Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Oklahoma Sooners

Feb 22, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSST	37	50	87
OU	34	59	93

Game Recap

Fears scores 27 as Oklahoma knocks off No. 21 Mississippi State 93-87 to snap a 5-game skid. Jeremiah Fears had 27 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Oklahoma defeated No. 21 Mississippi State 93-87 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing skid and revive its NCAA Tournament hopes.

Player Stats

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Mike Nwoko	12	3-6	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2	6
22RJ Melendez	28	3-8	0-3	3-5	10	1	0	0	1	1	9
4Cameron Matthews	25	1-5	1-2	3-4	8	2	0	0	3	4	6
2Riley Kugel	25	5-17	1-6	0-0	5	1	1	1	0	3	11
12Josh Hubbard	36	4-12	4-10	7-7	3	5	2	0	4	4	19
3KeShawn Murphy	26	5-11	0-0	6-6	7	3	1	1	2	2	16
5Shawn Jones Jr.	22	3-5	1-3	0-0	2	0	3	0	0	3	7
0Claudell Harris Jr.	22	4-8	3-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	11
6Dellquan Warren	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	3	2
TOTAL	-	29-7339.7%	10-3132.3%	19-2286.4%	41	15	7	2	12	22	87

OKLAHOMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Sam Godwin	26	7-8	0-0	3-7	10	0	2	2	1	2	17
14Jalon Moore	35	6-16	3-9	3-4	7	2	1	0	1	4	18
0Jeremiah Fears	37	7-12	2-5	11-14	5	10	1	1	3	1	27
15Duke Miles	16	0-0	0-0	3-4	1	1	0	0	1	2	3
2Brycen Goodine	28	3-7	2-5	1-1	1	0	1	0	1	2	9
5Mohamed Wague	13	2-2	0-0	1-2	2	1	1	1	0	2	5
35Glenn Taylor Jr.	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7Dayton Forsythe	11	1-4	1-2	2-2	2	1	1	0	0	2	5
1Kobe Elvis	28	3-6	3-5	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	2	9
TOTAL	-	29-5552.7%	11-2642.3%	24-3470.6%	30	18	7	4	9	18	93

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSSTOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Oklahoma.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Mississippi State.
+2 (19:45) Sam Godwin made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Fears.
02
(19:45) Foul on Michael Nwoko.
(19:45) Sam Godwin missed Free Throw.
(19:44) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
(19:15) Michael Nwoko missed Jumper.
(19:12) Jalon Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:57) Jeremiah Fears made Jumper.
04
(18:40) Michael Nwoko Turnover.
(18:13) Brycen Goodine missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:10) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(17:51) Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:48) Riley Kugel Offensive Rebound.
(17:48) Cameron Matthews missed Jumper.
(17:48) Jeremiah Fears Block.
(17:48) Mississippi State Offensive Rebound.
(17:44) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:44) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:44) Foul on Duke Miles.
(17:27) Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:24) Sam Godwin Defensive Rebound.
(17:15) Brycen Goodine missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:12) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:01) Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper.
34
(16:29) Jalon Moore missed Layup.
(16:25) Sam Godwin Offensive Rebound.
(16:25) Sam Godwin missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(16:24) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:09) Jeremiah Fears Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Jalon Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:02) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Foul on Sam Godwin.
(15:48) Cameron Matthews missed Layup.
(15:48) Mohamed Wague Block.
(15:44) Jalon Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:43) Jeremiah Fears made Dunk. Assisted by Jalon Moore.
36
(15:24) KeShawn Murphy Turnover.
(15:24) Brycen Goodine Steal.
(15:19) Brycen Goodine missed Jumper.
(15:16) Mohamed Wague Offensive Rebound.
(15:15) Jalon Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:11) Jeremiah Fears Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:06) Kobe Elvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Fears.
39
(14:53) Foul on Kobe Elvis.
+2 (14:36) Claudell Harris Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by KeShawn Murphy.
59
+3 (14:13) Kobe Elvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Fears.
512
(13:50) RJ Melendez missed Layup.
(13:47) Brycen Goodine Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Brycen Goodine Turnover.
+3 (13:21) Cameron Matthews made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
812
(13:20) Technical Foul on Cameron Matthews.
(13:20) Jeremiah Fears missed Free Throw.
(13:20) Oklahoma Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:20) Jeremiah Fears made Free Throw.
813
(13:09) Foul on Dellquan Warren.
(12:56) Jeremiah Fears Turnover.
(12:56) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
+2 (12:50) KeShawn Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Dellquan Warren.
1013
+2 (12:26) Jeremiah Fears made Layup.
1015
(12:05) KeShawn Murphy Turnover.
(11:44) Kobe Elvis Turnover.
(11:44) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
(11:40) Foul on Duke Miles.
+2 (11:18) Dellquan Warren made Jumper.
1215
+2 (11:01) Sam Godwin made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Elvis.
1217
(10:42) Dellquan Warren Turnover.
(10:42) Dayton Forsythe Steal.
(10:38) Foul on Dellquan Warren.
(10:38) Sam Godwin missed Free Throw.
(10:38) Oklahoma Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:38) Sam Godwin made Free Throw.
1218
(10:19) KeShawn Murphy missed Jumper.
(10:16) Sam Godwin Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Jalon Moore Turnover.
(10:12) KeShawn Murphy Steal.
(10:09) Foul on Jalon Moore.
+1 (10:09) KeShawn Murphy made Free Throw.
1318
+1 (10:09) KeShawn Murphy made Free Throw.
1418
(9:51) Dayton Forsythe missed Jumper.
(9:48) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:40) RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by KeShawn Murphy.
1618
(9:40) Foul on Glenn Taylor Jr..
(9:40) RJ Melendez missed Free Throw.
(9:39) Sam Godwin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:17) Sam Godwin made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremiah Fears.
1620
(9:00) Foul on Dayton Forsythe.
+1 (9:00) Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.
1720
+1 (9:00) Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.
1820
+1 (9:00) Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.
1920
(8:46) Jalon Moore missed Jumper.
(8:43) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
(8:39) Shawn Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:35) Sam Godwin Defensive Rebound.
(8:28) Jeremiah Fears missed Jumper.
(8:25) Sam Godwin Offensive Rebound.
(8:22) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
(8:22) Brycen Goodine missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:22) Oklahoma Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:01) Kobe Elvis missed Jumper.
(7:59) Oklahoma Offensive Rebound.
(7:50) Foul on Michael Nwoko.
(7:50) Mohamed Wague missed Free Throw.
(7:50) Oklahoma Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:50) Mohamed Wague made Free Throw.
1921
(7:37) Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:32) Jalon Moore Defensive Rebound.
(7:19) Jalon Moore missed Layup.
(7:19) Riley Kugel Block.
(7:15) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
(7:15) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
(6:53) Jeremiah Fears missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:50) Mohamed Wague Offensive Rebound.
(6:48) Jeremiah Fears missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:45) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:37) Riley Kugel made Dunk. Assisted by KeShawn Murphy.
2121
+3 (6:19) Jalon Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Fears.
2124
(6:08) Josh Hubbard Turnover.
(5:48) Oklahoma Turnover.
(5:35) Riley Kugel missed Layup.
(5:32) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:32) KeShawn Murphy made Two Point Tip Shot.
2324
(5:17) Kobe Elvis Turnover.
(5:17) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
(5:00) Cameron Matthews missed Layup.
(4:57) Cameron Matthews Offensive Rebound.
(4:56) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
(4:56) Sam Godwin Steal.
(4:49) Duke Miles Turnover.
(4:49) Josh Hubbard Steal.
(4:42) Riley Kugel missed Layup.
(4:39) Riley Kugel Offensive Rebound.
(4:39) Riley Kugel missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(4:37) Riley Kugel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:37) Riley Kugel made Two Point Tip Shot.
2524
(4:16) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
+1 (4:16) Jeremiah Fears made Free Throw.
2525
(4:16) Jeremiah Fears missed Free Throw.
(4:15) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) Josh Hubbard missed Layup.
(4:01) Jeremiah Fears Defensive Rebound.
(3:59) Jeremiah Fears Turnover.
(3:59) Riley Kugel Steal.
(3:49) KeShawn Murphy missed Jumper.
(3:45) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
(3:45) KeShawn Murphy missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(3:43) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
(3:43) KeShawn Murphy missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(3:43) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
(3:43) Foul on Sam Godwin.
+1 (3:43) KeShawn Murphy made Free Throw.
2625
+1 (3:43) KeShawn Murphy made Free Throw.
2725
(3:20) Dayton Forsythe missed Layup.
(3:20) KeShawn Murphy Block.
(3:16) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:06) Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Claudell Harris Jr..
3025
(2:55) Foul on Josh Hubbard.
+1 (2:55) Jeremiah Fears made Free Throw.
3026
+1 (2:55) Jeremiah Fears made Free Throw.
3027
+2 (2:42) RJ Melendez made Layup. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
3227
+2 (2:26) Jeremiah Fears made Layup.
3229
(2:00) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:58) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:58) KeShawn Murphy made Two Point Tip Shot.
3429
(1:38) Jalon Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:34) Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) KeShawn Murphy missed Jumper.
(1:26) Sam Godwin Defensive Rebound.
(1:18) Kobe Elvis missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:16) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Foul on Jalon Moore.
(1:12) RJ Melendez missed Free Throw.
(1:12) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:12) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
3529
+2 (1:00) Sam Godwin made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremiah Fears.
3531
(0:44) KeShawn Murphy missed Jumper.
(0:41) Sam Godwin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:35) Jeremiah Fears made Three Point Jumper.
3534
+2 (0:00) RJ Melendez made Layup.
3734

2nd half

Team Stats

MSST

87Points93

29-73(39.7%)Field Goal(%)29-55(52.7%)

10-31(32.3%)3-Point(%)11-26(42.3%)

19-22(86.4%)Free Throw(%)24-34(70.6%)

42(20)Rebounds(Offensive)31(8)

15Assists18

7Steals7

2Blocks4

13Turnovers11

22(1)Fouls(Technical)18(1)

6Largest Lead14

Game Details

Saturday, February 22, 2025 · 1:00 PM

Lloyd Noble Center · Norman, OK

attendance: 7,140 (61.8%)

tv: SEC Network