Baylor Bears vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mar 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BAY	37	38	75
MSST	32	40	72

Game Recap

V.J. Edgecombe and Baylor hold off Mississippi State in final seconds to win 75-72 in March Madness. NBA lottery prospect V.J. Edgecombe had just four points at halftime of Baylor's first-round NCAA Tournament game against Mississippi State.

Player Stats

BAYLOR	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Norchad Omier	39	3-11	0-2	6-8	10	3	1	1	0	3	12
7VJ Edgecombe	37	3-8	2-6	6-6	5	2	1	1	2	2	14
1Robert Wright III	31	8-15	1-3	2-2	3	2	1	0	2	2	19
32Jalen Celestine	33	2-6	1-2	1-2	8	2	1	0	0	2	6
13Langston Love	29	7-12	1-5	0-0	4	0	1	0	3	2	15
22Marino Dubravcic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Jayden Nunn	16	1-3	1-3	0-1	0	3	2	1	0	2	3
3Jeremy Roach	14	3-7	0-3	0-0	2	1	3	0	2	2	6

TOTAL	-	27-6243.5%	6-2425.0%	15-1978.9%	32	13	10	3	9	16	75

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
23Mike Nwoko	15	0-2	0-0	2-3	4	1	0	0	0	2
22RJ Melendez	21	2-6	1-4	1-2	2	1	0	1	1	6
4Cameron Matthews	34	0-0	0-0	2-3	10	5	0	2	4	2
0Claudell Harris Jr.	35	4-8	2-6	3-3	3	3	3	1	1	13
12Josh Hubbard	35	11-18	4-10	0-0	0	2	1	5	2	26
3KeShawn Murphy	20	4-7	0-1	2-2	4	0	1	2	2	10
5Shawn Jones Jr.	16	1-5	0-4	0-0	2	0	0	1	5	2
2Riley Kugel	23	4-6	3-5	0-0	2	1	1	2	2	11
6Dellquan Warren	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	26-5250.0%	10-3033.3%	10-1376.9%	27	13	6	14	18	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBAYMSST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Baylor.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Mississippi State.
(19:45) Foul on VJ Edgecombe.
(19:45) VJ Edgecombe Turnover.
(19:27) Foul on Jalen Celestine.
+1 (19:27) Michael Nwoko made Free Throw.
01
+1 (19:27) Michael Nwoko made Free Throw.
02
+2 (19:05) Robert Wright III made Layup.
22
+3 (18:52) Claudell Harris Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
25
+2 (18:33) Langston Love made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Celestine.
45
(18:02) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:01) Baylor Defensive Rebound.
(17:48) Jalen Celestine missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:46) Langston Love Offensive Rebound.
(17:42) VJ Edgecombe missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:37) Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:20) Michael Nwoko missed Layup.
(17:17) VJ Edgecombe Defensive Rebound.
(17:13) Langston Love missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:09) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:52) Josh Hubbard made Layup.
47
+2 (16:33) Norchad Omier made Layup.
67
(16:33) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
+1 (16:27) Norchad Omier made Free Throw.
77
(16:22) Foul on Robert Wright III.
(16:13) KeShawn Murphy Turnover.
(15:58) Robert Wright III missed Jumper.
(15:54) Langston Love Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:52) Langston Love made Three Point Jumper.
107
(15:51) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
(15:39) VJ Edgecombe missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:38) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:13) Riley Kugel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Matthews.
1010
(14:42) Norchad Omier missed Layup.
(14:39) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
(14:36) Shawn Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:31) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
(14:29) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:24) Shawn Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:20) Josh Hubbard made Layup.
1012
(14:07) Foul on Josh Hubbard.
+2 (13:50) Jalen Celestine made Layup. Assisted by Norchad Omier.
1212
(13:28) Shawn Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:26) Michael Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:16) Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper.
1215
+2 (12:46) Jeremy Roach made Layup.
1415
(12:36) Josh Hubbard Turnover.
(12:36) Jeremy Roach Steal.
(12:20) Norchad Omier missed Layup.
(12:18) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
(11:57) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:57) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
(11:57) Foul on Marino Dubravcic.
(11:56) Foul on Jeremy Roach.
(11:56) RJ Melendez missed Free Throw.
(11:56) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:56) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
1416
(11:44) Jeremy Roach Turnover.
(11:44) Claudell Harris Jr. Steal.
(11:25) Riley Kugel Turnover.
(11:25) Jalen Celestine Steal.
(11:16) Foul on Dellquan Warren.
(11:10) VJ Edgecombe missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:06) Robert Wright III Offensive Rebound.
(11:04) Robert Wright III missed Layup.
(11:03) Norchad Omier Offensive Rebound.
(11:03) Foul on Shawn Jones Jr..
+1 (11:03) Norchad Omier made Free Throw.
1516
+1 (11:03) Norchad Omier made Free Throw.
1616
(10:43) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:42) Baylor Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) Robert Wright III missed Jumper.
(10:29) Norchad Omier Offensive Rebound.
(10:29) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
+2 (10:24) Norchad Omier made Jumper. Assisted by Robert Wright III.
1816
(10:04) Michael Nwoko missed Layup.
(10:01) Michael Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:59) Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Nwoko.
1819
(9:23) Langston Love missed Layup.
(9:22) Norchad Omier Offensive Rebound.
(9:22) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
+1 (9:22) Norchad Omier made Free Throw.
1919
+1 (9:22) Norchad Omier made Free Throw.
2019
(9:04) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:04) Norchad Omier Block.
(9:00) Norchad Omier Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Jalen Celestine missed Layup.
(8:55) Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:51) Baylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:32) Robert Wright III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Nunn.
2319
+2 (8:19) Josh Hubbard made Jumper.
2321
(7:55) Norchad Omier missed Jumper.
(7:52) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
(7:42) RJ Melendez missed Layup.
(7:42) Jayden Nunn Block.
(7:41) Jalen Celestine Defensive Rebound.
(7:41) Foul on RJ Melendez.
+1 (7:41) Jalen Celestine made Free Throw.
2421
(7:41) Jalen Celestine missed Free Throw.
(7:38) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Josh Hubbard Turnover.
(7:25) Jayden Nunn Steal.
(7:16) Foul on Josh Hubbard.
(7:16) Jayden Nunn missed Free Throw.
(7:14) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:55) Josh Hubbard made Jumper.
2423
(6:36) Norchad Omier missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:32) Jalen Celestine Offensive Rebound.
(6:28) Jalen Celestine missed Layup.
(6:25) Jalen Celestine Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:24) Jayden Nunn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Celestine.
2723
(6:06) Foul on Norchad Omier.
+2 (6:01) RJ Melendez made Layup.
2725
+2 (5:33) Jeremy Roach made Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Nunn.
2925
(5:15) Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:12) Jeremy Roach Defensive Rebound.
(5:06) Langston Love missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:02) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:56) RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper.
2928
(4:33) Langston Love Turnover.
(4:33) Josh Hubbard Steal.
+2 (4:26) Riley Kugel made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
2930
(3:59) Jayden Nunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:56) Riley Kugel Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Foul on Jayden Nunn.
(3:39) Cameron Matthews missed Free Throw.
(3:36) VJ Edgecombe Defensive Rebound.
(3:22) Jeremy Roach missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:20) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
(3:14) Claudell Harris Jr. Turnover.
(3:14) Robert Wright III Steal.
+2 (3:10) Robert Wright III made Layup.
3130
(2:57) Foul on Jeremy Roach.
(2:57) Michael Nwoko missed Free Throw.
(2:54) VJ Edgecombe Defensive Rebound.
(2:48) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
+1 (2:48) VJ Edgecombe made Free Throw.
3230
+1 (2:48) VJ Edgecombe made Free Throw.
3330
(2:28) Shawn Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:25) Norchad Omier Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Robert Wright III missed Layup.
(2:12) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:10) Shawn Jones Jr. made Layup. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
3332
(1:41) Jeremy Roach Turnover.
(1:41) Riley Kugel Steal.
(1:18) RJ Melendez Turnover.
(1:18) Jeremy Roach Steal.
+2 (1:13) VJ Edgecombe made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Roach.
3532
(0:54) Riley Kugel Turnover.
(0:40) Norchad Omier missed Jumper.
(0:38) Jalen Celestine Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:23) Robert Wright III made Layup.
3732
(0:05) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:02) Norchad Omier Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BAY

MSST

75Points72

27-62(43.5%)Field Goal(%)26-52(50.0%)

6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)10-30(33.3%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)10-13(76.9%)

37(16)Rebounds(Offensive)29(7)

13Assists13

10Steals6

3Blocks0

10Turnovers14

16(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

11Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, March 21, 2025 · 12:15 PM

PNC Arena · Raleigh, NC

capacity: 19,722

tv: CBS