Memphis Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Dec 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MEM	30	36	66
MSST	34	37	71

Game Recap

Epps, Hubbard help Mississippi State survive frenetic finish in 71-66 win over Memphis. yden Epps scored 19 points and Josh Hubbard scored 17 points and Mississippi State fought off Memphis for a 71-66 win on Saturday.

Player Stats

MEMPHIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ashton Hardaway	27	4-9	3-7	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	1	11
31Thierno Sylla	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0
15Julius Thedford	22	1-3	1-3	0-0	8	1	2	0	2	4	3
14Hasan Abdul Hakim	30	1-6	0-3	4-4	5	2	2	0	0	0	6
1Dug McDaniel	32	3-13	1-4	1-2	6	3	4	0	6	3	8
11Aaron Bradshaw	29	5-11	0-4	2-2	7	2	0	2	3	4	12
19Tariq Ingraham	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
10Simon Majok	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
23Sincere Parker	8	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	5
0Quante Berry	14	0-2	0-2	1-2	3	1	1	0	0	2	1
2Zach Davis	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
5Curtis Givens III	23	6-10	3-5	3-6	1	2	0	0	0	2	18
TOTAL	-	23-6237.1%	9-3129.0%	11-1668.8%	40	11	9	3	17	21	66

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Sergej Macura	26	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	1	4
15Quincy Ballard	23	2-4	0-0	1-2	8	0	0	0	1	1	5
10Jayden Epps	27	7-12	4-9	1-2	1	0	1	1	3	3	19
5Shawn Jones Jr.	32	4-7	0-2	1-2	5	4	2	0	4	2	9
12Josh Hubbard	37	4-13	2-7	7-8	1	3	3	0	2	0	17
0Jamarion Davis-Fleming	21	1-2	0-0	1-2	5	1	2	1	0	1	3
99Achor Achor	10	3-6	0-0	2-5	5	0	0	0	0	3	8
2Ja'Borri McGhee	20	1-6	0-2	4-4	3	1	1	0	2	1	6
23King Grace	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0



TOTAL	-	24-5444.4%	6-2128.6%	17-2568.0%	32	11	9	2	15	12	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMEMMSST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Mississippi State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Memphis.
+2 (19:33) Sergej Macura makes 8-foot jumper.
02
(19:08) Ashton Hardaway misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:05) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:59) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
04
(18:35) Foul on Thierno Sylla.
(18:35) Thierno Sylla turnover.
(18:08) Josh Hubbard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:04) Quincy Ballard Offensive Rebound.
(18:00) Jayden Epps misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:56) Julius Thedford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:50) Julius Thedford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dug McDaniel assists).
34
(17:16) Josh Hubbard misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:12) Quincy Ballard Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:02) Jayden Epps makes 24-foot three point jumper.
37
(16:42) Dug McDaniel misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(16:39) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
(16:25) Shawn Jones Jr. misses layup.
(16:22) Dug McDaniel Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) Julius Thedford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:12) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:04) Jayden Epps makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
310
(15:27) team shot clock turnover .
(15:27) Jayden Epps traveling turnover.
(15:14) Hasan Abdul Hakim misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:10) Quante Berry Offensive Rebound.
(15:05) Sincere Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Sergej Macura Defensive Rebound.
(14:54) Sergej Macura bad pass turnover.
(14:54) Quante Berry Steal.
(14:51) Foul on Jayden Epps.
(14:51) Quante Berry misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:51) Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:51) Quante Berry makes free throw 2 of 2.
410
(14:36) Foul on Quante Berry.
(14:22) Quincy Ballard misses 8-foot jumper.
(14:18) Hasan Abdul Hakim Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Aaron Bradshaw misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:04) Ja'Borri McGhee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:58) Achor Achor makes layup (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
412
(13:58) Foul on Sincere Parker.
(13:58) Achor Achor misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:57) Mississippi State Offensive Rebound.
(13:48) Ja'Borri McGhee bad pass turnover.
(13:48) Dug McDaniel Steal.
(13:33) Dug McDaniel misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:31) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:25) Jayden Epps makes layup.
414
(13:01) Dug McDaniel misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:59) Ja'Borri McGhee Defensive Rebound.
(12:51) Josh Hubbard misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:47) Achor Achor Offensive Rebound.
(12:46) Achor Achor misses layup.
(12:43) Sincere Parker Defensive Rebound.
(12:39) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
(12:36) Quante Berry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Julius Thedford Offensive Rebound.
(12:33) Foul on Achor Achor.
+2 (12:25) Curtis Givens III makes 19-foot jumper (Quante Berry assists).
614
(12:11) Foul on Ashton Hardaway.
+1 (12:11) Ja'Borri McGhee makes free throw 1 of 2.
615
+1 (12:11) Ja'Borri McGhee makes free throw 2 of 2.
616
+3 (11:58) Ashton Hardaway makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Bradshaw assists).
916
(11:31) Ja'Borri McGhee misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) Memphis Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Foul on Jayden Epps.
+1 (11:06) Curtis Givens III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1016
(11:06) Curtis Givens III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:05) Sergej Macura Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:50) Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes 2-foot dunk (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
1018
(10:43) Quante Berry misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:39) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
(10:34) Josh Hubbard misses 12-foot jumper.
(10:31) Quante Berry Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Tariq Ingraham misses layup.
(10:15) Tariq Ingraham Offensive Rebound.
(10:14) Tariq Ingraham bad pass turnover.
(10:14) Ja'Borri McGhee Steal.
(10:11) Foul on Curtis Givens III.
+1 (10:11) Ja'Borri McGhee makes free throw 1 of 2.
1019
+1 (10:11) Ja'Borri McGhee makes free throw 2 of 2.
1020
+2 (9:54) Tariq Ingraham makes layup (Curtis Givens III assists).
1220
(9:27) Shawn Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:23) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Offensive Rebound.
(9:20) Shawn Jones Jr. bad pass turnover.
+2 (9:04) Aaron Bradshaw makes 17-foot jumper (Hasan Abdul Hakim assists).
1420
(8:46) Ja'Borri McGhee misses 13-foot jumper.
(8:44) Julius Thedford Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) Dug McDaniel bad pass turnover.
(8:41) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
(8:16) Sergej Macura bad pass turnover.
(8:16) Dug McDaniel Steal.
(8:08) Ashton Hardaway misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:05) Sergej Macura Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:45) Jayden Epps makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sergej Macura assists).
1423
(7:27) Aaron Bradshaw bad pass turnover.
(7:27) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
(7:06) Josh Hubbard misses layup.
(7:03) Quincy Ballard Offensive Rebound.
(7:02) Quincy Ballard bad pass turnover.
(7:02) Dug McDaniel Steal.
(6:32) Aaron Bradshaw misses 19-foot jumper.
(6:27) Hasan Abdul Hakim Offensive Rebound.
(6:25) Thierno Sylla misses layup.
(6:23) Hasan Abdul Hakim Offensive Rebound.
(6:20) Aaron Bradshaw misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:17) Thierno Sylla Offensive Rebound.
(6:16) Foul on Quincy Ballard.
+1 (6:16) Hasan Abdul Hakim makes free throw 1 of 2.
1523
+1 (6:16) Hasan Abdul Hakim makes free throw 2 of 2.
1623
(6:03) Foul on Dug McDaniel.
(6:03) Jayden Epps misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:03) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:03) Jayden Epps makes free throw 2 of 2.
1624
+3 (5:39) Ashton Hardaway makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hasan Abdul Hakim assists).
1924
(5:26) Josh Hubbard bad pass turnover.
(5:15) Dug McDaniel bad pass turnover.
(4:57) Ja'Borri McGhee misses 17-foot jumper.
(4:53) Quincy Ballard Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Quincy Ballard misses layup.
(4:48) Ashton Hardaway Defensive Rebound.
(4:41) Curtis Givens III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:36) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Foul on Aaron Bradshaw.
(4:36) Quincy Ballard misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:34) Julius Thedford Defensive Rebound.
(4:18) Dug McDaniel misses layup.
(4:16) Aaron Bradshaw Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:16) Aaron Bradshaw makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2124
(4:00) Foul on Dug McDaniel.
+1 (4:00) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 1 of 2.
2125
+1 (4:00) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 2 of 2.
2126
+2 (3:54) Aaron Bradshaw makes 3-foot dunk (Curtis Givens III assists).
2326
(3:32) Foul on Sincere Parker.
+1 (3:32) Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes free throw 1 of 2.
2327
(3:32) Jamarion Davis-Fleming misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:31) Sincere Parker Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Zach Davis bad pass turnover.
(3:17) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Steal.
+3 (3:04) Josh Hubbard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
2330
(2:49) Aaron Bradshaw misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:45) Ashton Hardaway Offensive Rebound.
(2:43) Sincere Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:39) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Shawn Jones Jr. bad pass turnover.
(2:17) Ashton Hardaway misses 21-foot jumper.
(2:13) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
(2:07) Josh Hubbard misses 12-foot jumper.
(2:07) Ashton Hardaway Block.
(2:03) Ashton Hardaway Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:00) Curtis Givens III makes layup.
2530
(2:00) Foul on Shawn Jones Jr..
(2:00) Curtis Givens III misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:59) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(1:35) Ja'Borri McGhee misses layup.
(1:31) Achor Achor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:31) Achor Achor makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2532
(1:11) Zach Davis bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:59) Shawn Jones Jr. makes layup.
2534
(0:34) Hasan Abdul Hakim misses 6-foot jumper.
(0:32) Hasan Abdul Hakim Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:31) Hasan Abdul Hakim makes layup.
2734
(0:04) Shawn Jones Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Sincere Parker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:00) Sincere Parker makes 45-foot three point jumper.
3034

2nd half

Team Stats

MEM

MSST

66Points71

23-62(37.1%)Field Goal(%)24-54(44.4%)

9-31(29.0%)3-Point(%)6-21(28.6%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)17-25(68.0%)

43(17)Rebounds(Offensive)35(11)

11Assists11

9Steals9

3Blocks2

18Turnovers15

21(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

3Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 4:00 PM

Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS

attendance: 6,971 (66.4%)

tv: ESPN

spread: MSST -3.5

over/under: 153.5