Hubbard scores 14, surpasses 2,000 in his career as Mississippi State beats Jackson State 98-57
(AP) — Josh Hubbard scored 14 points and surpassed 2,000 in his career to lead Mississippi State to a 98-57 victory over Jackson State on Monday night.
- Reserve Mike Williams made six 3-pointers and scored 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting for Jackson State (1-2).
- Mississippi State: plays Xavier in the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Friday.
- Up next Jackson State: at Southern Miss on Wednesday.
Tristan Reed scored 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting off the bench for Mississippi State (3-0), which shot 58% from the floor and outrebounded Jackson State 49-21.
Hubbard hit a jumper with 17:10 to play for his 2,000th point, and then split a pair of free throws with 15:16 remaining that stretched the Bulldogs' lead to 64-36.
- He also shot 3 of 6 from long range, pushing his program high to 320 made 3s.
- The game was tied 21-all when Hamilton's jumper sparked a 17-0 run as the Bulldogs built a 51-29 halftime lead.
- Kimani Hamilton chipped in with 11 points and Thomas Bassong scored 10.
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