Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Vanderbilt Commodores

Jan 7, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSST	39	37	76
VAN	28	36	64

Game Recap

RJ Melendez scores 19 as No. 14 Mississippi State beats Vandy 76-64 for 8th straight win. RJ Melendez scored 19 points and No. 14 Mississippi State beat Vanderbilt 76-64 on Tuesday night for its eighth straight victory.

Player Stats

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Mike Nwoko	18	4-7	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	4	8
22RJ Melendez	32	8-14	1-2	2-2	7	0	2	1	2	2	19
4Cameron Matthews	29	6-11	0-0	4-4	5	3	1	3	3	4	16
0Claudell Harris Jr.	31	3-8	3-7	4-4	7	0	1	0	1	1	13
12Josh Hubbard	33	3-9	1-5	2-4	0	5	0	0	0	2	9
3KeShawn Murphy	28	2-4	0-1	0-1	6	2	1	1	1	1	4
5Shawn Jones Jr.	20	1-1	1-1	4-4	2	1	1	0	0	1	7
2Riley Kugel	9	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0

TOTAL	-	27-5747.4%	6-1637.5%	16-1984.2%	33	12	7	6	10	16	76

VANDERBILT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Tyler Nickel	26	2-8	2-8	4-4	3	1	0	1	0	1	10
99Devin McGlockton	24	2-5	0-2	2-2	6	1	1	3	1	1	6
30Chris Manon	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	3	0
4Grant Huffman	28	4-5	2-2	2-4	4	1	1	0	1	5	12
11AJ Hoggard	29	7-15	0-3	4-5	1	3	2	1	5	2	18
22Jaylen Carey	26	3-9	1-1	0-0	6	2	1	1	1	2	7
3Tyler Tanner	26	4-7	0-2	1-2	5	2	2	0	0	1	9
1Jason Edwards	11	0-8	0-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0
2MJ Collins Jr.	16	0-5	0-3	2-3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	22-6235.5%	5-2619.2%	15-2075.0%	31	11	7	7	12	17	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSSTVAN

(19:40) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:37) Cameron Matthews Offensive Rebound.
(19:30) RJ Melendez Turnover.
(19:30) Grant Huffman Steal.
+2 (19:18) Devin McGlockton made Jumper.
02
(18:50) Foul on Chris Manon.
(18:33) Cameron Matthews missed Jumper.
(18:29) Cameron Matthews Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:29) Cameron Matthews made Jumper.
22
+2 (18:09) Grant Huffman made Layup. Assisted by AJ Hoggard.
24
(17:57) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:53) Michael Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
(17:50) Michael Nwoko missed Jumper.
(17:48) Chris Manon Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) AJ Hoggard missed Jumper.
(17:36) Chris Manon Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:21) Grant Huffman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Hoggard.
27
(17:02) Cameron Matthews missed Jumper.
(17:02) Devin McGlockton Block.
(16:52) Grant Huffman Defensive Rebound.
(16:51) Tyler Nickel missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:49) Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:46) Michael Nwoko made Dunk.
47
(16:21) Tyler Nickel missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:19) Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:13) RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Matthews.
77
+2 (15:51) AJ Hoggard made Jumper.
79
+3 (15:23) Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Nwoko.
109
+2 (15:07) AJ Hoggard made Layup.
1011
(14:51) RJ Melendez missed Layup.
(14:51) Chris Manon Block.
(14:47) Tyler Nickel Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Foul on Claudell Harris Jr..
(14:34) AJ Hoggard missed Free Throw.
(14:34) Vanderbilt Offensive Rebound.
+1 (14:34) AJ Hoggard made Free Throw.
1012
(14:04) Foul on AJ Hoggard.
+1 (14:04) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
1112
+1 (14:04) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
1212
(13:43) Jaylen Carey Turnover.
+2 (13:25) Cameron Matthews made Layup.
1412
(13:11) MJ Collins Jr. Turnover.
(13:11) Cameron Matthews Steal.
(13:00) Riley Kugel missed Jumper.
(12:58) Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.
(12:51) Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
(12:51) Cameron Matthews Block.
(12:45) Riley Kugel Defensive Rebound.
(12:41) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
+1 (12:41) Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.
1512
+1 (12:41) Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.
1612
(12:27) Foul on Shawn Jones Jr..
(12:18) Jason Edwards Turnover.
(12:18) Riley Kugel Steal.
(12:13) Riley Kugel missed Layup.
(12:11) Jason Edwards Defensive Rebound.
(12:09) Jason Edwards Turnover.
(12:09) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
(12:02) Riley Kugel Turnover.
(12:02) Tyler Tanner Steal.
(11:54) Jason Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:51) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:42) Claudell Harris Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Jones Jr..
1912
+2 (11:07) Devin McGlockton made Layup.
1914
(10:52) Riley Kugel Turnover.
(10:52) Jaylen Carey Steal.
(10:45) AJ Hoggard Turnover.
+2 (10:23) Michael Nwoko made Jumper.
2114
(10:19) Foul on Jason Edwards.
(10:19) Jason Edwards Turnover.
(10:14) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:12) Chris Manon Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Jason Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:03) Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Foul on Chris Manon.
+1 (9:50) Claudell Harris Jr. made Free Throw.
2214
+1 (9:50) Claudell Harris Jr. made Free Throw.
2314
(9:24) Tyler Tanner missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:21) Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Claudell Harris Jr. Turnover.
+2 (8:59) Tyler Tanner made Layup. Assisted by Grant Huffman.
2316
+2 (8:50) Michael Nwoko made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
2516
+3 (8:32) Tyler Nickel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Carey.
2519
(8:23) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:21) Grant Huffman Defensive Rebound.
(8:21) Foul on Michael Nwoko.
+3 (8:06) Grant Huffman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Nickel.
2522
(7:40) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:37) RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
(7:37) Foul on Grant Huffman.
+2 (7:24) Cameron Matthews made Layup.
2722
(6:56) Foul on RJ Melendez.
+1 (6:56) MJ Collins Jr. made Free Throw.
2723
(6:56) MJ Collins Jr. missed Free Throw.
(6:56) Vanderbilt Offensive Rebound.
+1 (6:56) MJ Collins Jr. made Free Throw.
2724
(6:42) KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:39) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
(6:29) Tyler Nickel missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:26) Devin McGlockton Offensive Rebound.
(6:17) Devin McGlockton Turnover.
(6:17) Claudell Harris Jr. Steal.
(6:09) Cameron Matthews missed Layup.
(6:09) Devin McGlockton Block.
(6:05) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) Foul on AJ Hoggard.
(5:57) AJ Hoggard Turnover.
+2 (5:40) Josh Hubbard made Jumper.
2924
(5:16) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
+1 (5:16) Tyler Nickel made Free Throw.
2925
+1 (5:16) Tyler Nickel made Free Throw.
2926
(5:09) Mississippi State Turnover.
(5:00) Jason Edwards missed Jumper.
(4:57) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Cameron Matthews missed Layup.
(4:42) RJ Melendez Offensive Rebound.
(4:42) Devin McGlockton Block.
(4:39) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:37) Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.
(4:27) Tyler Tanner missed Jumper.
(4:22) Vanderbilt Offensive Rebound.
(4:21) AJ Hoggard Turnover.
(4:21) RJ Melendez Steal.
+2 (4:18) RJ Melendez made Layup.
3126
(3:55) Devin McGlockton missed Layup.
(3:55) Michael Nwoko Block.
(3:55) Vanderbilt Offensive Rebound.
(3:53) MJ Collins Jr. missed Layup.
(3:53) Cameron Matthews Block.
(3:53) Vanderbilt Offensive Rebound.
(3:45) Foul on Riley Kugel.
(3:31) Devin McGlockton missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:28) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
(2:58) Jason Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:57) Devin McGlockton Offensive Rebound.
(2:52) Jason Edwards missed Layup.
(2:50) Shawn Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Foul on Devin McGlockton.
+1 (2:50) Shawn Jones Jr. made Free Throw.
3226
+1 (2:50) Shawn Jones Jr. made Free Throw.
3326
(2:18) Vanderbilt Turnover.
+2 (2:02) KeShawn Murphy made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
3526
(1:39) MJ Collins Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:36) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:25) RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Matthews.
3726
(1:04) Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
(1:01) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(0:48) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
(0:48) Tyler Tanner Steal.
(0:40) MJ Collins Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:38) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:30) Cameron Matthews made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
3926
+2 (0:01) Grant Huffman made Jumper.
3928

2nd half

Team Stats

MSST

VAN

76Points64

27-57(47.4%)Field Goal(%)22-62(35.5%)

6-16(37.5%)3-Point(%)5-26(19.2%)

16-19(84.2%)Free Throw(%)15-20(75.0%)

36(10)Rebounds(Offensive)38(16)

12Assists11

7Steals7

6Blocks7

11Turnovers13

16(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

22Largest Lead5

Game Details

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