Hubbard leads Mississippi State to 70-60 win over LSU in SEC Tournament's second round
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Josh Hubbard scored 14 of his 24 points in the second half when he helped Mississippi State pull away late and beat LSU 70-60 on Thursday in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
The ninth-seeded Bulldogs (20-12) snapped a four-game losing streak that ended their regular season and will face top seed and No. 5-ranked Tennessee in Friday's quarterfinals. Mississippi State beat the Volunteers 77-72 on Jan. 10.
Hubbard was only 6-of-16 shooting but made 9 of 10 free throws. Dashawn Davis added 12 points. Tolu Smith grabbed 13 rebounds and D.J. Jeffries had 11 boards as the Bulldogs outrebounded the Tigers 24-12 in the second half, reversing the first-half totals.
Trae Hannibal scored 18 points and Hunter Dean 10 for the Tigers (17-15).
The Bulldogs rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit, outscoring LSU 12-5 to tie the game on a Smith dunk and grabbed the lead for good with 12 minutes left on two Hubbard free throws. They had a nine-point advantage after a Shakeel Moore 3-pointer with eight minutes remaining. They shot 51% in the second half when they outscored the Tigers by 17.
Hannibal led a LSU comeback and got the Tigers within a point but Hubbard hit a pair of 3-pointers and added another basket over the next four minutes and the Bulldogs went out in front by 10 with a minute left.
The teams were tied midway through the first half after a Tyrell Ward 3-pointer. Jordan Wright and Ward then hit consecutive 3s and LSU went into the break ahead 29-22 after the Bulldogs failed to get a field goal over the final 7:42. The Bulldogs shot just 29% and made only 1 of 10 from the arc before making 5 of 11 in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Tolu Smith III vs. Will Baker (Cameron Matthews gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Jordan Wright shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:41 |  | Â | Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Jordan Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:23 | | Â | Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:21 | | Â | Josh Hubbard defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:11 | | Â | Jordan Wright blocks Tolu Smith III's two point layup | Â |
| 19:09 | | Â | Jordan Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:00 | | Â | Derek Fountain misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:58 | | Â | Cameron Matthews defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:51 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:49 | | Â | Trae Hannibal defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:07 | | Â | Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:07 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 1-0 |
| 18:07 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | | Â | Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â |
| 18:07 | | Â | Jordan Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | Derek Fountain turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 17:32 | | Â | Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:30 | | Â | Trae Hannibal defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:08 | | +3 | Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists) | 2-3 |
| 16:48 | | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:46 | | Â | Derek Fountain defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:45 | | Â | Cameron Matthews personal foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:36 | | Â | Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:34 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:16 | | +2 | Dashawn Davis makes two point layup | 4-3 |
| 15:52 | | Â | Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hubbard steals) | Â |
| 15:47 | | +2 | D.J. Jeffries makes two point dunk (Josh Hubbard assists) | 6-3 |
| 15:26 | | Â | Derek Fountain turnover (lost ball) (Dashawn Davis steals) | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:13 | | Â | Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Wright steals) | Â |
| 14:53 | | Â | Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:51 | | Â | Hunter Dean offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:46 | | Â | Hunter Dean offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:43 | | +2 | Hunter Dean makes two point dunk | 6-5 |
| 14:28 | | +3 | Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists) | 9-5 |
| 14:14 | | Â | Josh Hubbard personal foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | Hunter Dean offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:48 | | +2 | Mike Williams III makes two point layup | 9-7 |
| 13:28 | | Â | KeShawn Murphy turnover (bad pass) (Mike Williams III steals) | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | KeShawn Murphy blocks Mike Williams III's two point layup | Â |
| 13:21 | | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:09 | | Â | KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:09 | | +1 | Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 13:09 | | Â | Hunter Dean misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 13:09 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:43 | | +2 | KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot | 11-8 |
| 12:17 | | Â | Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:07 | | +2 | Shakeel Moore makes two point layup | 13-8 |
| 11:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:45 | | Â | Jalen Reed misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Hunter Dean blocks Tolu Smith III's two point layup | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | Mike Williams III defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:25 | | +2 | Trae Hannibal makes two point layup | 13-10 |
| 11:25 | | Â | KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Tolu Smith III misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Tyrell Ward defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:58 | | Â | Tyrell Ward turnover (bad pass) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals) | Â |
| 10:45 | | Â | Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Jordan Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball) (Dashawn Davis steals) | Â |
| 10:19 | | Â | Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Derek Fountain defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:07 | | +3 | Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists) | 13-13 |
| 9:53 | | +2 | Dashawn Davis makes two point jump shot | 15-13 |
| 9:44 | | +3 | Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Mike Williams III assists) | 15-16 |
| 9:22 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:20 | | Â | Tyrell Ward defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:11 | | Â | Tolu Smith III defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:04 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Derek Fountain steals) | Â |
| 8:47 | | +3 | Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Mike Williams III assists) | 15-19 |
| 8:28 | | Â | Derek Fountain personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:19 | | Â | Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Derek Fountain defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:05 | | Â | Will Baker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Josh Hubbard defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:42 | | +2 | D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup | 17-19 |
| 7:27 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | Tyrell Ward offensive foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | Tyrell Ward turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 6:45 | | +2 | Trae Hannibal makes two point layup | 17-21 |
| 6:13 | | Â | Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:11 | | Â | Tyrell Ward defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Tigers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 5:23 | | Â | Trae Hannibal personal foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | Josh Hubbard turnover (lost ball) (Derek Fountain steals) | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Derek Fountain shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Jalen Reed defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:06 | | +2 | Hunter Dean makes two point dunk (Mike Williams III assists) | 17-23 |
| 3:46 | | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:44 | | Â | Jordan Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:22 | | Â | Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:22 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 18-23 |
| 3:22 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 19-23 |
| 3:22 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 20-23 |
| 3:12 | | Â | Jalen Reed turnover (bad pass) (Dashawn Davis steals) | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Jordan Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Jeffries steals) | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Jordan Wright personal foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Hunter Dean defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:20 | | +2 | Hunter Dean makes two point layup (Mike Williams III assists) | 20-25 |
| 2:01 | | Â | Mwani Wilkinson blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Hunter Dean defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:49 | | +3 | Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dean assists) | 20-28 |
| 1:47 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:34 | | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:32 | | Â | Jalen Reed defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:10 | | Â | Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:10 | | Â | Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:10 | | +1 | Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-29 |
| 0:59 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries turnover (bad pass) (Mike Williams III steals) | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:38 | | Â | Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:38 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-29 |
| 0:38 | | +1 | Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-29 |
| 0:20 | | Â | Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | D.J. Jeffries turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |