By JOEL COLEMAN
sports@starkvilledailynews.com
Quinndary Weatherspoon was already earning quite the fan following with his outstanding freshman season at Mississippi State. With one dramatic basket Tuesday night, he went from fan-favorite to hero.
Weatherspoon hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Mississippi State finished off an improbable second-half comeback over Vanderbilt for a 75-74 win.
“My phone is going crazy right now,” Weatherspoon said after the game. “I think that’s the first game-winner I’ve ever hit. That’s the No. 1 moment in my career right now.”
The basket gave Weatherspoon a new career-high single-game point total with 24.