Game Date: Nov 18th, 2054
Western Illinois 99 - Mississippi State 53
Date: November 27th, 2053
Game: College [Conference] [#1279397] 
Arena: Humphrey Coliseum
Attendance: 3,939
Player Of The Game: Scott Benedetti (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Western Illinois Leathernecks | 38 | 61 | 99 | |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | 30 | 23 | 53 | |
| Western Illinois Leathernecks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 23 | D. Wilson sf | 27 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-9 | 2 | 0 | +28 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 35 | T. Easton pf | 34 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-14 | 0 | 2 | +40 | 1.2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | J. McKnight c | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 0 | 2 | +30 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | S. Benedetti sg | 29 | 10-14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 2 | 1 | +36 | 16.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | L. Jones pg | 26 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 8-8 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 2 | 3 | +37 | 16.5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | E. Coombs sg | 11 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | +10 | 4.3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | M. Molina c | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0 | 2 | +22 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 41 | B. Wenger sf | 13 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1 | 0 | +18 | 12.3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | D. Colson pg | 14 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 36-76 | 11-27 | 16-20 | 99 | 16 | 56 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 22-69 | 11 | 11 | +230 | 10.6 | 38 | 16 | 17 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 47.4% | 40.7% | 80.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 12 | A. Pierson sf | 26 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 1 | 3 | -42 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 4 | K. May pf | 29 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 2 | 1 | -30 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 2 | D. Hutton c | 28 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | -40 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | P. Warner sg | 27 | 3-15 | 0-9 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 4 | 3 | -23 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | R. Dennison pg | 30 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 4 | 2 | -36 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | B. Colson sf | 25 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1 | 2 | -25 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | P. Darling pf | 15 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 6.4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | L. Diarra pf | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | H. Cogswell sg | 16 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 1 | 2 | -19 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 9 | R. Powell sg | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 22-69 | 4-24 | 5-8 | 53 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 34-74 | 15 | 17 | -230 | 11.0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 31.9% | 16.7% | 62.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Western Illinois: Scott Benedetti
Head Coaches
Western Illinois: Tad Hale
Mississippi State: Jay Strickland
Offensive Efficiencies
Western Illinois: At the rim (10/13 76.9%) Inside (9/21 42.9%) Mid-range (6/15 40.0%) Beyond the Arc (11/27 40.7%)
Mississippi State: At the rim (3/6 50.0%) Inside (8/26 30.8%) Mid-range (7/13 53.8%) Beyond the Arc (4/24 16.7%)
Defensive Tactics
Western Illinois: Man-To-Man (17.4%) Zone (42.4%) Pressure (26.1%) 2nd Chance (8.7%) Transition (5.4%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Extend: Start -5, End of 1st Half -5, Start of 2nd Half -5, End of Regulation -5
Mississippi State: Man-To-Man (23.0%) Zone (41.0%) Pressure (9.0%) 2nd Chance (8.0%) Transition (19.0%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Extend: Start +1, End of 1st Half +1, Start of 2nd Half +2, End of Regulation +3
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Western Illinois: 148.4 / 147.4
Mississippi State: 129.2 / 130.4
Injuries
Western Illinois: none
Mississippi State: none
Overworked
Western Illinois: none
Mississippi State: none
Game Information
Date: Thursday, November 27th, 2053
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: Humphrey Coliseum
City: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 3,939
Version: 1.039
Simulated: Sun Sep 6 2026 @ 9:25:55 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Western Illinois: PG-Jones (6' 3"), SG-Benedetti (5' 10½"), SF-Wilson (6' 4"), PF-Easton (6' 7"), C-McKnight (6' 8")
Mississippi State: PG-Dennison (6' ½"), SG-Warner (5' 9½"), SF-Pierson (6' 10½"), PF-May (6' 6"), C-Hutton (6' 8")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Western Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones and Wilson. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
19:48 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton. Hutton shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. May grabs the offensive rebound.
19:37 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. May passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Warner. Warner shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Jones grabs the rebound.
19:20 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Easton. Easton passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight shoots in the paint. Foul! Hutton fouls McKnight on the shot. McKnight makes the first free throw. McKnight makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 2 - 0.
19:01 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson shoots from the inside. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
18:46 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones drives by Dennison. Jones lays it up. Offensive foul! Jones charged with the foul while taking the shot over May.
18:37 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Colson to Point Guard and Molina to Center. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Shooting Guard, Colson to Small Forward and Pierson to Center.
18:37 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cogswell passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots from the low post. Molina rotates over and blocks the shot! Easton grabs the rebound.
18:07 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Colson and Wilson. Benedetti passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:01 - Western Illinois: Wilson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wilson passes the ball to Benedetti in the paint. May steals the pass from Benedetti.
17:52 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cogswell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cogswell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 2 - 2.
17:38 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Colson passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:29 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
17:18 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 5 - 2.
17:05 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 5 - 4.
16:53 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Colson passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Western Illinois 7 - 4.
16:43 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson. Foul! Molina commits a foul away from the ball.
16:30 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Colson. Colson shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
16:21 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break. Foul! Cogswell commits the foul on Benedetti.
16:15 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Colson. Colson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Colson passes the ball to Molina in the paint. Molina shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Easton grabs the offensive rebound.
16:06 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound. Easton shoots from the block. The shot misses. Foul! Colson fouls Wilson blocking out to get the rebound.
16:04 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Easton. Easton tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Easton passes the ball to Benedetti. Benedetti with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Easton. Western Illinois 9 - 4.
15:54 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wenger to Small Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Pierson to Point Guard, Diarra to Power Forward and Darling to Center.
15:54 - Mississippi State: Pierson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Pierson passes the ball to Diarra. Diarra passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Colson. Western Illinois 9 - 6.
15:27 - Western Illinois: Benedetti brings up the ball against a zone defense. Benedetti passes the ball to Wenger in the paint. Wenger shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 11 - 6.
15:15 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cogswell passes the ball to Pierson outside. Pierson passes the ball to Cogswell on the perimeter. Cogswell passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling passes the ball to Pierson outside. Pierson passes the ball to Diarra in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Diarra shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
14:45 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Colson and Wenger. Benedetti passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Diarra fouls Easton blocking out to get the rebound.
14:39 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard, Colson to Shooting Guard, Pierson to Small Forward, Darling to Power Forward and Hutton to Center.
14:39 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Easton. Easton passes the ball to Wenger outside. Wenger passes the ball to Molina in the paint. Molina tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Molina passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
14:13 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
14:00 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti drives down the lane. Benedetti passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Colson grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:47 - Western Illinois: Colson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Colson passes the ball to Wenger in the paint. Wenger passes the ball to Molina in the paint. Molina passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Easton grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:27 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Easton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Easton grabs the offensive rebound.
13:23 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Easton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 13 - 6.
13:17 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jones to Point Guard and McKnight to Center.
13:17 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Offensive foul! Warner commits the foul.
13:06 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
12:57 - Mississippi State: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Colson hands off the ball to Warner. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 13 - 8.
12:43 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Coombs to Shooting Guard and Molina to Power Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Shooting Guard, Colson to Small Forward, Diarra to Power Forward and Darling to Center.
12:43 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones passes the ball to Wenger in the paint. Wenger shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
12:35 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Wenger steals the pass from Cogswell.
12:24 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Coombs shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Molina grabs the offensive rebound.
12:16 - Western Illinois: Molina has the rebound. Molina shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
12:14 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break. Foul! Jones commits the foul on Cogswell.
12:09 - Game Event: Time out. Jones must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Colson to Point Guard.
12:09 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Colson. Molina steals the pass from Colson.
12:04 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Coombs passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 16 - 8.
11:51 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard, Warner to Shooting Guard, May to Power Forward and Hutton to Center.
11:51 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
11:42 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Colson drives by Dennison. Colson passes the ball to McKnight at the basket. McKnight lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Colson. Western Illinois 18 - 8.
11:32 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hutton grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:02 - Mississippi State: Hutton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hutton passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 18 - 10.
10:46 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Colson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Colson passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight shoots in the paint. Foul! Hutton fouls McKnight on the shot. McKnight missed the first free throw. McKnight makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 19 - 10.
10:36 - Game Event: Time out. Hutton must sit with 2 fouls. Mississippi State substitutes Darling to Center.
10:36 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to May in the paint. May shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Wenger grabs the rebound.
10:25 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Darling steals the pass from Coombs.
10:13 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break with Dennison to the right. Warner lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 19 - 12.
10:08 - Western Illinois: Coombs brings up the ball against a zone defense. Coombs drives by Colson. Coombs lays it up. Offensive foul! Coombs charged with the foul while taking the shot over May.
9:58 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wilson to Small Forward and Easton to Power Forward.
9:58 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner outside. Warner passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 19 - 14.
9:44 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard and Cogswell to Shooting Guard.
9:44 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Colson passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to Coombs outside. Coombs tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Coombs with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
9:24 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilson steals the pass from Warner.
9:17 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cogswell steals the pass from Coombs.
9:04 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner attacks with the ball on the fast break. Warner lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 19 - 16.
8:59 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard and Warner to Shooting Guard.
8:59 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Colson passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton passes the ball to Colson. Colson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Colson passes the ball to Coombs. Coombs with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
8:33 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break with Dennison and Colson. Warner lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Darling fouls McKnight trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the bonus, McKnight is shooting one-and-one. McKnight makes the first free throw. McKnight makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 21 - 16.
8:26 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wenger to Small Forward.
8:26 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Darling grabs the offensive rebound.
8:07 - Mississippi State: Darling has the rebound and restarts the offense. Darling shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
8:03 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Colson passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Coombs. Coombs tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Coombs with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 23 - 16.
7:46 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Benedetti to Shooting Guard and Wilson to Small Forward.
7:46 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
7:36 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Colson to the right. Benedetti lays it up. Foul! May fouls Benedetti on the shot. Benedetti makes the first free throw. Benedetti missed the second free throw. Darling grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 24 - 16.
7:33 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner drives down the lane. Warner lays it up. The shot misses. Colson grabs the rebound.
7:18 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Colson and Wilson. Benedetti passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Dennison grabs the long rebound.
7:12 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 24 - 19.
7:01 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Coombs to Shooting Guard and Molina to Power Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard and Cogswell to Shooting Guard.
7:01 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Colson passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Darling steals the pass from Wilson.
6:53 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cogswell passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 24 - 21.
6:53 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Mississippi State!
6:36 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Benedetti to Shooting Guard and Easton to Power Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard and Diarra to Power Forward.
6:36 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Diarra steals the pass from Colson.
6:32 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson outside. Colson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the long rebound.
6:18 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti drives down the lane. Benedetti passes the ball to McKnight at the basket. McKnight lays it up. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
5:53 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Foul! Easton commits the foul on Darling.
5:46 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes May to Power Forward and Pierson to Center.
5:46 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to May. May drives down the lane. May passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
5:36 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 26 - 21.
5:17 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Darling to Power Forward.
5:17 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cogswell hands off the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Colson. Colson passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Darling shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
4:47 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti passes the ball to Colson. Colson drives by Colson. Colson passes the ball to Benedetti at the basket. Benedetti lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Colson. Western Illinois 28 - 21.
4:21 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jones to Point Guard. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Shooting Guard, Pierson to Small Forward, May to Power Forward and Hutton to Center.
4:21 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Jones steals the pass from Dennison.
4:16 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
4:00 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson passes the ball to May in the paint. May drives by McKnight. May lays it up. Foul! McKnight fouls May on the shot. May makes the first free throw. May missed the second free throw. Wilson grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 28 - 22.
3:35 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierson steals the pass from Jones.
3:28 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break with Dennison to the right. Warner lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 28 - 24.
3:21 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Easton grabs the offensive rebound.
3:04 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound. Easton shoots from the block. The shot misses. McKnight tips it in. Western Illinois 30 - 24.
3:02 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Colson to Shooting Guard.
3:02 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
2:49 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones and Wilson. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Easton grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:45 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Easton passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 33 - 24.
2:30 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Shooting Guard.
2:30 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. May grabs the offensive rebound.
2:13 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. May shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
2:06 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 36 - 24.
2:00 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Warner. Warner drives to the basket. Foul! Benedetti commits the foul on Warner. In the bonus, Warner is shooting one-and-one. Warner makes the first free throw. Warner missed the second free throw. Easton grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 36 - 25.
1:37 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierson grabs the rebound.
1:28 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Warner passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to Warner. Warner tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Warner passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson shoots from the inside. Easton rotates over and blocks the shot! Easton grabs the rebound.
1:02 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
0:53 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilson steals the pass from Dennison.
0:48 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 38 - 25.
0:41 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 38 - 28.
0:30 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the offensive rebound.
0:11 - Western Illinois: Wilson has the rebound. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
0:09 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 38 - 30.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Western Illinois 38, Mississippi State 30
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Jones must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Colson to Point Guard. Hutton must sit with 2 fouls. Mississippi State substitutes Colson to Small Forward and Pierson to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Mississippi State. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to May. May shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
19:48 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Benedetti turns the ball over to the other team.
19:34 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Dennison leads the fast break with Warner and Colson. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long rebound.
19:29 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 40 - 30.
19:16 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jones to Point Guard. Mississippi State substitutes Pierson to Small Forward and Hutton to Center.
19:16 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
19:05 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight. McKnight with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
18:52 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Hutton. The shot clock winding down. Hutton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
18:22 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break with Wilson and Benedetti. Jones passes the ball to Wilson at the basket. Wilson attempts to dunk it. Foul! Warner fouls Wilson on the shot. Wilson makes the first free throw. Wilson missed the second free throw. Warner grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 41 - 30.
18:15 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:50 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Molina to Center. Mississippi State substitutes Colson to Shooting Guard.
17:50 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 43 - 30.
17:41 - Mississippi State: Colson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Colson passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots from the block. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
17:30 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Pierson fouls Wilson blocking out to get the rebound.
17:25 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Wilson. Wilson shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long offensive rebound.
17:22 - Western Illinois: Wilson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wilson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Benedetti grabs the long offensive rebound.
17:16 - Western Illinois: Benedetti has the rebound and restarts the offense. Benedetti passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 45 - 30.
17:05 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to May. May drives down the lane. May passes the ball to Dennison at the basket. Dennison lays it up. The shot misses. Benedetti grabs the rebound.
16:51 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
16:39 - Mississippi State: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Colson passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 45 - 33.
16:09 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to Benedetti. Benedetti passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Western Illinois 47 - 33.
15:53 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wenger to Small Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Pierson to Point Guard, Cogswell to Shooting Guard, Colson to Small Forward and Darling to Power Forward.
15:53 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cogswell passes the ball to Hutton outside. Hutton hands off the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots in the paint. Foul! Molina fouls Hutton on the shot. Hutton makes the first free throw. Hutton makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 47 - 35.
15:33 - Western Illinois: Benedetti brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benedetti drives down the lane. Benedetti lays it up. Foul! Colson fouls Benedetti on the shot. Benedetti missed the first free throw. Benedetti makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 48 - 35.
15:23 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Easton grabs the long rebound.
15:04 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break. Foul! Pierson commits the foul on Benedetti.
15:00 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Wenger. Wenger drives by Colson. Wenger passes the ball to Jones at the basket. Jones lays it up. Foul! Cogswell fouls Jones on the shot. Jones makes the first free throw. Jones makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 50 - 35.
14:50 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard, Colson to Shooting Guard and Pierson to Small Forward.
14:50 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Molina grabs the rebound.
14:40 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones passes the ball to Wenger. Wenger turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:31 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Molina grabs the rebound.
14:20 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break. Foul! Warner commits the foul on Jones.
14:14 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Easton. Easton passes the ball to Benedetti. Benedetti shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 52 - 35.
14:14 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Western Illinois!
14:04 - Mississippi State: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Colson passes the ball to Pierson. Jones steals the pass from Pierson.
13:55 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti lays it up. The shot misses. Easton grabs the offensive rebound.
13:48 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound. Easton shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hutton grabs the rebound.
13:46 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Darling grabs the offensive rebound.
13:31 - Mississippi State: Darling has the rebound. Darling shoots from the block. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
13:29 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 55 - 35.
13:24 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes McKnight to Center.
13:24 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling passes the ball to Warner. Warner passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 55 - 37.
13:01 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Molina to Center.
13:01 - Western Illinois: Benedetti brings up the ball against a zone defense. Benedetti passes the ball to Easton. Easton passes the ball to Benedetti in the paint. Benedetti shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 57 - 37.
12:43 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Coombs to Shooting Guard, Molina to Power Forward and McKnight to Center. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Shooting Guard and Colson to Small Forward.
12:43 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling passes the ball to Colson. Colson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 57 - 39.
12:27 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to Coombs in the paint. Coombs shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 59 - 39.
12:16 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Wenger! Jones grabs the rebound.
12:04 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break with Wenger to the right. Coombs passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Coombs. Western Illinois 62 - 39.
12:00 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cogswell passes the ball to Hutton on the perimeter. Hutton passes the ball to Warner in the paint. Warner passes the ball to Darling. Darling shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 62 - 41.
11:35 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard, Warner to Shooting Guard and May to Power Forward.
11:35 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger drives by Dennison. Wenger lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 64 - 41.
11:19 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton outside. Hutton passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jones grabs the rebound.
10:52 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 67 - 41.
10:36 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Warner. Warner carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
10:32 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wenger passes the ball to Molina in the paint. Molina shoots in the paint. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
10:19 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Warner shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Molina grabs the rebound.
10:08 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Jones. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Foul! McKnight fouls Hutton trying to grab the offensive rebound.
9:47 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wilson to Small Forward and Easton to Power Forward.
9:47 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Warner. Warner passes the ball to Dennison in the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots from the inside. The shot misses. May grabs the offensive rebound.
9:29 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. May passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson passes the ball to May. May with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 67 - 43.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wenger to Small Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard and Cogswell to Shooting Guard.
9:09 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones passes the ball to Coombs on the perimeter. Coombs drives down the lane. Coombs lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 69 - 43.
8:53 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wilson to Small Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard and Warner to Shooting Guard.
8:53 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Coombs steals the pass from Dennison.
8:48 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Coombs tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Coombs passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. May rotates over and blocks the shot! Colson grabs the rebound.
8:33 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison drives to the basket. Foul! Jones commits the foul on Dennison.
8:22 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Small Forward.
8:22 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Dennison. Wilson steals the pass from Dennison.
8:18 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Coombs passes the ball to Jones in the paint. Foul! Dennison commits the foul on Jones. In the bonus, Jones is shooting one-and-one. Jones makes the first free throw. Jones makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 71 - 43.
8:07 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard and Powell to Shooting Guard.
8:07 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Hutton. Hutton passes the ball to Warner outside. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell hands off the ball to Cogswell. The shot clock winding down. Cogswell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Jones grabs the rebound.
7:37 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break with Coombs and Wilson. Jones passes the ball to Coombs at the basket. Coombs lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jones. Western Illinois 73 - 43.
7:33 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Benedetti to Shooting Guard. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard and Warner to Shooting Guard.
7:33 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner. Warner passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell shoots a jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the offensive rebound.
7:16 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. May passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May shoots in the paint. Foul! Easton fouls May on the shot. May makes the first free throw. May missed the second free throw. Easton grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 73 - 44.
6:59 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the offensive rebound.
6:47 - Western Illinois: Wilson has the rebound. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hutton grabs the rebound.
6:45 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Jones steals the pass from Hutton.
6:30 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Jones passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson drives by Cogswell. Wilson passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
6:09 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to Cogswell outside. Cogswell shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 73 - 47.
5:43 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Shooting Guard, Pierson to Small Forward and Darling to Power Forward.
5:43 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wilson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jones. Western Illinois 75 - 47.
5:30 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Darling outside. Darling shoots from deep. Air ball! Hutton grabs the offensive rebound.
5:19 - Mississippi State: Hutton has the rebound. Hutton shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
5:17 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to Jones. Jones drives down the lane. Jones lays it up. It's blocked by Darling! Easton tips it in. Western Illinois 77 - 47.
4:49 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes May to Power Forward.
4:49 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to May. May with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dennison. Western Illinois 77 - 49.
4:36 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 79 - 49.
4:22 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Cogswell on the perimeter. Cogswell passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots from the low post. Easton rotates over and blocks the shot! May grabs the offensive rebound.
4:06 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. Benedetti steals the pass from May.
4:00 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Jones grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:56 - Western Illinois: Jones has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jones passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson drives by Cogswell. Wilson lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 81 - 49.
3:37 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson outside. Pierson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Benedetti grabs the long rebound.
3:27 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 84 - 49.
3:27 - Game Event: The home crowd has gone silent as the visiting team has seized the momentum!
3:17 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dennison. Western Illinois 84 - 51.
3:07 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones drives by Hutton. Jones lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 86 - 51.
2:55 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Shooting Guard.
2:55 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 86 - 53.
2:28 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 89 - 53.
2:19 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton turns the ball over to the other team.
2:08 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones drives to the basket. Foul! Pierson commits the foul on Jones. In the bonus, Jones is shooting one-and-one. Jones makes the first free throw. Jones makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 91 - 53.
2:00 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Warner outside. Warner shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jones grabs the long rebound.
1:36 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break with Benedetti and Wilson. Jones passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jones. Western Illinois 94 - 53.
1:33 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Benedetti grabs the long rebound.
1:04 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 97 - 53.
0:56 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison in the paint. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. May shoots from the inside. McKnight rotates over and blocks the shot! Easton grabs the rebound.
0:29 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Dennison fouls Jones on the shot. Jones makes the first free throw. Jones makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 99 - 53.
0:21 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Warner turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:09 - Western Illinois: Jones dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Western Illinois 99, Mississippi State 53
Starting Line-Ups
Western Illinois: PG-Jones (6' 3"), SG-Benedetti (5' 10½"), SF-Wilson (6' 4"), PF-Easton (6' 7"), C-McKnight (6' 8")
Mississippi State: PG-Dennison (6' ½"), SG-Warner (5' 9½"), SF-Pierson (6' 10½"), PF-May (6' 6"), C-Hutton (6' 8")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Western Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones and Wilson. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
19:48 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton. Hutton shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. May grabs the offensive rebound.
19:37 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. May passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Warner. Warner shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Jones grabs the rebound.
19:20 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Easton. Easton passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight shoots in the paint. Foul! Hutton fouls McKnight on the shot. McKnight makes the first free throw. McKnight makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 2 - 0.
19:01 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson shoots from the inside. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
18:46 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones drives by Dennison. Jones lays it up. Offensive foul! Jones charged with the foul while taking the shot over May.
18:37 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Colson to Point Guard and Molina to Center. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Shooting Guard, Colson to Small Forward and Pierson to Center.
18:37 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cogswell passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots from the low post. Molina rotates over and blocks the shot! Easton grabs the rebound.
18:07 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Colson and Wilson. Benedetti passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:01 - Western Illinois: Wilson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wilson passes the ball to Benedetti in the paint. May steals the pass from Benedetti.
17:52 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cogswell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cogswell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 2 - 2.
17:38 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Colson passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:29 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
17:18 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 5 - 2.
17:05 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 5 - 4.
16:53 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Colson passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Western Illinois 7 - 4.
16:43 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson. Foul! Molina commits a foul away from the ball.
16:30 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Colson. Colson shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
16:21 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break. Foul! Cogswell commits the foul on Benedetti.
16:15 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Colson. Colson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Colson passes the ball to Molina in the paint. Molina shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Easton grabs the offensive rebound.
16:06 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound. Easton shoots from the block. The shot misses. Foul! Colson fouls Wilson blocking out to get the rebound.
16:04 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Easton. Easton tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Easton passes the ball to Benedetti. Benedetti with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Easton. Western Illinois 9 - 4.
15:54 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wenger to Small Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Pierson to Point Guard, Diarra to Power Forward and Darling to Center.
15:54 - Mississippi State: Pierson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Pierson passes the ball to Diarra. Diarra passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Colson. Western Illinois 9 - 6.
15:27 - Western Illinois: Benedetti brings up the ball against a zone defense. Benedetti passes the ball to Wenger in the paint. Wenger shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 11 - 6.
15:15 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cogswell passes the ball to Pierson outside. Pierson passes the ball to Cogswell on the perimeter. Cogswell passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling passes the ball to Pierson outside. Pierson passes the ball to Diarra in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Diarra shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
14:45 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Colson and Wenger. Benedetti passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Diarra fouls Easton blocking out to get the rebound.
14:39 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard, Colson to Shooting Guard, Pierson to Small Forward, Darling to Power Forward and Hutton to Center.
14:39 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Easton. Easton passes the ball to Wenger outside. Wenger passes the ball to Molina in the paint. Molina tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Molina passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
14:13 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
14:00 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti drives down the lane. Benedetti passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Colson grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:47 - Western Illinois: Colson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Colson passes the ball to Wenger in the paint. Wenger passes the ball to Molina in the paint. Molina passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Easton grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:27 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Easton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Easton grabs the offensive rebound.
13:23 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Easton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 13 - 6.
13:17 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jones to Point Guard and McKnight to Center.
13:17 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Offensive foul! Warner commits the foul.
13:06 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
12:57 - Mississippi State: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Colson hands off the ball to Warner. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 13 - 8.
12:43 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Coombs to Shooting Guard and Molina to Power Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Shooting Guard, Colson to Small Forward, Diarra to Power Forward and Darling to Center.
12:43 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones passes the ball to Wenger in the paint. Wenger shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
12:35 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Wenger steals the pass from Cogswell.
12:24 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Coombs shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Molina grabs the offensive rebound.
12:16 - Western Illinois: Molina has the rebound. Molina shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
12:14 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break. Foul! Jones commits the foul on Cogswell.
12:09 - Game Event: Time out. Jones must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Colson to Point Guard.
12:09 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Colson. Molina steals the pass from Colson.
12:04 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Coombs passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 16 - 8.
11:51 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard, Warner to Shooting Guard, May to Power Forward and Hutton to Center.
11:51 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
11:42 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Colson drives by Dennison. Colson passes the ball to McKnight at the basket. McKnight lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Colson. Western Illinois 18 - 8.
11:32 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hutton grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:02 - Mississippi State: Hutton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hutton passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 18 - 10.
10:46 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Colson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Colson passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight shoots in the paint. Foul! Hutton fouls McKnight on the shot. McKnight missed the first free throw. McKnight makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 19 - 10.
10:36 - Game Event: Time out. Hutton must sit with 2 fouls. Mississippi State substitutes Darling to Center.
10:36 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to May in the paint. May shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Wenger grabs the rebound.
10:25 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Darling steals the pass from Coombs.
10:13 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break with Dennison to the right. Warner lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 19 - 12.
10:08 - Western Illinois: Coombs brings up the ball against a zone defense. Coombs drives by Colson. Coombs lays it up. Offensive foul! Coombs charged with the foul while taking the shot over May.
9:58 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wilson to Small Forward and Easton to Power Forward.
9:58 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner outside. Warner passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 19 - 14.
9:44 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard and Cogswell to Shooting Guard.
9:44 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Colson passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to Coombs outside. Coombs tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Coombs with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
9:24 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilson steals the pass from Warner.
9:17 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cogswell steals the pass from Coombs.
9:04 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner attacks with the ball on the fast break. Warner lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 19 - 16.
8:59 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard and Warner to Shooting Guard.
8:59 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Colson passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton passes the ball to Colson. Colson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Colson passes the ball to Coombs. Coombs with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
8:33 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break with Dennison and Colson. Warner lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Darling fouls McKnight trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the bonus, McKnight is shooting one-and-one. McKnight makes the first free throw. McKnight makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 21 - 16.
8:26 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wenger to Small Forward.
8:26 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Darling grabs the offensive rebound.
8:07 - Mississippi State: Darling has the rebound and restarts the offense. Darling shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
8:03 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Colson passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Coombs. Coombs tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Coombs with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 23 - 16.
7:46 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Benedetti to Shooting Guard and Wilson to Small Forward.
7:46 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
7:36 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Colson to the right. Benedetti lays it up. Foul! May fouls Benedetti on the shot. Benedetti makes the first free throw. Benedetti missed the second free throw. Darling grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 24 - 16.
7:33 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner drives down the lane. Warner lays it up. The shot misses. Colson grabs the rebound.
7:18 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Colson and Wilson. Benedetti passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Dennison grabs the long rebound.
7:12 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 24 - 19.
7:01 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Coombs to Shooting Guard and Molina to Power Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard and Cogswell to Shooting Guard.
7:01 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Colson passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Darling steals the pass from Wilson.
6:53 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cogswell passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 24 - 21.
6:53 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Mississippi State!
6:36 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Benedetti to Shooting Guard and Easton to Power Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard and Diarra to Power Forward.
6:36 - Western Illinois: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Diarra steals the pass from Colson.
6:32 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Cogswell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson outside. Colson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the long rebound.
6:18 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti drives down the lane. Benedetti passes the ball to McKnight at the basket. McKnight lays it up. The shot misses. Darling grabs the rebound.
5:53 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Foul! Easton commits the foul on Darling.
5:46 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes May to Power Forward and Pierson to Center.
5:46 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to May. May drives down the lane. May passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
5:36 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 26 - 21.
5:17 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Darling to Power Forward.
5:17 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cogswell hands off the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Colson. Colson passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Darling shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
4:47 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti passes the ball to Colson. Colson drives by Colson. Colson passes the ball to Benedetti at the basket. Benedetti lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Colson. Western Illinois 28 - 21.
4:21 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jones to Point Guard. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Shooting Guard, Pierson to Small Forward, May to Power Forward and Hutton to Center.
4:21 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Jones steals the pass from Dennison.
4:16 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
4:00 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson passes the ball to May in the paint. May drives by McKnight. May lays it up. Foul! McKnight fouls May on the shot. May makes the first free throw. May missed the second free throw. Wilson grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 28 - 22.
3:35 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Pierson steals the pass from Jones.
3:28 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break with Dennison to the right. Warner lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 28 - 24.
3:21 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Easton grabs the offensive rebound.
3:04 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound. Easton shoots from the block. The shot misses. McKnight tips it in. Western Illinois 30 - 24.
3:02 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Colson to Shooting Guard.
3:02 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
2:49 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones and Wilson. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Easton grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:45 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Easton passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 33 - 24.
2:30 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Shooting Guard.
2:30 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. May grabs the offensive rebound.
2:13 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. May shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
2:06 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 36 - 24.
2:00 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Warner. Warner drives to the basket. Foul! Benedetti commits the foul on Warner. In the bonus, Warner is shooting one-and-one. Warner makes the first free throw. Warner missed the second free throw. Easton grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 36 - 25.
1:37 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Pierson grabs the rebound.
1:28 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Warner passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to Warner. Warner tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Warner passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson shoots from the inside. Easton rotates over and blocks the shot! Easton grabs the rebound.
1:02 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
0:53 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Wilson steals the pass from Dennison.
0:48 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 38 - 25.
0:41 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 38 - 28.
0:30 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Wilson. Wilson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the offensive rebound.
0:11 - Western Illinois: Wilson has the rebound. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
0:09 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 38 - 30.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Western Illinois 38, Mississippi State 30
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Jones must sit with 2 fouls. Western Illinois substitutes Colson to Point Guard. Hutton must sit with 2 fouls. Mississippi State substitutes Colson to Small Forward and Pierson to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Mississippi State. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to May. May shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McKnight grabs the rebound.
19:48 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Benedetti turns the ball over to the other team.
19:34 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Dennison leads the fast break with Warner and Colson. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long rebound.
19:29 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 40 - 30.
19:16 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Jones to Point Guard. Mississippi State substitutes Pierson to Small Forward and Hutton to Center.
19:16 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
19:05 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight. McKnight with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
18:52 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Hutton. The shot clock winding down. Hutton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the rebound.
18:22 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break with Wilson and Benedetti. Jones passes the ball to Wilson at the basket. Wilson attempts to dunk it. Foul! Warner fouls Wilson on the shot. Wilson makes the first free throw. Wilson missed the second free throw. Warner grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 41 - 30.
18:15 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:50 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Molina to Center. Mississippi State substitutes Colson to Shooting Guard.
17:50 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 43 - 30.
17:41 - Mississippi State: Colson brings up the ball against pressure defense. Colson passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots from the block. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
17:30 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Pierson fouls Wilson blocking out to get the rebound.
17:25 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Wilson. Wilson shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the long offensive rebound.
17:22 - Western Illinois: Wilson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Wilson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Benedetti grabs the long offensive rebound.
17:16 - Western Illinois: Benedetti has the rebound and restarts the offense. Benedetti passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 45 - 30.
17:05 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to May. May drives down the lane. May passes the ball to Dennison at the basket. Dennison lays it up. The shot misses. Benedetti grabs the rebound.
16:51 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
16:39 - Mississippi State: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Colson passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 45 - 33.
16:09 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to Benedetti. Benedetti passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Western Illinois 47 - 33.
15:53 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wenger to Small Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Pierson to Point Guard, Cogswell to Shooting Guard, Colson to Small Forward and Darling to Power Forward.
15:53 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cogswell passes the ball to Hutton outside. Hutton hands off the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots in the paint. Foul! Molina fouls Hutton on the shot. Hutton makes the first free throw. Hutton makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 47 - 35.
15:33 - Western Illinois: Benedetti brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benedetti drives down the lane. Benedetti lays it up. Foul! Colson fouls Benedetti on the shot. Benedetti missed the first free throw. Benedetti makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 48 - 35.
15:23 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling passes the ball to Colson on the perimeter. Colson shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Easton grabs the long rebound.
15:04 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break. Foul! Pierson commits the foul on Benedetti.
15:00 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Wenger. Wenger drives by Colson. Wenger passes the ball to Jones at the basket. Jones lays it up. Foul! Cogswell fouls Jones on the shot. Jones makes the first free throw. Jones makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 50 - 35.
14:50 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard, Colson to Shooting Guard and Pierson to Small Forward.
14:50 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Pierson. Pierson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Molina grabs the rebound.
14:40 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones passes the ball to Wenger. Wenger turns the ball over out of bounds.
14:31 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Molina grabs the rebound.
14:20 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break. Foul! Warner commits the foul on Jones.
14:14 - Western Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Easton. Easton passes the ball to Benedetti. Benedetti shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 52 - 35.
14:14 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Western Illinois!
14:04 - Mississippi State: Colson brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Colson passes the ball to Pierson. Jones steals the pass from Pierson.
13:55 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti lays it up. The shot misses. Easton grabs the offensive rebound.
13:48 - Western Illinois: Easton has the rebound. Easton shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hutton grabs the rebound.
13:46 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Darling grabs the offensive rebound.
13:31 - Mississippi State: Darling has the rebound. Darling shoots from the block. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
13:29 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 55 - 35.
13:24 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes McKnight to Center.
13:24 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling passes the ball to Warner. Warner passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 55 - 37.
13:01 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Molina to Center.
13:01 - Western Illinois: Benedetti brings up the ball against a zone defense. Benedetti passes the ball to Easton. Easton passes the ball to Benedetti in the paint. Benedetti shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 57 - 37.
12:43 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Coombs to Shooting Guard, Molina to Power Forward and McKnight to Center. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Shooting Guard and Colson to Small Forward.
12:43 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Darling in the paint. Darling passes the ball to Colson. Colson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 57 - 39.
12:27 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to Coombs in the paint. Coombs shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 59 - 39.
12:16 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cogswell passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots in the paint. It's blocked by Wenger! Jones grabs the rebound.
12:04 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break with Wenger to the right. Coombs passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Coombs. Western Illinois 62 - 39.
12:00 - Mississippi State: Cogswell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cogswell passes the ball to Hutton on the perimeter. Hutton passes the ball to Warner in the paint. Warner passes the ball to Darling. Darling shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 62 - 41.
11:35 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard, Warner to Shooting Guard and May to Power Forward.
11:35 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger drives by Dennison. Wenger lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 64 - 41.
11:19 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton outside. Hutton passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jones grabs the rebound.
10:52 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 67 - 41.
10:36 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Warner. Warner carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
10:32 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to Wenger on the perimeter. Wenger tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wenger passes the ball to Molina in the paint. Molina shoots in the paint. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
10:19 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Warner shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Molina grabs the rebound.
10:08 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Jones. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Foul! McKnight fouls Hutton trying to grab the offensive rebound.
9:47 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wilson to Small Forward and Easton to Power Forward.
9:47 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Warner. Warner passes the ball to Dennison in the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson shoots from the inside. The shot misses. May grabs the offensive rebound.
9:29 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. May passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Colson in the paint. Colson passes the ball to May. May with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 67 - 43.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wenger to Small Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard and Cogswell to Shooting Guard.
9:09 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against pressure defense. Jones passes the ball to Coombs on the perimeter. Coombs drives down the lane. Coombs lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 69 - 43.
8:53 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Wilson to Small Forward. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard and Warner to Shooting Guard.
8:53 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Coombs steals the pass from Dennison.
8:48 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Coombs tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Coombs passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson shoots in the paint. May rotates over and blocks the shot! Colson grabs the rebound.
8:33 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison drives to the basket. Foul! Jones commits the foul on Dennison.
8:22 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Small Forward.
8:22 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Dennison. Wilson steals the pass from Dennison.
8:18 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Coombs leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Coombs passes the ball to Jones in the paint. Foul! Dennison commits the foul on Jones. In the bonus, Jones is shooting one-and-one. Jones makes the first free throw. Jones makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 71 - 43.
8:07 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Point Guard and Powell to Shooting Guard.
8:07 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Hutton. Hutton passes the ball to Warner outside. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Powell on the perimeter. Powell hands off the ball to Cogswell. The shot clock winding down. Cogswell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Jones grabs the rebound.
7:37 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break with Coombs and Wilson. Jones passes the ball to Coombs at the basket. Coombs lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jones. Western Illinois 73 - 43.
7:33 - Game Event: Time out. Western Illinois substitutes Benedetti to Shooting Guard. Mississippi State substitutes Dennison to Point Guard and Warner to Shooting Guard.
7:33 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Warner. Warner passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell shoots a jumper. The shot misses. May grabs the offensive rebound.
7:16 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. May passes the ball to Dennison on the perimeter. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May shoots in the paint. Foul! Easton fouls May on the shot. May makes the first free throw. May missed the second free throw. Easton grabs the rebound. Western Illinois 73 - 44.
6:59 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones passes the ball to Easton in the paint. Easton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Wilson grabs the offensive rebound.
6:47 - Western Illinois: Wilson has the rebound. Wilson shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hutton grabs the rebound.
6:45 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Warner leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Jones steals the pass from Hutton.
6:30 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Jones passes the ball to Wilson in the paint. Wilson drives by Cogswell. Wilson passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. May grabs the rebound.
6:09 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Cogswell. Cogswell passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to Cogswell outside. Cogswell shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 73 - 47.
5:43 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Cogswell to Shooting Guard, Pierson to Small Forward and Darling to Power Forward.
5:43 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Wilson with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jones. Western Illinois 75 - 47.
5:30 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Darling outside. Darling shoots from deep. Air ball! Hutton grabs the offensive rebound.
5:19 - Mississippi State: Hutton has the rebound. Hutton shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Easton grabs the rebound.
5:17 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to McKnight in the paint. McKnight passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson passes the ball to Jones. Jones drives down the lane. Jones lays it up. It's blocked by Darling! Easton tips it in. Western Illinois 77 - 47.
4:49 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes May to Power Forward.
4:49 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to May. May with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dennison. Western Illinois 77 - 49.
4:36 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benedetti. Western Illinois 79 - 49.
4:22 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Cogswell on the perimeter. Cogswell passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots from the low post. Easton rotates over and blocks the shot! May grabs the offensive rebound.
4:06 - Mississippi State: May has the rebound and restarts the offense. Benedetti steals the pass from May.
4:00 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break with Jones to the right. Benedetti passes the ball to Jones on the perimeter. Jones shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Jones grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:56 - Western Illinois: Jones has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jones passes the ball to Wilson on the perimeter. Wilson drives by Cogswell. Wilson lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 81 - 49.
3:37 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson outside. Pierson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Benedetti grabs the long rebound.
3:27 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 84 - 49.
3:27 - Game Event: The home crowd has gone silent as the visiting team has seized the momentum!
3:17 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against pressure defense. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dennison. Western Illinois 84 - 51.
3:07 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jones drives by Hutton. Jones lays it up. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 86 - 51.
2:55 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Warner to Shooting Guard.
2:55 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 86 - 53.
2:28 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 89 - 53.
2:19 - Mississippi State: Dennison brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Dennison passes the ball to Pierson on the perimeter. Pierson passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton turns the ball over to the other team.
2:08 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against a zone defense. Jones drives to the basket. Foul! Pierson commits the foul on Jones. In the bonus, Jones is shooting one-and-one. Jones makes the first free throw. Jones makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 91 - 53.
2:00 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May passes the ball to Warner outside. Warner shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jones grabs the long rebound.
1:36 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Jones leads the fast break with Benedetti and Wilson. Jones passes the ball to Benedetti on the perimeter. Benedetti shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jones. Western Illinois 94 - 53.
1:33 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Hutton in the paint. Hutton passes the ball to Dennison. Dennison passes the ball to Warner on the perimeter. Warner passes the ball to Pierson in the paint. Pierson passes the ball to Dennison outside. Dennison shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Benedetti grabs the long rebound.
1:04 - Western Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Benedetti leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benedetti shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Western Illinois 97 - 53.
0:56 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner passes the ball to Dennison in the paint. Dennison passes the ball to May in the paint. May tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. May shoots from the inside. McKnight rotates over and blocks the shot! Easton grabs the rebound.
0:29 - Western Illinois: Jones brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Jones tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jones with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Dennison fouls Jones on the shot. Jones makes the first free throw. Jones makes the second free throw. Western Illinois 99 - 53.
0:21 - Mississippi State: Warner brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Warner tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Warner turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:09 - Western Illinois: Jones dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Western Illinois 99, Mississippi State 53
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