National Basketball Association
Alabama 82, Mississippi St. 80
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # John Hampton, # Byron Jarrett
Attendance:
6265
By The Sports Xchange
Alabama guard Retin Obasohan led the visiting Crimson Tide with 25 points, including a jump shot late in regulation that forced overtime, in an 82-80 victory over Mississippi State in an SEC game Tuesday night in Starkville, Miss.
Mississippi State guard Gavin Ware scored 28 points to lead the Bulldogs (9-12 overall, 2-7 in the SEC).
Alabama guard Justin Coleman's three-pointer with 1:13 remaining in overtime put the Crimson Tide (12-9, 3-6) ahead 79-76. After Mississippi State guard Fred Thomas answered with a jumper with 10 seconds left, Coleman made two free throws with nine seconds left to put Alabama ahead 81-78.
Mississippi State guard Travis Daniels converted a layup with two seconds remaining. After the Bulldogs called a timeout, Alabama guard Riley Norris was fouled. He made the first free throw but missed the second, which did not allow the Bulldogs to get off a good shot as the game ended.
After Mississippi State built a seven-point lead with 5:04 left in regulation, Alabama rallied and tied the game at 67 with 1:03 left in regulation on a jump shot by Obasohan.
Mississippi State guard Craig Sword missed a free throw with eight seconds left, and a putback attempt by guard I.J. Ready did not fall, sending the game into overtime.
A collapse by Alabama in the second half enabled Mississippi State to get back in the game after the Bulldogs fell behind 51-42 with 13:14 left in regulation. Mississippi State did not take a lead in the game until guard Fred Thomas made a three-pointer with 9:49 remaining to put the Bulldogs ahead 53-51.
The 14-0 run ended on a three-pointer by Ready to increase Mississippi State's lead to 56-51 with 8:54 remaining.
Alabama's scoreless spell, which lasted for 5:34, ended with a three-pointer by guard Arthur Edwards with 7:40 left. The Crimson Tide missed seven field-goal attempts and three free-throw tries and committed three turnovers in that game-turning stretch.
Top Game Performances
| Alabama |
|
Mississippi St. |
|
Retin Obasohan 25 |
Scoring |
Gavin Ware 28 |
|
Retin Obasohan 8 |
Assists |
Craig Sword 6 |
|
Jimmie Taylor 6 |
Rebounds |
Travis Daniels 7 |
|
Retin Obasohan 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Gavin Ware 4 |
|
Retin Obasohan 3 |
Steals |
I.J. Ready 2 |
|
Arthur Edwards 2 |
Blocks |
Travis Daniels 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Alabama
|
82 |
46.6 |
11-29 |
17-27 |
14 |
36 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
| Mississippi St.
|
80 |
46.5 |
3-18 |
11-16 |
14 |
34 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
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