National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi St. 76, Eastern Kentucky 66
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 7, 2011
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials: # Doug Shows, # John Hampton, # James Barker
Attendance: 5160
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials: # Doug Shows, # John Hampton, # James Barker
Attendance: 5160
Senior Dee Bost scored 23 points and handed out six assists as host Mississippi State defeated Eastern Kentucky 76-66 in the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
Bost, a preseason All-SEC First Team selection, nailed 4 of 8 3-pointers and moved 59 assists shy of Derrick Zimmerman’s school record of 514 set from 2000-03.
Junior Arnett Moultrie, a 6-11 transfer from UTEP, added 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for Mississippi State. The bigger Bulldogs outrebounded the Colonels 40-27.
The Bulldogs improved to 11-3 in openers under coach Rick Stansbury. They led 33-27 at the break.
The Colonels, who returned two starters from last year’s 15-16 team, hung close thanks to 13 points from Joshua Jones and 12 from Timmy Knipp. The duo combined to hit 7 of 13 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
| Eastern Kentucky | Mississippi St. | |
| Joshua Jones 13 | Scoring | Dee Bost 23 |
| Mike DiNunno 3 | Assists | Dee Bost 6 |
| Eric Stutz 8 | Rebounds | Arnett Moultrie 10 |
| Jeff Johnson 2 | Free Throws Made | Dee Bost 5 |
| Joshua Jones 3 | Steals | Renardo Sidney 3 |
| Eric Stutz 1 | Blocks | Arnett Moultrie 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Eastern Kentucky | 66 | 40.0 | 10-33 | 4-6 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 6 | |
| Mississippi St. | 76 | 48.3 | 8-22 | 12-19 | 16 | 40 | 6 | 9 |