USF (4-4) 16 15 8 13 — 52
MSST (8-0) 13 16 14 16 — 59
SOUTH FLORIDA — J. Aarnio 0-1 0-0 0; V. Blasigh 2-9 1-1 5; C. Brito 0-4 0-0 0; M. Dembele 3-9 0-0 6; R. Levy 0-4 1-4 1; L. Mputu 4-9 0-1 8; I. Piper 3-7 0-0 6; *S. Puisis 8-13 2-2 22; R. Tomasicka 2-4 0-0 4.Totals 22-60 4-8 52.
MISSISSIPPI STATE — D. DeShields 0-5 4-6 4; *J. Jordan 8-19 4-4 20; D. McPhaul 1-4 1-2 3; Q. Montague 2-7 2-2 6; M. Okot 3-4 0-1 6; D. Powe 2-4 1-2 7; C. Prater 0-1 0-0 0; E. Russell 5-11 0-0 10; K. Thomas 1-2 1-1 3; T. Ward 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 13-18 59.
Three-point goals: USF 4-16 (V. Blasigh 0-5; C. Brito 0-1; M. Dembele 0-1; S. Puisis 4-9), MSST 2-13 (D. DeShields 0-2; J. Jordan 0-5; Q. Montague 0-1; D. Powe 2-3; E. Russell 0-2). Rebounds: USF 0, MSST 0. Assists: USF 16 (M. Dembele 7), MSST 11 (D. DeShields 5). Halftime: South Florida 31, Mississippi State 29.
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