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Chris Youngblood scores 23 to lead No. 4 Alabama over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-84

AP
Jan 29, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night.

Youngblood made a career-best seven 3 pointers while Alabama made 15 of 31 from beyond the arc.

Mark Sears had 17 points for Alabama (18-3, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) and Grant Nelson scored 15.

Josh Hubbard had a career-high 38 points for Mississippi State (16-5, 4-4) and made a season-high six 3 pointers. KeShawn Murphy scored 18 points for the Bulldogs.

Mississippi State had an opportunity to take the lead in the closing seconds but Murphy missed a running layup with 13 seconds remaining. Alabama missed three straight free throws with 24 seconds remaining to give Mississippi State an opportunity.

Mississippi State jumped out to an 11-5 lead on a pair of 3-pointers by Hubbard in the opening minutes. However, Alabama started to find its range beyond the arc and the Tide used an 8-0 run to grab a 35-27 lead with 5:33 left in the half.

Alabama led 44-39 at halftime.

Alabama: The Crimson Tide improved to 4-0 in SEC road games this season.

Mississippi State: Coach Chris Jans is 0-6 against Alabama since taking over the Bulldogs’ program three years ago.

Alabama hosts Georgia on Saturday. Mississippi State hosts Missouri on Saturday.

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1st Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
44
MSST
Bulldogs
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:40		RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass) (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
19:31		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass) (RJ Melendez steals)
19:27		Grant Nelson blocks RJ Melendez's two point layup
19:25		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
19:22	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point putback layup	0-2
19:15	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	3-2
18:55	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	3-5
18:55		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
18:53		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
18:27	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	3-8
18:11		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
18:09		Bulldogs defensive rebound
17:51		Claudell Harris Jr. offensive foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
17:51		Claudell Harris Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
17:42	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	5-8
17:20		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
17:18		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
17:12	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup	5-10
16:43		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
16:41		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
16:38		Grant Nelson turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
16:29		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
16:27		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
16:22		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
16:20		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
16:16		Jarin Stevenson shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
16:16	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-11
16:16		RJ Melendez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:16		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
15:52		KeShawn Murphy blocks Aiden Sherrell's two point layup
15:50		Aiden Sherrell offensive rebound
15:48	+2	Aiden Sherrell makes two point putback layup	7-11
15:48		TV timeout
15:34		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
15:32		Mark Sears defensive rebound
15:28		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
15:09	+3	Labaron Philon makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	10-11
14:46		Mouhamed Dioubate personal foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
14:34	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point cutting layup (KeShawn Murphy assists)	10-13
14:20		Aden Holloway misses two point layup
14:18		Aiden Sherrell offensive rebound
14:14	+2	Aiden Sherrell makes two point tip layup	12-13
13:57	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point pullup jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	12-15
13:39		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
13:37		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
13:21	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point driving reverse layup	12-17
13:05	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot	15-17
13:03		Claudell Harris Jr. shooting foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
13:03	+1	Aden Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-17
12:46	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point hook shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	16-19
12:31	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point driving floating jump shot	18-19
12:14		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
12:12		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
12:03		Grant Nelson blocks Michael Nwoko's two point hook shot
12:01		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
11:56		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
11:54		Shawn Jones Jr. defensive rebound
11:33	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	18-21
11:13	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point driving finger roll layup	20-21
11:02		Labaron Philon personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
11:02		TV timeout
10:52		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
10:50		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
10:31	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	23-21
10:18		Michael Nwoko misses two point layup
10:16		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
10:05		Dellquan Warren blocks Aden Holloway's three point jump shot
10:03		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
9:49		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
9:49		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:49	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-22
9:26		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
9:24		Chris Youngblood offensive rebound
9:15	+2	Derrion Reid makes two point putback layup	25-22
9:03		KeShawn Murphy misses two point jump shot
9:01		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
8:53		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
8:51		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
8:42		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Dellquan Warren steals)
8:36		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
8:34		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
8:25		Riley Kugel personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
8:22		Jump ball. Mark Sears vs. Cameron Matthews (Crimson Tide gains possession)
8:10		Chris Youngblood misses two point jump shot
8:08		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
8:03	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	25-24
7:50	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	27-24
7:29	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	27-27
7:18	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	29-27
7:08		Chris Youngblood personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul)
7:08		TV timeout
7:06		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
7:04		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
6:54		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
6:52		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
6:41		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
6:39		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
6:29	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Jarin Stevenson assists)	32-27
6:07		Cameron Matthews offensive foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
6:07		Cameron Matthews turnover (offensive foul)
5:54		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Chris Youngblood draws the foul)
5:54		Chris Youngblood misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:54		Chris Youngblood misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:54		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
5:47		Mouhamed Dioubate blocks Josh Hubbard's two point layup
5:45		Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:45		Mark Sears personal foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
5:42		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
5:40		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
5:36	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	35-27
5:33		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:23		Riley Kugel turnover (bad pass)
5:02		Labaron Philon turnover (out of bounds)
4:33	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	35-30
4:17		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
4:15		Mark Sears offensive rebound
4:14	+2	Mark Sears makes two point putback layup	37-30
4:00		Riley Kugel turnover (bad pass) (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
3:57		Riley Kugel blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
3:55		Mark Sears offensive rebound
3:55		KeShawn Murphy personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Mark Sears misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:55		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
3:45		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:43		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
3:36		Labaron Philon misses two point layup
3:34		Derrion Reid offensive rebound
3:30		Derrion Reid misses two point layup
3:28		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
3:15	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Shawn Jones Jr. assists)	37-32
3:05		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
3:03		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
2:50		Labaron Philon personal foul (KeShawn Murphy draws the foul)
2:50	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-33
2:50		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:50		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
2:35		Jarin Stevenson misses two point layup
2:33		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
2:28	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Dellquan Warren assists)	37-35
2:15		Jump ball. Mark Sears vs. KeShawn Murphy (Bulldogs gains possession)
2:15		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (KeShawn Murphy steals)
2:03	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	37-37
1:46		Josh Hubbard personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Mouhamed Dioubate makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-37
1:46		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:46		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
1:44		Grant Nelson misses two point tip layup
1:42		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:15	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point dunk (Dellquan Warren assists)	38-39
1:00	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	41-39
0:24		KeShawn Murphy misses two point hook shot
0:22		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
0:16		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:05	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point finger roll layup (Mark Sears assists)	43-39
0:05		RJ Melendez shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-39
0:00		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:00		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
44
MSST
Bulldogs
45

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	46-39
19:34	+3	Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists)	46-42
19:24		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Matthews steals)
19:20		Chris Youngblood shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
19:20		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:20	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-43
19:12		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
19:10		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
19:03		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (lost ball) (Claudell Harris Jr. steals)
18:56		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
18:54		Mark Sears defensive rebound
18:44		Jarin Stevenson misses two point layup
18:42		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
18:26		Claudell Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:24		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
18:14		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Michael Nwoko steals)
18:08		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
18:06		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
17:55		RJ Melendez personal foul (Chris Youngblood draws the foul)
17:48		Michael Nwoko shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
17:48	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-43
17:48	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-43
17:36		Clifford Omoruyi blocks RJ Melendez's two point hook shot
17:34		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:20	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point driving layup	48-45
17:01	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point stepback jump shot	51-45
16:47		Labaron Philon shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-46
16:47	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-47
16:27		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (bad pass) (Riley Kugel steals)
16:20		Riley Kugel turnover (lost ball) (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
16:12	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	54-47
16:03		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
16:01		KeShawn Murphy offensive rebound
16:00		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul
16:00		TV timeout
16:00	+1	KeShawn Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-48
16:00		KeShawn Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:00		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
15:39	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot	57-48
15:32		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
15:30		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
15:26		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
15:24		Mark Sears defensive rebound
15:17		Riley Kugel blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
15:15		Mark Sears offensive rebound
15:01		Cameron Matthews blocks Derrion Reid's two point layup
14:59		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
14:50	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point dunk (Josh Hubbard assists)	57-50
14:19	+2	Mark Sears makes two point pullup jump shot	59-50
13:59	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point pullup jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	59-53
13:47		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
13:47	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-53
13:47	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-53
13:25	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point driving floating jump shot	61-55
13:11		Derrion Reid misses two point jump shot
13:09		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
13:02	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Riley Kugel assists)	61-58
12:55		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Riley Kugel steals)
12:48	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point dunk (Riley Kugel assists)	61-60
12:24	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point driving floating jump shot	63-60
12:10		KeShawn Murphy turnover (lost ball)
11:53		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
12:10		TV timeout
11:41		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
11:39		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
11:38		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
11:38		TV timeout
11:38	+1	Mouhamed Dioubate makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-60
11:38		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:38		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
11:19	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point pullup jump shot (Michael Nwoko assists)	64-62
11:01		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
10:59		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
10:56		Mouhamed Dioubate turnover (lost ball) (Riley Kugel steals)
10:50		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
10:48		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
10:34		Claudell Harris Jr. blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
10:32		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
10:31		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
10:27		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
10:25		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
10:15	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point driving floating jump shot	64-64
10:14		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
10:14	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-65
9:52	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists)	67-65
9:24	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point pullup jump shot (Michael Nwoko assists)	67-68
8:48		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
8:46		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	67-70
8:16	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists)	70-70
7:56	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point dunk (Riley Kugel assists)	70-72
7:33		Riley Kugel personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
7:33		TV timeout
7:23		Chris Youngblood offensive foul (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
7:23		Chris Youngblood turnover (offensive foul)
7:09		Grant Nelson blocks Josh Hubbard's two point jump shot
7:07		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mark Sears assists)	72-72
6:33	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point layup (Josh Hubbard assists)	72-74
6:11	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	75-74
5:48	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup (KeShawn Murphy assists)	75-76
5:29		Cameron Matthews blocks Grant Nelson's two point layup
5:27		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
5:18	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point putback layup	77-76
5:13		Mouhamed Dioubate personal foul
5:05		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
5:03		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
4:45		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
4:43		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
4:36		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:34		Michael Nwoko offensive rebound
4:32		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Michael Nwoko draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Michael Nwoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-77
4:32		Michael Nwoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:32		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
4:15	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	80-77
3:57	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point driving layup	80-79
3:57		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-80
3:39		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
3:37		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
3:09		KeShawn Murphy misses three point jump shot
3:07		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
2:59		Jump ball. Mark Sears vs. Cameron Matthews (Bulldogs gains possession)
2:59		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
2:44		Riley Kugel turnover (lost ball) (Grant Nelson steals)
2:31	+3	Grant Nelson makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	83-80
2:08	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point floating jump shot	83-82
1:51		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass)
1:31		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
1:29		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
1:01	+2	Mark Sears makes two point turnaround jump shot	85-82
0:50	+2	KeShawn Murphy makes two point jump shot (Josh Hubbard assists)	85-84
0:48		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:24		Cameron Matthews shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
0:24		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
0:22		Riley Kugel personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
0:22		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:22		KeShawn Murphy defensive rebound
0:13		KeShawn Murphy misses two point layup
0:11		Chris Youngblood defensive rebound
0:10		Josh Hubbard personal foul (Chris Youngblood draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Chris Youngblood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-84
0:10	+1	Chris Youngblood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-84
0:05		Josh Hubbard turnover (lost ball)
0:05		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-84
0:05		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Claudell Harris Jr. defensive rebound
0:01		Claudell Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:00		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

RJ Melendez offensive rebound