NCAAB Game Recap - Mississippi State at Texas A&M
Sat Feb 22, 2020 3:30 PM EST

Kansas
64
Baylor
61
F
Gonz
78
BYU
91
F
UNLV
66
SDSU
63
F
Duques
70
Dayt
80
F
VaTec
64
Duke
88
F
FSU
67
NCSU
61
F
Fla
59
KY
65
F
UNC
55
Lou
72
F
Vill
64
Xav
55
F
Tenn
66
Aub
73
F
Oreg
73
Ariz
72
F(OT)
WVU
60
TCU
67
F(OT)
UCLA
70
Colora
63
F
Marq
72
Prov
84
F
Hou
59
Mem
60
F
Tul
75
UCF
74
F
UVA
59
Pitt
56
F
Woff
66
Furm
67
F
MTSU
61
USM
53
F
Mizzu
68
Ark
78
F
Hamp
87
Winth
81
F
UNCG
71
VMI
68
F
E MI
55
Ball
64
F
CBU
95
ChiSt
53
F
Navy
75
Army
86
F(OT)
Tex
70
KSU
59
F
NoKY
61
YSU
59
F
Toled
68
W MI
59
F
Elon
71
Tows
84
F
Mich
71
Purd
63
F
NE
77
Drex
68
F
USA
74
CoCar
71
F
ETSU
80
Samf
74
F
SMU
57
Tuls
79
F
Murr
59
SIU-E
58
F
NebOm
93
W IL
86
F
GaSo
81
TexAr
61
F
WriSt
81
Clev
74
F(OT)
MissSt
75
TAMU
87
F
LoyIL
62
MOSt
74
F
UL
77
ULM
83
F
TNSt
63
MorSt
66
F
LaTec
73
N TX
71
F
SCSt
65
BethC
69
F(OT)
GaTec
72
Syr
79
F
Okla
66
OkSt
83
F
LaSal
72
GrgWas
62
F
Troy
59
App
68
F
GrCan
80
UtVal
92
F
SJSU
71
ColSt
78
F
Wyo
78
AF
72
F
Hartfo
75
Bingha
74
F
FlGlf
55
NJIT
39
F
W&M
78
JMU
74
F
UMass
57
Ford
49
F
Hof
78
Del
62
F
Mia-O
65
Akr
75
F
IUPUI
72
IL-C
77
F
MD-ES
55
NCC
74
F
Norf
63
FlaAM
66
F
DelSt
86
Copp
98
F
StJos
55
GMas
62
F
CenMI
81
NIU
82
F(OT)
NOrl
82
McNee
77
F
Drake
53
IlSt
57
F
Mercer
85
Chat
80
F
USC-Up
60
Radf
81
F
Presb
64
UNCA
75
F
Ohio
61
BGSU
62
F
Nich
65
CenAR
84
F
How
67
NCAT
71
F
APSU
80
E IL
83
F(OT)
Lipsco
74
NFla
82
F
ArkLR
81
ArkSt
78
F
Sac
67
Ida
56
F
GASt
76
TxSt
86
F
AbCh
75
SeLA
69
F
TN-M
58
JSU
72
F
Campbl
61
GWebb
73
F
Stetsn
49
Lib
77
F
NoAZ
70
E WA
80
F
SFA
80
InWor
56
F
URI
75
David
77
F(OT)
SEMO
62
TNTec
71
F
TXAMC
62
Lamar
79
F
TXSo
94
MsVl
92
F
KennSt
55
JU
69
F
TxTch
87
IaSt
57
F
Cal
52
Wash
87
F
Pepp
61
USF
63
F(OT)
UGA
80
Vand
78
F
LSU
86
SouthCar
80
F
Brown
45
Corn
63
F
Clem
82
BC
64
F
JackSt
61
Gram
63
F
HCU
73
SHSU
77
F
Rich
71
StBon
75
F
South
56
ASU
44
F
UNCC
72
W Ky
70
F
Rice
62
UTEP
68
F
ODU
66
Marsh
74
F
UAB
58
FAU
65
F
HI
60
LongB
64
F
HiPt
54
Longw
57
F
UNH
68
Albany
56
F
UMBC
66
Vermt
64
F
Maine
46
Stony
54
F
Charl
55
UNCW
68
F
Penn
65
Harv
69
F
Belm
83
E KY
70
F
Princ
65
Dart
62
F
Yale
83
Colum
65
F
Alc
61
AlaAM
71
F
Citad
84
WCU
96
F
USD
63
StMar
92
F
OrSt
73
AzSt
74
F
NDSU
68
UND
71
F
Brad
78
Valpa
90
F
Bama
103
Miss
78
F
PVAM
69
ArkPB
61
F
GTown
68
DeP
74
F
S UT
71
Web
82
F
UTRGV
62
NMSt
78
F
Mont
59
MTSt
54
F
N CO
85
IdaSt
72
F
UCRiv
61
CAPoly
49
F
CSBak
54
Seatt
69
F
UCDav
56
UCSB
70
F
LoyMa
66
Portl
58
F
SCla
74
Pacif
87
F
UCIrv
87
CSNor
64
F
Fres
76
Nev
78
F

Feb 22, 2020, 3:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Mississippi State

30

45

75

Texas A&M

36

51

87

Hot-shooting Texas A&M beats Mississippi State 87-75
Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:20 PM

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Josh Nebo matched his a career high with 21 points, Savion Flagg added 15 points and 10 rebounds and Texas A&M had its best shooting performance of the season in an 87-75 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday.

Wendell Mitchell scored all 20 of his points in the second half for Texas A&M (14-12, 8-6 in Southeastern Conference), which collected its second NET top 50 win of the week. Quenton Jackson added 18 points and Emanuel Miller had 10.

“It’s kind of nice to see us finding our rhythm offensively in a year where we’ve kind of struggled to score and shoot the ball,” Nebo said. “It’s nice to see all the guys find their shot and to see it go through the hoop again.”

The Aggies shot 59.6% (31 of 52) from the field, besting their previous high mark of 56% in the season opener against Northwestern State. It was the best shooting performance for the Aggies since a 61% performance against Penn State on Nov. 21, 2017.

The Aggies entered Saturday’s contest ranked 342nd out of 350 Division I teams in field goal percentage, shooting 39%.

“I thought we did a good job taking good shots - the types of shots we want to make,” Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams said. “Obviously, it looks prettier when the ball goes in.”

Tyson Carter made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead Mississippi State (17-10, 8-6). Robert Woodard II added 18 points, Reggie Perry had 14 and Nick Weatherspoon finished with 11.

The Aggies closed the first half on a 14-8 surge and led 36-30 at halftime. Mississippi State pulled to 46-44 with about 15 minutes remaining, but a 19-6 run pushed the Aggies to a game-high 14-point lead with 8:08 to play.

Four consecutive 3-pointers by Carter pulled the Bulldogs to 68-62 with five minutes left but they didn't get closer.

“Look at the offense that shoots 60%,” Bulldog coach Ben Howland said. “For a team that is struggling to score, that is really disappointing defensively for us.”

BIG PICTURE

Texas A&M: The sliver of NIT hope stays intact with an important win over a NET Quadrant 2 opponent.

Mississippi State: Already listed by many bracketologists as one of the first four teams out of the NCAA Tournament, a loss to a Texas A&M squad ranked 124 in the NET adds a blemish to the Bulldogs’ tournament resume.

STAT OF THE NIGHT

Along with the high mark for field goal percentage, Texas A&M recorded season highs in points (87), field goals made (31), 3-point percentage (52.9%), free throw percentage (88.9%) and assists (18).

HIGHLIGHT REEL

With 3:35 on the clock, Mitchell made a deep 3-pointer and drew a foul on the play to bring the Reed Arena crowd to its feet and give the Aggies a 10-point lead after the made free throw.

UP NEXT

Texas A&M hosts No. 10 Kentucky on Tuesday.

Mississippi State plays at home against Alabama on Tuesday.

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Leaders

Mississippi State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. Carter 19 0 3 1 1 0
R. Woodard II 18 0 1 3 0 2
Texas A&M PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Nebo 21 0 2 1 1 2
W. Mitchell 20 0 3 1 3 0

Team Comparison

MissSt TAMU
Points For 75 87
Field Goals 29/60-48% 31/52-60%
Three Pointers 8/18-44% 9/17-53%
Free Throws 9/10-90% 16/18-89%
Offensive Rebounds 14 5
Defensive Rebounds 17 17
Rebounds 35 24
Blocks 7 4
Steals 8 8
Turnovers 16 11
Personal Fouls 16 15
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - TAMU Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 22 MissSt 75 @ TAMU 87 T. Carter 19 J. Nebo 21

Game Information

Stadium: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Attendance: 8,122
Game Time: