Mississippi State plays at Arkansas on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.
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Team Statistical Comparison
FG%
3PT%
FT%
ORB
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
Mississippi State
0.474
0.375
0.728
286
868
350
198
125
319
Mississippi State OPP
0.442
0.349
0.717
238
762
292
130
83
333
Arkansas
0.450
0.335
0.660
250
842
386
192
115
326
Arkansas OPP
0.416
0.333
0.699
304
929
310
134
73
399
Statistical Leaders
Mississippi State Scoring Leaders
PLAYER
PPG
FGM
FTM
3PTM
Quinndary Weatherspoon
18.0
149
97
36
Lamar Peters
12.8
105
33
65
Aric Holman
10.2
87
37
33
Nick Weatherspoon
9.6
89
33
20
Tyson Carter
8.9
82
16
34
Reggie Perry
8.9
77
52
8
Abdul Ado
5.2
37
36
0
Robert Woodard II
4.8
44
20
7
Mississippi State Rebounding Leaders
PLAYER
OR
DR
TR
RPG
Aric Holman
56
107
163
6.8
Reggie Perry
57
100
157
6.5
Quinndary Weatherspoon
38
88
126
5.3
Abdul Ado
41
56
97
4.6
Robert Woodard II
29
56
85
3.5
Nick Weatherspoon
5
63
68
2.8
Lamar Peters
13
31
44
1.8
Tyson Carter
4
37
41
1.7
Arkansas Scoring Leaders
PLAYER
PPG
FGM
FTM
3PTM
Daniel Gafford
16.9
160
86
0
Isaiah Joe
14.2
109
37
86
Mason Jones
13.7
95
88
51
Jalen Harris
8.8
69
65
8
Adrio Bailey
6.1
58
29
2
Reggie Chaney
5.5
61
10
0
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson
4.8
39
18
19
Desi Sills
3.7
28
22
11
Gabe Osabuohien
3.0
24
18
5
Arkansas Rebounding Leaders
PLAYER
OR
DR
TR
RPG
Daniel Gafford
66
143
209
8.7
Mason Jones
14
90
104
4.3
Reggie Chaney
30
60
90
3.8
Adrio Bailey
22
56
78
3.3
Gabe Osabuohien
31
39
70
2.9
Jalen Harris
11
56
67
2.8
Isaiah Joe
15
46
61
2.5
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson
6
26
32
1.3
Desi Sills
7
20
27
1.1
NCAA RPI
Mississippi State: 27 Arkansas: 64
Mississippi State Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
#0
Nick Weatherspoon
G
6′-2″
195
SO
Canton, MS
#1
Reggie Perry
F
6′-10″
245
FR
Thomasville, GA
#2
Lamar Peters
G
6′-0″
185
JR
New Orleans, LA
#3
D.J. Stewart
G
6′-6″
195
FR
Grace, MS
#4
T.J. Gray
G
6′-0″
165
JR
Columbus, MS
#5
Mitch Storm
F
6′-7″
202
JR
Madison, MS
#10
Tate Clayton
G
6′-2″
170
SO
Tupelo, MS
#11
Quinndary Weatherspoon
G
6′-4″
205
SR
Canton, MS
#12
Robert Woodard
G
6′-7″
230
FR
Columbus, MS
#15
Prince Oduro
F
6′-8″
255
SO
Toronto, ON
#22
KeyShawn Feazell
F
6′-8″
238
SO
Newhebron, MS
#23
Tyson Carter
G
6′-4″
168
JR
Starkville, MS
#24
Abdul Ado
F
6′-11″
255
SO
Lagos, Nigeria
#30
Andrew Junkin
F
6′-11″
240
FR
Columbus, MS
#35
Aric Holman
F
6′-10″
225
SR
Owensboro, KY
#42
Jethro Tshisumpa
F
6′-10″
260
JR
Lubumbashi, Congo
#45
E.J. Datcher
C
6′-10″
250
JR
Harpersville, AL
Arkansas Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
#0
Desi Sills
G
6′-2″
196
FR
Jonesboro, AR
#1
Isaiah Joe
G
6′-5″
167
FR
Fort Smith, AR
#2
Adrio Bailey
F
6′-6″
222
JR
Campti, LA
#3
Khalil Garland
G
6′-5″
198
FR
Little Rock, AR
#4
Emeka Obukwelu
F
6′-8″
235
JR
Plano, TX
#5
Jalen Harris
G
6′-2″
166
JR
Wilson, NC
#10
Daniel Gafford
F
6′-11″
233
SO
El Dorado, AR
#11
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson
G
6′-3″
202
FR
Midwest City, OK
#12
Ty Stevens
G
6′-2″
180
SO
Republic, MO
#13
Mason Jones
G
6′-5″
207
SO
Warner, OK
#15
Jonathan Holmes
G
5′-10″
190
JR
Columbia, IL
#22
Gabe Osabuohien
F
6′-8″
221
SO
Toronto, ON
#23
Ibrahim Ali
F
6′-10″
244
FR
Maumelle, AR
#24
Ethan Henderson
F
6′-8″
210
FR
Little Rock, AR
#25
Jordan Phillips
G
6′-7″
209
FR
Fort Worth, TX
#35
Reggie Chaney
F
6′-8″
222
FR
Tulsa, OK
Mississippi State Schedule/Results
DATE
OPPONENT
SCORE
Nov 9
vs Austin Peay
W 95-67
Nov 11
vs Hartford
W 77-59
Nov 16
vs Long Beach St
W 79-51
Nov 19*
at Arizona State
L 72-67
Nov 21*
vs. St. Mary’s
W 61-57
Nov 26
vs Alcorn State
W 88-65
Nov 30
at Dayton
W 65-58
Dec 4
vs McNeese
W 90-77
Dec 8*
at Clemson
W 82-71
Dec 15
vs Cincinnati
W 70-59
Dec 19
vs Wofford
W 98-87
Dec 22
vs Wright State
W 67-63
Dec 29
vs BYU
W 103-81
Jan 8
at South Carolina
L 87-82
Jan 12
vs Ole Miss
L 81-77
Jan 15
vs Florida
W 71-68
Jan 19
at Vanderbilt
W 71-55
Jan 22
at Kentucky
L 76-54
Jan 26
vs Auburn
W 92-84
Jan 29
at Alabama
L 83-79
Feb 2
at Ole Miss
W 81-75
Feb 6
vs LSU
L 92-88
Feb 9
vs Kentucky
L 71-67
Feb 12
vs Alabama
W 81-62
Feb 16
at Arkansas
Feb 20
at Georgia
Feb 23
vs South Carolina
Feb 26
vs Missouri
Mar 2
at Auburn
Mar 5
at Tennessee
Mar 9
vs Texas A&M
Arkansas Schedule/Results
DATE
OPPONENT
SCORE
Nov 9*
at Texas
L 73-71
Nov 12
vs UC Davis
W 81-58
Nov 18
vs Indiana
W 73-72
Nov 21
vs Montana State
W 90-68
Nov 23
vs UT Arlington
W 78-60
Dec 1
vs FIU
W 121-89
Dec 5
at Colorado State
W 67-60
Dec 8
vs W Kentucky
L 78-77
Dec 15*
vs UTSA
W 79-67
Dec 19
vs Georgia Tech
L 69-65
Dec 22
vs Texas State
W 73-70
Dec 28
vs Austin Peay
W 76-65
Jan 5
at Texas A&M
W 73-71
Jan 9
vs Florida
L 57-51
Jan 12
vs LSU
L 94-88
Jan 15
at Tennessee
L 106-87
Jan 19
at Ole Miss
L 84-67
Jan 23
vs Missouri
W 72-60
Jan 26
at Texas Tech
L 67-64
Jan 29
vs Georgia
W 70-60
Feb 2
at LSU
W 90-89
Feb 5
vs Vanderbilt
W 69-66
Feb 9
at South Carolina
L 77-65
Feb 12
at Missouri
L 79-78
Feb 16
vs Mississippi State
Feb 20
at Auburn
Feb 23
vs Texas A&M
Feb 26
at Kentucky
Mar 2
vs Ole Miss
Mar 6
at Vanderbilt
Mar 9
vs Alabama
Mississippi State-Arkansas Prediction
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are a familiar team when the NCAA Tournament bubble discussion arrives at this time each year. They have no huge wins, very few bad losses, a few modestly valuable home wins, and a shaky road record. They do have a few key neutral-court wins from autumn which are helping them right now, chiefly a win over Clemson which gives them a measure of leverage. Mississippi State is not in bad shape relative to the bubble, but it hasn’t fully closed the sale. It can make life a lot less stressful by beating Arkansas, a team which won at LSU – the only SEC team to beat the Tigers to this point – but then lost to South Carolina and Missouri. MSU’s road woes or Arkansas’ head-scratching habits? This is a coin flip, but MSU has the bigger burden of proof on the road. Arkansas 76, Mississippi State 75. (Matt Zemek)
This game tips off at 7:30 PM CT (8:30 PM ET). TV: SEC NETWORK.
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