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Mississippi State Defeats North Texas 69-63 - Recap
Mississippi State earned a 69-63 victory over North Texas on Friday, getting 16 points from D.J. Stewart Jr. at Humphrey Coliseum.
Mississippi State was a favorite by -4.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Iverson Molinar had 15 points for Mississippi State and Tolu Smith chipped in with 12 points. Cameron Matthews had 3 assists for them, while Abdul Ado was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
North Texas got a 14-point performance from Rubin Jones, who was supported by 11 points from Zachary Simmons. Javion Hamlet had 5 assists in a losing cause for North Texas, while Zachary Simmons grabbed 12 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Mississippi State were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Mississippi State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 37-31.
Next game, Mississippi State takes its act home to face Jackson State looking for another win. For North Texas, they head home to face Arkansas-Pine Bluff.