Overview
- Mississippi State won 81-78 in overtime after reserve Amier Ali banked in a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left and then stole the ensuing inbounds pass.
- Josh Hubbard finished with 28 points, including 24 after halftime and in overtime, to pace the Bulldogs.
- New Orleans’ Coleton Benson scored 25 points and went 7-for-12 from 3-point range to keep the Privateers in it.
- The Bulldogs rallied from 13 down late, strung together a 15-2 run to extend the game, and tied it when Shawn Jones Jr. hit a free throw with three seconds remaining in regulation.
- The result moved Mississippi State to 3-3 and New Orleans to 2-4 as Chris Jans’ less aggressive, reworked defense remains a work in progress.