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Josh Hubbard leads No. 21 Mississippi State to 70-54 win over No. 7 Texas A&M

AP
Feb 19, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Josh Hubbard scored 25 points, reserve Claudell Harris Jr. added 12 of his 15 points in the second half, and No. 21 Mississippi State beat No. 7 Texas A&M 70-54 on Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs (19-7, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) began the second half with a 14-3 run to grab control en route to their first win this season over a top-10 foe. Although Mississippi State was favored by 2 1/2 points according to BetMGM Sportsbook, its fans nonetheless celebrated by storming the court.

Zhuric Phelps scored 13 points for Texas A&M (20-6, 9-4). Wade Taylor IV and C.J. Wilcher each had 11 points, but Wilcher was scoreless after halftime.

The Bulldogs trailed 31-30 at the break. Hubbard opened the second-half scoring with a 3-pointer and Mississippi State never trailed again.

Free-throw shooting helped the Bulldogs stay ahead. Hubbard was 10 of 11 from the line and the team finished 17 of 20.

Texas A&M: The Aggies suffered their biggest loss in league play this season. They had won four of their first six SEC road games.

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs had three previous home games against top-10 opponents in the rugged SEC - losses to Kentucky, Alabama and Florida.

The Aggies got within 46-42 midway through the second half, but Hubbard found Harris for a 3-pointer with 6:24 left that started a 14-5 run for the Bulldogs.

Although Texas A&M had 38 rebounds to Mississippi State’s 31, the Aggies were hurt by 19 turnovers and shot just 35.8% from the field.

Texas A&M: Hosts Tennessee on Saturday.

Mississippi State: At Oklahoma on Saturday.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
31
MSST
Bulldogs
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Pharrel Payne vs. Michael Nwoko (Aggies gains possession)
19:45		Michael Nwoko personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
19:28		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
19:26		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
19:15	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:52	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:26	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	2-5
18:04		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
18:00		Cameron Matthews turnover (Wade Taylor IV steals)
17:56		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:54		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
17:53		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
17:52		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
17:52		Pharrel Payne personal foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
17:43		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
17:41		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
17:27	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point hook shot	4-5
17:04		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
17:02		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
17:00		Michael Nwoko personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
16:51	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	6-5
16:18		Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
16:18	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 3	6-6
16:18	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-7
16:18	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-8
15:57		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
15:55		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
15:50		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
15:48		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
15:42		Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
15:40		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
15:36		KeShawn Murphy turnover (lost ball)
15:20		Andersson Garcia turnover (bad pass) (Riley Kugel steals)
15:05		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:03		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
14:33		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
14:31		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
14:30		TV timeout
14:06	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (KeShawn Murphy assists)	6-10
13:47		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
13:28		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
13:26		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
13:00		Solomon Washington shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
13:00	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 3	6-11
13:00	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-12
13:00	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-13
12:38		Jump ball. Hayden Hefner vs. KeShawn Murphy (Bulldogs gains possession)
12:38		Hayden Hefner turnover (lost ball) (KeShawn Murphy steals)
12:16		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
12:14		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
12:06	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	8-13
11:51	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)	8-15
11:20		Solomon Washington turnover (lost ball) (Claudell Harris Jr. steals)
11:20		TV timeout
10:56		Dellquan Warren turnover (out of bounds)
10:43	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists)	11-15
10:14		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:12		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
10:09	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point dunk	11-17
9:52		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
9:50		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
9:44		Hayden Hefner blocks RJ Melendez's two point layup
9:42		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
9:37	+2	Hayden Hefner makes two point dunk (Zhuric Phelps assists)	13-17
9:08	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dellquan Warren assists)	13-20
8:51	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Hayden Hefner assists)	16-20
8:36		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
8:31	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	18-20
8:09		RJ Melendez turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals)
8:00		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
7:58		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
7:52	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	20-20
7:36		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
7:34		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
7:34		TV timeout
7:18		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
7:16		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
6:54		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
6:52		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
6:46	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	23-20
6:27		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
6:25		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
6:22	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	23-22
5:57		KeShawn Murphy shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
5:57		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:57	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-22
5:42		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
5:40		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
5:38		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
5:36		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
5:30	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (CJ Wilcher assists)	27-22
5:07	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	27-24
4:48		Riley Kugel shooting foul (CJ Wilcher draws the foul)
4:48	+1	CJ Wilcher makes regular free throw 1 of 3	28-24
4:48	+1	CJ Wilcher makes regular free throw 2 of 3	29-24
4:48		CJ Wilcher misses regular free throw 3 of 3
4:48		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
4:47		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
4:35	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point dunk (Cameron Matthews assists)	29-26
4:16		Manny Obaseki misses three point jump shot
4:14		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point dunk (Josh Hubbard assists)	29-28
3:50		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
3:48		Aggies offensive rebound
3:47		TV timeout
3:42		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
3:40		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
3:13		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
3:11		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
3:02		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
3:00		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
2:53		Solomon Washington personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
2:44		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:42		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
2:32		KeShawn Murphy blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
2:30		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
2:30		Henry Coleman III personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
2:09		Claudell Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
1:51	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	31-28
1:31		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:29		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
1:14		KeShawn Murphy blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup
1:12		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
0:52		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball)
0:27		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:23		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hubbard steals)
0:01		CJ Wilcher shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-29
0:01	+1	Riley Kugel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-30
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
23
MSST
Bulldogs
40

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Zhuric Phelps turnover (Josh Hubbard steals)
19:31		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
19:29		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
19:20		Manny Obaseki turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
19:06	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Riley Kugel assists)	31-33
18:50		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
18:48		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
18:37		Pharrel Payne personal foul
18:22		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
18:20		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
18:00		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
17:58		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	31-35
17:21		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
17:19		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
17:13	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	34-35
16:41	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Michael Nwoko assists)	34-38
16:34		Zhuric Phelps offensive foul
16:34		Zhuric Phelps turnover (offensive foul)
16:08		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
16:06		Aggies defensive rebound
15:49		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
15:47		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
15:47		Riley Kugel personal foul
15:47		TV timeout
15:43		Riley Kugel personal foul
15:29		Zhuric Phelps turnover (Josh Hubbard steals)
15:23		Michael Nwoko misses two point jump shot
15:21		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
15:14		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
15:12		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
14:53	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point jump shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	34-40
14:24		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
14:22		Aggies offensive rebound
14:15		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
14:13		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
14:07		Josh Hubbard offensive foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
14:07		Josh Hubbard turnover (offensive foul)
13:53		KeShawn Murphy blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point layup
13:51		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
13:32		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
13:30		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
13:23		RJ Melendez personal foul
13:12		Andersson Garcia turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
13:09		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-41
13:09	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-42
12:42		Pharrel Payne turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
12:14	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot	34-44
12:02		Aggies 30 second timeout
12:02		TV timeout
11:55		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
11:53		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
11:51		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
11:49		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
11:46		TV timeout
11:21		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
11:19		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
11:09		Jump ball. Wade Taylor IV vs. Cameron Matthews (Aggies gains possession)
10:57		Andersson Garcia misses two point jump shot
10:55		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
10:37		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:35		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
10:23	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	37-44
9:42		Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot
9:40		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	39-44
9:35		Claudell Harris Jr. shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
9:35	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-44
9:25		Bulldogs turnover (10-second violation)
9:22		Zhuric Phelps turnover (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
9:18		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
9:18	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-45
9:18	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-46
9:05		RJ Melendez personal foul
9:04		RJ Melendez shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
9:04	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-46
9:04	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-46
8:44		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
8:42		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
8:17		Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot
8:15		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
7:57		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:55		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
7:49		Andersson Garcia offensive foul
7:49		Andersson Garcia turnover (offensive foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:33		Riley Kugel turnover (Henry Coleman III steals)
7:18		Andersson Garcia misses two point jump shot
7:16		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
7:10		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
6:49		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
6:47		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
6:41		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
6:39		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
6:32		Wade Taylor IV turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
6:25	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	42-49
6:04		Josh Hubbard personal foul
6:04		Wade Taylor IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:04		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
5:59		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
5:57		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
5:54		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:52		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
5:52		Solomon Washington personal foul
5:52	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-50
5:52		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:52		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
5:45		RJ Melendez personal foul
5:45	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-50
5:45	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-50
5:20	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	44-53
5:09		Zhuric Phelps turnover (Michael Nwoko steals)
5:01	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point layup (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	44-55
4:53		Aggies 30 second timeout
4:45	+3	Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	47-55
4:11	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	47-58
4:01		Michael Nwoko blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
3:59		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
3:48		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:46		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
3:42		Wade Taylor IV turnover (Claudell Harris Jr. steals)
3:39		Jace Carter shooting foul (Claudell Harris Jr. draws the foul)
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Claudell Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-59
3:39		Claudell Harris Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:39		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
3:27		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
3:25		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
3:18		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
3:18	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-60
3:18	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-61
3:04	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Hayden Hefner assists)	49-61
2:32	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	49-64
2:21		Hayden Hefner turnover (Michael Nwoko steals)
2:07	+3	Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	49-67
1:53	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot	52-67
1:44		Hayden Hefner personal foul
1:44	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-68
1:44		Josh Hubbard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:44		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
1:22		Wade Taylor IV turnover (Josh Hubbard steals)
1:17	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point layup	52-70
1:12		Hayden Hefner turnover (Cameron Matthews steals)
1:05		Shawn Jones Jr. misses two point dunk
1:03		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
1:03	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	54-70
0:32		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:24		Shawn Jones Jr. blocks CJ Wilcher's two point jump shot
0:22		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
0:22		Cameron Matthews personal foul
0:22		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound