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Mississippi State Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks

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56 - 66
17-10, 11-4 Home

Couisnard scores 20-plus again, South Carolina tops Bulldogs

Couisnard, who was coming off a career-high 33-point performance in a 77-75 win over LSU on Saturday, has scored 20-plus in back-to-back game for the first time in his career. Couisnard, a junior, was 6 of 15 from the field against Mississippi State and he made all eight of his free throws.

South Carolina never trailed and led by double figures the entire second half. Mississippi State pulled within 10 points with 14:24 left after a 7-0 run, but South Carolina scored 11 of the next 13 — with seven points from Couisnard.

James Reese V had nine points for South Carolina (17-10, 8-7 SEC), which has a winning record in conference play for the first time this season.

Tolu Smith scored 21 points and Iverson Molinar added 11 for Mississippi State (16-12, 7-8), which missed all 14 3-point attempts.

Mississippi State was held to 31% shooting in the first half, going 0 of 7 from 3-point range, and trailed 35-23 after Devin Carter dunked it at the buzzer for South Carolina. The Bulldogs were outrebounded 24-13 in the half.

South Carolina plays at No. 24 Alabama on Saturday. Mississippi State hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday.

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  • TV Channel: Mississippi State at South Carolina 2021 College Basketball, week 16, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Matchup Prediction

South Carolina: 42.5%
Mississippi State: 57.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 56 - 66
2nd 0:24 Derek Fountain made Layup. 56 - 66
2nd 0:24 Derek Fountain Offensive Rebound. 54 - 66
2nd 0:28 Tolu Smith missed Dunk. 54 - 66

Statistics

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19-53 FG 25-57
35.8 Field Goal % 43.9
0-14 3PT 6-21
0.0 Three Point % 28.6
18-26 FT 10-11
69.2 Free Throw % 90.9
29 Rebounds 38
12 Offensive Rebounds 15
17 Defensive Rebounds 23
7 Assists 14
10 Steals 6
1 Blocks 7
13 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 6
9 Fast Break Points 16
36 Points in Paint 28
11 Fouls 17
0 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Colonial Life Arena

Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: 10,129 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 12-1 - 24-2
Florida 10-3 2 23-3
Alabama 10-3 2 21-5
Texas A&M 9-4 3 20-6
Missouri 9-4 3 20-6
Tennessee 8-5 4 21-5
Ole Miss 8-5 4 19-7
Mississippi State 7-6 5 19-7
Kentucky 7-6 5 18-8
Vanderbilt 5-8 7 17-9
Texas 5-8 7 16-10
Georgia 4-9 8 16-10
Arkansas 4-9 8 15-11
Oklahoma 3-10 9 16-10
LSU 3-10 9 14-12
South Carolina 0-13 12 10-16
Full Standings