Postgame Notes: State vs. No. 21 Arkansas

TEAM NOTES

Mississippi State dropped an 88-68 decision to No. 21 Arkansas to begin the second half of the its SEC schedule on Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum.
The Razorbacks used a 20-2 spurt during the first half to flip to take a 29-13 lead with 8:48 remaining.
State pulled within 37-30 late in the first half, but Arkansas scored the last six points of the opening half to extend the advantage back to 43-30 going into the locker room.
The Razorbacks would maintain their double-digit advantage throughout the second half to close out the 20-point decision.
State had its five-game winning streak over the Razorbacks at Humphrey Coliseum come to a close. Overall, Arkansas holds a 37-34 series advantage.
State is 11-7 this season and 67-25 under Coach Jans when shooting 40.0 percent or higher.
State is 7-5 this season and 40-18 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans at Humphrey Coliseum.
State is 2-4 this season and 29-16 under Coach Jans in day games.
State sank 28-of-61 from the floor (45.9 percent), hit on 3-of-15 from three-point territory (20.0 percent) and connected on a 9-of-14 clip at the free throw line (64.3 percent).
Conversely, Arkansas recorded a 36-of-69 shooting effort (52.2 percent), made 8-of-22 on its three-pointers (36.4 percent) and tallied an 8-for-12 mark at the charity stripe (66.7 percent).
State is 6-6 this season and 46-19 over the last four seasons under Coach Jans when making more free throws than its opponent.

PLAYER NOTES

Josh Hubbard

Started his 73rd consecutive game over the past three seasons (01/27/2024-02/07/2026) where he has led State in scoring in 48 of those 73 outings.
Scored a team-leading 16 points where he shot 7-of-15 from the field and 2-of-3 from the free throw line.
Secured double figures for the 21st time this season, the 40th time over his last 42 outings (01/11/2025-02/07/2026) and the 84th time in 92 career games.
The junior guard now has 1713 career points and sits 126 points shy from passing Rickey Brown (1976-77-78-79) for 5th place on the program's all-time list.
The 1713 points allowed Hubbard to remain in 9th place on the SEC career scoring list for players during their junior season. He enters the Tennessee game 72 points shy of eclipsing Vernon Maxwell (Florida).
The 84 career games with 10+ points allowed Hubbard to pass Darryl Wilson (1994-95-96) for 8th place in the State record book.
His SEC record of 69 consecutive games with at least one three-pointer came to a close.
Hubbard has drained 276 career three-pointers and remained 5 triples away from passing Barry Stewart (2007-08-09-10) for the program's all-time record.
Dished out 5 or more assists for the 7th time this season and the 17th time in his career.

Ja'Borri McGhee

Started for the 11th time this season and for the 48th time in 60 career outings over the last two seasons between State and UAB.
Recorded five points, two assists and two rebounds.
Dished out multiple assists for the 11th time this season and the 37th time in his career

Shawn Jones Jr.

Appeared in State's starting five for the 20th time in 23 games this season and for the 33rd time of his career.
Recorded three points, four rebounds and an assist.

Achor Achor

Started in his 18th game this season and for the 52nd time at the Division I level between Samford, Kansas State and Mississippi State.
Opened up scoring for the Bulldogs with a layup in traffic.
Racked up a season-high 15 points coupled with 8 rebounds and 2 steals.
Tallied 10+ points for the 4th time this season and the 38th time in his career.
Teams that Achor are apart of are 30-8 when he secures 10+ points.
Connected on 7-for-13 from the field. The seven field goals were a season's best.
Grabbed 5+ rebounds for the 15th time this season and the 48th time in her career.
Swiped multiple steals for the 3rd time this season and the 14th time in his career.

Quincy Ballard

Started for the 19th time this season and for the 86th time in his last 90 games over the last three seasons between Mississippi State and Wichita State.
Provided 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Secured a block in 16 of his last 21 games at State
Recorded his 9th game this season and his 54th career game with multiple blocks.
Moved to within 4 blocks of 200 for his career.

BENCH

State outscored Arkansas from the bench by a 21-8 margin.
The Bulldogs have scored more bench points than their opponent in 16 of 23 games this season where State has secured a 9-7 mark.
Jamarion Davis-Fleming provided 12 points to go along with 6 rebounds and 2 blocks.
The 12 points was his second-highest scoring output of his career.
Hauled down 5+ rebounds for the 6th time in SEC play and for the 12th time this season.
Recorded a block in 18 of 23 games.
Swatted multiple shots for the 6th time in SEC play and for the 10th time this season.
King Grace (4 points), Jayden Epps (3 points) and Sergej Macura (2 points) rounded out the scoring for the Bulldogs.
Epps dished out multiple assists for the 10th time this season and the 63rd time in his career.
Dellquan Warren distributed multiple assists for the 5th time this season and the 14th time in his career.

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