Tennessee Volunteers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

FINAL

Feb 11, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	39	34	73
MSST	28	36	64

Game Recap

Gillespie's 18 points fuel Tennessee over Mississippi State 73-64. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 18 points, and Tennessee used a second-half rally to beat Mississippi State 73-64 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	32	5-12	0-2	6-6	3	5	0	1	3	3	16
34Felix Okpara	26	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	1	3	2	6
13J.P. Estrella	26	3-5	0-0	6-7	7	0	0	3	0	1	12
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	37	7-19	2-8	2-3	4	5	1	0	1	0	18
3Bishop Boswell	30	2-8	0-1	0-0	7	8	1	0	1	4	4
6DeWayne Brown II	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	0	3	3	4
23Jaylen Carey	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	1	4
35Ethan Burg	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Troy Henderson	9	2-4	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5
1Amari Evans	12	1-3	1-1	1-2	2	0	2	1	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	27-6243.5%	4-1330.8%	15-1883.3%	43	19	7	6	11	15	73

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
99Achor Achor	17	1-5	1-3	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	2	3
15Quincy Ballard	24	4-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	3	8
10Jayden Epps	26	3-9	1-3	2-2	2	5	0	0	2	3	9
5Shawn Jones Jr.	18	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0
12Josh Hubbard	33	13-24	4-9	1-2	3	2	1	0	3	1	31
11Sergej Macura	20	0-3	0-1	1-2	8	2	0	0	0	0	1
0Jamarion Davis-Fleming	24	2-3	0-0	0-1	4	0	1	2	1	4	4
2Ja'Borri McGhee	22	2-5	1-3	1-4	0	1	2	0	3	1	6
23King Grace	15	0-4	0-2	2-2	1	0	2	0	0	1	2
1Dellquan Warren	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-6141.0%	7-2231.8%	7-1353.8%	30	11	7	3	11	16	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNMSST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Mississippi State.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee.
(19:34) Achor Achor misses layup.
(19:32) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(19:01) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:53) Felix Okpara makes 1-foot dunk (Bishop Boswell assists).
20
+2 (18:43) Josh Hubbard makes 10-foot jumper.
22
+2 (18:25) J.P. Estrella makes 4-foot dunk (Bishop Boswell assists).
42
+2 (17:52) Jayden Epps makes 8-foot jumper.
44
+2 (17:40) J.P. Estrella makes 1-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
64
(17:29) Shawn Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:26) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:20) Felix Okpara makes 2-foot dunk (Bishop Boswell assists).
84
+3 (16:52) Josh Hubbard makes 27-foot three point jumper.
87
(16:31) Foul on Jayden Epps.
+1 (16:31) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
97
+1 (16:31) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
107
(16:04) Jayden Epps misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:04) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Amari Evans Block.
(15:47) Bishop Boswell misses 16-foot jumper.
(15:45) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(15:43) Foul on Jayden Epps.
(15:40) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:37) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:32) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
109
+2 (15:22) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Nate Ament assists).
129
+3 (14:55) Josh Hubbard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ja'Borri McGhee assists).
1212
+2 (14:33) DeWayne Brown II makes 12-foot jumper (Nate Ament assists).
1412
(14:22) Ja'Borri McGhee bad pass turnover.
(14:22) Amari Evans Steal.
(14:17) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
(14:09) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:07) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Josh Hubbard misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:48) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Bishop Boswell misses 13-foot jumper.
(13:28) King Grace Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Josh Hubbard misses 9-foot jumper.
(13:20) Sergej Macura Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:17) Josh Hubbard makes 13-foot jumper.
1414
(13:04) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(13:04) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Block.
(13:04) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(12:56) J.P. Estrella misses layup.
(12:53) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) King Grace misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:46) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(12:41) Bishop Boswell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:38) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
(12:34) King Grace misses layup.
(12:34) Felix Okpara Block.
(12:31) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:27) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes layup (Bishop Boswell assists).
1614
+2 (12:18) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
1616
+3 (12:01) Troy Henderson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1916
(11:28) Dellquan Warren misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:28) J.P. Estrella Block.
(11:25) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(11:19) Foul on Quincy Ballard.
+1 (11:19) J.P. Estrella makes free throw 1 of 2.
2016
+1 (11:19) J.P. Estrella makes free throw 2 of 2.
2116
(11:07) Quincy Ballard bad pass turnover.
(11:07) Felix Okpara Steal.
+2 (11:02) Nate Ament makes 4-foot dunk.
2316
(10:38) Foul on Troy Henderson.
(10:38) Ja'Borri McGhee misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:38) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:38) Ja'Borri McGhee makes free throw 2 of 2.
2317
(10:22) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:19) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:10) Josh Hubbard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Achor Achor assists).
2320
(9:50) Troy Henderson misses 16-foot jumper.
(9:49) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+2 (9:30) Quincy Ballard makes 8-foot jumper (Jayden Epps assists).
2322
(9:13) Foul on Shawn Jones Jr..
+2 (9:12) Felix Okpara makes 2-foot dunk (Bishop Boswell assists).
2522
(8:51) Josh Hubbard misses 17-foot jumper.
(8:49) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Nate Ament misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:31) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
(8:19) Foul on Nate Ament.
+3 (7:59) Achor Achor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayden Epps assists).
2525
(7:47) Bishop Boswell misses layup.
(7:45) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
(7:39) Achor Achor misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:36) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:28) DeWayne Brown II makes 13-foot jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
2725
(7:02) Jamarion Davis-Fleming misses layup.
(7:00) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(6:50) DeWayne Brown II bad pass turnover.
(6:50) Achor Achor Steal.
(6:43) Josh Hubbard bad pass turnover.
(6:21) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(6:21) DeWayne Brown II turnover.
(6:11) Ja'Borri McGhee bad pass turnover.
(6:11) DeWayne Brown II Steal.
(6:03) Foul on Achor Achor.
(6:03) Amari Evans misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:03) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:03) Amari Evans makes free throw 2 of 2.
2825
(5:47) Josh Hubbard misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:43) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Amari Evans misses layup.
(5:37) Shawn Jones Jr. Block.
(5:34) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
(5:25) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:23) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:20) Amari Evans makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Carey assists).
3125
(4:57) Josh Hubbard bad pass turnover.
(4:57) Amari Evans Steal.
(4:50) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
(4:39) Jayden Epps misses 12-foot jumper.
(4:39) J.P. Estrella Block.
(4:33) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:28) J.P. Estrella makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
3325
(4:17) Ja'Borri McGhee bad pass turnover.
(4:17) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+2 (4:13) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes layup.
3525
(3:43) Sergej Macura misses 11-foot jumper.
(3:38) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Felix Okpara bad pass turnover.
(3:21) Ja'Borri McGhee misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:18) Shawn Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(3:16) Josh Hubbard misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:14) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(3:14) Foul on Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
(3:14) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:13) Shawn Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:47) Shawn Jones Jr. misses 4-foot jumper.
(2:46) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(2:46) Tennessee Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Tennessee retains its timeout.
(2:29) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(2:29) King Grace Steal.
(2:25) Quincy Ballard bad pass turnover.
(2:25) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(2:21) Nate Ament misses layup.
(2:18) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(2:11) Foul on Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
+1 (2:11) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
3625
+1 (2:11) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
3725
(1:42) Achor Achor misses 12-foot jumper.
(1:41) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) Nate Ament misses 10-foot jumper.
(1:18) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:08) Josh Hubbard makes 18-foot jumper.
3727
(0:47) Felix Okpara bad pass turnover.
(0:47) King Grace Steal.
(0:39) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
+1 (0:39) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 1 of 2.
3728
(0:39) Josh Hubbard misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:38) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(0:18) Foul on King Grace.
+1 (0:18) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
3828
+1 (0:18) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
3928
(0:00) King Grace misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

MSST

73Points64

27-62(43.5%)Field Goal(%)25-61(41.0%)

4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)7-22(31.8%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)7-13(53.8%)

45(13)Rebounds(Offensive)31(7)

19Assists11

7Steals7

6Blocks3

11Turnovers11

15(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

23Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS

attendance: 7,986 (76.1%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: TENN -8.5

over/under: 147.5