National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 92, Mississippi St. 82
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 15, 2014
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials: # Anthony Jordan, # Mike Thibodeaux, # CJ Washington
Attendance: 6890

Auburn 92, Mississippi State 82: Chris Denson scored 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the host Tigers heaped more misery on the Bulldogs.

KT Harrell added 26 points for Auburn (12-11, 4-8 SEC), which shot 51 percent from the field. Allen Payne contributed 14 points and four assists while Tahj Shamsid-Deen tallied 10 points for the Tigers, who finished 37-of-41 from the free-throw line.

Trivante Bloodman led the way with 18 points, nine assists and six rebounds while Gavin Ware scored 15 for Mississippi State (13-12, 3-9), which dropped its seventh straight game. Roquez Johnson chipped in with 14 points while I.J. Ready tallied 12 for the Bulldogs.

Johnson sparked an 11-0 spurt to put Mississippi State on top 19-12 before Harrell scored six consecutive points to trim the deficit to one. Auburn forced 16 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes and closed out the first half on a 20-3 run to go up 40-25.

Shamsid-Deen nailed a 3-pointer to give the Tigers their biggest lead of the game at 56-35 before Jacoby Davis hit a triple to close the gap to nine with under nine minutes remaining. Denson sank a jumper to make it 75-58 and Auburn went on to snap a two-game losing skid.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn C Matthew Atewe grabbed a team-high eight rebounds as the Tigers won the battle of the boards 31-26. … Auburn improved to 83-74 all-time against Mississippi State. … The Bulldogs have lost 15 straight games on the road dating back to last season.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi St.   Auburn
Trivante Bloodman 18 Scoring Chris Denson 30
Trivante Bloodman 9 Assists Allen Payne 4
Trivante Bloodman 6 Rebounds Matthew Atewe 8
Trivante Bloodman 14 Free Throws Made KT Harrell 13
I.J. Ready 3 Steals KT Harrell 3
Colin Borchert 1 Blocks Matthew Atewe 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi St. 82 48.0 5-17 29-36 19 21 1 11 21
Auburn 92 51.0 3-13 37-41 13 29 1 12 18