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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS · attendance 6,003 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Mississippi State rolled past Tennessee Tech 106-88

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

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Mississippi State rolled past Tennessee Tech 106-88 at Humphrey Coliseum.

Josh Hubbard led Mississippi State with 25 points and 9 assists. Caleb Sanders had 28 points for Tennessee Tech. King Grace led all players with 8 rebounds for Mississippi State.

Tennessee Tech covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 0.9 points.

Scoring · Mississippi State: Josh Hubbard 25, King Grace 23, Tajuan Simpkins 15, Thomas Bassong 14, RJ Johnson 12, Kimani Hamilton 5, Kendyl Sanders 5, Jalyn Collingwood 3, ND Okafor 2, Tristan Reed 2. Tennessee Tech: Caleb Sanders 28, De'Ante Green 12, Trent Mosquera 9, Cbo Newton 9, Kamai Samuels 8, Caleb Hollenbeck 8, Ty Owens 4, Shaun Arnold 4, Davante Hackett 4, Mekhi Turner 2.

Tennessee Tech has reached the NCAA tournament twice, in 1958 and 1963, losing in the regional quarterfinals to Notre Dame and then to Loyola-Chicago, 111-42.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

TNTC 69, MSST 86model score

-17.1model spread (home)

154.7model total

0.9points off the final margin

UnderdogTNTC +18.51.4 Won Under 158.53.8 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-18.5	158.5	-2800	1300	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +18 (home) ATS TNTC covered Total 194 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
TNTC	–	266	1	same
MSST	non-SoCon team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	TNTC	MSST
FG	32-66	35-60
FG%	48	58
3PT	9-32	12-24
3P%	28	50
FT	15-20	24-32
FT%	75	75
Rebounds	26	39
Offensive rebounds	10	12
Defensive rebounds	16	27
Assists	14	23
Steals	10	7
Blocks	1	5
Turnovers	12	15
Points off turnovers	16	21
Fast break points	20	13
Points in paint	46	46
Fouls	20	19
Largest lead	2	22
Possessions (est.)	77.5	78.2
Points per 100 possessions	113.5	135.5

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Caleb Sanders F	33	28	9-13	1-2	9-10	2	5	3	3	1	1	2
Trent Mosquera G	32	9	3-11	3-10	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
Cbo Newton G	24	9	2-9	2-6	3-4	1	3	2	2	1	0	1
De'Ante Green F	23	12	4-9	1-3	3-4	3	4	0	0	2	0	2
Kamai Samuels G	16	8	4-6	0-1	0-1	1	1	1	3	1	0	3
Ty Owens	26	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	8	3	1	0	3
Caleb Hollenbeck	22	8	3-10	2-9	0-0	1	4	0	0	2	0	1
Shaun Arnold	11	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1
Davante Hackett	9	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mekhi Turner	4	2	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Kyler Fox	DNP
Dane Christensen	DNP
Harrison Stewart	DNP
Jake Pampolina	DNP
CohenJ Gonzales	DNP

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Josh Hubbard G	31	25	7-11	3-4	8-10	0	0	9	3	2	0	2
Kimani Hamilton F	30	5	1-4	0-1	3-4	4	6	1	1	0	1	2
Thomas Bassong F	23	14	5-7	0-2	4-6	1	6	0	0	0	1	3
RJ Johnson G	21	12	4-6	3-4	1-2	0	1	3	2	0	0	1
ND Okafor C	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	3	0	1	2
Tajuan Simpkins	32	15	5-11	1-4	4-4	1	5	5	1	2	0	1
King Grace	23	23	8-12	4-6	3-4	3	8	4	2	1	1	3
Jalyn Collingwood	14	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Kendyl Sanders	10	5	2-3	0-1	1-2	1	3	0	1	1	0	1
Tristan Reed	8	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	1	3
Willie Burnett III	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Trevor Reed	DNP
Tee Bartlett	DNP
Gai Chol	DNP
Ashton Magee	DNP
Cameren Paul	DNP