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Mississippi State beats North Alabama 81-54 behind a double-double by Jimmy Bell Jr.

AP
Nov 14, 2023

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Jimmy Bell Jr. had 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, freshman Josh Hubbard added 12 points, and Mississippi State beat North Alabama 81-54 on Tuesday night.

D.J. Jeffries scored the final five points of a 10-0 run that gave Mississippi State a 48-35 lead early in the second half. Shakeel Moore made a fast-break layup - and added a free throw after a flagrant foul - to extend the lead to 69-48 with 5:59 left.

Cameron Matthews had six points, six rebounds and five steals for Mississippi State (3-0). Hubbard, who was coming off a team-high 22 points in his first home game, was just 4 of 13 from the field.

Mississippi State led 36-28 at halftime as both teams shot under 42% from the field. North Alabama was undone by 11 turnovers in the first half. The Lions finished with 20 turnovers, leading to 26 points by Mississippi State.

Tim Smith Jr. and KJ Johnson each scored 11 points for North Alabama (2-1). Smith scored North Alabama’s opening seven points of the second half to cut Mississippi State’s lead to 38-35.

Mississippi State travels to Connecticut to play Washington State on Saturday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off. North Alabama hosts Jacksonville State on Saturday.

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1st Half
UNA
Lions
28
MSST
Bulldogs
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Damien Forrest vs. Jimmy Bell Jr. (Will Soucie gains possession)
19:47		Tim Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball)
19:30		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
19:28		Damien Forrest defensive rebound
19:27		Cameron Matthews personal foul
19:06		Jacari Lane misses two point jump shot
19:04		Bulldogs defensive rebound
18:40		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup
18:38		Damien Forrest defensive rebound
18:29	+2	Tim Smith Jr. makes two point layup	2-0
18:13	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	2-2
17:57		Will Soucie misses two point layup
17:55		Trey Fort defensive rebound
17:43	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Bell Jr. assists)	2-5
17:27		Damien Forrest turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
17:18		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
17:16		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
17:09		Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jacari Lane steals)
16:58		KJ Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:56		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
16:45	+2	Trey Fort makes two point dunk (Cameron Matthews assists)	2-7
16:32	+2	Jacari Lane makes two point jump shot	4-7
16:16		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (Jacari Lane steals)
16:09		Jacari Lane turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
16:01	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	4-10
15:41		KJ Johnson turnover (traveling)
15:41		TV timeout
15:15		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
15:13		Josiah Fulcher defensive rebound
14:51		D.J. Jeffries blocks Damien Forrest's two point layup
14:49		Lions offensive rebound
14:48		Marco Foster turnover (out of bounds)
14:37	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Andrew Taylor assists)	4-13
14:37		KJ Johnson shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
14:37	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-14
14:27	+2	Eoin Nelson makes two point layup (KJ Johnson assists)	6-14
14:05		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
14:03		Marco Foster defensive rebound
13:55		Jump ball. KJ Johnson vs. Cameron Matthews (Bulldogs gains possession)
13:55		KJ Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
13:42		Andrew Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:40		Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Andrew Taylor makes two point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	6-16
13:27		Marco Foster misses three point jump shot
13:25		Andrew Taylor defensive rebound
13:13		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
13:11		Eoin Nelson defensive rebound
13:07		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul
13:05		Eoin Nelson misses two point layup
13:03		Andrew Taylor defensive rebound
12:42		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jacari Lane steals)
12:26		Jimmy Bell Jr. blocks Micah Clark's two point layup
12:24		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
12:20		Micah Clark blocks D.J. Jeffries's two point layup
12:18		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:08		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:06		Micah Clark defensive rebound
11:49		Marco Foster misses three point jump shot
11:47		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
11:33		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:31		Josiah Fulcher defensive rebound
11:19		Jacari Lane misses two point jump shot
11:17		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
10:59	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup	6-18
10:46		Micah Clark misses three point jump shot
10:44		Bulldogs defensive rebound
10:44		TV timeout
10:24		Dashawn Davis misses two point layup
10:22		Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
10:21		Josiah Fulcher shooting foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
10:21	+1	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-19
10:21		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:21		Josiah Fulcher defensive rebound
10:16		Jimmy Bell Jr. shooting foul (Will Soucie draws the foul)
10:16	+1	Will Soucie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-19
10:16	+1	Will Soucie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-19
9:51	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point layup	8-21
9:38	+3	Will Soucie makes three point jump shot (Damien Forrest assists)	11-21
9:17	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point hook shot	11-23
9:08		Tim Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:06		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
8:55		Dashawn Davis turnover (lost ball) (Tim Smith Jr. steals)
8:48		Jimmy Bell Jr. blocks Josiah Fulcher's two point layup
8:46		Lions offensive rebound
8:45	+2	Tim Smith Jr. makes two point layup (Will Soucie assists)	13-23
8:33		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
8:31		Lions defensive rebound
8:29		Will Soucie misses two point jump shot
8:27		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
7:50		Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
7:48		Jacari Lane defensive rebound
7:39		Jacari Lane misses two point jump shot
7:37		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
7:29	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)	13-25
7:16		Damien Forrest misses two point layup
7:14		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
7:09		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
7:07		Will Soucie defensive rebound
6:53		Will Soucie misses two point jump shot
6:51		Lions offensive rebound
6:51		TV timeout
6:39	+2	KJ Johnson makes two point layup	15-25
6:39		Andrew Taylor shooting foul (KJ Johnson draws the foul)
6:39		KJ Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:39		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Andrew Taylor makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	15-27
6:06		Will Soucie misses two point jump shot
6:04		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
5:54		Andrew Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:52		Tim Smith Jr. defensive rebound
5:48	+2	KJ Johnson makes two point layup	17-27
5:48		Andrew Taylor shooting foul (KJ Johnson draws the foul)
5:48		KJ Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:48		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
5:25		Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot
5:23		Tim Smith Jr. defensive rebound
5:09	+2	KJ Johnson makes two point jump shot	19-27
4:47		KJ Johnson shooting foul (Dashawn Davis draws the foul)
4:47	+1	Dashawn Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-28
4:47	+1	Dashawn Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-29
4:31		Marco Foster turnover (lost ball) (Dashawn Davis steals)
4:29		Marco Foster blocks Dashawn Davis's two point layup
4:27		Bulldogs offensive rebound
4:25		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
4:23		Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
4:06		D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
4:04		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:45		D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
3:43		Jacari Lane defensive rebound
3:37	+3	Josiah Fulcher makes three point jump shot (Jacari Lane assists)	22-29
3:22		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
3:20		Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
3:12		Jimmy Bell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Josiah Fulcher steals)
3:03		TV timeout
2:56	+2	Will Soucie makes two point layup	24-29
2:38		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point hook shot
2:36		Will Soucie defensive rebound
2:21		Damien Forrest turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hubbard steals)
2:13	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	24-31
2:04		Josiah Fulcher turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
1:52		Jacari Lane personal foul
1:37	+3	Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	24-34
1:18		Will Soucie turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
1:07	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	24-36
1:00		Lions 30 second timeout
0:56		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul
0:47	+2	Damien Forrest makes two point layup (Will Soucie assists)	26-36
0:30		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball)
0:10	+2	Josiah Fulcher makes two point layup	28-36
0:07		D.J. Jeffries turnover (bad pass)
0:03		KJ Johnson turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Jeffries steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNA
Lions
26
MSST
Bulldogs
45

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Jacari Lane misses two point layup
19:47		Damien Forrest offensive rebound
19:40	+2	Tim Smith Jr. makes two point layup	30-36
19:13		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:11		Tim Smith Jr. defensive rebound
18:54		Will Soucie misses two point jump shot
18:52		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
18:43		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass)
18:27	+2	Tim Smith Jr. makes two point jump shot	32-36
18:09		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Tim Smith Jr. steals)
17:58		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul
17:52		Damien Forrest turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Jeffries steals)
17:44	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk (Dashawn Davis assists)	32-38
17:36	+3	Tim Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jacari Lane assists)	35-38
17:04		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
17:02		Lions defensive rebound
16:43		KJ Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:41		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
16:24		Eoin Nelson shooting foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
16:24		Dashawn Davis technical foul
16:24		Dashawn Davis turnover
16:24		Eoin Nelson technical foul
16:24		Eoin Nelson turnover
16:24		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:24		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:24		Josiah Fulcher defensive rebound
16:14		Jacari Lane misses two point jump shot
16:12		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
16:04	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	35-40
16:04		Jacari Lane shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
16:04	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-41
15:36		Josiah Fulcher misses three point jump shot
15:34		Eoin Nelson offensive rebound
15:30		Eoin Nelson misses two point layup
15:28		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
15:12		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
15:11		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
15:11	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk	35-43
15:11		Josiah Fulcher shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
15:11		TV timeout
15:11		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:11		Tim Smith Jr. defensive rebound
15:02		Josh Hubbard personal foul
14:58		Josiah Fulcher turnover (bad pass)
14:43	+3	D.J. Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	35-46
14:30		Will Soucie turnover (bad pass) (Shakeel Moore steals)
14:24	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point dunk (Josh Hubbard assists)	35-48
14:23		Lions 30 second timeout
14:23		TV timeout
14:10		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Damien Forrest draws the foul)
14:10		Damien Forrest misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:10	+1	Damien Forrest makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-48
13:52		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
13:50		Canin Jefferson defensive rebound
13:38		Josiah Fulcher misses two point layup
13:36		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
13:18		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
13:16		KJ Johnson defensive rebound
13:09		KJ Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:07		KJ Johnson offensive rebound
13:06		Josh Hubbard personal foul
13:04		Josiah Fulcher turnover (bad pass) (D.J. Jeffries steals)
13:00		D.J. Jeffries offensive foul
13:00		D.J. Jeffries turnover (offensive foul)
12:49		Dashawn Davis personal foul (KJ Johnson draws the foul)
12:49	+1	KJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-48
12:49		KJ Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:49		Gai Chol defensive rebound
12:23	+2	Gai Chol makes two point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	37-50
12:07		Damien Forrest misses two point layup
12:05		Damien Forrest offensive rebound
12:03		Lions 30 second timeout
12:03		TV timeout
11:50		Damien Forrest offensive foul
11:50		Damien Forrest turnover (offensive foul)
11:28		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
11:26		Josiah Fulcher defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Damien Forrest makes two point layup (Canin Jefferson assists)	39-50
10:47		Gai Chol misses two point jump shot
10:45		Canin Jefferson defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Canin Jefferson makes two point layup	41-50
10:24		Dashawn Davis misses two point layup
10:22		Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
10:19		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup
10:17		Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
10:13	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point layup	41-52
10:09		Jacari Lane misses three point jump shot
10:07		Marco Foster offensive rebound
10:06		Jacari Lane misses two point jump shot
10:04		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
9:43	+2	Trey Fort makes two point jump shot	41-54
9:19		Will Soucie misses two point jump shot
9:17		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
9:13		D.J. Jeffries turnover (lost ball) (Tim Smith Jr. steals)
9:07	+3	Marco Foster makes three point jump shot	44-54
8:48	+2	Andrew Taylor makes two point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	44-56
8:48		Tim Smith Jr. shooting foul (Andrew Taylor draws the foul)
8:48	+1	Andrew Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-57
8:31	+2	Josiah Fulcher makes two point layup	46-57
8:11	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point layup (Andrew Taylor assists)	46-59
8:11		Tim Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jimmy Bell Jr. draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-60
8:01		Tim Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:59		Lions offensive rebound
7:59		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Josiah Fulcher draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Josiah Fulcher misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:59		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
7:38	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup	46-62
7:30		Jimmy Bell Jr. blocks Tim Smith Jr.'s two point layup
7:28		Lions offensive rebound
7:17		Josiah Fulcher misses two point jump shot
7:15		Trey Fort defensive rebound
6:52		Tim Smith Jr. shooting foul (Trey Fort draws the foul)
6:52	+1	Trey Fort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-63
6:52	+1	Trey Fort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-64
6:34	+2	Jacari Lane makes two point layup	48-64
6:18	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)	48-66
6:03		Jacari Lane turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hubbard steals)
5:59	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup	48-68
5:59		Tim Smith Jr. flagrant 1 (Shakeel Moore draws the foul)
5:59		Shakeel Moore misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
5:59	+1	Shakeel Moore makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	48-69
5:59		Tim Smith Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
5:46		Canin Jefferson blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup
5:44		Canin Jefferson defensive rebound
5:38		Shakeel Moore shooting foul (KJ Johnson draws the foul)
5:38	+1	KJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-69
5:38	+1	KJ Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-69
5:19		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
5:17		KJ Johnson defensive rebound
5:17		Shakeel Moore personal foul (KJ Johnson draws the foul)
5:17	+1	KJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-69
5:17	+1	KJ Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-69
4:57		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
4:55		Damien Forrest defensive rebound
4:48		KJ Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:46		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
4:35	+2	Andrew Taylor makes two point jump shot	52-71
4:17		Marco Foster misses three point jump shot
4:15		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
3:50		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Will Soucie steals)
3:42		Marco Foster misses three point jump shot
3:40		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Jimmy Bell Jr. makes two point layup	52-73
3:17		Canin Jefferson turnover (bad pass)
3:17		TV timeout
3:01		Adrian Myers turnover (lost ball) (Marco Foster steals)
2:57		Marco Foster misses two point layup
2:55		Eoin Nelson offensive rebound
2:55		Eoin Nelson misses two point layup
2:53		Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:22		D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
2:20		Jacari Lane defensive rebound
2:18	+2	Jacari Lane makes two point layup	54-73
2:01		Andrew Taylor misses two point jump shot
1:59		Andrew Taylor offensive rebound
1:53	+3	D.J. Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	54-76
1:41		Canin Jefferson misses two point jump shot
1:39		Adrian Myers defensive rebound
1:18		Gai Chol offensive foul
1:18		Gai Chol turnover (offensive foul)
1:07		Eoin Nelson misses two point layup
1:05		Isaac Stansbury defensive rebound
0:53	+3	Adrian Myers makes three point jump shot (Andrew Taylor assists)	54-79
0:41		Will Soucie misses two point layup
0:39		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
0:22	+2	Gai Chol makes two point layup	54-81
0:12		Marco Foster misses three point jump shot
0:10		Adrian Myers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Adrian Myers defensive rebound