LAS VEGAS – In a hard-fought game back-and-forth game, the Saint Mary's men's basketball team narrowly lost to No. 15 Mississippi State 61-57 on Wednesday night in the finale of the MGM Resorts Main Event at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Mary's rallied in the second half, trailing by 8, the Gaels went on a 16-6 run, over a nine-minute stretch to take a 50-48 lead with 6:15 left in the game. Jordan Ford started getting hot on the run and scored nine of the team's 16 points.