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GALLERY: Men’s Basketball vs. Mississippi State

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Photo by Photo by Abbey Santoro

Graduate student-athlete and forward Kevin Marfo readies himself for tip-off at the beginning of the game. 

On Wednesday March 3., the Aggies played their first game in 32 days after continuous positive COVID-19 cases canceled all seven games scheduled in February. Savion Flagg, Jay Jay Chandler, Quenton Jackson and Kevin Marfo were honored with a Senior Night ceremony prior to the start of the game. The Aggies fell to Mississippi State in a close game of 63-57. The Aggies will look capitalize on the opportunity to play No. 12 Arkansas on Saturday March 6., which will mark the end of regular season play. 

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  • Emanuel Miller scored 23 points and had a total of 13 rebounds for the Aggies on Wednesday night. 

  • Senior guard Quenton Jackson steals the ball back from the Mississippi State offense. 

  • Savion Flagg passes the ball to teammate Andre Gordon

  • Junior forward Luke McGhee scrambles to recover the ball. 

  • Emanuel Miller adjusts his neck during a timeout. 

  • Sophomore guard Andre Gordon was part of the starting lineup for the Aggies during Wednesday nights game. 

  • Andre Gordon controls the ball and moves around the Mississippi State defense. 

  • Sophomore forward Jonathan Aku takes practices taking free-throws before the start of the second half. 

  • Sophomore forward Emanuel Miller will lead the Aggies into the SEC Tournament after being named SEC player of the week. 

  • Senior guard Jay Jay Chandler was one of the four seniors honored before Wednesday nights game.

  • Head Coach Buzz Williams cheers the Aggies on from the sidelines. 

  • The Yell Leaders brought cutouts of several players faces to help cheer on the Aggies.

  • Emanuel Miller gains possession of the ball and looks to make his next move. 

  • Quenton Jackson scored 13 points for the Aggies.

  • Jay Jay Chandler looks around as he prepares to keep the Mississippi State offense from scoring. 

  • Senior guard Jay Jay Chandler dunked late in the game to cut the 10-point gap down to 59-55. 

  • Quenton Jackson tries to make a move towards the basket while he is guarded by the Mississippi State offense. 

  • Freshman guard Hassan Diarra dribbles the ball through the Mississippi State defenders. 

  • Senior Savion Flagg scored five points for the Aggies bringing his career points total to 1,000.

  • Emanuel Miller takes a free-throw during the second half of the game. 

  • Jay Jay Chandler blocks the Mississippi offense from dribbling the ball down the court. 

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