DJ Stewart4-151-50-071010419
2Javian Davis2-20-00-02000234
4Cameron Matthews1-10-00-02000002
32Quinten Post1-51-42-23001135
5Deivon Smith1-30-21-22301113
TOTAL30-6149.2%5-1729.4%9-1181.8%411633131774
Kentucky Wildcats logoKENTUCKYFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Jacob Toppin0-10-00-02100110
23Isaiah Jackson3-60-01-23012157
30Olivier Sarr5-121-43-351000414
3Brandon Boston0-40-10-03300000
10Davion Mintz6-104-70-128100116
55Lance Ware0-30-01-44100031
21Cam Fletcher0-00-00-00000000
12Keion Brooks Jr.3-70-24-452002310
5Terrence Clarke1-40-10-00300102
2Devin Askew0-10-00-01010000
11Dontaie Allen8-156-131-320200023
TOTAL26-6341.3%11-2839.3%10-1758.8%27195251773

Play-by-Play

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

Team Stats

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