Auburn Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

FINAL

Feb 18, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
AUB	33	52	85
MSST	49	42	91

Game Recap

Hubbard hits program-record 10 3s, scores 46 as Mississippi State blows big lead, beats Auburn. Josh Hubbard made a program-record 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 46 points Wednesday night as Mississippi State blew an 18-point lead and then rallied to beat Auburn 91-85.

Player Stats

AUBURN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Sebastian Williams-Adams	32	2-4	0-0	2-2	4	1	1	1	3	2	6
7Keyshawn Hall	40	8-17	4-7	9-11	10	2	1	0	1	0	29
3KeShawn Murphy	32	1-7	0-2	5-6	11	2	1	2	1	1	7
1Kevin Overton	28	4-12	4-7	3-4	3	0	1	0	0	4	15
0Tahaad Pettiford	36	7-17	3-9	4-4	4	4	1	0	1	4	21
38Filip Jovic	11	0-0	0-0	0-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
6Elyjah Freeman	19	2-5	1-1	2-2	3	1	1	0	2	3	7
21Blake Muschalek	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	24-6238.7%	12-2646.2%	25-3180.6%	38	12	6	3	8	15	85

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
99Achor Achor	29	2-6	0-2	1-2	5	0	1	4	2	4	5
15Quincy Ballard	24	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	2	0	2	6
10Jayden Epps	33	5-14	3-6	0-0	0	3	2	0	1	2	13
5Shawn Jones Jr.	35	4-6	2-4	2-2	5	5	1	3	1	2	12
12Josh Hubbard	39	15-27	10-16	6-9	9	3	2	0	0	2	46
11Sergej Macura	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Jamarion Davis-Fleming	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	2	0	4	2
2Ja'Borri McGhee	12	1-3	1-2	4-4	2	4	0	0	2	4	7
23King Grace	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
TOTAL	-	31-6250.0%	16-3053.3%	13-1776.5%	32	17	6	11	6	23	91

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAUBMSST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Mississippi State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Auburn.
+3 (19:33) Shawn Jones Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayden Epps assists).
03
(19:01) Sebastian Williams-Adams bad pass turnover.
(18:37) Josh Hubbard misses 14-foot jumper.
(18:35) Shawn Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:35) Foul on Kevin Overton.
(18:27) Josh Hubbard misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:23) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(18:14) Tahaad Pettiford misses layup.
(18:12) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Josh Hubbard misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(17:40) Achor Achor Offensive Rebound.
(17:30) Jayden Epps misses layup.
(17:29) Mississippi State Offensive Rebound.
(17:20) Quincy Ballard misses layup.
(17:16) Quincy Ballard Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:16) Quincy Ballard makes 0-foot tip in layup.
05
(16:58) Kevin Overton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:55) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:49) Josh Hubbard makes 4-foot jumper.
07
(16:22) KeShawn Murphy misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:18) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Foul on Kevin Overton.
(15:52) Jayden Epps misses 6-foot jumper.
(15:50) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:46) Keyshawn Hall makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tahaad Pettiford assists).
37
(15:36) Foul on Tahaad Pettiford.
(15:36) Josh Hubbard misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:36) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:36) Josh Hubbard misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:35) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Keyshawn Hall misses layup.
(15:19) Shawn Jones Jr. Block.
(15:16) Sergej Macura Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:13) Josh Hubbard makes 7-foot jumper.
39
+3 (14:48) Keyshawn Hall makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tahaad Pettiford assists).
69
+3 (14:26) Josh Hubbard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ja'Borri McGhee assists).
612
(14:03) Keyshawn Hall misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:03) Shawn Jones Jr. Block.
(13:59) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:30) Josh Hubbard makes 26-foot three point jumper.
615
(13:11) Tahaad Pettiford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:07) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:48) Josh Hubbard makes 26-foot three point jumper.
618
(12:29) KeShawn Murphy misses 13-foot jumper.
(12:27) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Josh Hubbard misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:19) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Offensive Rebound.
(12:19) Mississippi State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Mississippi State retains its timeout.
+3 (12:09) Ja'Borri McGhee makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayden Epps assists).
621
(11:50) Foul on Jayden Epps.
+1 (11:50) Keyshawn Hall makes free throw 1 of 2.
721
+1 (11:50) Keyshawn Hall makes free throw 2 of 2.
821
(11:26) Ja'Borri McGhee bad pass turnover.
(11:26) Tahaad Pettiford Steal.
(11:23) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
(11:21) Foul on King Grace.
(11:12) KeShawn Murphy misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:09) Elyjah Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(11:09) Foul on King Grace.
(11:00) Tahaad Pettiford bad pass turnover.
(11:00) Jayden Epps Steal.
(10:46) Jayden Epps misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:41) Filip Jović Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:38) Tahaad Pettiford makes layup.
1021
(10:15) Josh Hubbard misses 17-foot jumper.
(10:11) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(10:02) Keyshawn Hall misses layup.
(10:02) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Block.
(10:01) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
(9:53) Elyjah Freeman misses 9-foot jumper.
(9:50) Elyjah Freeman Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:49) Keyshawn Hall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elyjah Freeman assists).
1321
(9:22) Shawn Jones Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:22) KeShawn Murphy Steal.
(9:18) Foul on Shawn Jones Jr..
+1 (9:18) KeShawn Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2.
1421
+1 (9:18) KeShawn Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2.
1521
+3 (9:07) Josh Hubbard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
1524
+3 (8:51) Keyshawn Hall makes 26-foot three point jumper (Filip Jović assists).
1824
+3 (8:32) Josh Hubbard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
1827
(8:10) Keyshawn Hall misses layup.
(8:10) Quincy Ballard Block.
(8:05) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:05) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
1829
+2 (7:49) Sebastian Williams-Adams makes 2-foot dunk (Tahaad Pettiford assists).
2029
+3 (7:39) Josh Hubbard makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2032
(7:03) KeShawn Murphy bad pass turnover.
(7:03) Josh Hubbard Steal.
+2 (6:59) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
2034
(6:44) Kevin Overton misses 14-foot jumper.
(6:42) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Quincy Ballard misses layup.
(6:15) Sebastian Williams-Adams Block.
(6:11) Sebastian Williams-Adams Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
+1 (6:08) Kevin Overton makes free throw 1 of 2.
2134
(6:08) Kevin Overton misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:07) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Shawn Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:53) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
(5:44) Sebastian Williams-Adams misses layup.
(5:44) Achor Achor Block.
(5:43) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:18) Shawn Jones Jr. makes 15-foot jumper (Jayden Epps assists).
2136
(5:04) Tahaad Pettiford misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:02) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
(5:02) Foul on Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
+1 (5:02) KeShawn Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2.
2236
+1 (5:02) KeShawn Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2.
2336
+2 (4:51) Shawn Jones Jr. makes layup (Jamarion Davis-Fleming assists).
2338
+3 (4:32) Kevin Overton makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2638
+3 (4:00) Josh Hubbard makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2641
(3:44) Tahaad Pettiford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:40) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
(3:35) Foul on Filip Jović.
(3:27) Jayden Epps misses 9-foot hook shot.
(3:25) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
(3:20) Elyjah Freeman bad pass turnover.
(3:20) Josh Hubbard Steal.
(3:11) Jayden Epps misses 11-foot jumper.
(3:09) Filip Jović Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:06) Tahaad Pettiford makes layup (Filip Jović assists).
2841
(3:06) Foul on King Grace.
+1 (3:06) Tahaad Pettiford makes free throw 1 of 1.
2941
+2 (2:51) Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes layup (Josh Hubbard assists).
2943
(2:27) Foul on Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
(2:27) Filip Jović misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:27) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:27) Filip Jović misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:25) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Foul on Elyjah Freeman.
+3 (2:00) Josh Hubbard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quincy Ballard assists).
2946
(1:46) Foul on Achor Achor.
+1 (1:46) Keyshawn Hall makes free throw 1 of 2.
3046
+1 (1:46) Keyshawn Hall makes free throw 2 of 2.
3146
+3 (1:30) Josh Hubbard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
3149
+2 (1:05) Elyjah Freeman makes 6-foot jumper.
3349
(0:32) Jayden Epps misses 16-foot jumper.
(0:29) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Elyjah Freeman bad pass turnover.
(0:00) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

AUB

MSST

85Points91

24-62(38.7%)Field Goal(%)31-62(50.0%)

12-26(46.2%)3-Point(%)16-30(53.3%)

25-31(80.6%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

41(17)Rebounds(Offensive)34(9)

12Assists17

6Steals6

3Blocks11

8Turnovers6

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

7Largest Lead18

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS

attendance: 7,789 (74.2%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: AUB -5.5

over/under: 155.5