STARKVILLE – Mississippi State men’s basketball was dead on arrival on Saturday against Mizzou at Humphrey Coliseum. MSU lost 88-64, falling to 13-16 on the season with three losses in a row.
The Tigers jumped out to a quick 11-2 lead in the opening minutes and led 28-8 by the midway point of the first half. The early momentum prompted some angry huddles and timeouts from head coach Chris Jans, but the damage was already done.
The Bulldogs went into halftime trailing 54-23 and looked just as deflated in the second half as the Tigers continued to pull away. The visitors led by as much as 36
The result rained on Hubbard’s parade to some degree. The star scoring guard was honored pregame for both breaking the MSU three-point scoring record and receiving the Wooden Cup Award in recognition of his acts of community service.
Hubbard would finish the day with 16 points to lead MSU in scoring, and there were some more encouraging minutes from freshmen King Grace and Jamarion Davis-Fleming as well, but not much else for the sparse crowd at The Hump to cheer for.
The Bulldogs will host one more game at home this season, facing Georgia next Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
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