Inside Mississippi State Sports with Logan Lowery · Sep 25, 2016
Strong second half lifts State over UMass
Mississippi State wide receiver Donald Gray (6) catches a pass in front of Massachusetts cornerback James Allen (4) during the first half. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Following a sluggish opening half, Mississippi State stormed back with 34 second half points to fend off Massachusetts 47-35 and even its record to 2-2.
Trailing 14-13 at the break, the Bulldogs scored three touchdowns in the third quarter – two on Nick Fitzgerald throws and the other on a 38-yard pick six by Jamoral Graham.
UMass (1-3) pulled back within six with five minutes to go but the Bulldogs were able to put things away on a 12-yard touchdown run by Fulton native Ashton Shumpert.