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Score updates and insight from inside Bridgestone Arena between SEC Tournament 7-seed Missouri and 10-seed Mississippi State.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.–– Missouri Tigers on SI has made it to Bridgstone Arena where No. 15 Missouri (21-10, 10-8 SEC) looks to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament but must first outlast Mississippi State (21-11, 8-10 SEC).

The Tigers are the 7-seed in the SEC Tournament while the Bulldogs are the 10-seed. Missouri received a single bye as this will be its first game of the postseason while Mississippi State dominated LSU on Wednesday.

The winner of this matchup will face 2-seed Florida in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Tipoff is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

FOLLOW ALONG FOR UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE GAME ON THE LIVE BLOG ON MISSOURI TIGERS ON SI.

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(latest updates at the top)

Final: Missouri 85, Mississippi State 73

Missouri vs. Mississippi State SEC Basketball Tournament Final Stats
Missouri vs. Mississippi State SEC Basketball Tournament Final Stats | StatBroadcast

Second Half

  • 0:25: Missouri leads 81-73: Missouri's defense continues to stifle the Bulldogs as the Tigers' offense is finally pulling away.
  • TIMEOUT MISSOURI (1:49 2H): Missouri leads 75-71; The pendulum still swinging in the Tigers' way but they can't seem to pull away offensively. Mississippi State hasn't recorded a field goal in over three minutes.
  • FINAL MEDIA TIMEOUT (3:57 2H): Missouri leads 71-69; Grill has been big late in this one as he just had a nice dunk in transition. Just before the media timeout, Shaw blocked a layup by Hubbard to get the Mizzou bench hyped up with the momentum pendulum starting to swing just a tiny bit in their direction.
  • We've got a photo finish here in Nashville. Both teams are trading buckets possession for possession. Hubbard and Murphy are holding up Mississippi State while a variety of scorers are keeping Mizzou in it, including Grill, who hit a big three on the wing.
  • TIMEOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE (8:33 2H): Missouri leads 58-57; Pierce's three ended an 8-0 run by Mississippi State as the Bulldogs even grabbed the lead. The Tigers allowed numerous offensive rebounds as they're trailing 12-6 in that category––allowing 16 second-chance points. But fortunately, Bates' three gave Mizzou the lead once again.
  • 12:37: Shortly after Hubbard took the lead, Missouri forward Aiden Shaw slammed one home to get the crowd fired up. The Tigers regained the lead following three free throws by guard Anthony Robinson II.
  • 13:42: Mississippi State guard Josh Hubbard's two free throws gave the Bulldogs their first lead since it was 10-7.
  • MEDIA TIMEOUT (15:17 2H): Missouri leads 43-41; The Tigers are simply refusing to give Mississippi State the lead as the Bulldogs haven't scored a single point in the last 2:25. That said, neither offense is shining to start the half as Mississippi State is 3 of 7 while Missouri is 2-for-8.
  • 16:41: Nice two-hand slam by Gray but he appeared to be shaken up while on the rim and went to the bench immediately after via a ref's whistle.
  • Missouri football head coach Eli Drinkwitz is in the building supporting the Tigers!

Halftime: Missouri 39, Mississippi State 34

Missouri vs. Mississippi State SEC Tournament Halftime Score
Missouri vs. Mississippi State SEC Tournament Halftime Score | StatBroadcast

First Half:

  • 0:01: Missouri guard Caleb Grill hits a corner three just before the halftime buzzer sounds, giving the Tigers some momentum heading into the break.
  • 0:39: Bates screamed and hyped himself up after an out-of-bounds call went in the wrong direction. He retaliated with monster slam on the other end following a steal by Perkins.
  • 1:52: Mississippi State finally tied the game back up at 34 and although Mizzou's Josh Gray got fouled on a big offensive board, he couldn't convert either of the free throws.
  • MEDIA TIMEOUT (3:58 1H): Missouri leads 31-30; Bates' three cooled Mississippi State down a tiny bit offensively but the Tigers aren't capitalizing as they're up to four turnovers in the last four minutes (eight total in the first half). Bates leads all scorers with 10 points.
  • TIMEOUT MISSOURI (5:58 1H): Missouri leads 28-27; The Bulldogs came out of the media timeout swinging thanks to the scoring efforts of KeShawn Murphy, Shawn Jones Jr. and Matthews. Defensively, Mississippi State has forced three Tiger turnovers in three minutes.
  • MEDIA TIMEOUT (7:57 1H): Missouri leads 28-20; Mizzou's Trent Pierce converted a rare four-point play while Mitchell helped hold the margin.
  • MEDIA TIMEOUT (11:53 1H): Missouri leads 19-13; The Tigers are getting hot offensively as they've made five of their last seven. Mizzou has also held strong defensively as the Bulldogs are 1 of 8 in the recent stretch.
  • Perkins' two-way play kickstarted a 10-0 run for the Tigers as Tamar Bates and Mark Mitchell were big on both ends of the run.
  • 15:23: Nice offensive board by Mizzou's Tony Perkins as he ran up from the three-point line and went right up with a layup. He then hustled quickly back on defense to help get a stop.
  • MEDIA TIMEOUT (15:58 1H): Mississippi State leads 8-7; Not the best start for the Tigers on the glass as the Bulldogs already have two offensive rebounds, which has translated into four second-chance points.
  • Missouri guard Tamar Bates gave the Tigers their first lead of the night with a conversion from the corner.
  • Texas A&M forward Cameron Matthews tallies the game's first points but Missouri big man Mark Mitchell follows it with a make inside.

Starting lineups:

Missouri vs. Mississippi State SEC Tournament Starting Lineups
Missouri vs. Mississippi State SEC Tournament Starting Lineups | StatBroadcast

Officials: Bart Lenox, Jeb Hartness, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal

Pregame

  • The Tigers came out for a final time with four minutes until tipoff as the Mizzou flags traveled behind them. Missouri is practicing layups and threes. Mississippi State did the same thing one minute later after they ran onto the floor.
  • Missouri players huddled up with 13 minutes until tipoff and hyped each other up before heading back to the locker room.
  • After a brief stint in the locker room, Mizzou came back out with about 20 minutes until tipoff. The Tigers are wearing white uniforms.
  • Both Missouri and Mississippi State came onto the court for initial warmups at around 5:55 p.m.
  • 13-seed Texas defeated 5-seed Texas A&M 94-89 in the first SEC Tournament double overtime in 11 years. Nevertheless, that delayed the start of the Missouri-Mississippi State game from 6 p.m. CT to 6:45 p.m.

How to Watch: No. 15 Missouri vs Mississippi State

Who: No. 15 Missouri Tigers (21-10, 10-8 SEC) vs Mississippi State (21-11, 8-10 SEC)

When: Thursday, March 13 at 6:45 p.m. CT

Where: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee

TV: SEC Network

Radio: Tiger Radio Network

Sirius XM: 190 (both home and away)

Series History: Mississippi State leads 14-17

Last Time Out, Missouri: The Tigers lost their final game of the regular season to the Kentucky Wildcats on Senior Day. Wildcat guard Otega Oweh was the driving force behind the 91-83 defeat for Missouri.

Last Time Out, Mississippi State: Chris Jans and his squad handled business in the first round of the SEC tournament, defeating LSU 91-62 thanks to a standout performance from shifty point guard Josh Hubbard. Hubbard scored 26 points on 9-for-19 shooting, setting himself up as the player to stop for the Tigers.

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Hunter De Siver is the lead basketball writer for BamaCentral and has covered Crimson Tide football since 2024. He previously distributed stories about the NFL and NBA for On SI and was a staff writer for Missouri Tigers On SI and Cowbell Corner. Before that, Hunter generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral as an intern in 2022 and 2023. Hunter is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media in 2023.

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