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01/23 03:43 CST Mississippi State faces conference rival No. 15 Vanderbilt
Mississippi State faces conference rival No. 15 Vanderbilt
By The Associated Press
Vanderbilt Commodores (16-3, 3-3 SEC) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-9, 2-4
SEC)
Starkville, Mississippi; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SEC foes Mississippi State and No. 15 Vanderbilt will play on
Saturday.
The Bulldogs are 7-3 on their home court. Mississippi State has a 4-5 record in
games decided by 10 points or more.
The Commodores are 3-3 in conference matchups. Vanderbilt is 13-2 when it turns
the ball over less than its opponents and averages 8.8 turnovers per game.
Mississippi State makes 44.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is
2.5 percentage points higher than Vanderbilt has allowed to its opponents
(41.9%). Vanderbilt averages 12.2 more points per game (90.2) than Mississippi
State allows to opponents (78.0).
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Hubbard is scoring 21.7 points per game and averaging 2.3
rebounds for the Bulldogs. Jayden Epps is averaging 14.9 points and 3.0
rebounds over the last 10 games.
Tyler is averaging 17.1 points, 5.3 assists and 2.5 steals for the Commodores.
Tyler Nickel is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 6-4, averaging 79.2 points, 36.8 rebounds, 12.2
assists, 5.8 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 77.5 points per game.
Commodores: 7-3, averaging 84.3 points, 31.8 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 8.5 steals
and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 76.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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