National Basketball Association
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
By The Sports Xchange
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 |