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FINAL
Dec 5, 2021

Game Recap

Willis' 3 keeps Minnesota unbeaten, tops Mississippi State. Payton Willis hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to retake the lead and added two free throws as Minnesota remained undefeated with an 81-76 win over Mississippi State on Sunday afternoon.

Box Score

12T
MINN354681
MSST324476
Minnesota Golden Gophers logoMINNESOTAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10Jamison Battle408-144-80-051011120
1Eric Curry303-60-26-651100412
20E.J. Stephens394-113-81-241100112
12Luke Loewe385-101-30-034000311
0Payton Willis388-154-84-547202124
15Charlie Daniels91-20-00-03102012
25Will Ramberg30-10-00-00000000
2Abdoulaye Thiam20-00-00-00000010
TOTAL29-5949.2%12-2941.4%11-1384.6%24154331281
Mississippi State Bulldogs logoMISSISSIPPI STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13D.J. Jeffries324-81-30-09202119
35Tolu Smith303-90-01-34100337
10Garrison Brooks305-83-40-0100003113
3Shakeel Moore242-81-60-02211045
1Iverson Molinar399-202-116-656001226
2Javian Davis102-40-00-02000104
11Andersson Garcia80-00-02-25000202
4Cameron Matthews100-00-02-21110012
0Rocket Watts173-72-50-01000018
TOTAL28-6443.8%9-2931.0%11-1384.6%391223111376

Play-by-Play

1st halfminnmsst
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Minnesota
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (19:48) Foul on Shakeel Moore.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (19:47) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (19:47) D.J. Jeffries Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (19:25) Iverson Molinar missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (19:25) Luke Loewe Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (19:10) Payton Willis missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (19:10) Shakeel Moore Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (19:10) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (18:55) D.J. Jeffries missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (18:55) Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (18:47) Luke Loewe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.
    30
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (18:31) Iverson Molinar missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (18:31) Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (18:11) Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.
    50
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:48) Tolu Smith missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:48) Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (17:31) Payton Willis made Layup. Assisted by Eric Curry.
    70
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:27) Mississippi State Timeout
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:20) Foul on Eric Curry.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:19) D.J. Jeffries missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (17:19) Charlie Daniels Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (17:01) Jamison Battle made Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.
    90
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (16:39) Garrison Brooks missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:39) Charlie Daniels Block.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (16:39) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (16:30) Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper.
    120
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (15:59) Tolu Smith Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (15:59) Payton Willis Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (15:52) Luke Loewe made Layup. Assisted by Payton Willis.
    140
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (15:52) Mississippi State Timeout
  • (15:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (15:32) Tolu Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Iverson Molinar.
    142
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (15:03) Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (15:03) D.J. Jeffries Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (14:45) Iverson Molinar missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (14:45) Payton Willis Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (14:22) Eric Curry made Jumper. Assisted by Jamison Battle.
    162
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (13:50) D.J. Jeffries missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:50) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:32) Luke Loewe missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (13:32) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (13:19) Iverson Molinar made Jumper.
    164
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (13:02) E.J. Stephens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (13:02) Rocket Watts Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +3 (12:52) Rocket Watts made Three Point Jumper.
    167
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:33) Jamison Battle Turnover.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:33) Cameron Matthews Steal.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (12:28) D.J. Jeffries made Dunk. Assisted by Cameron Matthews.
    169
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (12:26) Minnesota Timeout
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (12:00) Payton Willis made Jumper.
    189
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (11:43) Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (11:43) Andersson Garcia Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (11:39) Andersson Garcia Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:39) Payton Willis Steal.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (11:35) Payton Willis made Layup.
    209
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (11:11) Javian Davis Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (11:01) Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (11:01) Andersson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (10:45) Javian Davis made Layup.
    2011
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (10:27) Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Loewe.
    2311
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:06) Garrison Brooks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:06) Andersson Garcia Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +3 (9:53) Garrison Brooks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iverson Molinar.
    2314
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (9:24) Eric Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (9:24) Garrison Brooks Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (9:13) Javian Davis missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (9:13) Garrison Brooks Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (9:08) Garrison Brooks made Layup.
    2316
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (8:50) Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:50) Andersson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:39) Iverson Molinar missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (8:39) Minnesota Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (8:19) Eric Curry missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:19) Shakeel Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:09) Garrison Brooks Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (7:58) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:58) Andersson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • (7:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:36) Shakeel Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:36) Javian Davis Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:31) Javian Davis missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (7:31) Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (7:14) Payton Willis missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:14) Iverson Molinar Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (6:52) Foul on Abdoulaye Thiam.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (6:52) Iverson Molinar made Free Throw.
    2317
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (6:52) Iverson Molinar made Free Throw.
    2318
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (6:40) Jamison Battle missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (6:40) Iverson Molinar Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (6:30) Iverson Molinar made Jumper.
    2320
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (6:14) Payton Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (6:14) Iverson Molinar Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:58) Mississippi State Timeout
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:57) Iverson Molinar missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (5:57) Eric Curry Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (5:26) E.J. Stephens made Three Point Jumper.
    2620
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (5:02) Foul on Luke Loewe.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (5:02) Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.
    2621
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (5:02) Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.
    2622
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:38) E.J. Stephens missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:38) Tolu Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (4:23) Rocket Watts made Jumper.
    2624
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:05) Luke Loewe missed Layup.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (4:05) Charlie Daniels Offensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (4:00) Charlie Daniels made Dunk.
    2824
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:45) Iverson Molinar made Jumper.
    2826
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (3:14) Luke Loewe missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:14) Garrison Brooks Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:09) Garrison Brooks Turnover.
  • (3:09) Official TV Timeout
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (3:08) Luke Loewe missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:08) D.J. Jeffries Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:01) Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (3:01) E.J. Stephens Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:00) Foul on D.J. Jeffries.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (2:37) Will Ramberg missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (2:37) D.J. Jeffries Block.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (2:37) Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (2:29) Luke Loewe made Layup.
    3026
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (2:12) Foul on Charlie Daniels.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:58) Foul on Garrison Brooks.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:58) Garrison Brooks Turnover.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:49) Charlie Daniels missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:49) Garrison Brooks Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:40) Rocket Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:40) Jamison Battle Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:23) Jamison Battle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:23) D.J. Jeffries Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:12) Tolu Smith missed Jumper.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:12) Charlie Daniels Block.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (1:12) E.J. Stephens Defensive Rebound.
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +2 (1:05) Luke Loewe made Layup. Assisted by E.J. Stephens.
    3226
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +3 (0:43) D.J. Jeffries made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iverson Molinar.
    3229
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    +3 (0:12) Jamison Battle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Willis.
    3529
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers logo
    (0:02) Foul on Luke Loewe.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +3 (0:01) Garrison Brooks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Jeffries.
    3532
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

81Points76
29-59(49.2%)Field Goal(%)28-64(43.8%)
12-29(41.4%)3-Point(%)9-29(31%)
11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)11-13(84.6%)
27(4)Rebounds(Offensive)42(14)
15Assists12
4Steals2
3Blocks3
4Turnovers11
12(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
14Largest Lead0

Game Details

Sunday, December 5, 2021 · 2:00 PM
Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS
attendance: 6,965 (66.3%)
tv: ESPNU
spread: MSST -12
over/under: 127.5