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Final · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS · attendance 6,126 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Mississippi State rolled past Northwestern State 82-44

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Thu, Nov 5, 2026

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Mississippi State rolled past Northwestern State 82-44 at Humphrey Coliseum.

Josh Hubbard led Mississippi State with 15 points. Kai Simpson had 13 points for Northwestern State. Thomas Bassong led all players with 8 rebounds for Mississippi State.

Mississippi State had 20 offensive rebounds to Northwestern State's 10. Mississippi State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 17.8 points.

Scoring · Mississippi State: Josh Hubbard 15, King Grace 12, Kimani Hamilton 10, Thomas Bassong 8, Willie Burnett III 6, Kendyl Sanders 6, Tajuan Simpkins 6, Tristan Reed 6, Tee Bartlett 6, Jalyn Collingwood 3, RJ Johnson 2, ND Okafor 2. Northwestern State: Kai Simpson 13, Dionjahe Thomas 7, Kordrick Turner 6, Antoine Almuttar 5, Doyle Brown 3, Arne Osojnik 3, Isaiah Vick 2, Armon Almuttar 2, Jayden Nesbitt 2, Nathan Ojukwu 1.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

NWST 68, MSST 88model score

-20.2model spread (home)

155.5model total

17.8points off the final margin

UnderdogNWST +21.51.3 Lost Over 151.54.0 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	-21.5	151.5	-5000	1800	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +38 (home) ATS MSST covered Total 126 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
NWST	2	514	1	same
MSST	non-Southland 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	NWST	MSST
FG	14-47	26-64
FG%	30	41
3PT	4-15	8-28
3P%	27	29
FT	12-25	22-31
FT%	48	71
Rebounds	34	50
Offensive rebounds	10	20
Defensive rebounds	24	30
Assists	6	11
Steals	3	4
Blocks	3	7
Turnovers	12	6
Points off turnovers	4	14
Fast break points	2	8
Points in paint	18	30
Fouls	20	20
Largest lead	0	39
Possessions (est.)	60.9	64.7
Points per 100 possessions	72.3	126.7

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

Northwestern State Demons

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Kai Simpson G	30	13	4-16	2-5	3-6	2	6	2	1	0	0	2
Antoine Almuttar G	28	5	1-2	0-1	3-7	0	2	0	2	1	0	5
Isaiah Vick F	27	2	1-7	0-2	0-2	0	3	0	1	0	1	1
Kordrick Turner F	22	6	3-4	0-0	0-2	2	6	1	1	0	0	2
Nathan Ojukwu F	16	1	0-5	0-1	1-2	0	1	1	3	0	0	1
Armon Almuttar	18	2	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	3	1	1	1	0	2
Doyle Brown	18	3	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Dionjahe Thomas	16	7	2-3	0-0	3-4	3	6	0	1	1	1	3
Arne Osojnik	14	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	2	0	1	3
Jayden Nesbitt	6	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boogii Remo	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam Kelly	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CJ Larry	DNP
Izzy Miles	DNP

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Josh Hubbard G	24	15	4-10	3-6	4-4	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
Thomas Bassong F	19	8	2-6	0-1	4-5	3	8	1	0	0	4	2
RJ Johnson G	19	2	0-7	0-4	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Kimani Hamilton F	17	10	4-6	0-2	2-2	3	7	1	0	0	0	2
ND Okafor C	15	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	5	0	1	0	2	4
Willie Burnett III	20	6	2-5	0-2	2-3	1	2	3	3	0	0	2
Jalyn Collingwood	17	3	1-4	0-3	1-2	0	3	3	1	1	0	0
Kendyl Sanders	16	6	2-5	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Tajuan Simpkins	16	6	2-4	1-2	1-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tristan Reed	12	6	2-6	0-0	2-4	5	7	0	0	0	1	3
King Grace	12	12	5-8	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Tee Bartlett	9	6	2-2	0-0	2-3	2	5	0	0	0	0	1
Ashton Magee	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Gai Chol	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Trevor Reed	DNP
Cameren Paul	DNP