National Basketball Association
Mississippi St. 76, Eastern Kentucky 66
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 7, 2011
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # John Hampton, # James Barker
Attendance:
5160
By SportsDirect Inc.
Senior Dee Bost scored 23 points and handed out six assists as host Mississippi State defeated Eastern Kentucky 76-66 in the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
Bost, a preseason All-SEC First Team selection, nailed 4 of 8 3-pointers and moved 59 assists shy of Derrick Zimmerman’s school record of 514 set from 2000-03.
Junior Arnett Moultrie, a 6-11 transfer from UTEP, added 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for Mississippi State. The bigger Bulldogs outrebounded the Colonels 40-27.
The Bulldogs improved to 11-3 in openers under coach Rick Stansbury. They led 33-27 at the break.
The Colonels, who returned two starters from last year’s 15-16 team, hung close thanks to 13 points from Joshua Jones and 12 from Timmy Knipp. The duo combined to hit 7 of 13 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
| Eastern Kentucky |
|
Mississippi St. |
|
Joshua Jones 13 |
Scoring |
Dee Bost 23 |
|
Mike DiNunno 3 |
Assists |
Dee Bost 6 |
|
Eric Stutz 8 |
Rebounds |
Arnett Moultrie 10 |
|
Jeff Johnson 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Dee Bost 5 |
|
Joshua Jones 3 |
Steals |
Renardo Sidney 3 |
|
Eric Stutz 1 |
Blocks |
Arnett Moultrie 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Eastern Kentucky
|
66 |
40.0 |
10-33 |
4-6 |
11 |
27 |
1 |
6 |
|
| Mississippi St.
|
76 |
48.3 |
8-22 |
12-19 |
16 |
40 |
6 |
9 |
|
