| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MSST | 10 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
 USM | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Game Leaders
Braylon Braxton
· QB
Braylon Braxton
· QB
Blake Shapen
· QB
Davon Booth
· RB
Team Stats
241st Downs18
8-143rd down efficiency10-19
0-04th down efficiency1-3
465Total Yards301
279Passing199
27/36Comp/Att26/39
7.8Yards per pass5.1
186Rushing102
41Rushing Attempts35
4.5Yards per rush2.9
14-119Penalties8-60
1Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
Kolin Wilson run for 3 yds to the MSST 38
0:33
Reed Harradine kickoff for 48 yds
0:33
TJ Johnson 7 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick)
0:38
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Matt Jones for no gain to the MSST 7
1:06
(01:11) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete deep right to Page,Grant thrown to MSU00 broken up by Reyes,Cyrus PENALTY MSU Pass Interference (Reyes,Cyrus) 15 yards from MSU22 to MSU07, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:19
Braylon Braxton run for 6 yds to the MSST 22 for a 1ST down
1:45
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Robert Briggs Jr. for 2 yds to the MSST 28
2:00
Timeout Southern Miss, clock 02:00
2:14
Robert Briggs Jr. run for 3 yds to the MSST 30
2:22
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Grant Page
2:52
Mississippi State Penalty, Defensive Holding (10 Yards) to the MSST 33 for a 1ST down
2:59
(03:04) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass incomplete deep left to Dalton,Davis thrown to MSU38 PENALTY MSU Pass Interference 15 yards from USM40 to MSU45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
3:20
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Chuck Montgomery for 11 yds to the USM 40 for a 1ST down
3:54
Braylon Braxton run for 6 yds to the USM 29
4:18
Robert Briggs Jr. run for 6 yds to the USM 23
4:40
(04:48) No Huddle-Shotgun Braxton,Braylon pass complete short left to King,Shane caught at USM37, for 0 yards to the USM27 (Reyes,Cyrus; Moye,Diesel) PENALTY USM Holding (Rogers,Luke) 10 yards from USM27 to USM17. NO PLAY.
4:49
Timeout Southern Miss, clock 04:49
4:49
Nathan Tiyce punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Jabari Ishmael at the USM 27
4:57
PENALTY MSU Delay Of Game (Tiyce,Nathan) 5 yards from MSU36 to MSU31. NO PLAY.
4:57
Luke Kromenhoek pass incomplete to Stonka Burnside
5:27
Luke Kromenhoek run for 5 yds to the MSST 36
5:32
Luke Kromenhoek pass incomplete to Cam Thompson
6:07
Johnnie Daniels run for 3 yds to the MSST 31 for a 1ST down
6:25
Luke Kromenhoek pass complete to Markus Allen for 7 yds to the MSST 28
6:58
Luke Kromenhoek run for 13 yds to the MSST 21 for a 1ST down
7:23
Luke Kromenhoek run for 3 yds to the MSST 8
8:08
Johnnie Daniels run for 2 yds to the MSST 5
8:29
(08:34) No Huddle-Shotgun Daniels,Johnnie rush middle for 0 yards to the MSU07 (Montgomery,Michael; Jones,Chris) PENALTY MSU Holding (Jackson,Jacoby) 4 yards from MSU07 to MSU03. NO PLAY.
8:39
Timeout Southern Miss, clock 08:39
8:39
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Jeffery Pittman for 2 yds to the MSST 7
9:18
Robert Briggs Jr. run for 2 yds to the MSST 9
9:50
Robert Briggs Jr. run for 4 yds to the MSST 11
10:05
Timeout Southern Miss, clock 10:05
10:14
Elijah Metcalf run for 1 yd to the MSST 15
10:52
Braylon Braxton run for 12 yds to the MSST 16 for a 1ST down
11:29
Braylon Braxton run for 4 yds to the MSST 28
11:42
Braylon Braxton pass incomplete to Tychaun Chapman
12:03
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Jeffery Pittman for 37 yds to the MSST 32 for a 1ST down
12:33
PENALTY USM False Start 5 yards from USM36 to USM31. NO PLAY.
12:48
Braylon Braxton run for 3 yds to the USM 36 for a 1ST down
13:11
Braylon Braxton pass complete to Jeffery Pittman for 8 yds to the USM 33
13:33
Timeout Southern Miss, clock 13:33
13:33
Jeffery Pittman run for no gain to the USM 25
13:40
Timeout Southern Miss, clock 13:40
13:40
Ethan Pulliam punt for 47 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the USM 25
13:48
Timeout Mississippi State, clock 13:48
15:00
Blake Shapen pass complete to Johnnie Daniels for 9 yds to the MSST 28
15:00
Johnnie Daniels run for 10 yds to the MSST 19
15:00
PENALTY MSU False Start (Lewis Jr.,Jimothy) 5 yards from MSU14 to MSU09. NO PLAY.
Mississippi State gets it going in second half, defeats Southern Miss 34-17
— A sluggish first half didn’t deter Mississippi State in its season opener on Saturday afternoon.
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