Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
MISSISSIPPI STATE defeated NEW ORLEANS 81-78 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. MISSISSIPPI STATE won by a 3-point margin. Coleton Benson led all scorers with 25 points. MISSISSIPPI STATE shot 43.2% from the field while NEW ORLEANS managed 37.7%. MISSISSIPPI STATE collected 32 rebounds and NEW ORLEANS grabbed 40. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
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Box score
MISSISSIPPI STATE
81 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ja'borri Mcghee | 38:00 | 16 | 5/11 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| * Shawn Jones Jr | 34:00 | 4 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 0/4 | 2/4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| * Quincy Ballard | 26:00 | 11 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| * Achor Achor | 08:00 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamarion Davis-Fleming | 31:00 | 3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Amier Ali | 22:00 | 16 | 6/9 | 3/3 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Brandon Walker | 11:00 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dellquan Warren | 10:00 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| King Grace | 05:00 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Team totals | 185:00 | 53 | 19/44 | 14/25 | 5/19 | 10/17 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 67 |
NEW ORLEANS
78 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Jakevion Buckley | 38:00 | 11 | 4/15 | 3/12 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| * Coleton Benson | 36:00 | 25 | 7/14 | 0/2 | 7/12 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| * M.j. Thomas | 31:00 | 13 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| * Panagiotis Pagonis | 29:00 | 7 | 3/11 | 2/5 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| * Enzo Michelange Boudouma | 18:00 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Churchill Abass | 33:00 | 13 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| T.j. Cope | 20:00 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Irish Coquia | 16:00 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedrick Osby | 05:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team totals | 226:00 | 78 | 26/69 | 16/42 | 10/27 | 16/17 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 89 |