Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baylor 54, Mississippi St. 52
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: # John Hampton, # James Breeding, # Garry Maxwell
Attendance: 6707

Pierre Jackson scored 14 points, including the game-winning layup with 31 seconds left, to lead No. 7 Baylor past No. 14 Mississippi State 54-52 on Wednesday in Dallas.

The Bears (13-0), who are off to their best start in program history, trailed 52-50 with 3:26 remaining but held the Bulldogs (12-2) scoreless from that point and remained one of four unbeaten teams in Division I.

With the game tied at 52, Jackson scooted past the Mississippi State defenders for the go-ahead layup. The Bulldogs had one final chance to tie the game or take the lead, but Rodney Hood’s shot was blocked by Quincy Acy in the final seconds.

Freshman Quincy Miller had 12 points and six rebounds, and Brady Heslip scored 11 on 4-of-7 shooting for the Bears, who led 34-33 at halftime.

Jalen Steele and Renardo Sidney scored 10 points apiece for Mississippi State, which had its 11-game winning streak snapped by shooting only 29.4 percent from 3-point range.

Sidney fouled out, the last foul coming on a technical with 1:35 left. That resulted in a four free-throw possession for Baylor, which made two to tie the game at 52.

Six teams were undefeated entering Wednesday's games before Louisville and Indiana lost.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi St.   Baylor
Renardo Sidney 10 Scoring Pierre Jackson 14
Dee Bost 5 Assists Pierre Jackson 3
Arnett Moultrie 10 Rebounds Quincy Acy 8
Arnett Moultrie 2 Free Throws Made Quincy Miller 4
Jalen Steele 3 Steals Anthony Jones 3
Renardo Sidney 2 Blocks Quincy Acy 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi St. 52 40.7 5-17 3-7 12 31 4 9 14
Baylor 54 34.5 5-17 11-17 8 38 4 10 15