Mississippi State coach Sam Purcell dreamt of the moment that his Bulldogs pulled off Monday night inside Humphrey Coliseum against No. 9 LSU. It just took some time and magic.

With 1:14 left to go in the fourth quarter and up 70-67 over the Tigers, the Bulldogs (17-5, 4-3 in SEC play) were on the cusp of securing their statement win — but still needed a dagger. Enter DePaul transfer guard Darrione Rogers, who scored nine of the Bulldogs' 14 fourth-quarter points.

She went swish on a deep 3-pointer with seconds winding down on the shot clock that got this reaction from Purcell:

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Here's another look at Purcell's reaction:

“She lives for these moments,” Purcell said of Rogers after the game. “She’s from Chicago so there’s a certain swag about her and DNA that’s in that kid’s body. … She didn’t panic (in that moment).”

With that, Mississippi State was able to ride out a 77-73 victory Kim Mulkey's LSU team (18-4, 5-3). It was Purcell's first top-10 victory as the Bulldogs' coach and the program's first since the 2017-18 season.

“I am a man of words but I am speechless in multiple ways,” Purcell said of Mississippi State’s win over the reigning national champions. “This is … the moment that I wanted to come here (for). I know the history that’s been done before me but I just sell to everybody including these players who give me a chance but most importantly give us a chance together.”

He added: “For us to have a night (like tonight) is special … I keep referring back to those moments when I watched South Carolina and Mississippi State. I was in awe and tonight was that night for somebody else to watch across the country.”

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