CLEMSON (6-3)
Simms 9-15 1-2 23, Thomas 8-9 2-3 18, Skara 5-6 1-2 12, Newman 0-3 0-0 0, Mitchell 3-16 2-2 9, White 0-0 0-0 0, Tyson 1-5 0-0 2, Jemison 0-0 2-2 2, Trapp 1-8 3-6 5. Totals 27-62 11-17 71.
MISSISSIPPI ST. (8-1)
Ado 2-4 0-0 4, Holman 5-8 1-2 16, N.Weatherspoon 0-3 2-2 2, Peters 9-13 2-2 28, Q.Weatherspoon 7-16 2-5 20, Feazell 1-1 0-0 2, Perry 1-3 0-0 2, Woodard 0-0 0-0 0, Carter 3-4 0-0 8. Totals 28-52 7-11 82.
Halftime_Mississippi St. 42-34. 3-Point Goals_Clemson 6-26 (Simms 4-9, Skara 1-1, Mitchell 1-7, Newman 0-1, Tyson 0-3, Trapp 0-5), Mississippi St. 19-30 (Peters 8-11, Holman 5-8, Q.Weatherspoon 4-7, Carter 2-3, Perry 0-1). Fouled Out_Trapp. Rebounds_Clemson 24 (Thomas 8), Mississippi St. 29 (Q.Weatherspoon 7). Assists_Clemson 15 (Mitchell 7), Mississippi St. 22 (N.Weatherspoon 6). Total Fouls_Clemson 12, Mississippi St. 16.
NEWARK, N.J. - Lamar Peters scored 28 points to lead No. 22 Mississippi State to a wire-to-wire 82-71 win over Clemson in the first game of the Never Forget Tribute Classic on Saturday.
Quinndary Weatherspoon had 20 points for Mississippi State (8-1), which has won five straight. The Bulldogs shot 63 percent from 3-point range. Peters was 8 of 11 from beyond the arc.
Clemson (6-3) got 23 points from Aamir Simms and 18 points from Elijah Thomas.
Weatherspoon's 3-pinter from the top of the key put Mississippi State ahead 74-60 with 6:13 remaining, capping a 9-0 run. Clemson did not get closer than eight points the rest of the way after closing within five points a few times earlier in the second half.
The Bulldogs shot 56 percent (10 of 18) from 3-point range in the first half to take a 42-34 lead. They led by as many 19 points in the half.
BIG PICTURE
Mississippi State connected on 19 of its 30 3-pointers.
Clemson suffered its worst loss of the season. It had lost to Creighton and Nebraska by a combined five points.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs are off until next Saturday when they host Wofford.
Clemson has a week off before it hosts Cincinnati next Saturday.
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