Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Jan 6, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSST	28	34	62
SC	30	38	68

Game Recap

Meechie Johnson helps South Carolina hold off Mississippi State, 68-62 in SEC opener. Meechie Johnson had a clutch steal and hit four free throws in the final seconds to allow South Carolina to hold off Mississippi State 68-62 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams Saturday afternoon.

Player Stats

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jimmy Bell Jr.	20	3-6	0-0	0-2	0	0	2	0	1	3	6
4Cameron Matthews	30	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	2	4	1	3	5	6
0D.J. Jeffries	28	2-5	0-2	0-2	3	3	1	1	2	2	4
10Dashawn Davis	34	3-11	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	1	6
3Shakeel Moore	24	3-5	1-2	3-4	2	2	1	0	1	4	10
12KeShawn Murphy	5	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
1Tolu Smith	20	4-6	0-0	5-5	4	0	1	1	3	5	13
5Shawn Jones Jr.	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
13Josh Hubbard	23	5-11	2-7	1-1	4	0	0	0	1	2	13
11Trey Fort	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-5248.1%	3-1323.1%	9-1464.3%	24	9	10	4	13	23	62

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Stephen Clark	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0
2B.J. Mack	30	1-9	0-3	3-6	6	0	1	2	0	3	5
10Myles Stute	29	6-11	3-5	0-0	6	0	0	1	2	1	15
5Meechie Johnson	32	6-12	3-7	9-11	6	2	1	0	2	1	24
55Ta'Lon Cooper	33	1-6	0-2	2-4	3	7	0	1	1	0	4
30Collin Murray-Boyles	17	3-4	0-0	2-3	2	1	1	0	2	4	8
33Josh Gray	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
15Morris Ugusuk	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Zach Davis	25	3-4	1-2	2-2	4	1	0	0	2	2	9
1Jacobi Wright	11	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	21-5240.4%	8-2334.8%	18-2669.2%	29	12	3	5	12	15	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSSTSC

(19:34) Jimmy Bell Jr. missed .
(19:28) B.J. Mack Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Meechie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:58) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(18:53) South Carolina Turnover.
(18:47) Foul on B.J. Mack.
(18:47) Jimmy Bell Jr. missed Free Throw.
(18:47) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:47) Jimmy Bell Jr. missed Free Throw.
(18:44) D.J. Jeffries Offensive Rebound.
(18:37) D.J. Jeffries missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:32) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Meechie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:12) Shakeel Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:56) Dashawn Davis made Layup.
20
(17:26) B.J. Mack missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:22) Shakeel Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:12) Jimmy Bell Jr. made Layup. Assisted by D.J. Jeffries.
40
(16:38) Stephen Clark Turnover.
(16:38) Cameron Matthews Steal.
(16:24) Shakeel Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:20) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Foul on Shakeel Moore.
(16:13) Meechie Johnson missed Free Throw.
(16:13) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:13) Meechie Johnson made Free Throw.
41
(15:51) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
(15:48) Shawn Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:47) Shawn Jones Jr. missed Layup.
(15:47) Josh Gray Block.
(15:41) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
(15:36) Collin Murray-Boyles Turnover.
(15:36) Cameron Matthews Steal.
+2 (15:31) Shakeel Moore made Dunk.
61
(15:03) Foul on Shawn Jones Jr..
+2 (15:01) Myles Stute made Dunk. Assisted by Ta'Lon Cooper.
63
(14:32) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
(14:10) Ta'Lon Cooper missed Jumper.
(14:05) Dashawn Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:59) Josh Hubbard made Jumper.
83
(13:40) Myles Stute Turnover.
(13:40) Cameron Matthews Steal.
(13:39) Foul on Josh Gray.
+2 (13:31) Tolu Smith made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Jones Jr..
103
(13:31) Foul on Josh Gray.
+1 (13:31) Tolu Smith made Free Throw.
113
(13:15) B.J. Mack missed Jumper.
(13:11) Tolu Smith Defensive Rebound.
(12:59) Tolu Smith missed Layup.
(12:59) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
(12:59) Myles Stute Block.
(12:55) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
(12:34) Zachary Davis Turnover.
(12:34) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
(12:12) Tolu Smith Turnover.
+3 (11:50) Jacobi Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ta'Lon Cooper.
116
(11:14) D.J. Jeffries Turnover.
(11:14) B.J. Mack Steal.
(10:47) Myles Stute missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:42) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+3 (10:34) Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dashawn Davis.
146
+3 (10:05) Meechie Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacobi Wright.
149
+2 (9:45) Josh Hubbard made Layup. Assisted by D.J. Jeffries.
169
+3 (9:23) Meechie Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
1612
+2 (9:05) D.J. Jeffries made Dunk.
1812
(8:52) Meechie Johnson Turnover.
(8:52) Tolu Smith Steal.
(8:47) Shawn Jones Jr. Turnover.
(8:20) Meechie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:16) Dashawn Davis Defensive Rebound.
(8:11) Dashawn Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:07) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:07) Foul on Jimmy Bell Jr..
(7:44) B.J. Mack missed Jumper.
(7:41) Foul on Josh Hubbard.
+1 (7:41) B.J. Mack made Free Throw.
1813
+1 (7:41) B.J. Mack made Free Throw.
1814
(7:40) B.J. Mack Offensive Rebound.
(7:27) Foul on Josh Hubbard.
(7:27) Josh Hubbard Turnover.
+2 (7:01) Zachary Davis made Layup. Assisted by Collin Murray-Boyles.
1816
+2 (6:24) Cameron Matthews made Layup.
2016
+2 (6:13) B.J. Mack made Jumper.
2018
(5:54) Dashawn Davis missed Jumper.
(5:54) B.J. Mack Block.
(5:48) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:44) Morris Ugusuk missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:39) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:35) Cameron Matthews made Layup.
2218
(5:19) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
+1 (5:19) Collin Murray-Boyles made Free Throw.
2219
+1 (5:19) Collin Murray-Boyles made Free Throw.
2220
(4:56) Jimmy Bell Jr. missed Layup.
(4:52) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) Ta'Lon Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:44) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(4:42) Myles Stute missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:39) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:39) Foul on Josh Gray.
(4:18) Foul on Stephen Clark.
+2 (4:09) KeShawn Murphy made Layup.
2420
+3 (3:53) Zachary Davis made Three Point Jumper.
2423
(3:26) D.J. Jeffries missed Jumper.
(3:22) Tolu Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:21) Tolu Smith made Layup.
2623
(2:50) Meechie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:45) Myles Stute Offensive Rebound.
(2:43) Foul on Tolu Smith.
+1 (2:43) Zachary Davis made Free Throw.
2624
+1 (2:43) Zachary Davis made Free Throw.
2625
(2:27) Foul on Tolu Smith.
(2:27) Tolu Smith Turnover.
(2:15) Myles Stute missed Layup.
(2:12) Dashawn Davis Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Foul on B.J. Mack.
(1:58) Dashawn Davis missed Jumper.
(1:54) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:48) Meechie Johnson made Layup.
2627
+2 (1:30) KeShawn Murphy made Jumper. Assisted by Shakeel Moore.
2827
+3 (0:56) Myles Stute made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ta'Lon Cooper.
2830
(0:41) D.J. Jeffries missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:36) B.J. Mack Defensive Rebound.
(0:16) Meechie Johnson missed Jumper.
(0:11) Dashawn Davis Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Dashawn Davis missed Jumper.
(0:01) South Carolina Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MSST

62Points68

25-52(48.1%)Field Goal(%)21-52(40.4%)

3-13(23.1%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

9-14(64.3%)Free Throw(%)18-26(69.2%)

26(8)Rebounds(Offensive)35(15)

9Assists12

10Steals3

4Blocks5

13Turnovers14

23(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

8Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, January 6, 2024 · 12:00 PM

Colonial Life Arena · Columbia, SC

attendance: 11,382 (63.2%)

tv: CBS