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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

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