National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi St. 76, Louisiana State 71
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
Officials: # Joe Lindsay, # Jamie Luckie, # Antinio Petty
Attendance: 9925

Arnett Moultrie had 28 points and 12 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season and No. 16 Mississippi State held on down the stretch for a 76-71 victory over visiting LSU on Wednesday.

The Bulldogs (17-4, 4-2 SEC) won for the fourth time in five games, setting up a big matchup Saturday at No. 13 Florida. Wednesday’s victory pushes the Bulldogs into a virtual tie with the Gators for third place in the SEC, two games behind conference leader and top-ranked Kentucky.

Down 11 points with 4:45 to go, the Tigers (12-8, 2-4) rallied to within 68-65 with 1:03 remaining after back-to-back 3-pointers by Anthony Hickey. After two Dee Bost free throws, Ralston Turner’s 3-pointer with 28 seconds left brought the Tigers within 70-68.

Trailing 72-68, Hickey hit another 3-pointer to cut LSU’s deficit to 72-71 with 18 seconds left. Mississippi State’s Jalen Steele hit two free throws with 13 seconds remaining to make it 74-71.

Steele scored 15 points off the bench. Bost finished with 10 assists.

Andre Stringer led the Tigers with 17 points. Hickey finished with 16 points, including four 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana State   Mississippi St.
Andre Stringer 17 Scoring Arnett Moultrie 28
Anthony Hickey 6 Assists Dee Bost 10
Justin Hamilton 5 Rebounds Arnett Moultrie 12
Andre Stringer 5 Free Throws Made Arnett Moultrie 8
Anthony Hickey 3 Steals Dee Bost 3
Storm Warren 2 Blocks Dee Bost 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana State 71 43.3 11-21 8-13 13 23 2 5 10
Mississippi St. 76 43.6 5-14 23-31 14 40 4 5 16