Stewart leads Mississippi State past No. 13 Mizzou
STARKVILLE, Miss. — DJ Stewart scored 24 points and Mississippi State overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to upset No. 13 Missouri 78-63 on Tuesday night.
Mississippi State trailed by 14 points early in the second half before taking the lead with a 15-0 run and then pulling away with a 21-4 burst.
Iverson Molinar added 20 points for the Bulldogs (7-4, 2-1 Southeastern Conference). Tolu Smith had 15 points and nine rebounds.
Jeremiah Tilmon led Missouri (7-2, 1-2) with 16 points. Xavier Pinson scored 13 points and Dru Smith had 11 .
Mississippi State trailed 43-29 early in the second half before Stewart’s jumper with 13:07 remaining capped the 15-0 run and put the Bulldogs ahead by one. The Tigers pushed back ahead 50-48, but a three-point play from Stewart gave Mississippi State the lead for good and the Bulldogs quickly stretched the advantage to 69-54.
■ No. 4 Texas 78, Iowa State 72:
At Austin, Texas, Andrew Jones had 23 points and six rebounds to lead the Longhorns (9-1, 3-0 Big 12), which led by as much as 15 early in the second half. Javan Johnson scored 21 points to lead the Cylcones (2-6, 0-4).
■ No. 6 Kansas 93, Texas Christian 64: At Fort Worth, Texas, David Mccormack lead the Jayhawks (9-2, 2-1 big 12) to a route with 20 points and eight rebounds. Bishop Gorman alumni Chuck O’bannon Jr. led the Horned Frogs (9-3, 2-2) with 18 points and six rebounds.
■ No. 18 Texas Tech 82, Kansas State 71: At Lubbock, Texas, Terrence Shannon Jr. beat the first-half buzzer with a jumper on his way to 22 points, Mac Mcclung added 16 for the Red Raiders (9-3, 2-2 Big 12). Nigel Pack scored 15 of his season-high 17 points in the first half for the Wildcats (5-7, 1-3).
■ No. 19 Clemson 74, North Carolina State 70, OT: At Clemson, S.C., Amir Simms scored just eight points but hit a go-ahead basket as the Tigers (9-1, 3-1 ACC) rallied from nine-points down in the second half. Funderburk finished with 20 points while Daniels had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolfpack (6-2, 2-1).
■ No. 23 Michigan State 68, No. 15 Rutgers 45: At East Lansing, Mich., Aaron Henry had 20 points, eight rebounds and four blocks to lead the Spartans (8-3, 2-3 Big Ten). Ron Harper Jr. had 13 points and Jacob Young scored 11 for Scarlet Knights (7-3, 3-3).
WOMEN
■ No. 2 Louisville 96, Tennessee-martin 61: At Louisville, Ky., Dana Evans scored 22 of her career-high 29 points in the first half for the Cardinals (8-0). Chelsey Perry had 26 points for the Skyhawks (2-3).