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Hubbard scores 23, Matthews hits big free throws and Mississippi State tops Utah 78-73

AP
Nov 17, 2024

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) Josh Hubbard scored 23 points, Cameron Matthews made several key free throws down the stretch and Mississippi State rallied in the second half to defeat Utah 78-73 on Sunday in the Mid-South Showdown.

KeShawn Murphy scored 18 points, Matthews 12, with 8 of 10 from the line, and Ryan Kugel scored 12 for the Bulldogs. Murphy had 14 rebounds.

Matthews made two free throws on back-to-back possessions to put the Bulldogs up 75-71 in the final minute. After a Utes miss, their defensive pressure forced Mississippi State to call timeout twice. Utah then fouled Matthews again. He made one of two, then Kugel got an offensive rebound and made a pair of free throws to put the game out of reach.

Ezra Ausar led Utah with 15 points. Mason Madsen scored 14, Keanu Dawes 13 and Miro Little 10. Dawes had 12 rebounds.

Hubbard scored 11 points and Murphy had seven as the Bulldogs stormed back from an 11-point halftime deficit to lead 50-44 with 13 1/2 minutes remaining. The Utes regrouped and went ahead by four before a string of seven lead changes in the next three minutes.

Utah controlled the first half, building an 11-point lead at the intermission. The Utes outscored the Bulldogs 24-11 over the second 10 minutes of the half, with Dawes scoring seven points and Little capping the run with two 3-pointers.

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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
39
MSST
Bulldogs
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ezra Ausar vs. Michael Nwoko (Claudell Harris Jr. gains possession)
19:46		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
19:44		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
19:27		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
19:25		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
19:14		Ezra Ausar blocks Michael Nwoko's two point layup
19:12		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
19:05		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
19:05	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
19:05		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:05		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
18:55		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass)
18:29	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot (Jake Wahlin assists)	3-0
18:10		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
18:02	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (Michael Nwoko assists)	3-2
17:37		Jake Wahlin misses three point jump shot
17:35		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
17:14		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point layup
17:12		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
17:08		Miro Little personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
16:57	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)	3-4
16:41		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
16:39		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
16:32		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
16:32		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:32	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-5
16:17		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks Gabe Madsen's two point layup
16:15		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
16:05		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
16:03		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
16:01		Jake Wahlin personal foul (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
15:44		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
15:42		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
15:34		TV timeout
15:23	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot	5-5
15:05		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (traveling)
14:48	+3	Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	8-5
14:37		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
14:35		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
14:21		Jump ball. (Utes gains possession)
14:19		Gabe Madsen turnover (out of bounds)
14:04		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
14:02		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
14:01		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
14:01		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
14:01		Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
14:01	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-6
14:01	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-7
13:40		Mason Madsen turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
13:37		Jump ball. (Cameron Matthews gains possession)
13:25		Mason Madsen shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
13:25	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-8
13:25	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-9
13:10		RJ Melendez blocks Ezra Ausar's two point dunk
13:08		Utes offensive rebound
12:58	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point dunk (Miro Little assists)	10-9
12:46		Kanye Clary misses two point jump shot
12:46		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
12:46		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
12:44		Miro Little defensive rebound
12:39	+3	Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	13-9
12:20	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point jump shot	13-11
12:05		Kanye Clary personal foul (Miro Little draws the foul)
11:54	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	15-11
11:33		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
11:33		Riley Kugel offensive rebound
11:31		Mason Madsen shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:31	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-12
11:31		Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:31		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
11:14		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
11:12		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
11:05		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:03		Miro Little defensive rebound
10:54		Miro Little turnover (bad pass) (Claudell Harris Jr. steals)
10:48	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point layup	15-14
10:31		KeShawn Murphy personal foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
10:14		Miro Little turnover (lost ball) (RJ Melendez steals)
10:03	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)	15-17
9:49	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	17-17
9:30	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point jump shot	17-19
9:07		Claudell Harris Jr. shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
9:07	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-19
9:07	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-19
8:57		Riley Kugel turnover (bad pass) (Keanu Dawes steals)
8:49		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
8:49		Keanu Dawes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:49	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-19
8:35		Claudell Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Erickson steals)
8:30	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup	22-19
8:19	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point jump shot	22-21
8:06		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
8:04		Jake Wahlin offensive rebound
7:53		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
7:49		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
7:49	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point dunk	24-21
7:44		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
7:42		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
7:35		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
7:33		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
7:18		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
7:16		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
7:12		Jake Wahlin shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
7:12		TV timeout
7:12		Michael Nwoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:12		Michael Nwoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:12		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
6:59		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
6:57		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
6:55	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup	26-21
6:47	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	26-23
6:36		Keanu Dawes offensive foul
6:36		Keanu Dawes turnover (offensive foul)
6:20		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:18		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
6:11	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Mason Madsen assists)	29-23
6:03		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
6:01		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
5:39	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	31-23
5:20		Ezra Ausar personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
5:20	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-24
5:20	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-25
5:05	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	33-25
4:41		KeShawn Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Jake Wahlin steals)
4:18		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
4:16		Jump ball. (Utes gains possession)
4:15		Mike Sharavjamts turnover (bad pass) (RJ Melendez steals)
4:08		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
4:06		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
3:58		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
3:56		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
3:49		Keanu Dawes blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup
3:47		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
3:47		Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:47	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-26
3:47	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-27
3:25		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
3:23		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
3:11		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
3:09		Miro Little defensive rebound
3:02		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
3:00		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
2:55		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
2:53		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
2:40		RJ Melendez shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
2:40		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:40		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:40		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
2:31		KeShawn Murphy misses three point jump shot
2:29		Riley Kugel offensive rebound
2:25		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:23		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
2:16		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
2:15		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
2:15		Ezra Ausar personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
2:15	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-28
2:15		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:15		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
2:11		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:09		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
2:02	+3	Miro Little makes three point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	36-28
1:43		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
1:41		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
1:31		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
1:28		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:21		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
1:19		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
1:08	+3	Miro Little makes three point jump shot	39-28
1:06		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:52		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:50		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
0:45		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
0:43		Hunter Erickson offensive rebound
0:27		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
0:25		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
0:03		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:01		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
0:00		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTAH
Utes
34
MSST
Bulldogs
50

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point layup
19:45		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
19:40	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup	39-30
19:30		Jake Wahlin turnover (bad pass)
19:21	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	39-33
19:06		Keanu Dawes turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
18:56		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
18:54		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
18:45		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
18:43		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
18:27	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	39-35
18:08	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup	41-35
17:46		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
17:44		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
17:39	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Murphy assists)	41-38
17:22		Josh Hubbard personal foul (Miro Little draws the foul)
17:19		Josh Hubbard personal foul (Miro Little draws the foul)
17:13	+3	Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Miro Little assists)	44-38
17:00	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)	44-41
16:47		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
16:45		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	44-43
16:25		Utes 30 second timeout
16:25		TV timeout
16:19		Kanye Clary personal foul (Miro Little draws the foul)
16:06		Mason Madsen misses two point jump shot
16:04		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
15:43		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:41		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
15:26		Jake Wahlin shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
15:26		TV timeout
15:26	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-44
15:26	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-45
15:09		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
15:07		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
15:00		Jake Wahlin personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
14:50		Keanu Dawes personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
14:32	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Michael Nwoko assists)	44-48
14:12		Cameron Matthews blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
14:10		Kanye Clary defensive rebound
14:02		Kanye Clary misses two point layup
14:00		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
13:58		Cameron Matthews personal foul
13:33		Utes turnover (shot clock violation)
13:20	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists)	44-50
12:59		Ezra Ausar turnover (bad pass) (Kanye Clary steals)
12:52		Kanye Clary misses two point layup
12:50		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
12:46	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup	46-50
12:26		Keanu Dawes personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
12:07		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
12:05		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
11:59		Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
11:57		Mike Sharavjamts offensive rebound
11:57		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point layup
11:54		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
11:54		Michael Nwoko turnover (lost ball)
11:54		TV timeout
11:47		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
11:45		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
11:21		Josh Hubbard misses two point layup
11:19		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
11:14		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
11:12		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
11:06	+3	Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	49-50
10:37		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
10:33		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:31		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
10:28		Mason Madsen turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hubbard steals)
10:21		Keanu Dawes shooting foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
10:21		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:21	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-51
10:08	+2	Miro Little makes two point layup (Ezra Ausar assists)	51-51
9:50		RJ Melendez turnover (traveling)
9:34		KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-51
9:34	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
9:23		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
9:20		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
9:20		Miro Little personal foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
9:20		RJ Melendez misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:20		Mason Madsen defensive rebound
9:13	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot	55-51
9:00	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	55-53
8:41		Miro Little misses two point jump shot
8:39		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
8:31	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	55-56
8:11	+2	Mason Madsen makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	57-56
7:52	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	57-58
7:36		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
7:34		Hunter Erickson offensive rebound
7:30	+3	Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	60-58
7:11	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	60-60
6:49		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
6:49		TV timeout
6:49	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-60
6:49	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-60
6:40		Miro Little personal foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-61
6:40		Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:40		Miro Little defensive rebound
6:37		Riley Kugel personal foul (Miro Little draws the foul)
6:37		Miro Little misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:37		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
6:30		Hunter Erickson personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
6:30	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-62
6:30	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-63
6:06	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	64-63
5:52	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists)	64-65
5:33		KeShawn Murphy blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
5:31		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
5:27	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point dunk (Riley Kugel assists)	64-67
5:23		Utes 30 second timeout
5:13		Miro Little turnover (lost ball) (Riley Kugel steals)
4:56	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup	64-69
4:40		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
4:38		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
4:31	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	64-71
4:23		RJ Melendez personal foul (Hunter Erickson draws the foul)
4:23		Hunter Erickson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:23		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
4:20	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point dunk	66-71
4:00		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
3:58		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
3:44		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
3:42		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
3:38		KeShawn Murphy blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
3:36		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
3:17		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
3:15		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
2:58	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Ezra Ausar assists)	69-71
2:50		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:50		TV timeout
2:38		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
2:36		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
2:19		Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot
2:17		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
2:06		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:04		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
1:41	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot	71-71
1:24		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
1:22		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
1:13		Keanu Dawes shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
1:13	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-72
1:13	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-73
1:03		Hunter Erickson offensive foul
1:03		Hunter Erickson turnover (offensive foul)
0:42		Ezra Ausar personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-74
0:42	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-75
0:29		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
0:27		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
0:19		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:19		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:17		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-76
0:17		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:17		Riley Kugel offensive rebound
0:14		Ezra Ausar personal foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-77
0:14	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-78
0:08	+2	Miro Little makes two point layup	73-78
0:08		Utes 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Utes 60 second timeout