National Basketball Association
Mississippi St. 58, Louisiana State 57
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 5, 2011
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Pat Evans, # Doug Shows
Attendance:
7938
By SportsDirect Inc.
Mississippi State came up with a huge defensive stop to hold on for a 58-57 win over LSU Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.
LSU's Andre Stringer was stripped, before he could get off a potential winning shot as time expired, giving the Bulldogs a much-needed conference road win.
In a tight, back-and-forth SEC battle, Dee Bost made two free throws with 1:59 to play to put Mississippi State up one. That would be the last of the scoring. LSU failed to get a shot off in the last two minutes, turning it over on its final three possessions.
The Bulldogs (12-10, 4-4 SEC) played without senior guard Ravern Johnson, the team's second leading scorer. Johnson was suspended for the game for comments he made on Twitter about a lack of playing time.
Renardo Sidney led Mississippi State with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Riley Benock added 12 points.
Stringer led LSU (10-13, 2-6 SEC) with 16 points. The Tigers have lost six straight games.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi St. |
|
Louisiana State |
|
Renardo Sidney 16 |
Scoring |
Andre Stringer 15 |
|
Riley Benock 4 |
Assists |
Andre Stringer 4 |
|
Renardo Sidney 11 |
Rebounds |
Malcolm White 9 |
|
Kodi Augustus 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Dotson 3 |
|
Riley Benock 2 |
Steals |
Andre Stringer 3 |
|
Riley Benock 1 |
Blocks |
Storm Warren 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi St.
|
58 |
37.7 |
7-18 |
11-17 |
10 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
|
| Louisiana State
|
57 |
37.3 |
6-24 |
7-9 |
9 |
37 |
5 |
7 |
|