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11/05 22:30 CST Josh Hubbard goes for 27 points and Mississippi State rallies
to defeat North Alabama 86-62
Josh Hubbard goes for 27 points and Mississippi State rallies to defeat North
Alabama 86-62
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) --- Josh Hubbard scored 27 points, Mississippi State
rallied from an early second-half deficit, and the Bulldogs defeated North
Alabama 86-62 in a season opener on Wednesday night.
North Alabama's 10-0 run early in the second half resulted in a 51-42 lead for
the Lions, but Mississippi State dominated from there. The Bulldogs scored the
next 15 points and did not allow consecutive baskets the rest of the game.
North Alabama was outscored 44-11 over the final 16 minutes.
Ja'Borri McGhee scored 14 points for Mississippi State. Sergej Macura grabbed
12 rebounds and Hubbard had eight assists.
Canin Jefferson scored 16 points, Kevin de Kovachich 14, and Braylon Patton 11
for North Alabama. Corneilous Williams had 13 rebounds.
Mississippi State's largest lead of the first half was nine points with about
seven minutes remaining before North Alabama buried four 3-pointers in a
six-minute stretch to go ahead 37-36. The Lions made 6 of 10 3-pointers in the
half and trailed 38-37 at the break.
The Bulldogs had seven turnovers. North Alabama had only seven assists.
Mississippi State opened the 50th anniversary season of Humphrey Coliseum, with
the official anniversary celebration coming on Dec. 1.
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