Stewart, Molinar lead Mississippi St. by Saint Louis in NIT
Mississippi State guard Deivon Smith (5) reaches a loose ball ahead of a diving Saint Louis guard Yuri Collins (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard Deivon Smith (5) reaches a loose ball ahead of a diving Saint Louis guard Yuri Collins (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mar. 20, 2021 07:25 PM EDT
Mississippi State guard Iverson Molinar (1) gets past Saint Louis guard Jordan Goodwin (0) for a shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard Iverson Molinar (1) gets past Saint Louis guard Jordan Goodwin (0) for a shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mar. 20, 2021 06:38 PM EDT
Saint Louis forward Hasahn French performs a reverse dunk on a breakaway play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Saint Louis forward Hasahn French performs a reverse dunk on a breakaway play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mar. 20, 2021 06:44 PM EDT
Mississippi State guard Deivon Smith (5) celebrates sinking a three-point basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Saint Louis in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard Deivon Smith (5) celebrates sinking a three-point basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Saint Louis in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mar. 20, 2021 06:46 PM EDT
Mississippi State guard D.J. Stewart Jr. (3) has his shot blocked by Saint Louis forward Hasahn French (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard D.J. Stewart Jr. (3) has his shot blocked by Saint Louis forward Hasahn French (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mar. 20, 2021 06:56 PM EDT
Saint Louis guard Yuri Collins, left, defends in the paint as Mississippi State guard Iverson Molinar (1) makes a pass during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Saint Louis guard Yuri Collins, left, defends in the paint as Mississippi State guard Iverson Molinar (1) makes a pass during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mar. 20, 2021 07:01 PM EDT
Mississippi State forward Derek Fountain (20) dunks the ball after getting past Saint Louis guard Gibson Jimerson (24) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State forward Derek Fountain (20) dunks the ball after getting past Saint Louis guard Gibson Jimerson (24) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mar. 20, 2021 07:25 PM EDT
Mississippi State guard Cameron Matthews (4) goes up to dunk the ball after getting through the defense of Saint Louis guard Javonte Perkins, bottom front, and Terrence Hargrove Jr., bottom rear, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard Cameron Matthews (4) goes up to dunk the ball after getting through the defense of Saint Louis guard Javonte Perkins, bottom front, and Terrence Hargrove Jr., bottom rear, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the NIT Tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mar. 20, 2021 07:26 PM EDT