Bulldogs Set Purcell Era Scoring Record In Victory At UT Martin

Sunday, November 8

Martin, Tenn.

2 p.m.

Mississippi State

2-0,0-0SEC

114

UT Martin

2-1,0-0OVC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Mississippi St.	21	34	29	30	114
UT Martin	15	24	10	19	68

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November 08, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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By: Will Simmons, Assistant Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women's basketball set a new Purcell Era scoring record, as they took down the UT Martin Skyhawks 114-68 on Sunday evening.

The Bulldogs held a six-point lead after the first 10 minutes of the contest. State's offense ignited in the second quarter, as State scored 34 points and shot 5-7 from beyond the arch in the final 10 minutes before halftime.

State completed the game shooting 60 percent from the floor and 50 percent from distance. State dished out 26 assists which marked the eighth time during Sam Purcell's tenure that his Bulldogs collected 25 or more in a game.

Favour Nwaedozi led the Bulldog offense, recording 21 points on 9-10 shooting. She added a team best 14 rebounds, marking her fifth consecutive double-double spanning back to the 2025-26 season.

Cali Smallwood was a huge part of the breakout second quarter for the Bulldogs. She finished with 17 points in the contest and knocked down four triples, all which came in the second quarter. Smallwood knocked down triples in three consecutive possessions to help the Bulldogs enter the locker room with a 16-point lead.

Reese Beaty collected her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 assists, while also recording a in her return to her home state. She shot an efficient 50 percent from the floor and finished with a team-best 35 plus/minus.

Tootie Lockett provided 15 points for the Bulldogs off the bench, shooting 6-9 from the floor. Melissa Guillet, Aryss Macktoon, Macie Phifer and Grace Ndubueze all provided eight points to the Bulldog total.

The Bulldogs will return to Humphrey Coliseum this Wednesday, November 11, to take on the Troy Trojans. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. on SECN+.

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