Hook scores 17, Stark adds 12 as Tulane turns back Mississippi State
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Jay Hook scored 17 points, Jonathan Stark added 12 and Tulane beat Mississippi State 59-54 on Saturday afternoon.
Hook hit five 3-pointers, including one from NBA range off a pass from Louis Dabney with 29 seconds left to give the Green Wave (7-1) a five-point lead. It was Tulane's third victory against a team from a power-five conference in coach Ed Conroy's five-year tenure.
Travis Daniels led Mississippi State (5-2) with 13 points and nine rebounds but scored only five after halftime. Gavin Ware chipped in with 11 points, and Roquez Johnson added 10.
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Mississippi State, which tied the score at 54 with 2:36 left, went scoreless the rest of the way, missing three free throws and five shots from the field. The Bulldogs lost for the 18th consecutive time on an opponent's home court.