National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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