National Basketball Association
Auburn 92, Mississippi St. 82
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 15, 2014
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials:
# Anthony Jordan, # Mike Thibodeaux, # CJ Washington
Attendance:
6890
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Auburn 92, Mississippi State 82: Chris Denson scored 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the host Tigers heaped more misery on the Bulldogs.
KT Harrell added 26 points for Auburn (12-11, 4-8 SEC), which shot 51 percent from the field. Allen Payne contributed 14 points and four assists while Tahj Shamsid-Deen tallied 10 points for the Tigers, who finished 37-of-41 from the free-throw line.
Trivante Bloodman led the way with 18 points, nine assists and six rebounds while Gavin Ware scored 15 for Mississippi State (13-12, 3-9), which dropped its seventh straight game. Roquez Johnson chipped in with 14 points while I.J. Ready tallied 12 for the Bulldogs.
Johnson sparked an 11-0 spurt to put Mississippi State on top 19-12 before Harrell scored six consecutive points to trim the deficit to one. Auburn forced 16 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes and closed out the first half on a 20-3 run to go up 40-25.
Shamsid-Deen nailed a 3-pointer to give the Tigers their biggest lead of the game at 56-35 before Jacoby Davis hit a triple to close the gap to nine with under nine minutes remaining. Denson sank a jumper to make it 75-58 and Auburn went on to snap a two-game losing skid.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn C Matthew Atewe grabbed a team-high eight rebounds as the Tigers won the battle of the boards 31-26. … Auburn improved to 83-74 all-time against Mississippi State. … The Bulldogs have lost 15 straight games on the road dating back to last season.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi St. |
|
Auburn |
|
Trivante Bloodman 18 |
Scoring |
Chris Denson 30 |
|
Trivante Bloodman 9 |
Assists |
Allen Payne 4 |
|
Trivante Bloodman 6 |
Rebounds |
Matthew Atewe 8 |
|
Trivante Bloodman 14 |
Free Throws Made |
KT Harrell 13 |
|
I.J. Ready 3 |
Steals |
KT Harrell 3 |
|
Colin Borchert 1 |
Blocks |
Matthew Atewe 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi St.
|
82 |
48.0 |
5-17 |
29-36 |
19 |
21 |
1 |
11 |
21 |
| Auburn
|
92 |
51.0 |
3-13 |
37-41 |
13 |
29 |
1 |
12 |
18 |
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