National Basketball Association
East Tennessee St. 67, Mississippi St. 65
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials:
# Sean Casey, # Pat Evans, # Anthony Jordan
Attendance:
6479
By The Sports Xchange
Hanner Mosquera-Perea's offensive rebound and putback with three seconds to play lifted East Tennessee State past Mississippi State 67-65 on Wednesday night at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.
With Mississippi State trailing 65-62, freshman guard Lamar Peters hit a tying 3-pointer with 10.9 seconds to play.
East Tennessee State junior guard Desonta Bradford broke the Georgia press on the Buccaneers' ensuing possession and got a good look at a jumper but missed.
Junior forward David Burrell got the initial rebound for East Tennessee State but couldn't connect. Mosquera-Perea grabbed Burnell's miss and put in the winning bucket.
Mississippi State's I.J. Ready was off on a contested, rushed 3-pointer as time expired.
Bradford led the Buccaneers (8-2) with 15 points and senior guard T.J. Cromer added 14.
Sophomore forward Aric Holman finished with 17 points and sophomore guard Quinndary Weatherspoon added 13 points for the Bulldogs (6-3), who were rusty after 10 days off.
Freshman guard Mario Kegler finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.
The Buccaneers had 13 offensive rebounds, including four by Mosquera-Perea.
East Tennessee State grabbed the lead early in the first half and was up 28-20 after a 3-pointer from Burrell with six minutes left before intermission. Cromer had 10 points in the first half, helping the Buccaneers take a 31-26 lead into halftime.
East Tennessee State was coming off a 75-61 loss to Dayton. The Buccaneers have a game against Tennessee on Dec. 22 before opening Southern Conference play against VMI on Dec. 31.
Mississippi State has three more non-conference games to find its stride before entering SEC play. The Bulldogs open conference play at home against Alabama on Jan. 1.
Top Game Performances
East Tennessee St. |
|
Mississippi St. |
Desonta Bradford 15 |
Scoring |
Aric Holman 17 |
Desonta Bradford 2 |
Assists |
I.J. Ready 4 |
Tevin Glass 7 |
Rebounds |
Mario Kegler 8 |
Tevin Glass 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Quinndary Weatherspoon 7 |
A.J. Merriweather 2 |
Steals |
Lamar Peters 3 |
Peter Jurkin 2 |
Blocks |
Aric Holman 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
East Tennessee St.
|
67 |
44.1 |
7-19 |
8-14 |
5 |
34 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
Mississippi St.
|
65 |
41.8 |
6-18 |
13-20 |
9 |
31 |
5 |
4 |
14 |