Coaches vs. Cancer - Eastern Kentucky vs Mississippi State Recap - Mississippi State Wins 76-66
Coaches vs. Cancer - Eastern Kentucky vs Mississippi State Recap - Mississippi State Wins 76-66
Mississippi State earned a 76-66 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Monday, getting 23 points from Dee Bost at Humphrey Coliseum.
Mississippi State earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 16.5-point spread.
Arnett Moultrie had 13 points for Mississippi State and Rodney Hood chipped in with 12 points. Dee Bost had 6 assists for them, while Arnett Moultrie was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Eastern Kentucky got 13 points from Joshua Jones in a losing cause and another 12 points from Timmy Knipp. Mike DiNunno contributed 3 assists for them, while Eric Stutz had 8 rebounds.
Mississippi State hit the break leading 33-27 before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Mississippi State as they grabbed 43 boards, while Eastern Kentucky only had 29.

