December 3 at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS
ESPNU
That was one of the uglier games we've seen in 2+ years at 200 Game Season, though it did end with a last-second basket.
Quinndary Weatherspoon's steal and driving lay-up through two Dayton players with .9 seconds to play let Mississippi State escape and stay unbeaten with a 61-59 victory.
The Bulldogs (7-0 for the first time since winning their first 11 in 2011-12) blew a 21-point lead as Dayton pulled even for the last time at 59-59 on a 1-2 trip to the free throw line by Darrell Davis (17 points, 10 rebounds) at the 1:09 mark. After MSU's 24th turnover, Dayton missed a 3-pointer, got the offensive rebound and during that second chance ended up committing its 26th and final turnover, which led to Weatherspoon's game-winner.
Mississippi State was up 43-25 before Jalen Crutcher scored seven points and Davis added a four-point play and an assist during a 13-0 spurt that got us to the 13-minute mark.
Tyson Carter led all scorers with 20 points and was an excellent 6-of-10 from three-point range. The sophomore gave the Bulldogs a 56-50 lead with a three at the 4:45 mark (assisted by Weatherspoon), then again at 59-56 with another long ball with 2 1/2 minutes left (assisted by Nick Weatherspoon).
It was the first meeting between the teams since a 56-54 MSU win on December 19, 1975.
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