
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers
· SEC Tournament - 2nd RoundBates scores 25 and No. 21 Missouri beats Mississippi State 85-73

Tony Perkins added a season-high 20 for the seventh-seeded Tigers (22-10), who will face No. 4 Florida on Friday night in the first tournament game for the Gators.
Josh Hubbard paced Mississippi State (21-12), which was the No. 10 seed in the SEC, with 24 points and Keshawn Murphy added 18.
Caleb Grill hit a 3-pointer as time expired in the first half, putting the Tigers up 39-34.
Thursday’s game was much closer than the only regular-season matchup against the Tigers, an 88-61 victory for Missouri in Starkville.
Missouri: Playing their first game of the SEC Tournament, the Tigers had to battle most of the second half against Mississippi State, which kept the game close until the final minutes. Friday’s matchup against the highly-ranked Gators should be a tougher test.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 85 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 85 |
2nd 0:11 | Tony Perkins made Free Throw. | 73 - 85 |
2nd 0:11 | Tony Perkins made Free Throw. | 73 - 84 |
2nd 0:11 | KeShawn Murphy subbing in for Mississippi State | 73 - 83 |
Statistics
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24-66 | FG | 27-55 |
36.4 | Field Goal % | 49.1 |
6-30 | 3PT | 8-24 |
20.0 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
19-27 | FT | 23-28 |
70.4 | Free Throw % | 82.1 |
35 | Rebounds | 43 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
12 | Assists | 14 |
11 | Steals | 4 |
3 | Blocks | 3 |
8 | Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
15 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
21 | Fouls | 19 |
3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
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2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-5 |
Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 34-4 |
Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |