Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 32 points on Saturday, but that wasn’t enough to overcome Mississippi State in a 74-69 loss.
Both teams got off to a poor start shooting the ball, but Mississippi State went on an 8-0 run about midway through the first half to build a 15-7 lead. The Bulldogs held a lead until, somehow, a lineup with Drew Weikert, Gabe Dorsey, and Terren Frank on the floor simultaneously outscored Mississippi State 12-7 to get a 27-26 lead. From there, Pippen scored five points to give the Commodores a 32-30 lead going into halftime.