Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TNTC	37	51	88
MSST	53	53	106

Game Recap

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Mississippi State Bulldogs game highlights

Hubbard's 25, Grace's 23 bench points power Mississippi State over Tennessee Tech 106-88. Josh Hubbard scored 25 points, King Grace added 23 off the bench, and Mississippi State defeated Tennessee Tech 106-88 on Monday night in both teams' season opener.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Caleb Sanders	33	9-13	1-2	9-10	5	3	1	1	3	2	28
1De'Ante Green	23	4-9	1-3	3-4	4	0	2	0	0	2	12
0Kamai Samuels	16	4-6	0-1	0-1	1	1	1	0	3	3	8
5Cbo Newton	24	2-9	2-6	3-4	3	2	1	0	2	1	9
7Trent Mosquera	32	3-11	3-10	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	4	9
12Shaun Arnold	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	1	4
4Mekhi Turner	4	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
3Davante Hackett	9	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
2Ty Owens	26	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	8	1	0	3	3	4
10Caleb Hollenbeck	22	3-10	2-9	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	1	8

TOTAL	-	32-6648.5%	9-3228.1%	15-2075.0%	23	14	10	1	11	20	88

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Thomas Bassong	23	5-7	0-2	4-6	6	0	0	1	0	3	14
5Kimani Hamilton	30	1-4	0-1	3-4	6	1	0	1	1	2	5
22ND Okafor	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	3	2	2
11RJ Johnson	21	4-6	3-4	1-2	1	3	0	0	2	1	12
12Josh Hubbard	31	7-11	3-4	8-10	0	9	2	0	3	2	25
13Kendyl Sanders	10	2-3	0-1	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	1	5
33Tristan Reed	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	3	2
0Jalyn Collingwood	14	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	3
99Willie Burnett III	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2Tajuan Simpkins	32	5-11	1-4	4-4	5	5	2	0	1	1	15
1King Grace	23	8-12	4-6	3-4	8	4	1	1	2	3	23
TOTAL	-	35-6058.3%	12-2450.0%	24-3275.0%	36	23	7	5	15	19	106

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTNTCMSST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Mississippi State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee Tech.
+3 (19:47) RJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Hubbard assists).
03
(19:37) Cbo Newton misses layup.
(19:35) RJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:32) Thomas Bassong makes layup (RJ Johnson assists).
05
+2 (19:00) De'Ante Green makes 13-foot jumper.
25
(18:53) Kimani Hamilton bad pass turnover.
+3 (18:45) De'Ante Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kamai Samuels assists).
55
(18:18) ND Okafor bad pass turnover.
(18:18) Cbo Newton Steal.
(17:58) De'Ante Green misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:54) ND Okafor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:45) King Grace makes layup.
57
(17:24) Cbo Newton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Kimani Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:15) King Grace makes layup (Tristan Reed assists).
59
(17:15) Foul on Caleb Sanders.
+1 (17:15) King Grace makes free throw 1 of 1.
510
(17:15) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(17:06) Foul on Kamai Samuels.
(17:06) Josh Hubbard misses free throw 1 of 3.
(17:06) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:06) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 2 of 3.
511
+1 (17:06) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 3 of 3.
512
(17:01) Foul on RJ Johnson.
(17:01) De'Ante Green misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:01) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:01) De'Ante Green makes free throw 2 of 2.
612
(16:51) King Grace misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:47) Tennessee Tech Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:35) Trent Mosquera makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Sanders assists).
912
(16:13) RJ Johnson bad pass turnover.
(16:13) De'Ante Green Steal.
(16:06) Cbo Newton bad pass turnover.
(16:06) King Grace Steal.
+2 (15:59) Kendyl Sanders makes layup.
914
(15:37) Caleb Sanders bad pass turnover.
(15:37) Kendyl Sanders Steal.
(15:23) Foul on Mekhi Turner.
(15:09) Tajuan Simpkins bad pass turnover.
(15:09) Shaun Arnold Steal.
(15:01) Caleb Hollenbeck misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:56) Tristan Reed Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Foul on Ty Owens.
(14:38) RJ Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:38) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:38) RJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
915
(14:27) Ty Owens bad pass turnover.
(14:27) Tajuan Simpkins Steal.
(14:22) Tajuan Simpkins misses layup.
(14:20) Caleb Hollenbeck Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Caleb Hollenbeck misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:00) Caleb Hollenbeck Offensive Rebound.
(13:56) Caleb Hollenbeck misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:53) Kendyl Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) Kendyl Sanders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:44) Shaun Arnold Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:40) Mekhi Turner makes layup (Ty Owens assists).
1115
(13:40) Foul on Tristan Reed.
(13:40) Mekhi Turner misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:39) Thomas Bassong Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Foul on Davante Hackett.
+2 (13:19) ND Okafor makes layup (Josh Hubbard assists).
1117
(13:01) De'Ante Green misses 20-foot jumper.
(12:58) ND Okafor Defensive Rebound.
(12:44) Thomas Bassong misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:44) Caleb Hollenbeck Defensive Rebound.
(12:44) Foul on ND Okafor.
(12:30) De'Ante Green misses layup.
(12:30) ND Okafor Block.
(12:25) De'Ante Green Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:25) De'Ante Green makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1317
+2 (12:10) Thomas Bassong makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Hubbard assists).
1319
(11:56) Caleb Sanders misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:54) ND Okafor Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) ND Okafor bad pass turnover.
(11:52) Caleb Hollenbeck Steal.
(11:49) Trent Mosquera misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:45) Thomas Bassong Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) ND Okafor bad pass turnover.
(11:33) De'Ante Green Steal.
+3 (11:29) Caleb Hollenbeck makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caleb Sanders assists).
1619
(11:13) Thomas Bassong misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:10) Kimani Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
(10:50) RJ Johnson misses 6-foot jumper.
(10:49) Tennessee Tech Defensive Rebound.
(10:40) Foul on Tristan Reed.
+1 (10:40) Caleb Sanders makes free throw 1 of 2.
1719
+1 (10:40) Caleb Sanders makes free throw 2 of 2.
1819
(10:39) King Grace bad pass turnover.
(10:39) Kamai Samuels Steal.
+3 (10:35) Trent Mosquera makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cbo Newton assists).
2119
(10:21) Foul on De'Ante Green.
+1 (10:21) Thomas Bassong makes free throw 1 of 2.
2120
(10:21) Thomas Bassong misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:20) Caleb Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(10:15) Cbo Newton misses layup.
(10:13) De'Ante Green Offensive Rebound.
(10:10) Kamai Samuels bad pass turnover.
(10:10) Josh Hubbard Steal.
(10:03) King Grace misses layup.
(9:59) Trent Mosquera Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Cbo Newton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:39) Thomas Bassong Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:33) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
2122
(9:08) Kamai Samuels misses 11-foot jumper.
(9:05) Thomas Bassong Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Kimani Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:57) King Grace Offensive Rebound.
(8:45) King Grace misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:42) King Grace Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:40) King Grace makes layup.
2124
(8:31) Davante Hackett misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:29) Mekhi Turner Offensive Rebound.
(8:29) Foul on Thomas Bassong.
+2 (8:27) Davante Hackett makes layup (Ty Owens assists).
2324
(8:21) RJ Johnson bad pass turnover.
(8:21) Caleb Hollenbeck Steal.
+2 (8:18) Caleb Hollenbeck makes layup.
2524
+2 (8:02) Kendyl Sanders makes layup (RJ Johnson assists).
2526
+3 (7:40) Caleb Hollenbeck makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Owens assists).
2826
(7:13) Foul on Mekhi Turner.
+1 (7:13) Tajuan Simpkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
2827
+1 (7:13) Tajuan Simpkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
2828
(7:12) Foul on Kendyl Sanders.
(6:56) Caleb Hollenbeck misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:52) Caleb Sanders Offensive Rebound.
(6:52) Caleb Sanders misses 8-foot jumper.
(6:52) Thomas Bassong Block.
(6:50) Jalyn Collingwood Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:36) RJ Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2831
+2 (6:10) Davante Hackett makes layup.
3031
(5:41) Tajuan Simpkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:38) Shaun Arnold Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Foul on Thomas Bassong.
(5:26) Cbo Newton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:26) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:26) Cbo Newton makes free throw 2 of 2.
3131
(5:09) King Grace misses dunk.
(5:07) Shaun Arnold Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Cbo Newton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:00) Tajuan Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:56) Josh Hubbard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tajuan Simpkins assists).
3134
(4:39) Caleb Sanders out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (4:20) King Grace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hubbard assists).
3137
(3:50) Trent Mosquera misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(3:47) Kimani Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:35) Tajuan Simpkins makes layup (King Grace assists).
3139
(3:34) Foul on Trent Mosquera.
+1 (3:34) Tajuan Simpkins makes free throw 1 of 1.
3140
(3:15) Foul on Josh Hubbard.
+1 (3:15) De'Ante Green makes free throw 1 of 2.
3240
+1 (3:15) De'Ante Green makes free throw 2 of 2.
3340
+3 (2:59) King Grace makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tajuan Simpkins assists).
3343
(2:45) Foul on Kimani Hamilton.
+1 (2:45) Cbo Newton makes free throw 1 of 2.
3443
+1 (2:45) Cbo Newton makes free throw 2 of 2.
3543
(2:41) Foul on Kamai Samuels.
+1 (2:41) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 1 of 2.
3544
+1 (2:41) Josh Hubbard makes free throw 2 of 2.
3545
(2:24) Caleb Sanders misses 7-foot jumper.
(2:23) De'Ante Green Offensive Rebound.
(2:12) Cbo Newton bad pass turnover.
(2:12) Josh Hubbard Steal.
+3 (2:02) King Grace makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Hubbard assists).
3548
(1:41) De'Ante Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:39) Tajuan Simpkins Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:26) Josh Hubbard makes 26-foot three point jumper (RJ Johnson assists).
3551
+2 (1:02) De'Ante Green makes 9-foot jumper.
3751
(0:34) Tajuan Simpkins misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:31) Cbo Newton Defensive Rebound.
(0:24) Caleb Sanders out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:04) RJ Johnson makes 12-foot jumper.
3753

2nd half

Team Stats

TNTC

MSST

88Points106

32-66(48.5%)Field Goal(%)35-60(58.3%)

9-32(28.1%)3-Point(%)12-24(50.0%)

15-20(75.0%)Free Throw(%)24-32(75.0%)

26(10)Rebounds(Offensive)39(12)

14Assists23

10Steals7

1Blocks5

12Turnovers15

20(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead22

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS

attendance: 6,003 (57.2%)

spread: MSST -18.5

over/under: 158.5