National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi St. 69, Tulane 59
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 19, 2015
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials: # Karl Hess, # Anthony Jordan, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 4804
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials: # Karl Hess, # Anthony Jordan, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 4804
Mississippi State guard Malik Newman scored 15 points, leading the Bulldogs past Tulane 69-59 Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.
Newman led three Bulldogs (5-5) in double figures, helping Mississippi State bounce back from a two-game slide. Guard Craig Sword added 14 points, and forward Gavin Ware came off the bench to score 12 points and grab nine rebounds for Mississippi State.
Tulane took a 51-43 lead on a basket by forward Dylan Osetkowski with 13:22 to play. But Mississippi State rallied and retook the lead, 55-54, on a jumper by guard Quinndary Weatherspoon with eight minutes left.
Osetkowski led the Green Wave (6-6) with 20 points, and guard Malik Morgan added 11 points and 10 rebound.
Mississippi State led 40-34 at halftime, behind 13 points from Newman. Osetkowski had 10 in the first half to lead Tulane.
Mississippi State avenged a loss to Tulane last season and has now defeated the Green Wave in seven of the last eight meetings.
Top Game Performances
| Tulane | Mississippi St. | |
| Dylan Osetkowski 20 | Scoring | Malik Newman 15 |
| Louis Dabney 4 | Assists | Malik Newman 4 |
| Malik Morgan 10 | Rebounds | Gavin Ware 9 |
| Malik Morgan 2 | Free Throws Made | Malik Newman 6 |
| Dylan Osetkowski 3 | Steals | Craig Sword 1 |
| Jernard Jarreau 2 | Blocks | Gavin Ware 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Tulane | 59 | 41.0 | 4-24 | 5-11 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Mississippi St. | 69 | 38.2 | 7-18 | 20-26 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 9 |