Mississippi State 89, South Carolina 97 - Box Score

NET #112

	H1	H2	T
Mississippi State	39	50	89
South Carolina	46	51	97

South Carolina

NET #108

	H1	H2	T
Mississippi State	39	50	89
South Carolina	46	51	97

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CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Mississippi State

South Carolina

66%

34%

✗ MissedMargin: -4.9 predicted → +8 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

51.3%→ 52.2

eFG%

66.1 ←50.5%

13.3%→ 6.8

TO Rate

8.1 ←12.2%

28.7%

ORB%

24.9%

31.7%→ 43.5

FT Rate

48.2 ←36.8%

Mississippi State

Predicted Actual

South Carolina

Recap

Bulldogs Bitten by Gamecocks in Palmetto Showdown

Lower-ranked South Carolina pulls off a 97-89 upset over Mississippi State, handing the Bulldogs their 13th loss.

In a stunning upset, the South Carolina Gamecocks (South Carolina) toppled the Mississippi State Bulldogs (Mississippi State) 97-89, handing the Bulldogs their second consecutive loss. The eight-point margin belies the extent of the upset, as the Gamecocks, ranked 110th in the NET, defeated the Bull...

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Top Performers

Mississippi State

Quincy Ballard28.5

PTS15REB10AST1

6-8 FG, 3-6 FT

Ja'Borri McGhee27.4

PTS12REB2AST7STL2

4-8 FG, 1-3 3PT, 3-5 FT

Shawn Jones Jr.19.5

PTS6REB5AST1STL3

2-4 FG, 2-4 3PT

South Carolina

Meechie JohnsonMVP37.5

PTS21REB5AST9

5-11 FG, 2-5 3PT, 9-10 FT

Mike Sharavjamts33.3

PTS21REB4AST5

6-8 FG, 1-3 3PT, 8-10 FT

Eli Ellis21.6

PTS13REB3AST3STL1

5-8 FG, 2-3 3PT, 1-1 FT

Hot Players

Quincy BallardMississippi State+98%

PTS

6.5 avg

REB

6.0 avg

AST

0.6 avg

75% FG 6-8

Jordan ButlerSouth Carolina+88%

PTS

2.8 avg

REB

1.8 avg

AST

0.2 avg

67% FG 2-3

Ja'Borri McGheeMississippi State+69%

PTS

8.4 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

1.9 avg

50% FG 4-8

Mike SharavjamtsSouth Carolina+60%

PTS

10.9 avg

REB

5.6 avg

AST

2.3 avg

75% FG 6-8

Elijah StrongSouth Carolina+44%

PTS

10.0 avg

REB

2.3 avg

AST

0.9 avg

55% FG 6-11

Eli EllisSouth Carolina+42%

PTS

8.6 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

2.0 avg

63% FG 5-8

Sergej MacuraMississippi State+42%

PTS

5.0 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

0.8 avg

60% FG 3-5

Meechie JohnsonSouth Carolina+41%

PTS

17.2 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

4.3 avg

45% FG 5-11

Achor AchorMississippi State+24%

PTS

6.2 avg

REB

6.3 avg

AST

0.4 avg

40% FG 4-10

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Mississippi State89

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Josh Hubbard	37	13	4-20	2-12	3-5	2	4	0	2
Shawn Jones Jr.	29	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	5	1	3	0
Ja'Borri McGhee	28	12	4-8	1-3	3-5	2	7	2	1
Quincy Ballard	24	15	6-8	0-0	3-6	10	1	0	0
Achor Achor	20	9	4-10	1-5	0-0	7	0	0	0
Sergej Macura	18	10	3-5	1-2	3-6	5	0	0	1
Jamarion Davis-Fleming	17	5	1-1	0-0	3-6	1	2	0	1
King Grace	15	6	2-3	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0
Jayden Epps	13	13	5-10	3-6	0-0	0	0	0	1
Brandon Walker	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Dellquan Warren	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Cameren Paul	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Tee Bartlett	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Gai Chol	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Amier Ali	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	89	31-69	10-33	17-30	34	15	5	6

South Carolina97

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Mike Sharavjamts	33	21	6-8	1-3	8-10	4	5	0	0	0
Meechie Johnson	28	21	5-11	2-5	9-10	5	9	0	0	2
Kobe Knox	27	17	6-8	2-2	3-3	2	0	0	1	1
Eli Ellis	23	13	5-8	2-3	1-1	3	3	1	0	1
Elijah Strong	21	16	6-11	3-4	1-1	3	0	0	0	1
Nordin Kapic	17	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	0
Myles Stute	17	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	2	0	0
EJ Walker	16	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0
Jordan Butler	10	6	2-3	1-2	1-2	3	0	0	1	0
Grant Polk	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Christ Essandoko	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Abu Yarmah	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Sparkman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Hayden Assemian	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Scott	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	97	31-56	12-24	23-27	28	20	4	2	6