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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dayton 85, Mississippi State 82
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 12, 2020
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Steve Anderson, # Marques Pettigrew, # Ray Natali
Attendance: N/A

Jalen Crutcher scored 23 points and Ibi Watson added 21 as Dayton held off Mississippi State 85-82 in double overtime in the Holiday HoopsGiving tripleheader Saturday in Atlanta.

Rodney Chatman and Chase Johnson added 15 points each for the Flyers (3-1).

D.J. Stewart Jr. scored 32 points, Iverson Molinar added 20 and Tolu Smith had 13 to lead the Bulldogs (3-3).

The score was tied twice in the second overtime before Jordy Tshimanga's free throw and Watson's layup gave Dayton an 81-78 lead with 32 seconds left. Crutcher added four free throws to help the Flyers hold on.

R.J. Blakney's 3-pointer with 16 seconds left in overtime tied the score for Dayton and forced the second overtime after Molinar missed a jumper with one second remaining.

Watson made two free throws to give Dayton a 64-62 lead with five seconds left in regulation, but Molinar scored on a driving layup with one second left to tie the score and force overtime.

Johnson scored five points and Chatman had four during Dayton's 9-0 run to start the second half, which gave it a 34-33 lead.

Stewart scored nine consecutive points as the Bulldogs opened a 44-38 lead midway through the half.

Chatman's layup started an 8-0 run that gave Dayton a two-point lead before Smith's layup ended the drought.

The lead changed hands four times before Chatman made two free throws to five the Flyers a 54-51 lead with five minutes remaining.

Watson's 3-pointer increased Dayton's lead to 59-53 with three minutes remaining.

Molinar made a jumper and Stewart hit a 3-pointer to tie the score with a minute remaining

The score was tied three times in the early going before Dayton took its first lead, 11-10, on a jumper by Chatman.

Stewart's three-point play started an 11-2 run as MSU took a 25-18 lead.

Watson's free throws ended that run and he made a jumper that ended Dayton's field-goal drought of more than nine minutes.

Quinten Post made back-to-back 3-pointers as the Bulldogs increased their lead to 33-25 at halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi State   Dayton
D.J. Stewart Jr. 32 Scoring Jalen Crutcher 23
Iverson Molinar 7 Assists Ibi Watson 5
Abdul Ado 7 Rebounds Chase Johnson 7
Tolu Smith 3 Free Throws Made Ibi Watson 8
Cameron Matthews 2 Steals Rodney Chatman 2
Cameron Matthews 1 Blocks Ibi Watson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi State 82 45.3 5-17 9-22 13 30 2 8 14
Dayton 85 52.7 8-22 19-26 18 27 4 5 17