No. 6 Mississippi State Downs ISU In Overtime

AMES, Iowa – No. 6 Mississippi State (8-0) rallied after intermission in its 85-81 overtime victory over Iowa State (5-1) Saturday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum.

The Cyclones held a 17-point lead at the half, but the Bulldogs trimmed the deficit to two points on a Morgan William 3-pointer with :31 seconds left in the game. After Seanna Johnson made one of two free-throws, the Bulldogs knotted the game with a Roshunda Johnson trey with :10 seconds left.

ISU had an opportunity to win it in regulation, but a Jadda Buckley's shot was off the mark to send the game into overtime.

The Bulldogs took control in the extra period and never looked back to remain undefeated on the season.

Johnson led the Cyclones with 21 points, the 13th 20-point game of her career. Buckley scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half and posted her fourth career double-double with 11 dimes.

How it Happened
Iowa State led 15-13 at the quarter. After falling behind, 13-8, the Cyclones ended the quarter on a 7-2 run which was jump-started by a Buckley drive to the hoop resulting in a conventional 3-point play.

The Cyclones increased their lead to 11 points (27-16) with a 10-0 run early in the second quarter. Bridget Carleton and Emily Durr hit back-to-back treys in the run.

Buckley soon took over to help the Cyclones go into halftime with a 43-26 lead. She canned two huge 3-pointers and made a pair of free-throws in the final 2:30 of the half. Buckley had 17 first-half points, as the Cyclones shot a torrid 62.5 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes.

The Bulldogs kept fighting, closing the deficit to nine points under the five-minute mark of the third quarter. However, ISU responded with an 8-2 run to go back up 56-41 with 2:16 left in the third quarter. Meredith Burkhall hit a baseline jumper, followed by treys from Durr and Johnson. All three buckets were assisted by Buckley.

Again, the Bulldogs countered, cutting the lead to seven points (60-53) at the beginning of the fourth quarter. But the Cyclones answered with a big 3-pointer from Carleton off another Buckley assist, putting ISU up 64-53 with six minutes remaining.

MSU then began its comeback.

Players of Note
Jadda Buckley was sharp by scoring 19 points and dishing out 11 assists, the fourth double-double of her career. Buckley scored 17 first-half points to help the Cyclones go into the half with a 17-point lead.

Bridget Carleton chipped in with 17 points, making 5-of-8 shots from the floor and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.

Emily Durr came up big from off the bench for the Cyclones. She tallied 13 points, connecting on 3-of-3 from downtown. Durr has made 7-of-8 3-pointers in her last two games.

Cyclone Quick Hits
*Mississippi State ended Iowa State's 96-game non-conference homecourt winning streak. ISU's last loss at home vs. a non-conference opponent was on Dec. 21, 2003 vs. Washington.
*Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 679-straight games.
*Buckley went 3-of-3 from the free-throw line to increase her streak of consecutive free-throws made to 43.
*Buckley has dished out five or more assists in 38 career games, including the last five.
*Buckley's 11 assists is the fourth double-digit assist effort of her career.
*Buckley registered her fourth career double-double with 19 points and 11 assists.
*Bridget Carleton has been in double figure scoring in five of six games this year. She had 17 points today.

Next Up
Iowa State is back in action tomorrow, playing host to New Orleans. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. on Cyclones.tv.

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Seanna Johnson

Jadda Buckley

Bridget Carleton

Emily Durr

Players Mentioned

Jadda Buckley

Meredith Burkhall

Bridget Carleton

Emily Durr

Seanna Johnson

Players Mentioned

Jadda Buckley

Meredith Burkhall

Bridget Carleton

Emily Durr

Seanna Johnson

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