SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at South Carolina

January 31, 2023 Mississippi State Basketball, SEC Basketball Game Previews, SEC Basketball News, SEC News, South Carolina Basketball
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The Mississippi State Bulldogs meet the South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday in Columbia in an all-important 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.

John H. Sanford, 14Powers SEC Basketball

Venue

South Carolina
Arena Name: Colonial Life Arena

Capacity: 18,000

Year Opened: 2002

 Colonial Life Center

Game Date/Time

Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 6:30 PM ET

Team Statistical Comparison

Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Winning %
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Three Point %
FT Made P/G
Three Pointers P/G
FT Attempts P/G
3-Point Attempts P/G
FG % Defense
3-Point % Defense
Fouls Per Game
Rebound Margin
Rebounds (Off.) P/G
Rebounds (Def) P/G
Rebounds Per Game
Assist/Turnover Ratio
TOs Forced P/G
Effective FG pct
Mississippi State
65.3
58.2
7.1
66.7
40.5
61.3
28.7
12.2
6.2
19.9
21.5
38.9
31.7
14.3
3.9
13.8
24.6
38.4
1.2
16.3
0.458
South Carolina
63.6
73.0
-9.4
40.0
39.5
64.6
31.4
9.8
7.4
15.1
23.7
47.1
35.0
16.2
-0.6
12.2
22.8
35.0
0.8
10.5
0.458

Players and Stats

Mississippi State

             
Tolu Smith 1 SR F 6-10 245 13.8 Pts, 8.0 Reb, 1.6 Ast
D.J. Jeffries 0 SR F 6-7 215 9.0 Pts, 6.0 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Dashawn Davis 10 SR G 6-2 185 8.5 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 3.1 Ast
Shakeel Moore 3 JR G 6-1 180 8.1 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Cameron Matthews 4 JR F 6-7 220 6.5 Pts, 5.2 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Eric Reed 11 SR G 6-2 190 5.2 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast
William McNair 13 SR F 6-10 265 4.2 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Tyler Stevenson 14 SR F 6-8 225 3.9 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.5 Ast
KeShawn Murphy 12 FR F 6-10 245 3.7 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Kimani Hamilton 5 FR F 6-7 215 2.6 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Shawn Jones 30 FR G 6-5 200 2.7 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Jamel Horton 2 SR G 6-4 190 1.4 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Martavious Russell 21 FR G 6-2 185 2.1 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Justin Rumph 15 SR G 6-5 215 1.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Isaac Stansbury 25 SR G 6-1 160 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Tyler Brumfield 24 SO G 6-2

South Carolina

             
Gregory “GG” Jackson II 23 FR F 6-9 215 16.1 Pts, 6.9 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Meechie Johnson 5 SO G 6-2 172 11.9 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 3.3 Ast
Chico Carter 2 SR G 6-2 190 10.9 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Hayden Brown 10 SR F 6-5 225 10.4 Pts, 4.6 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Jacobi Wright 1 SO G 6-2 180 5.2 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Josh Gray 33 JR C 6-11 255 3.3 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk 31 JR F 6-8 2.7 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Zachary Davis 12 FR G 6-8 190 2.6 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Daniel Hankins-Sanford 30 FR F 6-8 233 2.6 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Ford Cooper 44 SR G 6-3 183 1.1 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ja’Von Benson 21 JR F 6-7 251 0.6 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Eli Sparkman 14 FR G 6-0 153 0.3 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Tre-Vaughn Minott 4 JR C 6-9 280 0.2 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ebrima Dibba 0 SR G 6-6

College Basketball Ratings

Rating Mississippi State South Carolina
ESPN BPI 47 265
Sagarin 53 203
Massey Composite 5 234

Mississippi State vs. South Carolina Basketball Series History

Mississippi State leads 27-17

Mississippi State Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
0 D.J. Jeffries F 6′-7″ 225 SR Olive Branch, MS
1 Tolu Smith F 6′-11″ 245 SR Bay Saint Louis, MS
2 Jamel Horton Jr. G 6′-3″ 200 SR Queens, NY
3 Shakeel Moore G 6′-1″ 190 JR Greensboro, NC
4 Cameron Matthews G 6′-7″ 225 JR Olive Branch, MS
5 Kimani Hamilton F 6′-7″ 215 FR Clinton, MS
10 Dashawn Davis G 6′-2″ 195 SR Bronx, NY
11 Eric Reed Jr. G 6′-2″ 200 SR Baton Rouge, LA
12 KeShawn Murphy F 6′-10″ 235 FR Birmingham, AL
13 Will McNair Jr. F 6′-11″ 265 SR Philadelphia, PA
14 Tyler Stevenson F 6′-8″ 220 SR Columbus, MS
15 Justin Rumph G 6′-5″ 225 SR Birmingham, AL
21 Martavious Russell G 6′-2″ 185 FR Coker, AL
24 Tyler Brumfield G 6′-2″ 180 SO Los Angeles, CA
25 Isaac Stansbury G 6′-1″ 170 SR Bowling Green, KY
30 Shawn Jones Jr. G 6′-5″ 200 FR Houston, TX

South Carolina Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
0 Ebrima Dibba G 6′-6″ 214 SR –
1 Jacobi Wright G 6′-2″ 188 SO Fort Mill, SC
2 Chico Carter Jr. G 6′-3″ 192 SR Columbia, SC
4 Tre-Vaughn Minott C 6′-9″ 258 JR Montreal, PQ
5 Meechie Johnson G 6′-2″ 180 JR Cleveland, OH
10 Hayden Brown F 6′-5″ 234 SR Greer, SC
12 Zachary Davis G 6′-8″ 190 FR Orangeburg, SC
14 Eli Sparkman G 6′-0″ 153 FR Cleveland, TN
21 Ja’Von Benson F 6′-7″ 253 JR Columbia, SC
23 Gregory Jackson II F 6′-9″ 215 FR Columbia, SC
30 Daniel Hankins-Sanford F 6′-8″ 233 FR Charlotte, NC
31 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk F 6′-8″ 250 JR –
33 Josh Gray F 7′-0″ 255 JR Brooklyn, NY
44 Ford Cooper Jr. G 6′-3″ 193 SR Charlotte, NC

Mississippi State Schedule/Results

Date Visitor PTs Home PTs
11/7/2022 Texas A&M-CC 44 Mississippi State 63
11/11/2022 Mississippi State 73 Akron 54
11/13/2022 AR-Pine Bluff 47 Mississippi State 80
11/17/2022 South Dakota 42 Mississippi State 79
11/21/2022 Marquette 55 Mississippi State 58
11/23/2022 Utah 49 Mississippi State 52
11/28/2022 Omaha 54 Mississippi State 74
12/3/2022 Miss Valley St 52 Mississippi State 82
12/11/2022 Mississippi State 69 Minnesota 51
12/14/2022 Jackson St 59 Mississippi State 69
12/17/2022 Nicholls 66 Mississippi State 68
12/20/2022 Drake 58 Mississippi State 52
12/28/2022 Alabama 78 Mississippi State 67
1/3/2023 Mississippi State 53 Tennessee 87
1/7/2023 Ole Miss 54 Mississippi State 64
1/11/2023 Mississippi State 50 Georgia 58
1/14/2023 Mississippi State 63 Auburn 69
1/17/2023 Tennessee 70 Mississippi State 59
1/21/2023 Florida 61 Mississippi State 59
1/25/2023 Mississippi State 63 Alabama 66
1/28/2023 TCU 74 Mississippi State 81
1/31/2023 Mississippi State South Carolina
2/4/2023 Missouri Mississippi State
2/8/2023 LSU Mississippi State
2/11/2023 Mississippi State Arkansas
2/15/2023 Kentucky Mississippi State
2/18/2023 Mississippi State Ole Miss
2/21/2023 Mississippi State Missouri
2/25/2023 Texas A&M Mississippi State
2/28/2023 South Carolina Mississippi State
3/4/2023 Mississippi State Vanderbilt
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023 SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL Tampa, FL

South Carolina Schedule/Results

Date Visitor PTs Home PTs
11/8/2022 SC State 77 South Carolina 80
11/11/2022 Clemson 58 South Carolina 60
11/17/2022 Colorado St 85 South Carolina 53
11/18/2022 South Carolina 60 Davidson 69
11/20/2022 Furman 79 South Carolina 60
11/25/2022 SC Upstate 53 South Carolina 68
11/30/2022 South Carolina 55 G Washington 79
12/3/2022 South Carolina 74 Georgetown 71
12/11/2022 Presbyterian 57 South Carolina 68
12/14/2022 South Carolina 70 UAB 84
12/17/2022 East Carolina 64 South Carolina 56
12/22/2022 Western KY 58 South Carolina 65
12/30/2022 E Michigan 64 South Carolina 74
1/3/2023 South Carolina 79 Vanderbilt 84
1/7/2023 Tennessee 85 South Carolina 42
1/10/2023 South Carolina 71 Kentucky 68
1/14/2023 Texas A&M 94 South Carolina 53
1/17/2023 Ole Miss 70 South Carolina 58
1/21/2023 Auburn 81 South Carolina 66
1/25/2023 South Carolina 60 Florida 81
1/28/2023 South Carolina 78 Georgia 81
1/31/2023 Mississippi State South Carolina
2/4/2023 Arkansas South Carolina
2/7/2023 South Carolina Missouri
2/11/2023 South Carolina Ole Miss
2/14/2023 Vanderbilt South Carolina
2/18/2023 South Carolina LSU
2/22/2023 Alabama South Carolina
2/25/2023 South Carolina Tennessee
2/28/2023 South Carolina Mississippi State
3/4/2023 Georgia South Carolina
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023 SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023 NCAA Tournament

Injuries and Suspensions

Mississippi State

[G] Jamel Horton (Undisclosed) – Out

South Carolina

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

Mississippi State-South Carolina Prediction

South Carolina 66, Mississippi State 74

Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.

Tuesday‘s game tips off at 6:30 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

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