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mstateathletics.com - Bulldogs down Arky State 68-63

Filed Under Mississippi State Sports | Posted on November 22, 2005

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Jamall Edmondson scored 11 of his career-high 15 points in the second half to lead Mississippi State to a 68-63 victory over Arkansas State on Monday night.

Arkansas State tied it at 60 with 2:09 to play on a free throw by Dereke Tipler.

Piotr Stelmach then gave the Bulldogs the lead for good 20 seconds later with a rare 3-pointer from the top of the key.

Edmondson hit 5-of-6 free throws down the stretch to seal the victory for youthful Mississippi State.

Freshman Jamont Gordon had 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting to lead the Bulldogs (2-0), who are replacing their top six scorers from last year’s team which reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Gordon had the highest-scoring night by a Mississippi State freshman since Mario Austin had 17 in February 2001.

Isaac Wells had 19 points to lead Arkansas State (1-1). Jim Jones had 13 and Tipler added 12 for the Indians.

Mississippi State, which is playing seven games in a 15-day span, hasn’t lost to Arkansas State since 1955.

The Indians shot just 23 percent from 3-point range, but the Bulldogs weren’t much better, making 25 percent of their attempts from beyond the arc.

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