Final
for this game
Mississippi State tops Tulane
Mar 20, 2015 - 9:04 PM Durham, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Breanna Richardson scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the fifth-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs to a 57-47 win over the 12th-seeded Tulane Green Wave in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.It was the second season in a row that the Bulldogs (27-6) ended Tulane's postseason run after defeating the Green Wave in the NIT in 2014. Mississippi State will now face the fourth-seeded Duke Blue Devils on Sunday.
Kolby Morgan paced all scorers with 17 points for Tulane (22-11), but no teammates were able to reach double figures.
The Green Wave scored the first seven points of the second half to turn a five-point deficit into a two-point lead, but Mississippi State soon responded with a 22-2 run, including 11 of Richardson's points, to go ahead 49-31.
Despite forcing 13 turnovers and grabbing 10 offensive rebounds in the first half, Mississippi State led just 27-22 at halftime. The Bulldogs shot just 28.6 percent, but Tulane was not much better at 33.3 percent.
- TULANE: 47
MISSISSIPPI STATE: 57
Final
Mar 20 4:42 PM - 84
roots - 58
roots - TULANE: 22
MISSISSIPPI STATE: 27
Halftime
Mar 20 3:27 PM - 22
roots - TULANE: 0
MISSISSIPPI STATE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 20 2:42 PM
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