Central Michigan Chippewas at Mississippi State Bulldogs
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Claudell Harris Jr., Michael Nwoko help Mississippi State post 83-59 victory over Central Michigan
Harris made 7 of 13 shots — 5 of 8 from beyond the arc — for the Bulldogs (10-1), who upped their win streak to four. Nwoko sank 8 of 12 shots and added seven rebounds.
Josh Hubbard had 11 points for Mississippi State. Cameron Matthews went scoreless but led all rebounders with 10 and added a game-high seven assists.
Jakobi Heady totaled 18 points and six rebounds to pace the Chippewas (5-5). Anthony Pritchard made three 3-pointers and scored 15.
Harris made four of his 3-pointers and scored 14 to help Mississippi State take a 32-25 lead into halftime. Heady had eight points at the break to keep Central Michigan within striking distance.
Heady's 3=pointer started a 7-0 run for Central Michigan after Nwoko opened the scoring by making 1 of 2 free throws. Hubbard answered with a 3-pointer for Mississippi State and Harris followed with two more in an 11-0 run and the Bulldogs led the rest of the way.
Nwoko had seven points in a 20-6 spurt to begin the second half and Mississippi State cruised from there.
Mississippi State outscored the Chippewas 44-16 in the paint and the Bulldogs' bench outscored their counterparts 29-9.
Mississippi State travels to play No. 21 Memphis on Saturday. Central Michigan travels to play Arizona on Saturday.
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Statistics
 CMU |
 MSST |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-58 | FG | 35-71 |
| 34.5 | Field Goal % | 49.3 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 30.8 | Three Point % | 37.9 |
| 11-12 | FT | 2-7 |
| 91.7 | Free Throw % | 28.6 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Location: Jackson, MS
Attendance: 2,536 | Capacity:
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