Mississippi
Moore scores 20, Mississippi St. beats S. Carolina 74-68
Shakeel Moore scored 20 factors on 9-of-15 taking pictures, Tolu Smith added 16 factors and Mississippi State beat South Carolina 74-68 Tuesday evening.
Shawn Jones Jr. added 11 factors for Mississippi State (20-10, 8-9 SEC).
Moore made a jumper after which, after a steal by Cameron Matthews, added a layup earlier than D.J. Jeffries made two free throws that gave the Bulldogs the lead for good at 59-57 with 6:41 to play. Gregory “GG” Jackson II made two free throws to drag South Carolina (10-21, 3-15) again inside two factors with 5 minutes remaining, however Moore answered with a 3-pointer that sparked an 12-4 run that made it 73-62 when Moore — who additionally made a jumper and a layup within the spurt — made a free throw with 27 seconds left.
Jackson made 11 of 11 from the free-throw line and led the Gamecocks with 22 factors and eight rebounds. Josh Grey and Hayden Brown scored 12 factors apiece.
Mississippi State made 26 of 52 from the sector and shot at the least 50% for the fifth time within the final 10 video games and sixth time this season.
The Bulldogs have received eight of their final 10 video games.
Mississippi State completed with 9 steals and scored 17 factors off 14 Gamecocks turnovers.
South Carolina has misplaced three video games in a row and 12 of its final 14.
UP NEXT
South Carolina wraps up the common season at house towards Georgia on Saturday.
Mississippi State concludes its regular-season slate Saturday at Vanderbilt.
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