STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Quinndary Weatherspoon made a 3 pointer with 0.3 seconds left to lift Mississippi State to a 59-56 win over Jacksonville State on Sunday.
Mississippi State won its fifth straight to start a season for the first time since the 2014-15 season. Jacksonville State dropped to 4-2 on the season and 0-5 all-time against the Bulldogs.
Weatherspoon finished with 13 points while his brother Nick Weatherspoon had 12 for MSU. Aric Holman also finished in double digits for the Bulldogs with 11 points and added six rebounds.
Norbertas Giga scored 15 points for Jacksonville State and Jason Burnell had 10 points.
Both teams struggled in the first half, shooting 39 percent from the field. Jacksonville State used an early 9-0 run in the opening six minutes and led the rest of the half for a 29-25 advantage.
BIG PICTURE
Jacksonville State: Despite the loss, the Gamecocks are still off to their best start since opening 6-1 in the 2008-09 season.
Mississippi State: Due to a violation of team rules, Lamar Peters missed his second straight game for the Bulldogs. In the absence of the sophomore point guard, Mississippi State has committed 31 turnovers in two games.
UP NEXT
Jacksonville State returns home to host Alabama State on Thursday.
Mississippi State returns to action Thursday and will host North Dakota State in a first-ever meeting.
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