National Basketball Association
Mississippi St. 67, Arizona 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 18, 2011
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
# Bob Donato, # Tim Higgins, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance:
6338
By SportsDirect Inc.
Arnett Moultrie celebrated his 21st birthday Friday with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Mississippi State won the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer with a 67-57 victory over No. 16 Arizona at Madison Square Garden.
The Bulldogs (4-1), who defeated No. 18 Texas A&M in the semifinals, scored the first seven points and closed the game with a 13-4 run as Mississippi State never trailed in the two games against ranked teams.
Moultrie, a junior forward who sat out last season after transferring from Texas-El Paso, scored double figures for the third time in five games this season and finished with his third double-double of the season.
The Bulldogs won their 18th tournament in school history - the last was the 2000 Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic, also a victory over Arizona for the title.
Moultrie scored nine points in the first six minutes to help the Bulldogs build a 16-9 lead. Moultrie then picked up his second foul and sat out the rest of the first half.
Solomon Hill led Arizona (4-1) with 12 points.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi St. |
|
Arizona |
|
Arnett Moultrie 19 |
Scoring |
Solomon Hill 12 |
|
Dee Bost 6 |
Assists |
Nick Johnson 3 |
|
Arnett Moultrie 10 |
Rebounds |
Jesse Perry 10 |
|
Arnett Moultrie 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Josiah Turner 4 |
|
Dee Bost 1 |
Steals |
Angelo Chol 1 |
|
Rodney Hood 1 |
Blocks |
Nick Johnson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi St.
|
67 |
45.6 |
4-16 |
11-17 |
11 |
35 |
2 |
4 |
|
| Arizona
|
57 |
40.4 |
6-20 |
5-9 |
9 |
31 |
6 |
6 |
|