National Basketball Association
Texas 69, Mississippi St. 55
When: 2:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Where: Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # Joe Lindsay, # Ryan Wells
Attendance:
2400
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Texas 69, Mississippi State 55: Sheldon McClellan scored 19 points and Julien Lewis had 15 as the Longhorns salvaged a victory in a consolation game at the Maui Invitational.
Cameron Ridley - a 6-9, 270-pound freshman center for the Longhorns (3-2) - contributed eight points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots. McClellan averaged 14.3 points in the three tournament games while Lewis averaged 14.
Mississippi State (1-4) was led by Roquez Johnson with 18 points, six rebounds and six steals. Fred Thomas scored 10 points.
Mississippi State allowed the game's first nine points in its 46-point loss to North Carolina in the tournament opener Monday and the first eight in a 27-point loss to Marquette a day later. The Bulldogs did a better job of staying with the Longhorns early, taking their first lead of the tournament on the game’s first basket.
Texas eventually went on a 20-3 first-half run while the Bulldogs went six minutes without scoring, putting the Longhorns ahead 31-13. Mississippi State never climbed back within single digits.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The six steals by Johnson was the most by a Mississippi State player since Phil Turner also recorded six in 2009. … The Longhorns committed 22 turnovers, including eight by Lewis, but made up for it with 12 blocked shots and 16 offensive rebounds. … Because of injuries and suspensions, Mississippi State brought just eight players to the tournament, including two walk-ons.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi St. |
|
Texas |
|
Roquez Johnson 18 |
Scoring |
Sheldon McClellan 19 |
|
Fred Thomas 4 |
Assists |
Javan Felix 7 |
|
Gavin Ware 7 |
Rebounds |
Cameron Ridley 12 |
|
Fred Thomas 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Javan Felix 3 |
|
Roquez Johnson 6 |
Steals |
Cameron Ridley 3 |
|
Roquez Johnson 1 |
Blocks |
Cameron Ridley 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi St.
|
55 |
33.3 |
4-11 |
17-28 |
11 |
28 |
2 |
12 |
18 |
| Texas
|
69 |
50.0 |
10-18 |
7-16 |
15 |
39 |
12 |
9 |
22 |
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