Williamson, Louisville beat Mississippi St. 72-58 in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas -- — Samuell Williamson scored a season-high 15 points, Dre Davis scored 12 and Louisville cruised to a 72-58 win over Mississippi State on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship.
Jae’Lyn Wither added 11 points for Louisville (4-1) and Malik Williams finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.
The Cardinals play Maryland in Saturday's championship game.
Williamson scored 10 straight points for Louisville during a 21-5 run that made it 29-12 when Dre Davis made a layup to cap the spurt with 4:55 left in the first half. Davis added two free throws and a 3-pointer before Noah Locke made a jumper to give the Cardinals a 20-point lead with 3:21 left in the first half.
Iverson Molinar led Mississippi State (4-1) with 17 points and Tolu Smith scored 10.
Locke, who went into the game averaging a team-high 16.0 points this season and needing just three points to reach 1,000 in his career, finished with two points on 1-of-9 shooting. The senior transfer scored 933 points in three seasons at Florida.
The Bulldogs, went into the game shooting 52% from the field and 45.7% from 3-point range this season, made 20 of 60 from the field and just 1 of 15 from behind the arc.
Mississippi State plays Richmond in Saturday's consolation game.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ron Groover
- Olandis Poole
- Tommy Morrissey
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
California | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Boston College | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |