SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Arkansas

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The Mississippi State Bulldogs visit the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday in Fayetteville 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

Mississippi State scores an average of 74.3 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 66.5 points per contest. Arkansas scores an average of 79.3 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 68.6 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Mississippi State	0.476	0.327	0.726	11.43	7.90	8.43	3.71	14.05	12.76
Arkansas	0.459	0.310	0.744	11.14	6.09	8.18	4.41	15.32	13.05
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Mississippi State	0.433	0.338	36.86	28.95	0.35	7.81	5.67	74.3	66.5
Arkansas	0.417	0.342	38.41	32.32	0.31	10.73	6.36	79.3	68.6

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– 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 3PT%– 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.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s 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.
2. Notae, JD	Ark	21	148	48	54	398	19.0
3. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	21	135	21	90	381	18.1

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
3. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	21	135	271	0.498
7. Notae, JD	Ark	21	148	340	0.435

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
4. Notae, JD	Ark	21	48	2.29

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
1. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	21	90	102	0.882
6. Lykes, Chris	Ark	22	77	91	0.846
12. Toney, Au’Diese	Ark	22	71	92	0.772
15. Notae, JD	Ark	21	54	72	0.750

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
2. Williams, Jaylin	Ark	22	34	167	201	9.14
9. Brooks, Garrison	MSU	21	49	86	135	6.43
19. Toney, Au’Diese	Ark	22	51	66	117	5.32

Mississippi State vs. Arkansas Basketball Series History

Arkansas leads 34-31

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

Arkansas Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Stanley Umude	G	6′-6″	210	SR
1	JD Notae	G	6′-2″	190	SR
2	Khalen Robinson	G	6′-0″	180	SO
3	Trey Wade	F	6′-6″	220	SR
4	Davonte Davis	G	6′-4″	180	SO
5	Au’Diese Toney	G	6′-6″	205	SR
10	Jaylin Williams	F	6′-10″	240	SO
11	Chris Lykes	G	5′-7″	160	SR
13	Chance Moore	G	6′-5″	195	FR
14	Jaxson Robinson	G	6′-6″	185	SO
20	Kamani Johnson	F	6′-7″	235	JR
21	Cade Arbogast	G	6′-3″	170	SO
23	Connor Vanover	F	7′-3″	215	JR
45	Lawson Blake	F	6′-10″	225	FR

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	60	Mississippi State	78
1/25/2022	Mississippi State	74	Kentucky	82
1/29/2022	Mississippi State	50	Texas Tech	76
2/1/2022	South Carolina	64	Mississippi State	78
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

Arkansas Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Mercer	61	Arkansas	74
11/13/2021	Gardner-Webb	69	Arkansas	86
11/17/2021	Northern Iowa	80	Arkansas	93
11/22/2021	Arkansas	72	Kansas State	64
11/23/2021	Cincinnati	67	Arkansas	73
11/28/2021	Pennsylvania	60	Arkansas	76
12/1/2021	C Arkansas	60	Arkansas	97
12/4/2021	Little Rock	78	Arkansas	93
12/7/2021	Charlotte	66	Arkansas	86
12/11/2021	Arkansas	66	Oklahoma	88
12/18/2021	Hofstra	89	Arkansas	81
12/21/2021	Elon	55	Arkansas	81
12/29/2021	Arkansas	68	Mississippi State	81
1/4/2022	Vanderbilt	75	Arkansas	74
1/8/2022	Arkansas	81	Texas A&M	86
1/12/2022	Missouri	87	Arkansas	43
1/15/2022	Arkansas	65	LSU	58
1/18/2022	South Carolina	59	Arkansas	75
1/22/2022	Texas A&M	73	Arkansas	76
1/26/2022	Arkansas	64	Ole Miss	55
1/29/2022	West Virginia	68	Arkansas	77
2/2/2022	Arkansas	99	Georgia	73
2/5/2022	Mississippi State		Arkansas
2/8/2022	Auburn		Arkansas
2/12/2022	Arkansas		Alabama
2/15/2022	Arkansas		Missouri
2/19/2022	Tennessee		Arkansas
2/22/2022	Arkansas		Florida
2/26/2022	Kentucky		Arkansas
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

Injuries and Suspensions

Mississippi State

[F] 01/29/2022 – Tolu Smith is out indefinitely (Knee)
[F] 12/01/2021 – Keshawn Murphy is out for season (Redshirt)

Arkansas

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

Mississippi State-Arkansas Prediction

Arkansas 80, Mississippi State 74

Saturday‘s game tips off at 8:30 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Arkansas

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding