The engines were revving up, so to speak. He was scoreless against Morehead State and Richmond.Īll the while though, Watts was getting more comfortable. He had one basket each night against Detroit Mercy and Louisville. Watts scored only four points over his first four outings of the year in 57 total minutes of action. Then, upon his return to the floor, he had some rust to shake off. Watts missed the first two games of the season as his recovery from the procedure continued. Watts was an impact player the previous two seasons for the Spartans, but he's had to be patient in his early days as a Bulldog while recovering from an offseason hip surgery to relieve pain he'd been experiencing for quite some time. This was the Watts Mississippi State knew it was getting when he swapped MSUs and transferred from Michigan State earlier this year. He had a nifty layup on a baseline drive that just beat the shot clock. He made a jumper after faking a defender. Inside the three-point line, Watts hit a floater. He scored from the outside, knocking down three of four 3-pointers. Watts played only 13 minutes, but he made the most of it.
You're seeing glimpses of how he's going to be able to help us…This was a huge game for him for him to gain confidence moving forward." "He played his best game as a Bulldog thus far. "Rocket gave us a huge lift," Bulldogs head coach Ben Howland said.
The win moved the Bulldogs to 6-1 for the young season and, perhaps nearly as important, allowed Watts the chance to finally fully display his own personal skill set that only makes State stronger and deeper moving forward. Guard Rocket Watts that is, who made the Humphrey Coliseum his own personal launching pad on Thursday night, scoring 15 points to help push MSU to a 75-60 victory over Lamar. STARKVILLE – Mississippi State, we have lift off.
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