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Message: [QUOTE="militarydog, post: 4428108, member: 9841"] It was a difficult game to watch. Mississippi State got down a couple of times but fought back with pressure defense and scores after the steals. Alot of credit to SDS as they outrebounded MSU 45-29. In contrast MSU held a 21-12 advantage with turnovers. In my opinion MSU settled for way too many 3 point attempts. Of their 63 shots 27 were 3 point attempts and they only made 7 of them. SDS was able to get the rebound and convert. There was a big discrepancy in free throw attempts 27-11. However I attribute a lot of that to the types of shots taken. J Carter and A Smith got early fouls and never could get in the flow of the game. A couple were questionable but overall I didn’t think it was as terrible as our play by play announcer. Ultimately SDS just played a better game tonight and their fan support was huge. That said MSU had plenty of chances to win. SDS looked like they knew what they were doing the entire game and MSU sometimes lapsed mentally. They would tie the game or get within 3 or so and go for a “10 point play” instead of driving for an easier shot. [/QUOTE]