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Mississippi State beats Washington State 76-64 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off

AP
Nov 18, 2023

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Freshman Josh Hubbard and Cameron Matthews each scored 13 points and Mississippi State beat Washington State 76-64 on Saturday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off.

Mississippi State (4-0) advances to the championship game on Sunday against the winner of Rhode Island versus Northwestern. Washington State (2-1) plays in the consolation game.

Mississippi State led throughout the second half, behind 10 points from Hubbard. The Cougars got as close at 40-37 before the Bulldogs scored the next seven points. Hubbard added a 3-pointer with 2:22 left for a 71-61 lead.

Dashawn Davis scored a season-high 12 points and Jimmy Bell Jr. had 11 points and eight rebounds for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs went 21 of 25 at the free-throw line compared to Washington State's 12 attempts.

Mississippi State led 36-30 at halftime as Washington State shot just 34% from the field. The Cougars finished at 41%.

Freshman Myles Rice scored a season-high 21 points for the Cougars. Joseph Yesufu added 15 points, his first double-digit performance as a Cougar, and Isaac Jones scored 10.

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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
36
WSU
Cougars
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jimmy Bell Jr. vs. Oscar Cluff (Isaac Jones gains possession)
19:43		Isaac Jones turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
19:26		Andrej Jakimovski blocks Cameron Matthews's two point layup
19:24		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
19:16		Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
18:58	+2	Trey Fort makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists)	2-0
18:46		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
18:44		Trey Fort defensive rebound
18:27		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
18:25		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
18:12	+2	Joseph Yesufu makes two point layup (Oscar Cluff assists)	2-2
17:53	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	4-2
17:25	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	4-4
17:25		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
17:25	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-5
16:55		Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
16:53		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:52		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
16:46		Myles Rice misses two point layup
16:44		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
16:39		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
16:37		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
16:34	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup	4-7
16:24		Oscar Cluff shooting foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
16:24		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:24	+1	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-7
16:01		Joseph Yesufu misses two point layup
15:59		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
15:52		Josh Hubbard turnover (bad pass)
15:52		TV timeout
15:46		Rueben Chinyelu misses two point jump shot
15:44		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
15:33		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
15:24		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
15:22		Trey Fort defensive rebound
15:11		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
15:09		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
15:01		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
14:59		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
14:56	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup	5-9
14:48		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
14:37	+3	Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Bell Jr. assists)	8-9
14:25		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
14:23		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:11		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
14:09		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
13:48		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
13:30		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
13:28		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
13:07	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	10-9
13:07		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
13:07	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-9
12:54		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
12:52		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
12:39		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
12:37		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
12:26		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
12:10	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot	11-12
11:50	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point layup	13-12
11:35	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Oscar Cluff assists)	13-14
11:19		Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot
11:17		Bulldogs offensive rebound
11:14		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Dashawn Davis draws the foul)
11:14		TV timeout
11:02		Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
11:00		Myles Rice defensive rebound
10:51		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
10:49		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	15-14
10:29		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-15
10:29	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-16
10:15	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point jump shot	17-16
9:58		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
9:52		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
9:50		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
9:42		Shakeel Moore personal foul (Kymany Houinsou draws the foul)
9:42	+1	Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-17
9:42		Kymany Houinsou misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:42		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
9:29		Dashawn Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jabe Mullins steals)
9:24		Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Dashawn Davis steals)
9:11	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup	19-17
8:58		Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Dashawn Davis steals)
8:49	+3	Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	22-17
8:29		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
8:27		Isaac Jones offensive rebound
8:23	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point layup	22-19
8:07		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
8:05		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
7:48		Joseph Yesufu misses two point jump shot
7:46		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:46		Oscar Cluff personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
7:46		TV timeout
7:27		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
7:25		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
7:03		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
7:01		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
6:44		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup
6:42		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
6:31	+2	Myles Rice makes two point jump shot	22-21
6:04		Shakeel Moore turnover (traveling)
5:53		Gai Chol shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-22
5:53	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-23
5:29		Isaac Jones personal foul (Gai Chol draws the foul)
5:29	+1	Gai Chol makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-23
5:29	+1	Gai Chol makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-23
5:26		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
5:24		Dashawn Davis defensive rebound
5:18		Jaylen Wells personal foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
5:18	+1	D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-23
5:18	+1	D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-23
5:08		Isaac Jones misses two point layup
5:06		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
4:48	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	28-23
4:40		Joseph Yesufu turnover (lost ball) (Dashawn Davis steals)
4:33		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
4:31		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
4:15		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
4:13		Kymany Houinsou offensive rebound
3:57	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)	28-26
3:35		Dashawn Davis misses two point layup
3:33		Gai Chol offensive rebound
3:28		Gai Chol misses two point layup
3:26		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:25		TV timeout
3:24		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul)
3:24		Shakeel Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:24	+1	Shakeel Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-26
3:00	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point layup (Kymany Houinsou assists)	29-28
2:39		Myles Rice shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
2:39		Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:39	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-28
2:17		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
2:15		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
2:07		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
2:05		Myles Rice defensive rebound
2:00	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	30-30
1:39	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point hook shot	32-30
1:39		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:28		Myles Rice misses two point layup
1:26		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
1:21		Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Myles Rice steals)
1:20		Jimmy Bell Jr. personal foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
1:20		Myles Rice misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:20		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup	34-30
0:16		Jimmy Bell Jr. blocks Joseph Yesufu's two point layup
0:14		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point layup	36-30
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MSST
Bulldogs
40
WSU
Cougars
34

Time		Play	Score
19:55		Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
19:34	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Isaac Jones assists)	36-32
19:21		Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Cluff steals)
19:05		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
19:03		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
18:42	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point jump shot	38-32
18:22		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
18:20		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	40-32
17:54	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point dunk (Joseph Yesufu assists)	40-34
17:27		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup
17:25		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
16:57	+3	Myles Rice makes three point jump shot (Joseph Yesufu assists)	40-37
16:31		Joseph Yesufu personal foul (Dashawn Davis draws the foul)
16:13		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
16:13	+1	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-37
16:13	+1	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-37
15:55		Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Bell Jr. steals)
16:07		Isaac Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Bell Jr. steals)
15:55	+3	D.J. Jeffries makes three point jump shot	45-37
15:40		Isaac Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Bell Jr. steals)
15:38	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	47-37
15:38		Cougars 30 second timeout
15:38		TV timeout
15:18		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
15:18		TV timeout
15:08		Oscar Cluff misses two point hook shot
15:06		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
14:36		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup
14:34		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
14:24	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)	47-40
14:07	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	49-40
13:52		Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
13:43		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
13:41		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
13:37		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
13:35		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:18		Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
13:16		Joseph Yesufu defensive rebound
13:11	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup (Joseph Yesufu assists)	49-42
12:53		Oscar Cluff blocks Shakeel Moore's two point jump shot
12:51		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
12:45		Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot
12:43		Trey Fort defensive rebound
12:38		Trey Fort misses two point layup
12:36		Myles Rice defensive rebound
12:15	+3	Myles Rice makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)	49-45
12:01	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (Dashawn Davis assists)	51-45
11:37		Joseph Yesufu turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
11:31		Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot
11:29		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
11:19		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul)
11:18		TV timeout
11:18	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-46
11:13	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-47
10:50		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-47
10:50	+1	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-47
10:40		Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot
10:38		Dashawn Davis defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)	55-47
10:01		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
9:59		Trey Fort defensive rebound
9:42		D.J. Jeffries turnover (bad pass)
9:28	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Joseph Yesufu assists)	55-49
8:47		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
8:45		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
8:31		D.J. Jeffries shooting foul (Joseph Yesufu draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Joseph Yesufu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-50
8:31		Joseph Yesufu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:31		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
8:16		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
8:14		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
8:05		Kymany Houinsou turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Bell Jr. steals)
7:58	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup	57-50
7:54		Joseph Yesufu shooting foul (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
7:54	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-50
7:45		Myles Rice turnover (out of bounds)
7:44		TV timeout
7:30		Oscar Cluff blocks Cameron Matthews's two point layup
7:28		Bulldogs offensive rebound
7:20		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
7:18		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
7:18		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
7:18	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-50
7:18	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-50
7:01	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Joseph Yesufu assists)	60-52
6:43	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point jump shot	62-52
6:31		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
6:29		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
6:19		Isaac Jones blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup
6:17		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
6:01		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point hook shot
5:59		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
5:49	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot	62-55
5:39		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:30	+2	Gai Chol makes two point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	64-55
5:14		Joseph Yesufu misses two point layup
5:12		Gai Chol defensive rebound
4:51		Joseph Yesufu shooting foul (Dashawn Davis draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Dashawn Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-55
4:51	+1	Dashawn Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-55
4:36		Gai Chol personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
4:28		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
4:26		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
4:25		Oscar Cluff personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
4:25	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-55
4:25	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-55
4:15		Gai Chol personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
4:08	+2	Myles Rice makes two point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	68-57
3:52		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
3:50		Cougars defensive rebound
3:49		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:31		Isaac Jones turnover (bad pass) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
3:23		Myles Rice personal foul (Shakeel Moore draws the foul)
3:23		Shakeel Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:23		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
3:17		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
3:15		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
3:11	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup	68-59
2:53		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
2:51		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
2:41	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	68-61
2:37		Cougars 30 second timeout
2:22	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	71-61
2:02		Cameron Matthews blocks Isaac Jones's two point layup
2:00		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
1:37		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point layup
1:35		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
1:24	+3	Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)	71-64
0:56		Dashawn Davis misses two point jump shot
0:54		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
0:45		Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot
0:43		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
0:41		Isaac Jones personal foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-64
0:41	+1	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-64
0:38		Myles Rice turnover (lost ball)
0:09	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	76-64
0:00		Isaac Jones misses three point jump shot
0:00		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound