SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Mississippi State

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The Ole Miss Rebels visit the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday in Starkville in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Ole Miss scores an average of 63.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 72.6 points per contest. Mississippi State scores an average of 78.2 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 75.6 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Ole Miss	0.425	0.324	0.698	10.18	0.06	7.88	3.00	13.88	12.76
Mississippi State	0.476	0.328	0.728	12.12	9.35	8.29	4.00	14.29	12.06
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Ole Miss	0.44	0.29	35.53	35.47	0.28	2.24	7.18	63.4	72.6
Mississippi State	0.42	0.34	38.24	28.88	0.37	9.76	5.82	78.2	75.6

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3FG%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3FG%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor M– Average game scoring margin.
3 Pt Md PG– Three point shot made per game.
TM PPG– Average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
3. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	17	105	19	70	299	17.59
13. Joiner, Jarkel	OM	13	61	22	33	177	13.62

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
6. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	17	105	219	0.479

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
14. Moore, Shakeel	MSU	17	29	1.71

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
1. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	14	58	65	0.892
6. Joiner, Jarkel	OM	13	33	39	0.846

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
5. Brooks, Nysier	OM	17	52	90	142	8.35
9. Brooks, Garrison	MSU	17	38	75	113	6.65

Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State Basketball Series History

Ole Miss leads 146-118

Ole Miss Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Eric Van Der Heijden	F	6′-8″	205	FR
1	Austin Crowley	G	6′-5″	195	JR
2	Daeshun Ruffin	G	5′-9″	160	FR
3	Nysier Brooks	C	7′-0″	245	SR
4	Jaemyn Brakefield	F	6′-8″	220	SO
5	James White	G	6′-5″	190	FR
10	Grant Slatten	G	6′-5″	195	FR
11	Matthew Murrell	G	6′-4″	200	SO
14	Tye Fagan	G	6′-3″	198	SR
15	Luis Rodriguez	F	6′-6″	210	JR
21	Robert Allen	F	6′-8″	230	SR
23	Sammy Hunter	F	6′-9″	225	JR
24	Jarkel Joiner	G	6′-1″	180	SR
33	John McBride	G	6′-7″	214	JR

Mississippi State Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Rocket Watts	G	6′-2″	185	JR
1	Iverson Molinar	G	6′-3″	190	JR
2	Javian Davis	F	6′-9″	240	JR
3	Shakeel Moore	G	6′-1″	185	SO
4	Cameron Matthews	G	6′-7″	225	SO
5	Cam Carter	G	6′-3″	185	FR
10	Garrison Brooks	F	6′-9″	230	SR
11	Andersson Garcia	G	6′-7″	210	SO
12	Keshawn Murphy	F	6′-10″	245	FR
13	D.J. Jeffries	F	6′-7″	225	JR
20	Derek Fountain	F	6′-9″	225	SO
21	Justin Rumph	G	6′-5″	215	SR
24	Tyler Brumfield	G	6′-1″	180	FR
25	Isaac Stansbury	G	6′-1″	160	JR
35	Tolu Smith	F	6′-11″	245	JR
44	Alden Applewhite	F	6′-7″	200	FR

Ole Miss Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	New Orleans	61	Ole Miss	82
11/12/2021	Charleston So	68	Ole Miss	93
11/18/2021	Marquette	78	Ole Miss	72
11/19/2021	Ole Miss	74	Elon	56
11/21/2021	Boise State	60	Ole Miss	50
11/26/2021	Miss Valley St	58	Ole Miss	73
11/30/2021	Rider	51	Ole Miss	75
12/4/2021	Memphis	63	Ole Miss	67
12/11/2021	Western KY	71	Ole Miss	48
12/15/2021	MTSU	52	Ole Miss	62
12/18/2021	Dayton	68	Ole Miss	76
12/21/2021	Samford	75	Ole Miss	73
12/29/2021	Florida	PPD	Ole Miss	PPD
1/5/2022	Ole Miss	60	Tennessee	66
1/8/2022	Mississippi State	72	Ole Miss	82
1/11/2022	Ole Miss	51	Texas A&M	67
1/15/2022	Auburn	80	Ole Miss	71
1/18/2022	Missouri	78	Ole Miss	53
1/22/2022	Ole Miss		Mississippi State
1/26/2022	Arkansas		Ole Miss
1/29/2022	Kansas State		Ole Miss
2/1/2022	Ole Miss		LSU
2/5/2022	Ole Miss		Florida
2/9/2022	Alabama		Ole Miss
2/12/2022	Ole Miss		Missouri
2/15/2022	South Carolina		Ole Miss
2/19/2022	Ole Miss		Georgia
2/23/2022	Ole Miss		Auburn
2/26/2022	Texas A&M		Ole Miss
3/1/2022	Ole Miss		Kentucky
3/5/2022	Vanderbilt		Ole Miss

Mississippi State Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/10/2021	North Alabama	49	Mississippi State	75
11/13/2021	Montana	49	Mississippi State	86
11/17/2021	Detroit Mercy	64	Mississippi State	77
11/21/2021	Morehead State	46	Mississippi State	66
11/25/2021	Mississippi State	58	Louisville	72
11/27/2021	Mississippi State	82	Richmond	71
12/2/2021	Lamar	60	Mississippi State	75
12/5/2021	Minnesota	81	Mississippi State	76
12/11/2021	Mississippi State	63	Colorado State	66
12/14/2021	Georgia State	50	Mississippi State	79
12/17/2021	Furman	66	Mississippi State	69
12/21/2021	Winthrop	63	Mississippi State	84
12/29/2021	Arkansas	68	Mississippi State	81
1/5/2022	Mississippi State	PPD	Missouri	PPD
1/8/2022	Mississippi State	72	Ole Miss	82
1/12/2022	Georgia	72	Mississippi State	88
1/15/2022	Alabama	76	Mississippi State	78
1/19/2022	Mississippi State	72	Florida	80
1/22/2022	Ole Miss		Mississippi State
1/25/2022	Mississippi State		Kentucky
1/29/2022	Mississippi State		Texas Tech
2/1/2022	South Carolina		Mississippi State
2/5/2022	Mississippi State		Arkansas
2/9/2022	Tennessee		Mississippi State
2/12/2022	Mississippi State		LSU
2/16/2022	Mississippi State		Alabama
2/19/2022	Missouri		Mississippi State
2/23/2022	Mississippi State		South Carolina
2/26/2022	Vanderbilt		Mississippi State
3/2/2022	Auburn		Mississippi State
3/5/2022	Mississippi State		Texas A&M

Injuries and Suspensions

Ole Miss

[F] 12/05/2021 – Robert Allen is out for season (Knee)
[G] 01/12/2022 – Jarkel Joiner is OUT 4-6 weeks (Back)
[G] 01/18/2022 – Austin Crowley is “?” (Ankle)

Mississippi State

[F] 12/01/2021 – Keshawn Murphy is out for season (Redshirt)

Source: statfox.com

Ole Miss-Mississippi State Prediction

Mississippi State 74, Ole Miss 69

Saturday‘s game tips off at 4:00 PM ET. TV: ESPNU.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Mississippi State

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding