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Grill and No. 20 Missouri use long-distance scoring to beat No. 14 Mississippi State 88-61

AP
Feb 01, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Caleb Grill shot 6 for 11 from 3-point range and scored 20 points as No. 20 Missouri beat No. 14 Mississippi State 88-61 on Saturday.

Tamar Bates scored 14 points and Josh Gray added 10 for Missouri (17-4, 6-2 SEC), which hit 15 of 32 shots from distance.

Josh Hubbard scored 24 points for Mississippi State (16-6, 4-5). KeShawn Murphy had 16 points and nine rebounds.

Missouri led by 14 points at halftime and used a 15-0 run early in the second half to put the game out of reach.

Missouri: The Tigers broke an eight-game losing streak in road games at Mississippi State.

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs have dropped consecutive games for the second time in SEC play.

Missouri closed out the first half with a 12-1 run and led 45-31 at the break. The Tigers shot 52% in the opening half and made 9 of 19 shots from distance. Missouri also outrebounded Mississippi State 20-14 in the first half, including seven offensive boards.

Missouri shot 55% from the field and was 7 for 10 from the foul line in the game. The Tigers finished with a 39-31 rebounding edge. Mississippi State shot 36% in the game and made eight of 26 shots from 3-point range.

Missouri is at Tennessee on Wednesday, while Mississippi State travels to Georgia on Saturday.

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1st Half
MIZZ
Tigers
45
MSST
Bulldogs
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mark Mitchell vs. Michael Nwoko (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:43		Josh Hubbard turnover (bad pass) (Mark Mitchell steals)
19:41		Anthony Robinson II turnover (lost ball) (RJ Melendez steals)
19:34		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Robinson II steals)
19:20	+3	Tony Perkins makes three point jump shot (Mark Mitchell assists)	3-0
19:02		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
19:00		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
18:45	+3	Mark Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Tamar Bates assists)	6-0
18:20		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:18		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
18:18		RJ Melendez personal foul
17:50		Anthony Robinson II turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
17:41		Mark Mitchell blocks Michael Nwoko's two point layup
17:39		Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
17:32		Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
17:30		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
17:24	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	6-2
17:12		Josh Hubbard shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-2
17:12	+1	Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-2
16:55		Claudell Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Trent Pierce steals)
16:52	+2	Trent Pierce makes two point layup	10-2
16:31		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
16:29		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
16:28		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
16:26		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
16:07		Anthony Robinson II turnover (bad pass)
15:53	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	10-5
15:23	+2	Anthony Robinson II makes two point jump shot	12-5
15:02		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:00		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
14:52		Anthony Robinson II turnover (bad pass) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
14:47		Tamar Bates shooting foul (Claudell Harris Jr. draws the foul)
14:47		TV timeout
14:47	+1	Claudell Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-6
14:47		Claudell Harris Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:47		Tigers defensive rebound
14:24		Trent Pierce misses three point jump shot
14:22		Tamar Bates offensive rebound
14:20		KeShawn Murphy blocks Tamar Bates's two point layup
14:18		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
14:08	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	12-9
13:42		Tony Perkins misses two point layup
13:40		Tigers offensive rebound
13:27		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
13:25		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
13:09		Michael Nwoko misses two point jump shot
13:07		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
13:02		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
13:00		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
12:57	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	12-11
12:42		Josh Gray misses two point dunk
12:40		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
12:36		Caleb Grill shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-12
12:36	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-13
12:18		Anthony Robinson II misses three point jump shot
12:16		Josh Gray offensive rebound
12:13		Josh Gray turnover (bad pass)
11:46		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
11:44		Josh Gray defensive rebound
11:37	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Caleb Grill assists)	15-13
11:21		Anthony Robinson II personal foul
11:21		TV timeout
11:08		Riley Kugel turnover (traveling)
10:46		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
10:44		Marques Warrick offensive rebound
10:26	+2	Josh Gray makes two point jump shot (Tamar Bates assists)	17-13
10:11		Riley Kugel turnover (bad pass) (Tamar Bates steals)
10:07		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Tamar Bates draws the foul)
10:07	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-13
10:07	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-13
9:40		KeShawn Murphy turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Robinson II steals)
9:23		Anthony Robinson II offensive foul
9:23		Anthony Robinson II turnover (offensive foul)
9:12	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point layup	19-15
8:49		Anthony Robinson II turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hubbard steals)
8:45	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	19-18
8:24	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)	22-18
7:54		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:52		Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
7:42	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)	25-18
7:12	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)	25-21
7:12		Anthony Robinson II shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
7:12		TV timeout
7:12	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-22
6:54	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Jacob Crews assists)	28-22
6:34	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists)	28-25
6:19	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Mark Mitchell assists)	31-25
5:50		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:48		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
5:37		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
5:35		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
5:35		Mark Mitchell personal foul
5:22	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	31-28
5:01		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
4:59		Trent Pierce offensive rebound
4:57		Trent Pierce misses two point layup
4:55		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
4:54		Riley Kugel turnover (bad pass) (Mark Mitchell steals)
4:53	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point layup	33-28
4:53		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
4:53		Mark Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:53		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
4:33	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk	33-30
4:22		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
4:20		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
4:11		Josh Hubbard turnover (bad pass)
3:52	+2	Trent Pierce makes two point layup (Caleb Grill assists)	35-30
3:32		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
3:30		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
3:30		Trent Pierce shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:30	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-31
3:17	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	37-31
3:04		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
3:02		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
2:35		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
2:33		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
2:05		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:04		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
2:04		Mark Mitchell personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
2:04		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:04		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
1:51	+3	Trent Pierce makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	40-31
1:49		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:37		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
1:35		Josh Gray defensive rebound
1:09		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
1:07		Josh Gray offensive rebound
0:50	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	43-31
0:31		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:29		Josh Gray defensive rebound
0:19		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:07		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
0:05		Josh Gray offensive rebound
0:03	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup	45-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIZZ
Tigers
43
MSST
Bulldogs
30

Time		Play	Score
19:30		Josh Gray misses three point jump shot
19:28		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
19:06		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:04		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
18:48		Trent Pierce misses three point jump shot
18:46		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
18:44		Tamar Bates personal foul
18:26		Tony Perkins shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
18:26	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 3	45-32
18:26	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 3	45-33
18:26	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 3 of 3	45-34
18:08	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point jump shot	47-34
17:50	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot	47-36
17:50		Trent Pierce shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
17:50	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-37
17:23	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	50-37
16:53		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
16:51		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
16:34		KeShawn Murphy blocks Mark Mitchell's two point layup
16:32		Mark Mitchell offensive rebound
16:25	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point layup	52-37
16:05		Mark Mitchell blocks Cameron Matthews's two point dunk
16:03		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
15:49		KeShawn Murphy shooting foul
15:49		TV timeout
15:49	+1	Josh Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-37
15:49	+1	Josh Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-37
15:32		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
15:30		Josh Gray defensive rebound
15:08	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup	56-37
14:44		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
14:42		Josh Gray defensive rebound
14:20		Michael Nwoko blocks Tony Perkins's two point layup
14:19		Tigers offensive rebound
14:13	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Jacob Crews assists)	59-37
13:51		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
13:48		Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:42		Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
13:40		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
13:14	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)	62-37
13:00		Cameron Matthews turnover (Josh Gray steals)
12:46		Tamar Bates turnover (bad pass)
12:33	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	62-39
12:07		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
12:05		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
12:01	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup	62-41
11:43		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul
11:43		TV timeout
11:34	+2	Anthony Robinson II makes two point layup	64-41
11:15		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover
11:02	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup (Tamar Bates assists)	66-41
11:02		Claudell Harris Jr. shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
11:02		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:02		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
10:54		Jacob Crews shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
10:54	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-42
10:54	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-43
10:41		RJ Melendez personal foul
10:28		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Anthony Robinson II's two point layup
10:26		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
10:26		Anthony Robinson II personal foul
10:08		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:06		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
9:51	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	69-43
9:40		Jacob Crews blocks RJ Melendez's two point dunk
9:38		Josh Gray defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup	71-43
8:53	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	71-45
8:53		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:53		TV timeout
8:34		Anthony Robinson II misses two point jump shot
8:32		Josh Gray offensive rebound
8:29		Trent Pierce misses three point jump shot
8:29		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
8:29		Jacob Crews personal foul
8:20		Tony Perkins personal foul
8:20		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:20		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
8:18	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	71-47
7:42		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
7:40		Dellquan Warren defensive rebound
7:40		Josh Gray personal foul
7:40		TV timeout
7:40		Dellquan Warren misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:40		Tigers defensive rebound
7:28	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup	73-47
7:13		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
7:11		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
6:54	+2	Trent Pierce makes two point layup	75-47
6:38		Dellquan Warren misses two point jump shot
6:36		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
6:33	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	75-49
6:16		RJ Melendez personal foul
6:11		Mark Mitchell misses two point layup
6:09		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
5:57		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:55		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
5:37		Marques Warrick misses three point jump shot
5:35		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
5:28		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:26		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
5:19		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
5:17		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
4:51	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	78-49
4:36	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	78-52
4:12	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point jump shot	80-52
3:54	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Dellquan Warren assists)	80-55
3:44		Tamar Bates turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
3:37		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
3:35		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
3:35		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point layup
3:33		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
3:32		Marques Warrick personal foul
3:32		TV timeout
3:32	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-56
3:32	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-57
3:07	+2	Marques Warrick makes two point layup	82-57
3:00	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	82-59
2:49		Josh Hubbard personal foul
2:31		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
2:31	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-59
2:31		Tony Perkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:31		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
2:24		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
2:22		Josh Gray defensive rebound
2:15		Annor Boateng turnover (Michael Nwoko steals)
2:01		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
1:59		Tigers defensive rebound
1:29	+3	Annor Boateng makes three point jump shot (T.O. Barrett assists)	86-59
1:14	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot (Dellquan Warren assists)	86-61
1:11		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:56		Peyton Marshall turnover (bad pass)
0:49		T.O. Barrett personal foul
0:49		Dellquan Warren misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49		Dellquan Warren misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:49		Annor Boateng defensive rebound
0:22		Michael Nwoko blocks T.O. Barrett's three point jump shot
0:20		Harrison Alexander defensive rebound
0:18		Harrison Alexander turnover (Peyton Marshall steals)
0:14	+2	Peyton Marshall makes two point dunk	88-61
0:03		Michael Nwoko misses three point jump shot
0:01		Peyton Marshall defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Peyton Marshall defensive rebound