National Basketball Association
Mississippi St. 76, Tenn-Martin 51
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 28, 2015
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials:
# Karl Hess, # Anthony Jordan, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
7150
By The Sports Xchange
Senior forward Gavin Ware contributed 22 points and 10 rebounds and Mississippi State pulled away in the second half to post a 76-51 victory over Tennessee-Martin in nonconference play at Starkville, Miss.
Freshman guard Quinndary Weatherspoon added 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting for the Bulldogs (3-3). Ware scored eight points during Mississippi State's 18-0 second-half run that turned a 3-point advantage into a 56-35 lead with under nine minutes to play.
Sophomore guard Richard Lee and senior forward Myles Taylor scored 11 points apiece for the Skyhawks (2-5). Senior forward Twymond Howard added 10 points for UT Martin, which was outrebounded 43-27.
Mississippi State led 36-29 at halftime before the Skyhawks scored six of the first eight points of the second half. Junior forward Chandler Rowe hit a jumper with 15:56 remaining and UT Martin then missed its next 10 shots and went scoreless for a stretch of 8:15.
Ware hit two free throws to begin Mississippi State's decisive burst and later added three baskets. The final one gave the Bulldogs the 21-point lead before a putback by Taylor ended the surge with 7:41 remaining and the lead eventually topped out at 25 points.
Mississippi State led by nine with 6:21 left in the first half before the Skyhawks pulled within four on Lee's 3-pointer with 3:34 remaining. The Bulldogs pushed the advantage up to seven at the break despite going 2-of-10 from 3-point range over the 20 minutes.
Top Game Performances
| Tenn-Martin |
|
Mississippi St. |
|
Richard Lee 11 |
Scoring |
Gavin Ware 22 |
|
Twymond Howard 3 |
Assists |
I.J. Ready 4 |
|
Myles Taylor 6 |
Rebounds |
Gavin Ware 10 |
|
Myles Taylor 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Gavin Ware 4 |
|
Jalen Variste 3 |
Steals |
I.J. Ready 3 |
|
Twymond Howard 3 |
Blocks |
Gavin Ware 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tenn-Martin
|
51 |
40.0 |
5-17 |
2-6 |
9 |
25 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
| Mississippi St.
|
76 |
49.2 |
4-18 |
8-10 |
17 |
38 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
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