National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Mississippi St. 78, Vanderbilt 77
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Tony Greene, # Ron Groover, # Kevin Scott
Attendance: 14316

Dee Bost scored 24 points as No. 15 Mississippi State rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit and ended host Vanderbilt’s eight-game winning streak with a 78-77 victory in overtime Saturday.

Bost scored the go-ahead basket with 53 seconds left in overtime. Arnett Moultrie had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulldogs (16-4, 3-2 SEC).

After Vanderbilt’s Brad Tinsley missed a short jumper in the lane with five seconds remaining, Moultrie got the rebound and was fouled, but missed the front end of a one-and-one with 2.8 seconds remaining.

Vanderbilt’s John Jenkins, the SEC’s leading scorer, missed a 3-pointer from the right wing at the buzzer.

The Bulldogs trailed by 13 points late in the first half and 39-28 at intermission before they scored 14 unanswered points in the first three minutes of the second half, with Rodney Hood’s 3-pointer giving them a 42-39 lead.

Down 68-62 with 1:57 to play, Vanderbilt (14-5, 4-1) scored the final six points of regulation. Jenkins’ 3-pointer with 32 seconds left tied the game at 68.

Jenkins led the Commodores with 21 points while Festus Ezeli had 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi St.   Vanderbilt
Dee Bost 24 Scoring John Jenkins 21
Dee Bost 4 Assists Brad Tinsley 5
Arnett Moultrie 14 Rebounds Festus Ezeli 14
Arnett Moultrie 7 Free Throws Made Festus Ezeli 2
Arnett Moultrie 4 Steals John Jenkins 2
Arnett Moultrie 1 Blocks Festus Ezeli 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi St. 78 43.5 10-20 14-21 12 34 2 10 10
Vanderbilt 77 48.3 14-27 5-9 16 32 5 4 13