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Freshman Josh Hubbard scored 15 factors, and No. 25 Mississippi State beat Nicholls 7461 on Friday.
STARKVILLE, Miss.: Freshman Josh Hubbard scored 15 factors, and No. 25 Mississippi State beat Nicholls 74-61 on Friday.
Cameron Matthews had 12 factors and 7 rebounds for the Bulldogs (6-0). Jimmy Bell Jr., a West Virginia switch, had 11 factors and 10 rebounds in his second double-double of the season.
Nicholls (3-4) was led by Jamal West Jr., who completed with 17 factors, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Byron Ireland had 10 factors.
Mississippi State led 36-24 at halftime. Matthews and D.J. Jeffries every transformed a layup and Bell related on two foul photographs to make it 44-26 early within the second half.
BIG PICTURE
Nicholls: The Colonels proceed a tricky nonconference schedule subsequent week with a visit to Baylor and nonetheless have Maryland on the schedule in December. Nicholls has two highway nonconference wins over LSU and South Alabama.
Mississippi State: For the second straight season underneath coach Chris Jans, the Bulldogs are off to a fast nonconference begin. Mississippi State opened final season 11-0 and was ranked as excessive as No. 16 earlier than SEC play started in Jans’ debut season with the Bulldogs.
UP NEXT
Nicholls: Visits Baylor on Tuesday.
Mississippi State: Returns to motion Tuesday at Georgia Tech within the SEC/ACC Challenge.
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