Postgame Notes: State vs. No. 16 Iowa State

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State was handed a 96-80 defeat by No. 16 Iowa State on Monday evening at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The game featured three ties and eight early lead changes during the first 10 minutes of the opening half.
Ahead 29-27 at the 5:07 mark, the Cyclones got going behind 24 of the next 32 points to take a 53-35 advantage in the locker room.
Iowa State kept the Bulldogs at arm's length and closed out the 16-point decision which marked the Cyclones first series win in four meetings.
Keys for Iowa State included forcing the Bulldogs into 26 turnovers which tied the most for a Chris Jans coached team. His New Mexico State squad committed 26 turnovers at Loyola Marymount on December 11, 2021.
The Cyclones scored 28 of their 36 field goals on the interior en route to a 56-30 edge in paint points. Iowa State also scored 29 of the game's 36 points off turnovers.
Mississippi State did secure a 37-31 rebounding advantage.
The Bulldogs have compiled a 36-4 mark versus non-SEC opponents during the regular season with Coach Jans at the helm.
State has posted an 11-3 regular season record against fellow major conference squads (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, former Pac 12) under Coach Jans.
Coach Jans has led the Maroon and White to a 20-3 record during the month of November.
As a team, the Bulldogs hit on 29-of-58 from the field (50.0 percent), sank 11-for-27 from three-point territory (40.7 percent) and sank 11-of-14 at the foul line (78.6 percent).
State dropped to 20-7 under Coach Jans when shooting 50 percent or better.
Conversely, Iowa State registered a 36-of-70 shooting effort (51.4 percent), connected on a 5-of-22 clip on its three-pointers (22.7 percent) and knocked down 19-for-25 at the charity stripe (76.0 percent).

PLAYER NOTES

Josh Hubbard

Started his 52nd consecutive game over the past three seasons.
Led State in scoring with 25 points where he knocked down four three-pointers and shot a perfect 5-5 from the line.
Dished out a team-leading five assists and grabbed three rebounds.
State fell to 8-4 when Hubbard hands out five or more assists.
Scored double figures in 44 of his last 45 outings (02/24/2024-11/10/2025).
Notched 10+ points in 65 of 71 career games and produced his 29th effort of 20+ points.
The 25 points bring Hubbard's total to 1,292 career points which helped him pass Iverson Molinar (2020-21-22) to move into 24th place on the program's all-time list.
Hit a three-pointer in a school-record 49 consecutive games (02/07/2024-11/10/2025).
Knocked down multiple three's in 61 of 71 career outings.

Ja'Borri McGhee

Made his 38th start in 39 outings over the last two seasons between State and UAB.
Added six points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in his first start as a Bulldog.
Hit on multiple treys in consecutive games and in 7 career performances.
Provided multiple assists in 27 career outings.
Swiped multiple steals for the 14th time in his career.

Shawn Jones Jr.

Tied his career-high with 11 points fueled by a career-best five made field goals.
Grabbed six rebounds and dished out two assists.
Opened the scoring for State with a three-pointer which was assisted by Josh Hubbard.
Garnered double-digit points in 6 career outings.
Collected 5+ rebounds in consecutive games and in 12 career outings.
Provided multiple assists in 19 career appearances.

Achor Achor

Tallied a solid all-around effort with nine points and a team-leading eight rebounds.
Finished the contest with a team-best +10 plus/minus ratio.
Grabbed 5+ rebounds for the 35th time in his career.

Quincy Ballard

Started his 69th consecutive game between Wichita State and Mississippi State over the last three seasons.
Managed six points and four rebounds.

Bench

Brandon Walker and King Grace came away with 17 of the team's 25 points off the bench.
The duo scored 14 of its 17 points during the second half.
Walker made all four of his field goal attempts en route to 10 points, while Grace secured 7 points on 3-of-5 shooting.
Racked up 50 of his 58 outings in double figures over the last three seasons.
Chipped in three rebounds and two assists.
Amier Ali made his first appearance for the Bulldogs and sank a three-pointer.
Sergej Macura hauled down five rebounds which marked his second straight outing with at least five boards.
Jamarion Davis-Fleming was responsible for all three of the team's blocks.
Davis-Fleming has blocked multiple shots in both of his appearances.
Dellquan Warren rounded out scoring for the Bulldogs with three points.

Postgame Notes: State vs. No. 16 Iowa State

Players Mentioned

Achor Achor

Amier Ali

Quincy Ballard

Jamarion Davis-Fleming

King Grace

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Sergej Macura

Ja’Borri McGhee

Brandon Walker

Dellquan Warren

Mississippi State University Athletics

Postgame Notes: State vs. No. 16 Iowa State

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Players Mentioned

Achor Achor

Amier Ali

Quincy Ballard

Jamarion Davis-Fleming

King Grace

Josh Hubbard

Shawn Jones Jr.

Sergej Macura

Ja’Borri McGhee

Brandon Walker

Dellquan Warren

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