SE Louisiana Lions @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SELA | 37 | 22 | 59 |
MSST | 40 | 40 | 80 |
Josh Hubbard scores 23 points, Mississippi State beats SE Louisiana 80-59
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- — Josh Hubbard hit four 3-pointers and scored 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting Tuesday night to help Mississippi State beat Southeastern Louisiana 80-59.
Kanye Clary added 12 points and KeShawn Murphy scored 10 for Mississippi State (3-0). Cameron Matthews had 13 rebounds to go with seven points, four assists and three steals.
Shawn Jones Jr. threw down a dunk that gave that made it 16-14 with 12:01 left in the first half and the Bulldogs led the rest of the way. Hubbard hit a 3-pointer that stretched the lead into double figures with 5:34 to go but the Lions made four 3-pointers — including three by Kam Burton — from there to trim their deficit to 40-37 at the break.
Southeastern Louisiana made just one of its first 12 second-half shots and a 12-0 run gave the Bulldogs a 15-point lead with 13:20 to go.
Burton made 5 of 10 from behind the arc and led the Lions with 17 points. Sam Hines, Jr. added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Southeastern Louisiana, which went scoreless after Burton made a layup with 4:18 to go, shot just 29.6% (8 of 27) from the field and was outscored 40-22 in the second half.
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Game Information
Starkville, MS
Referee:Rob Rorke
Referee:Owen Shortt
Referee:Shane Land
2025-26 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 13-1 | - | 20-3 |
| McNeese | 11-3 | 2 | 18-5 |
| Nicholls | 9-5 | 4 | 10-13 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 8-6 | 5 | 12-11 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 8-6 | 5 | 12-11 |
| New Orleans | 8-6 | 5 | 10-13 |
| Lamar | 7-7 | 6 | 12-11 |
| Incarnate Word | 5-9 | 8 | 10-13 |
| Northwestern State | 4-9 | 8.5 | 6-16 |
| Houston Christian | 4-10 | 9 | 8-15 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-10 | 9.5 | 8-15 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-11 | 10 | 6-17 |
| Southeastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 7-1 | - | 17-4 |
| Florida | 7-2 | 0.5 | 16-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 1.5 | 19-3 |
| Arkansas | 6-3 | 1.5 | 16-6 |
| Tennessee | 6-3 | 1.5 | 16-6 |
| Kentucky | 6-3 | 1.5 | 15-7 |
| Missouri | 5-4 | 2.5 | 15-7 |
| Auburn | 5-4 | 2.5 | 14-8 |
| Texas | 5-5 | 3 | 14-9 |
| Alabama | 4-4 | 3 | 14-7 |
| Georgia | 4-5 | 3.5 | 16-6 |
| Ole Miss | 3-6 | 4.5 | 11-11 |
| Mississippi State | 3-6 | 4.5 | 11-11 |
| LSU | 2-7 | 5.5 | 14-8 |
| South Carolina | 2-8 | 6 | 11-12 |
| Oklahoma | 1-8 | 6.5 | 11-11 |
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