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Bates scores 25 and No. 21 Missouri beats Mississippi State 85-73

AP
Mar 13, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tamar Bates scored 25 points and No. 21 Missouri beat Mississippi State 85-73 on Thursday night to reach the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Tony Perkins added a season-high 20 for the seventh-seeded Tigers (22-10), who will face No. 4 Florida on Friday night in the first tournament game for the Gators.

Josh Hubbard paced Mississippi State (21-12), which was the No. 10 seed in the SEC, with 24 points and Keshawn Murphy added 18.

Caleb Grill hit a 3-pointer as time expired in the first half, putting the Tigers up 39-34.

Thursday’s game was much closer than the only regular-season matchup against the Tigers, an 88-61 victory for Missouri in Starkville.

Mississippi State: The loss will strengthen the Bulldogs' already strong probability of receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Missouri: Playing their first game of the SEC Tournament, the Tigers had to battle most of the second half against Mississippi State, which kept the game close until the final minutes. Friday’s matchup against the highly-ranked Gators should be a tougher test.

Grill broke the 17th and final tie of the game with a dunk with 4:05 remaining in the second half to put the Tigers up 71-69. The dunk and the 3-pointer at the end of the first half were the only points Grill scored.

Missouri finished the second half hitting six of its final seven field goals, while the Bulldogs hit just one of their final nine attempts from the field.

The Tigers face No. 4 Florida on Friday, while the Bulldogs wait to learn their next opponent on Selection Sunday.

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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
34
MIZZ
Tigers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Michael Nwoko vs. Mark Mitchell (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:48		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
19:46		Bulldogs offensive rebound
19:31	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	2-0
19:11	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point layup (Trent Pierce assists)	2-2
18:42		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
18:40		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
18:24	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	2-5
18:09		Tamar Bates personal foul
18:05		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
18:03		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
18:00	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	4-5
17:48		Anthony Robinson II misses two point jump shot
17:46		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
17:35	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	6-5
17:28		Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (Riley Kugel steals)
17:22		Anthony Robinson II personal foul
16:59		Anthony Robinson II shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
16:59	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-5
16:59	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-5
16:45		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
16:43		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
16:20		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
16:18		Josh Gray defensive rebound
16:12	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup	8-7
15:58		Tony Perkins shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:58	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 3	9-7
15:58	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-7
15:58		Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 3 of 3
15:58		Josh Gray defensive rebound
15:28		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
15:26		Tony Perkins offensive rebound
15:23	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point dunk	10-9
15:15		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
15:13		Josh Gray defensive rebound
15:13		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Tamar Bates draws the foul)
15:13	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-10
15:13	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
14:52		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
14:50		Josh Gray defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot	10-13
14:28		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
14:26		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
14:19		RJ Melendez personal foul
14:09	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	10-15
13:53		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:51		Josh Gray defensive rebound
13:51		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul
13:34		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Josh Gray's two point layup
13:32		Tigers offensive rebound
13:23	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point layup	10-17
13:10	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	13-17
12:59		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
12:57		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
12:46		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
12:44		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
12:36	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot (Caleb Grill assists)	13-19
12:19		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
12:17		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
12:09		Mark Mitchell offensive foul
12:09		Mark Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		Marques Warrick personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:49	+3	Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	16-19
11:36	+2	Marques Warrick makes two point layup	16-21
11:24		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
11:22		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
11:16	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup (KeShawn Murphy assists)	18-21
10:52		RJ Melendez personal foul
10:50		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
10:48		Bulldogs defensive rebound
10:29		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
10:27		Tigers defensive rebound
10:15		Marques Warrick turnover (bad pass) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
10:08		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
10:06		Josh Gray defensive rebound
10:01	+3	Trent Pierce makes three point jump shot (Marques Warrick assists)	18-24
10:01		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Trent Pierce draws the foul)
10:01	+1	Trent Pierce makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-25
9:49	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point jump shot	20-25
9:33		Marques Warrick turnover (bad pass)
9:17		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:15		Marques Warrick defensive rebound
9:10		Michael Nwoko blocks Tony Perkins's two point dunk
9:10		Tigers offensive rebound
8:53		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
8:51		Bulldogs defensive rebound
8:32		Claudell Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:19	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point hook shot	20-27
8:19		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-28
8:07		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
8:05		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
7:57		Marques Warrick turnover (lost ball) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
7:57		TV timeout
7:47		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:45		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
7:20		Mark Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (KeShawn Murphy steals)
6:55	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	22-28
6:55		Caleb Grill shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
6:55		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:55		Tigers defensive rebound
6:40		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
6:38		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:26	+3	Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Riley Kugel assists)	25-28
6:08		Mark Mitchell misses two point layup
6:06		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
5:59		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
5:58		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
5:58	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	27-28
5:58		Tigers 30 second timeout
5:37		Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (Riley Kugel steals)
5:29		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass)
5:11		Caleb Grill turnover (bad pass) (KeShawn Murphy steals)
4:59		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
4:57		Riley Kugel offensive rebound
4:54		Josh Gray shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
4:54		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:54	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-28
4:39	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Caleb Grill assists)	28-31
4:20	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	30-31
3:58		TV timeout
3:54		Josh Gray misses two point layup
3:52		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
3:47		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:45		Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
3:39	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)	30-34
3:29	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	32-34
3:20		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
3:18		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
3:03		Jacob Crews personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
3:03		Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:03		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
2:48		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
2:46		Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:29	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	34-34
1:57		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
1:55		Josh Gray offensive rebound
1:52		KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
1:52		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:52		Josh Gray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:52		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
1:36		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
1:34		Josh Gray defensive rebound
1:18		Caleb Grill turnover (lost ball)
0:58		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
0:56		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:53		Josh Gray blocks Shawn Jones Jr.'s two point layup
0:51		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:48		KeShawn Murphy turnover (bad pass) (Tony Perkins steals)
0:39	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point dunk (Tony Perkins assists)	34-36
0:33		Tony Perkins blocks Josh Hubbard's two point jump shot
0:33		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:33		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:31		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:29		Josh Gray defensive rebound
0:01	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	34-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MSST
Bulldogs
39
MIZZ
Tigers
46

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (Riley Kugel steals)
19:39		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
19:37		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
19:33	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	37-39
19:33		Josh Gray shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
19:33		RJ Melendez misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:33		Josh Gray defensive rebound
19:24		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
19:22		Tamar Bates offensive rebound
19:19	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	37-41
19:05		Michael Nwoko misses two point jump shot
19:03		Josh Gray defensive rebound
19:00		Michael Nwoko personal foul
18:34		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
18:32		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
18:03	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot (Riley Kugel assists)	39-41
17:51		Tamar Bates turnover (lost ball) (KeShawn Murphy steals)
17:43	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists)	41-41
17:15		Tamar Bates misses two point layup
17:13		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
17:02		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
17:00		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Josh Gray makes two point dunk (Trent Pierce assists)	41-43
16:23		KeShawn Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Tony Perkins steals)
16:12		Trent Pierce misses three point jump shot
16:10		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
16:01		Riley Kugel turnover (bad pass)
15:44		Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
15:42		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
15:35		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
15:33		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
15:22		Caleb Grill misses two point layup
15:20		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
15:17		Tony Perkins shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
15:17		TV timeout
15:17	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-43
15:17		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:17		Aidan Shaw defensive rebound
15:03		Trent Pierce turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
14:59		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals)
14:56		Caleb Grill misses two point layup
14:54		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:40		Caleb Grill shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
14:40	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 3	43-43
14:40	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 3	44-43
14:40	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 3 of 3	45-43
14:14	+2	Anthony Robinson II makes two point jump shot	45-45
13:49		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
13:47		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
13:42		Anthony Robinson II shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
13:42	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-45
13:42	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-45
13:30		Claudell Harris Jr. personal foul
13:15		Cameron Matthews personal foul
13:04		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
13:02		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
12:42		Claudell Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Robinson II steals)
12:37	+2	Aidan Shaw makes two point dunk (Anthony Robinson II assists)	47-47
12:37		Dellquan Warren shooting foul (Aidan Shaw draws the foul)
12:37		Aidan Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:37		Jacob Crews offensive rebound
12:22		Claudell Harris Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
12:22	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 1 of 3	47-48
12:22	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 2 of 3	47-49
12:22	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 3 of 3	47-50
12:00		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
11:58		Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
11:53		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-51
11:53	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-52
11:32	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Riley Kugel assists)	50-52
11:09		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
11:07		Bulldogs defensive rebound
10:43		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
10:41		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
10:36		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
10:34		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
10:34	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup	52-52
10:07		Riley Kugel blocks Jacob Crews's two point layup
10:05		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
10:02	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	54-52
10:02		Aidan Shaw shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
10:02	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-52
9:48	+3	Trent Pierce makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	55-55
9:28	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	57-55
9:12		Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
9:10		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
9:00		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
8:58		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
8:42	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot	57-58
8:33		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:33		TV timeout
8:16		Josh Gray shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
8:16	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-58
8:16		RJ Melendez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:16		Josh Gray defensive rebound
7:47		RJ Melendez shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
7:47	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-60
7:23	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	60-60
7:05	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup	60-62
6:44		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
6:42		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
6:17		Josh Gray turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hubbard steals)
5:56	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	62-62
5:34	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup	62-64
5:18		Josh Gray personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
5:18	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-64
5:18	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-64
5:02	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Caleb Grill assists)	64-67
4:52	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	67-67
4:52		Jacob Crews shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-67
4:32		KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-68
4:32	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-69
4:13		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
4:13		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
4:13		Anthony Robinson II shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
4:13		RJ Melendez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:13	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-69
4:04	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point dunk (Anthony Robinson II assists)	69-71
3:57		Aidan Shaw blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup
3:57		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:44		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
3:42		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
3:18		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
3:16		Aidan Shaw offensive rebound
3:15		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Aidan Shaw draws the foul)
3:15		Aidan Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:15	+1	Aidan Shaw makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-72
2:52		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
2:50		Tigers defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup	69-74
2:15		KeShawn Murphy turnover (lost ball)
2:10		Josh Hubbard personal foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-75
2:10		Anthony Robinson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:10		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
1:55		Tony Perkins shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
1:55	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-75
1:55	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-75
1:49		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:29		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
1:27		Tony Perkins offensive rebound
1:23		Tony Perkins misses two point layup
1:21		Aidan Shaw offensive rebound
1:20	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point layup (Anthony Robinson II assists)	71-77
1:07		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
1:05		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
0:59		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Tamar Bates draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-78
0:59	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-79
0:51		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:49		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
0:41		Aidan Shaw turnover (lost ball) (KeShawn Murphy steals)
0:35		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
0:33		Aidan Shaw defensive rebound
0:31		RJ Melendez personal foul (Tamar Bates draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-80
0:31	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-81
0:25	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	73-81
0:25		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:18		Josh Hubbard personal foul (Marques Warrick draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Marques Warrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-82
0:18	+1	Marques Warrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-83
0:14		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:12		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
0:11		RJ Melendez personal foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-84
0:11	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-85
0:00		End of period

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Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2