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Molinar helps Mississippi State race past Cyclones 95-56

AP
Jan 30, 2021

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Iverson Molinar scored 20 points and Mississippi State Bulldogs poured it on in the second half to defeat Iowa State Cyclones 95-56 on Saturday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

The Bulldogs (10-8) scored their most points in a game this season, opening the second half with a 9-0 burst as Tolu Smith scored seven and Molinar two. That rally was followed by a 15-1 run that pushed the lead to 35 points with 12:47 left to play.

D.J. Stewart Jr. scored 17 points, Tolu Smith finished with 16 and Deivon Smith added 10 points. The Bulldogs shot 51% (37 of 73) and scored 34 points off 21 Iowa State turnovers. The 39-point margin matches their largest this season (versus Mississippi Valley State Dec. 21).

Rasir Bolton led the Cyclones (2-9) with 18 points - making 10 of 13 at the line - along with seven rebounds. Tyler Harris scored 11. Iowa State's 56 points were its lowest of the season.

Jalen Johnson, Molinar and Tolu Smith scored 16 of Mississippi State's first 18 as the Bulldogs jumped ahead by 10 and led 44-28 at halftime.

The loss is a fifth, along with four COVID-19 postponements, in the last nine games for Iowa State. The Cyclones, who are 0-6 in the Big 12 for the first time in 50 years, were playing without Nick Schuster, Solomon Young, Javan Johnson and Tre Jackson following health and safety protocols.

Jalen Coleman-Lands, who was recently cleared to play, scored seven points in 23 minutes for the Cyclones.

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Iowa State returns home to take on West Virginia on Tuesday. Mississippi State travels to Arkansas on Tuesday.

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1st Half
IAST
Cyclones
28
MSST
Bulldogs
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		George Conditt IV vs. Abdul Ado (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:46		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:44		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
19:38		Rasir Bolton misses two point jump shot
19:36		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
19:29		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
19:27		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
19:06		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:05		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
18:50		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
18:48		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
18:40		Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
18:38		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
18:27		Abdul Ado personal foul (Darlinstone Dubar draws the foul)
18:21	+3	Darlinstone Dubar makes three point jump shot (Tyler Harris assists)	3-0
17:59		Abdul Ado misses two point hook shot
17:57		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
17:57		George Conditt IV personal foul
17:50		Darlinstone Dubar blocks Iverson Molinar's two point layup
17:48		George Conditt IV defensive rebound
17:37		Rasir Bolton turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Stewart Jr. steals)
17:31	+2	Jalen Johnson makes two point layup (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	3-2
17:14		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
17:14		D.J. Stewart Jr. defensive rebound
17:14	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	3-5
16:49		Darlinstone Dubar turnover (out of bounds)
16:37		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
16:35		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
16:28	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	3-7
16:03		Jaden Walker misses two point jump shot
16:01		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
15:51		George Conditt IV shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:51	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-8
15:51	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-9
15:39		Rasir Bolton misses three point jump shot
15:37		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
15:31		Iverson Molinar offensive foul
15:31		Iverson Molinar turnover
15:05	+2	Dudley Blackwell makes two point jump shot (Darlinstone Dubar assists)	5-9
14:49	+3	Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	5-12
14:49		Tyler Harris shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul)
14:49		Jalen Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:49		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
14:48		Jaden Walker shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
14:48	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-13
14:48		Abdul Ado turnover (lane violation)
14:33		Jalen Coleman-Lands turnover (traveling)
14:19		Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:17		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
14:08		Deivon Smith shooting foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
14:08		Rasir Bolton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:08	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-13
14:08	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-13
13:52	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point reverse dunk (Tolu Smith assists)	6-15
13:33		Dudley Blackwell misses three point jump shot
13:10		Darlinstone Dubar blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup
13:08		D.J. Stewart Jr. offensive rebound
12:59	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	6-17
12:34		Darlinstone Dubar shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
12:34	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-18
11:45		Javian Davis blocks Darlinstone Dubar's two point floating jump shot
11:39		Darlinstone Dubar misses three point jump shot
11:39		Darlinstone Dubar misses three point jump shot
11:37		Quinten Post defensive rebound
11:37		Darlinstone Dubar personal foul
11:35		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
11:33		George Conditt IV defensive rebound
11:09	+2	Jalen Coleman-Lands makes two point step back jump shot	10-18
10:54		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
10:52		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
10:40		Jaden Walker turnover (out of bounds)
10:11	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point driving layup	10-20
9:57	+2	Rasir Bolton makes two point pullup jump shot	12-20
9:37	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point pullup jump shot	12-22
9:29		Javian Davis shooting foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
9:29		Rasir Bolton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:29	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-22
9:29	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-22
9:00		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
8:58		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
8:53	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot (Abdul Ado assists)	13-25
8:31		George Conditt IV turnover (traveling)
8:22	+3	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	13-28
8:12		Tyler Harris turnover
8:22		TV timeout
8:12		Tyler Harris offensive foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
8:12		Tyler Harris turnover
7:50		Jump ball. Iverson Molinar vs. Nate Jenkins (Bulldogs gains possession)
7:46		Nate Jenkins shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
7:46		Iverson Molinar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:11		Jaden Walker personal foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
7:46	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-29
7:32	+3	Tyler Harris makes three point step back jump shot	16-29
7:11		Jaden Walker personal foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
7:11	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-30
7:11		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:11		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
6:51		Jaden Walker misses two point floating jump shot
6:49		Jaden Walker offensive rebound
6:49		Tolu Smith shooting foul (Jaden Walker draws the foul)
6:49	+1	Jaden Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-30
6:49	+1	Jaden Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-30
6:36	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point pullup jump shot	18-32
6:07		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
6:05		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
5:49		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point driving layup
5:47		D.J. Stewart Jr. offensive rebound
5:47		Rasir Bolton shooting foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
5:47	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-33
5:47	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-34
5:32	+2	Tyler Harris makes two point fadeaway jump shot	20-34
5:16		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:14		George Conditt IV defensive rebound
4:56		Jalen Coleman-Lands turnover (traveling)
4:40	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point driving layup	20-36
4:23		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
4:21		Quinten Post defensive rebound
4:08		Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:06		Jalen Coleman-Lands defensive rebound
3:57	+3	Jaden Walker makes three point jump shot (Tyler Harris assists)	23-36
3:25		Iverson Molinar misses two point floating jump shot
3:23		Nate Jenkins defensive rebound
2:59		Jaden Walker misses two point floating jump shot
2:57		Jaden Walker offensive rebound
2:51		Jaden Walker turnover (lost ball) (Tolu Smith steals)
2:46	+2	Quinten Post makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	23-38
2:27	+2	Jalen Coleman-Lands makes two point pullup jump shot (Nate Jenkins assists)	25-38
2:14	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point reverse layup	25-40
1:39		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
1:57		TV timeout
1:48		Jalen Coleman-Lands misses three point jump shot
1:46		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
1:41		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
1:39		Abdul Ado offensive rebound
1:39		Jump ball. Abdul Ado vs. Jalen Coleman-Lands (Cyclones gains possession)
1:39		Abdul Ado turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Coleman-Lands steals)
1:30	+2	Jalen Coleman-Lands makes two point jump shot	27-40
1:06	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point jump shot	27-42
0:48		Jalen Coleman-Lands turnover (out of bounds)
0:30		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:28		George Conditt IV defensive rebound
0:06		Javian Davis personal foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-42
0:06		Jalen Coleman-Lands turnover (lane violation)
0:01	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point pullup jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	28-44
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
IAST
Cyclones
28
MSST
Bulldogs
51

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Jalen Johnson misses two point floating jump shot
19:38		Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound
19:31		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
19:29		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
19:20		Darlinstone Dubar personal foul (Abdul Ado draws the foul)
19:18		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:16		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
19:11	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point tip shot	28-46
18:54		George Conditt IV turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Stewart Jr. steals)
18:47	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point dunk (Iverson Molinar assists)	28-48
18:20		Rasir Bolton misses two point driving layup
18:18		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
18:14	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point layup (D.J. Stewart Jr. assists)	28-50
18:14		Jaden Walker shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
18:14	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-51
17:56		Rasir Bolton turnover (bad pass)
17:41	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	28-53
17:33		Jalen Johnson shooting foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
17:33	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-53
17:33	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-53
17:21		Iverson Molinar turnover (bad pass) (Dudley Blackwell steals)
17:18	+2	Rasir Bolton makes two point layup (Dudley Blackwell assists)	32-53
16:52	+2	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes two point finger roll layup (Tolu Smith assists)	32-55
16:34		Darlinstone Dubar misses three point jump shot
16:32		Abdul Ado defensive rebound
16:22		Tolu Smith misses two point hook shot
16:20		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:13		Abdul Ado turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Coleman-Lands steals)
16:05		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
16:03		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point pullup jump shot	32-57
15:16		Jalen Johnson shooting foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul)
15:16		TV timeout
15:16		Tyler Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:16	+1	Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-57
15:05	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point finger roll layup	33-59
14:54		Dudley Blackwell misses two point driving layup
14:52		Jalen Coleman-Lands offensive rebound
14:46		Jalen Coleman-Lands misses two point jump shot
14:44		Quinten Post defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	33-61
14:16		Dudley Blackwell turnover (lost ball) (Tolu Smith steals)
13:53	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	33-64
13:28		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
13:26		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point floating jump shot	33-66
12:56		Rasir Bolton misses three point step back jump shot
12:54		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point driving layup	33-68
12:39		Cameron Matthews blocks Rasir Bolton's two point driving layup
12:37		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
12:32		Deivon Smith turnover (out of bounds)
12:32		Cyclones 30 second timeout
12:32		TV timeout
12:15		D.J. Stewart Jr. shooting foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
12:15	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-68
12:15	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-68
11:54		Jaden Walker shooting foul (D.J. Stewart Jr. draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-69
11:54	+1	D.J. Stewart Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-70
11:44		Nate Jenkins misses three point jump shot
11:42		George Conditt IV offensive rebound
11:42		George Conditt IV turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
11:38		Rasir Bolton personal foul
11:36		Rasir Bolton blocks D.J. Stewart Jr.'s two point jump shot
11:34		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
11:23		Rasir Bolton misses three point jump shot
11:21		Javian Davis defensive rebound
11:12		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:10		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
11:01		Quinten Post shooting foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
11:01	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-70
11:01	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-70
10:45		Javian Davis misses two point layup
10:43		Quinten Post offensive rebound
10:41		Quinten Post misses two point putback layup
10:39		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
10:39		Nate Jenkins shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
10:39	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-71
10:39	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-72
10:21		Jalen Coleman-Lands misses three point jump shot
10:19		Quinten Post defensive rebound
10:12	+3	Quinten Post makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	37-75
10:01		D.J. Stewart Jr. personal foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
9:59	+2	Darlinstone Dubar makes two point dunk (Rasir Bolton assists)	39-75
9:40		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point driving layup
9:38		Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:32	+2	Quinten Post makes two point driving hook shot	39-77
9:32		Darlinstone Dubar shooting foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
9:32		Quinten Post misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:32		Rasir Bolton defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Rasir Bolton makes two point finger roll layup	41-77
9:10		Javian Davis misses two point jump shot
9:08		Darlinstone Dubar defensive rebound
8:53		Rasir Bolton turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
8:47		Quinten Post misses two point jump shot
8:45		Nate Jenkins defensive rebound
8:37		Quinten Post shooting foul (Jalen Coleman-Lands draws the foul)
8:37		Jalen Coleman-Lands misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:37	+1	Jalen Coleman-Lands makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-77
8:23		D.J. Stewart Jr. misses two point driving layup
8:21		George Conditt IV defensive rebound
8:11		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Rasir Bolton draws the foul)
8:11		Rasir Bolton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:11	+1	Rasir Bolton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-77
7:58		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
7:56		Quinten Post offensive rebound
7:54		Jump ball. Quinten Post vs. Nate Jenkins (Cyclones gains possession)
7:54		Quinten Post turnover (lost ball) (Nate Jenkins steals)
7:54		TV timeout
7:39		Jalen Coleman-Lands misses two point pullup jump shot
7:37		Jump ball. Jalen Coleman-Lands vs. Javian Davis (Bulldogs gains possession)
7:32		Javian Davis defensive rebound
7:24		Darlinstone Dubar personal foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
7:24		Quinten Post misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:24		George Conditt IV defensive rebound
7:20		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Dudley Blackwell draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Dudley Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-77
7:20		Dudley Blackwell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:20		Javian Davis defensive rebound
7:15		Jalen Coleman-Lands personal foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
7:15		Javian Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:15		Jalen Coleman-Lands defensive rebound
7:07		Quinten Post blocks Rasir Bolton's two point driving layup
7:05		Rasir Bolton offensive rebound
7:00		Rasir Bolton turnover (bad pass) (Quinten Post steals)
6:52	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	44-80
6:30		Dudley Blackwell misses three point jump shot
6:28		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:07		Keondre Montgomery misses three point jump shot
6:05		Javian Davis offensive rebound
6:03	+2	Javian Davis makes two point putback layup	44-82
5:38		Dudley Blackwell misses three point step back jump shot
5:36		George Conditt IV offensive rebound
5:32		Javian Davis personal foul (George Conditt IV draws the foul)
5:32	+1	George Conditt IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-82
5:32		George Conditt IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:32		Javian Davis defensive rebound
5:13		Keondre Montgomery misses two point driving layup
5:11		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
5:07		Tyler Harris turnover (lost ball)
4:54	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	45-84
4:29	+2	Dudley Blackwell makes two point driving layup	47-84
4:16	+3	Andersson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	47-87
3:56	+3	Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Nate Jenkins assists)	50-87
3:39	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point hook shot (Deivon Smith assists)	50-89
3:18		Jaden Walker turnover (lost ball) (Andersson Garcia steals)
3:13	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)	50-91
2:59		Dudley Blackwell misses three point jump shot
2:57		Nate Jenkins offensive rebound
2:52		Nate Jenkins misses two point jump shot
2:50		Nate Jenkins offensive rebound
2:52		Andrew Junkin shooting foul (Nate Jenkins draws the foul)
2:52		TV timeout
2:52	+1	Nate Jenkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-91
2:52	+1	Nate Jenkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-91
2:40		Keondre Montgomery misses two point driving layup
2:38		Cyclones defensive rebound
2:22	+2	Tyler Harris makes two point driving layup	54-91
2:03		Keondre Montgomery turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Walker steals)
1:59		Jaden Walker offensive foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
1:59		Jaden Walker turnover
1:41		Keondre Montgomery misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:39		Keondre Montgomery offensive rebound
1:35	+2	Keondre Montgomery makes two point putback layup	54-93
1:20	+2	Nate Jenkins makes two point pullup jump shot (Eric Steyer assists)	56-93
0:57		Keondre Montgomery misses three point jump shot
0:55		George Conditt IV defensive rebound
0:50		Tyler Harris turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Stansbury steals)
0:43	+2	Andrew Junkin makes two point finger roll layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	56-95
0:28		Andrew Junkin blocks Nate Jenkins's three point jump shot
0:26		George Conditt IV offensive rebound
0:26		George Conditt IV turnover (lost ball)
0:00		End of period

George Conditt IV turnover (lost ball)