Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Auburn Tigers

Mar 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSST	33	28	61
AUB	30	49	79

Game Recap

Overton scores 22 as Auburn beats Mississippi State in Southeastern Conference Tournament 77-61. Kevin Overton scored 22 points, including 15 in the second half, as No. 12 seed Auburn rallied past No. 13 seed Mississippi State 77-61 on Wednesday in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Player Stats

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
99Achor Achor	22	3-5	1-3	0-0	8	0	0	0	3	1	7
15Quincy Ballard	20	3-4	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	0	0	1	6
10Jayden Epps	33	6-16	2-9	0-2	4	1	1	0	2	3	14
5Shawn Jones Jr.	33	2-4	0-2	0-0	3	2	1	3	3	2	4
12Josh Hubbard	39	8-25	2-8	4-5	0	3	0	0	1	1	22
11Sergej Macura	17	1-5	0-0	0-4	5	0	0	0	0	3	2
0Jamarion Davis-Fleming	24	1-2	0-0	0-2	6	1	0	0	0	2	2
2Ja'Borri McGhee	12	1-3	1-1	1-2	0	1	1	0	2	4	4
TOTAL	-	25-6439.1%	6-2326.1%	5-1533.3%	34	9	3	3	11	17	61

AUBURN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Keyshawn Hall	35	4-9	1-4	5-7	3	2	0	0	2	1	14
3KeShawn Murphy	21	6-7	1-2	2-2	9	2	4	2	1	3	15
6Elyjah Freeman	29	3-7	0-1	1-4	10	0	2	0	1	1	7
1Kevin Overton	36	8-19	6-12	0-0	4	5	2	0	0	2	22
0Tahaad Pettiford	29	5-16	2-8	1-1	6	5	1	2	1	3	13
38Filip Jovic	17	0-1	0-0	1-4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1
33Sebastian Williams-Adams	24	1-5	1-2	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	3	5
21Blake Muschalek	9	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	27-6541.5%	11-3036.7%	14-2263.6%	40	15	10	4	7	15	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSSTAUB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Auburn.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Mississippi State.
+2 (19:46) KeShawn Murphy makes 2-foot dunk (Kevin Overton assists).
02
(19:13) Josh Hubbard misses 21-foot jumper.
(19:08) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:59) KeShawn Murphy makes 14-foot jumper (Tahaad Pettiford assists).
04
(18:36) Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
+2 (18:26) Achor Achor makes layup (Quincy Ballard assists).
24
+3 (18:12) KeShawn Murphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keyshawn Hall assists).
27
(18:10) Technical Foul on KeShawn Murphy.
(18:10) Josh Hubbard misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:10) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:10) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 2 of 2.
37
(18:01) Josh Hubbard misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Achor Achor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:48) Jayden Epps makes driving layup.
57
(17:35) Tahaad Pettiford misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:19) Shawn Jones Jr. makes 8-foot jumper.
77
+2 (17:01) Keyshawn Hall makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
79
(16:34) Quincy Ballard misses 10-foot jumper.
(16:31) Keyshawn Hall Defensive Rebound.
(16:23) Keyshawn Hall misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:20) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:12) Josh Hubbard makes 7-foot jumper.
99
(15:56) Keyshawn Hall bad pass turnover.
(15:47) Josh Hubbard misses 12-foot jumper.
(15:44) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:43) Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes layup.
119
(15:20) Kevin Overton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:15) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Achor Achor bad pass turnover.
(15:04) Kevin Overton Steal.
(14:59) Foul on Josh Hubbard.
+1 (14:59) Blake Muschalek makes free throw 1 of 2.
1110
+1 (14:59) Blake Muschalek makes free throw 2 of 2.
1111
(14:46) Jayden Epps misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:41) Blake Muschalek Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:26) Kevin Overton makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
1113
(14:04) Jamarion Davis-Fleming misses 10-foot jumper.
(14:01) Kevin Overton Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
(13:54) Keyshawn Hall misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:54) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:54) Keyshawn Hall makes free throw 2 of 2.
1114
(13:33) Foul on Sebastian Williams-Adams.
(13:33) Ja'Borri McGhee misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:33) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:33) Ja'Borri McGhee makes free throw 2 of 2.
1214
+3 (13:16) Sebastian Williams-Adams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Overton assists).
1217
(12:45) Ja'Borri McGhee bad pass turnover.
(12:45) Blake Muschalek Steal.
(12:45) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
(12:21) Kevin Overton misses 17-foot jumper.
(12:18) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:13) Josh Hubbard makes 11-foot jumper.
1417
(11:46) Blake Muschalek misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:41) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Shawn Jones Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:20) Filip Jovic Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Foul on Shawn Jones Jr..
(11:05) Foul on Achor Achor.
(11:05) Elyjah Freeman misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:05) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:05) Elyjah Freeman misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:04) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Sergej Macura misses 7-foot jumper.
(10:42) Sergej Macura Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:36) Josh Hubbard makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1717
(10:11) Sebastian Williams-Adams misses 7-foot jumper.
(10:09) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Foul on Kevin Overton.
(10:06) Sergej Macura misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:06) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:06) Sergej Macura misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:04) Elyjah Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(9:42) Kevin Overton misses 15-foot jumper.
(9:39) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) Jayden Epps misses 10-foot jumper.
(9:33) Tahaad Pettiford Block.
(9:30) Sergej Macura Offensive Rebound.
(9:29) Sergej Macura misses 8-foot jumper.
(9:27) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:23) Tahaad Pettiford makes driving layup.
1719
(9:07) Josh Hubbard misses 20-foot jumper.
(9:03) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(9:00) Tahaad Pettiford misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:57) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:46) Quincy Ballard makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Jayden Epps assists).
1919
(8:32) Tahaad Pettiford misses 16-foot jumper.
(8:29) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:21) Quincy Ballard makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Hubbard assists).
2119
+3 (8:01) Kevin Overton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tahaad Pettiford assists).
2122
(7:29) Jayden Epps misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:24) Sebastian Williams-Adams Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Foul on Jayden Epps.
(7:16) Tahaad Pettiford misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:13) Elyjah Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(7:02) KeShawn Murphy offensive goaltending turnover.
+2 (6:51) Jayden Epps makes driving layup.
2322
(6:29) Elyjah Freeman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:26) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(6:19) Foul on Blake Muschalek.
(6:15) Josh Hubbard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:15) Tahaad Pettiford Block.
(6:14) Mississippi State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:05) Jayden Epps makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2622
(5:43) Foul on Sergej Macura.
(5:43) Filip Jovic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:43) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:43) Filip Jovic misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:41) Sergej Macura Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) Josh Hubbard misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:21) Kevin Overton Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Filip Jovic misses layup.
(5:08) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
(5:04) Josh Hubbard misses driving layup.
(5:01) Sebastian Williams-Adams Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Keyshawn Hall misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:51) Filip Jovic Offensive Rebound.
(4:50) Kevin Overton misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:47) Mississippi State Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Mississippi State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Mississippi State retains its timeout.
+2 (4:25) Shawn Jones Jr. makes 13-foot jumper (Jamarion Davis-Fleming assists).
2822
(3:55) Foul on Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
(3:55) Filip Jovic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:55) Auburn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:55) Filip Jovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
2823
(3:25) Sergej Macura misses 19-foot jumper.
(3:22) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Tahaad Pettiford bad pass turnover.
(3:17) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
+3 (3:13) Josh Hubbard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
3123
(2:52) Sebastian Williams-Adams misses 9-foot jumper.
(2:50) Auburn Offensive Rebound.
(2:45) Tahaad Pettiford misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(2:43) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:34) Josh Hubbard makes 10-foot jumper.
3323
(2:13) Kevin Overton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:10) Sebastian Williams-Adams Offensive Rebound.
(2:10) Foul on Sergej Macura.
+1 (2:10) Sebastian Williams-Adams makes free throw 1 of 2.
3324
+1 (2:10) Sebastian Williams-Adams makes free throw 2 of 2.
3325
(2:01) Achor Achor misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:59) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
(1:45) Kevin Overton misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:42) Kevin Overton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:40) Kevin Overton makes 6-foot jumper.
3327
(1:19) Josh Hubbard misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(1:15) Elyjah Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(1:11) Keyshawn Hall bad pass turnover.
(1:11) Jayden Epps Steal.
(0:58) Foul on Tahaad Pettiford.
(0:58) Jayden Epps misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:58) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:58) Jayden Epps misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:57) Tahaad Pettiford Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Foul on Sebastian Williams-Adams.
(0:47) Sebastian Williams-Adams turnover.
(0:36) Josh Hubbard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:34) Auburn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:13) Tahaad Pettiford makes 23-foot three point jumper.
3330
(0:03) Jayden Epps misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Sebastian Williams-Adams Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MSST

AUB

61Points79

25-64(39.1%)Field Goal(%)27-65(41.5%)

6-23(26.1%)3-Point(%)11-30(36.7%)

5-15(33.3%)Free Throw(%)14-22(63.6%)

39(11)Rebounds(Offensive)43(11)

9Assists15

3Steals10

3Blocks4

11Turnovers7

17(0)Fouls(Technical)15(1)

10Largest Lead18

Game Details

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 · 3:15 PM

Neville Arena · Auburn, AL

attendance: 12,722 (139.5%)

tv: SEC Network

spread: AUB -8.5

over/under: 160.5