National Basketball Association
Mississippi St. 70, Tennessee 69
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Don Daily, # Pat Evans, # Tony Greene
Attendance:
20777
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Dee Bost fed Wendell Lewis for the game-winning dunk with 3.4 seconds remaining to lift Mississippi State to a stunning 70-69 win over Tennessee on Saturday night in Knoxville, Tenn.
In a game that went back and forth the last five minutes, Tennessee (17-12, 7-7 SEC) took a 69-68 lead with 11 seconds remaining on a dunk by Tobias Harris off an out-of-bounds play.
But with no timeouts remaining, Mississippi State (15-13, 7-7 SEC) inbounded the ball to Bost, who dribbled up the court, spun into the lane and while off-balance, fed Lewis for the deciding slam.
Ravern Johnson, who had two big baskets in the final three minutes, led the Bulldogs with 20 points while Bost added 14 points and a season-high 10 assists. Kodi Augustus had his eighth double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Scotty Hopson led Tennessee with 22 points, and Harris chipped in 16 and eight rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi St. |
|
Tennessee |
|
Ravern Johnson 20 |
Scoring |
Scotty Hopson 22 |
|
Dee Bost 10 |
Assists |
Melvin Goins 5 |
|
Kodi Augustus 10 |
Rebounds |
Tobias Harris 8 |
|
Kodi Augustus 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Tobias Harris 6 |
|
Wendell Lewis 2 |
Steals |
Melvin Goins 2 |
|
Wendell Lewis 3 |
Blocks |
John Fields 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi St.
|
70 |
39.7 |
8-25 |
12-15 |
17 |
39 |
6 |
5 |
|
| Tennessee
|
69 |
36.4 |
5-21 |
16-23 |
14 |
44 |
2 |
6 |
|