Tarleton Texans vs. Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

FINAL

Dec 16, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
TAR	43	45	88
MVSU	40	24	64

Game Recap

Johnson scores 27 as Tarleton State downs Mississippi Valley State 88-64. Dior Johnson had 27 points in Tarleton State's 88-64 victory against Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday.

Player Stats

TARLETON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Chris Mpaka	11	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	0	4
6Kaia Isaac	32	3-9	3-6	0-0	2	6	4	0	2	0	9
0Jordan Mizell	32	2-4	0-0	2-3	4	2	3	0	2	3	6
13Kade Douglas	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
4Leroy Kelly IV	31	2-7	1-4	0-0	8	4	1	0	4	4	5
97Andy Sigiscar	8	2-5	0-0	0-1	1	0	1	1	0	1	4
24Ocypher Owens	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Damion Porter Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5Malek Archie	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
8Joseph Martinez	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55Cam McDowell	26	7-12	2-5	10-10	3	1	5	0	5	1	26
7Dior Johnson	37	10-15	1-4	6-6	5	4	4	0	2	1	27
TOTAL	-	30-5950.8%	8-2138.1%	20-2290.9%	26	18	19	1	16	13	88

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Lamont Sams	33	4-9	0-4	0-0	4	2	0	3	1	4	8
24X'Zaevion Barnett	32	0-4	0-2	0-0	4	6	1	1	6	2	0
10Michael James	37	11-16	3-5	2-5	5	4	4	0	6	1	27
0Patrick Punch	29	5-9	1-2	4-5	3	1	1	0	1	3	15
2Delkedric Holmes	27	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	4	2	0	8	3	2
5Chance Sutton	23	2-2	0-0	2-2	4	1	1	1	2	1	6
20Mussa Mzein	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	4	2
13Tyrone Iroghama	3	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	4




TOTAL	-	26-4854.2%	4-1330.8%	8-1266.7%	23	18	10	6	26	19	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTARMVSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tarleton State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Mississippi Valley State.
(19:45) Kaia Isaac misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:42) Mississippi Valley State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:27) Michael James makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Delkedric Holmes assists).
02
(19:20) Jordan Mizell bad pass turnover.
(19:20) Michael James Steal.
(19:17) X'Zaevion Barnett turnover.
(18:54) Leroy Kelly IV misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:50) Michael James Defensive Rebound.
(18:31) Lamont Sams misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(18:28) Leroy Kelly IV Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Chris Mpaka misses driving layup.
(18:19) Lamont Sams Block.
(18:14) Dior Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:14) Dior Johnson makes driving layup.
22
(18:14) Foul on Delkedric Holmes.
+1 (18:14) Dior Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
32
(17:56) Michael James bad pass turnover.
(17:49) Dior Johnson misses driving layup.
(17:42) Andy Sigiscar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:42) Andy Sigiscar makes layup.
52
+2 (17:32) Michael James makes 12-foot jumper (Delkedric Holmes assists).
54
(17:05) Foul on Michael James.
+2 (16:56) Dior Johnson makes driving layup.
74
(16:48) Delkedric Holmes bad pass turnover.
(16:48) Cam McDowell Steal.
(16:43) Dior Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(16:41) Michael James Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Michael James bad pass turnover.
(16:35) Kaia Isaac Steal.
(16:32) Kaia Isaac traveling turnover.
+2 (16:23) Patrick Punch makes driving layup (X'Zaevion Barnett assists).
76
+3 (16:11) Cam McDowell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kade Douglas assists).
106
+2 (15:48) Lamont Sams makes driving layup.
108
+2 (15:30) Andy Sigiscar makes driving layup (Kaia Isaac assists).
128
(15:30) Foul on Mussa Mzein.
(15:30) Andy Sigiscar misses free throw 1 of 1.
(15:29) Patrick Punch Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) X'Zaevion Barnett misses driving layup.
(15:17) Andy Sigiscar Block.
(15:07) Dior Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:06) Cam McDowell makes driving layup (Dior Johnson assists).
148
(14:54) X'Zaevion Barnett bad pass turnover.
(14:54) Andy Sigiscar Steal.
(14:50) Andy Sigiscar misses driving layup.
(14:47) Leroy Kelly IV Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:47) Leroy Kelly IV makes layup.
168
(14:34) Lamont Sams bad pass turnover.
(14:34) Kaia Isaac Steal.
+2 (14:23) Chris Mpaka makes 3-foot dunk (Dior Johnson assists).
188
+2 (14:04) Delkedric Holmes makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
1810
(13:53) Dior Johnson misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:48) Mussa Mzein Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:33) Michael James makes driving layup (Delkedric Holmes assists).
1812
(13:15) Cam McDowell bad pass turnover.
(13:15) Mussa Mzein Steal.
(12:59) Delkedric Holmes misses 13-foot jumper.
(12:54) Chris Mpaka Defensive Rebound.
(12:49) Kade Douglas misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(12:45) Michael James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:42) Michael James makes 25-foot three pointer.
1815
(12:20) Cam McDowell bad pass turnover.
(12:20) Delkedric Holmes Steal.
+2 (12:15) Michael James makes layup (Delkedric Holmes assists).
1817
+2 (11:52) Dior Johnson makes driving layup (Cam McDowell assists).
2017
(11:52) Foul on Tyrone Iroghama.
+1 (11:52) Dior Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
2117
(11:31) Foul on Leroy Kelly IV.
+1 (11:31) Chance Sutton makes free throw 1 of 2.
2118
+1 (11:31) Chance Sutton makes free throw 2 of 2.
2119
(11:16) Andy Sigiscar misses driving layup.
(11:16) Tyrone Iroghama Block.
(11:08) Patrick Punch Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:02) Tyrone Iroghama makes driving layup (Lamont Sams assists).
2121
(10:41) Cam McDowell misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:34) Jordan Mizell Offensive Rebound.
(10:33) Jordan Mizell bad pass turnover.
(10:33) Delkedric Holmes Steal.
(10:07) Delkedric Holmes misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:03) Tyrone Iroghama Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:02) Tyrone Iroghama makes 9-foot dunk.
2123
(9:49) Dior Johnson bad pass turnover.
(9:49) Chance Sutton Steal.
(9:44) Patrick Punch bad pass turnover.
(9:44) Kaia Isaac Steal.
+2 (9:31) Dior Johnson makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Leroy Kelly IV assists).
2323
(9:15) Delkedric Holmes bad pass turnover.
(8:53) Leroy Kelly IV misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(8:51) Mississippi Valley State Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:51) Foul on Andy Sigiscar.
(8:35) Michael James bad pass turnover.
+3 (8:11) Kaia Isaac makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Mizell assists).
2623
(7:52) Michael James misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(7:50) Dior Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:45) Kaia Isaac makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dior Johnson assists).
2923
(7:18) Foul on Jordan Mizell.
+1 (7:18) Michael James makes free throw 1 of 2.
2924
(7:18) Michael James misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:18) Jordan Mizell Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) Dior Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:44) Michael James Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:28) Mussa Mzein makes driving layup (Michael James assists).
2926
(6:10) Kaia Isaac misses driving layup.
(6:10) Chance Sutton Block.
(6:06) X'Zaevion Barnett Defensive Rebound.
(6:06) Foul on Jordan Mizell.
(5:52) Mussa Mzein bad pass turnover.
(5:52) Dior Johnson Steal.
(5:40) Dior Johnson misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(5:37) Chance Sutton Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) Mussa Mzein bad pass turnover.
(5:16) Dior Johnson Steal.
+2 (5:10) Dior Johnson makes driving layup.
3126
+2 (4:44) Lamont Sams makes 2-foot dunk (Michael James assists).
3128
(4:24) Ocypher Owens misses driving layup.
(4:24) X'Zaevion Barnett Block.
(4:21) Tarleton State Offensive Rebound.
(4:13) Kaia Isaac misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:10) X'Zaevion Barnett Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Lamont Sams misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(4:00) Cam McDowell Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Foul on Lamont Sams.
+1 (3:52) Cam McDowell makes free throw 1 of 2.
3228
+1 (3:52) Cam McDowell makes free throw 2 of 2.
3328
(3:36) Delkedric Holmes misses driving layup.
(3:32) Leroy Kelly IV Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:25) Leroy Kelly IV makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jordan Mizell assists).
3628
(3:25) Foul on Lamont Sams.
(3:05) Leroy Kelly IV misses 10-foot jumper.
(3:03) Lamont Sams Defensive Rebound.
(2:42) Michael James misses driving layup.
(2:38) Patrick Punch Offensive Rebound.
(2:38) Patrick Punch misses driving layup.
(2:28) Dior Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Leroy Kelly IV bad pass turnover.
(2:25) X'Zaevion Barnett Steal.
(2:25) Michael James misses driving layup.
(2:25) Lamont Sams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:25) Lamont Sams makes layup.
3630
+3 (2:16) Kade Douglas makes 28-foot three point jumper (Dior Johnson assists).
3930
+3 (2:02) Michael James makes 29-foot three point jumper (Patrick Punch assists).
3933
(2:02) Foul on Leroy Kelly IV.
(2:02) Michael James misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:02) Chris Mpaka Defensive Rebound.
(1:48) Jordan Mizell misses driving layup.
(1:48) Lamont Sams Block.
(1:39) X'Zaevion Barnett Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:37) Michael James makes 16-foot jumper (X'Zaevion Barnett assists).
3935
(1:22) Cam McDowell bad pass turnover.
(1:10) Delkedric Holmes bad pass turnover.
(1:10) Cam McDowell Steal.
(1:04) Foul on Delkedric Holmes.
+1 (1:04) Cam McDowell makes free throw 1 of 2.
4035
+1 (1:04) Cam McDowell makes free throw 2 of 2.
4135
(0:51) X'Zaevion Barnett bad pass turnover.
(0:51) Jordan Mizell Steal.
(0:51) Foul on X'Zaevion Barnett.
(0:51) Jordan Mizell misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:50) Chance Sutton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:28) Patrick Punch makes layup (X'Zaevion Barnett assists).
4137
(0:04) Foul on Patrick Punch.
+1 (0:04) Chris Mpaka makes free throw 1 of 2.
4237
+1 (0:04) Chris Mpaka makes free throw 2 of 2.
4337
(0:01) Foul on Jordan Mizell.
(0:00) Foul on Kade Douglas.
+1 (0:00) Patrick Punch makes free throw 1 of 3.
4338
+1 (0:00) Patrick Punch makes free throw 2 of 3.
4339
+1 (0:00) Patrick Punch makes free throw 3 of 3.
4340

2nd half

Team Stats

TAR

MVSU

88Points64

30-59(50.8%)Field Goal(%)26-48(54.2%)

8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)4-13(30.8%)

20-22(90.9%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

29(10)Rebounds(Offensive)25(5)

18Assists18

19Steals10

1Blocks6

16Turnovers26

13(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

29Largest Lead2

Game Details

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Robert W. Harrison HPER Complex · Itta Bena, MS

attendance: 102 (2.0%)

spread: TAR -17.5

over/under: 142.5