Virginia Defeats Mississippi State 60-57 [NIT Basketball Live Updates]

Follow along with score updates and live analysis for the Virginia Cavaliers (19-13) vs. the No. 3 seed Mississippi State Bulldogs (18-15) men's basketball game in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament on Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Read a full recap of the game here: Virginia Hangs on for 60-57 Victory Over Mississippi State in NIT First Round

Final. Mississippi State 57, Virginia 60

Molinar gets the pass in the left corner and puts up a three-pointer with Beekman's hand in his face and the shot is off the mark. Virginia hangs on for the win and will advance to the NIT second round to face North Texas.

Mississippi State 57, Virginia 60 | 2.5 remaining

Kihei Clark misses the front end of the one-and-one leaving the door open for the Bulldogs. Moore misses a three-pointer but Cameron Matthews is there for the put-back to make it a three-point game. Mississippi State fouls Jayden Gardner, who misses both free throws. Clark smartly fouls Molinar before he can get a three-pointer off. Mississippi State trails by three with two seconds left. Ben Howland uses his final timeout.

Mississippi State 55, Virginia 60 | 19.0 remaining

After review, Garrison Brooks is charged with a technical foul. Virginia will have two free throws and then possession. Kihei Clark misses the first, but makes the second to make it a five-point game. Virginia breaks the Mississippi State full-court press and Reece Beekman is fouled. Beekman makes both free throws to stretch the lead to seven points. Tolu Smith knocks down a mid-range jumper to cut it to five with 19 seconds left.

Mississippi State 53, Virginia 57 | 39.9 remaining

Out of the Mississippi State timeout, Garrison Brooks gets another open look from three but he misses it and Beekman comes down with the rebound. Gardner's jumper is off the mark and the Bulldogs get the ball back down four with less than a minute to play. Molinar drives to the basket but it's well-contested by Virginia and Caffaro comes down with the rebound. Caffaro is fouled hard and then shoved by Garrison Brooks after the whistle. The refs have to separate the two teams and are now reviewing the play at the scorer's table.

Mississippi State 53, Virginia 57 | 1:34 2H

Brooks springs open on the left wing and knocks down a three-pointer before Gardner can get out to contest him. Reece Beekman drives down the lane and scores over Brooks with his left hand as the shot clock was winding down. Brooks is on fire from three-point range. He hits again from the left wing to make it a one-point game and is responsible for three of the five three-pointers made in the game. Kihei Clark drives and kicks to Armaan Franklin in the left corner for a big-time three-pointer to push the Cavalier lead back to four points.

Mississippi State 47, Virginia 52 | 3:55 2H

Tolu Smith scores over Shedrick down low and leads the Bulldogs with 14 points. Kihei Clark passes up an open three but finds Jayden Gardner on the baseline for another jumper from his favorite spot. Garrison Brooks is left open at the top of the key and drains the three-pointer to make it a three-point game. Mississippi State leaves Gardner open at the elbow again and Gardner makes them pay. Gardner has 16 points to lead all scorers.

Mississippi State 42, Virginia 48 | 6:43 2H

Gardner posts up on Brooks and gets to the baseline for a fadeaway jumper that falls with a nice bounce. Tolu Smith air balls a hook shot and Virginia moves the ball quickly up the floor as Beekman finds a cutting Taine Murray for a layup, Murray's first points since January 4th. Smith earns a trip to the free throw line and goes 1/2. Mississippi State gets a second chance on a long offensive rebound and Garcia drains the team's first-three pointer of the game. Kadin Shedrick slams home an alley-oop on a lob from Clark.

Mississippi State 38, Virginia 42 | 10:10 2H

Things are getting chippy between the Bulldogs and the Cavaliers in the second half. A scuffle results in a double technical on Francisco Caffaro and Javian Davis. Gardner receives a pass from Clark in the paint and gets a hook to fall with a friendly bounce. Beekman and Gardner run the pick and roll and Gardner springs free for a jumper from the right elbow. Just as the JPJ crowd rose to its feet with the Cavaliers building a lead of six points, Garrison Brooks sends the fans quickly to their seats with a jumper that ended a Mississippi State scoring drought of over three minutes.

Mississippi State 36, Virginia 38 | 12:10 2H

Andersson Garcia is fouled by Franklin and makes both free throws. Taine Murray checks into the game and the JPJ crowd welcomes hi loudly. Gardner drives from the right elbow and is fouled, making both foul shots to tie the game. Murray is wide open in the corner but Caffaro doesn't see him. Instead, Caffaro finds Jayden Gardner on the baseline for a jumper and Gardner sinks it.

Mississippi State 34, Virginia 34 | 13:57 2H

Armaan Franklin's three-point heave at the end of the shot clock is off the mark and then Tolu Smith gets inside positioning on Caffaro and scores to give the Bulldogs their first lead of the game. Kihei Clark blows by Garrison Brooks on the right wing for an easy layup.

Mississippi State 32, Virginia 32 | 16:05 2H

Shakeel Moore whips a pass around Shedrick in the paint to Tolu Smith for an easy bucket on the first possession of the second half. Shedrick misses a mid-range jumper and then fouls Smith in the post on the Bulldogs ensuing possession. Smith goes one of two from the free throw line. Iverson Molinar blows past Clark on the baseline for a reverse layup and the Bulldogs trim the deficit to three. After another empty UVA possession, Shakeel Moore hits a pull-up mid-range jumper to make it a one-point game. Virginia's eight-point halftime advantage has all but disappeared in just over two minutes. Armaan Franklin pump fakes in the corner to send Moore flying past and then sinks the three-pointer to end Mississippi State's 7-0 run. Molinar gets into the paint and scores off the glass, but Beekman responds with a mid-range jumper on the other end. Smith works on Shedrick in the paint and gets a left jump hook to fall. Virginia turns it over and Molinar turns it into a fastbreak layup to tie the game. The Bulldogs open the half on a 13-5 run to tie things up at 32-32. Timeout Tony Bennett.

Halftime. Mississippi State 19, Virginia 27

Reece Beekman gets in the paint and steps back for a fadeaway jumper. Ben Howland is very upset on the Mississippi State bench and now the game has been stopped as the officials head to the scorer's table to review. Official review was to correct a clock issue and play resumes. Iverson Molinar drives on Kihei Clark and scores easily off the backboard. Beekman finds Caffaro out of the pick and roll and Caffaro dunks for the third time tonight. Jayden Gardner is whistled for his second personal foul and Tolu Smith goes 1/2 at the line.

Mississippi State 16, Virginia 23 | 3:35 1H

Clark is fouled on a floater in the paint and he makes both free throws. Moore drives through the lane on Clark and makes a lefty layup. Reece Beekman drives to the basket and uses a great jump-stop move to score off the glass. Beekman is fouled near mid-court with Virginia in the bonus and he makes both ends of the one-and-one. Garrison Brooks gets inside and scores for his first basket of the game. Virginia forces a Mississippi State shot clock violation, which is met with loud applause from the crowd at JPJ.

Mississippi State 12, Virginia 17 | 7:27 1H

Derek Fountain loses the ball on a drive to the basket but regains possession and lays it in. Jeffries drives strong to the basket from the right wing but Armaan Franklin stands tall and draws the charge. Kihei Clark's three rims out but Cam Carter knocks down Clark on the close out, sending Clark to the line for three free throws and he makes all three. Clark turns the ball over and Molinar takes it the length of the court for a transition layup.

Mississippi State 8, Virginia 14 | 11:30 1H

Amazingly, a third back court violation for the Bulldogs in the first half as Molinar has the ball hit his foot and roll over the half court line. Virginia takes advantage as Kody Stattmann cuts to the basket for a layup. Tolu Smith spins on Caffaro on the baseline and scores with a reverse layup. Stattmann has the answer as he drives to the basket and finishes off the glass. Shakeel Moore cuts to the basket and gets the pass from Smith for a layup over Clark. Kihei Clark dribbles a circle around the Mississippi State defense and passes to Gardner, who feeds a great bounce pass down low to Caffaro for a dunk.

Mississippi State 4, Virginia 8 | 15:22 1H

Jayden Gardner gets open just above the free throw line and splashes the jumper to get the scoring started. Mississippi State immediately turns the ball over and Iverson Molinar loses control of the ball into the back court. Tolu Smith grabs an offensive rebound and is fouled by Kadin Shedrick and goes one of two at the line. Some nice post defense by Francisco Caffaro on Smith results in Mississippi State's second back court violation of the game. Reece Beekman comes up with a steal and drives quickly down the court for a layup plus a foul on Shakeel Moore. Iverson Molinar curls into the paint and manages to finish a tough layup off the glass as Beekman fouled him. Molinar sinks the free throw to tie the game at 4-4. Clark and Caffaro run a great pick and roll and Clark passes over the top of the double team to Caffaro for an open dunk. Stattmann's floater rolls off the front of the rim but Caffaro is there for the tip-in. DJ Jeffries comes off a screen and streaks seemingly undeterred to the basket, but Caffaro rotates over at the last second and blocks the shot and the ball lands on Jeffries out of bounds. Fantastic start to the game for Francisco Caffaro on both ends of the floor.