SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Mississippi State

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LSU visits Mississippi State on Wednesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, team ratings, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

LSU scores an average of 81.5 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 74.3 points per contest. Mississippi State scores an average of 70.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 65.3 points per contest.

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB RBPG SPG BPG APG TOPG
LSU 46.0 33.8 75.9 189 40.6 9.1 2.8 12.2 12.7
LSU OPP 42.0 30.1 71.1 214 39.6 6.1 2.9 13.6 14.7
FG% 3PT% FT% ORB RBPG SPG BPG APG TOPG
Mississippi State 45.0 36.8 64.2 260 43.0 7.0 4.8 12.6 14.7
Mississippi State OPP 39.9 32.3 75.2 189 34.6 6.5 3.8 13.7 13.0

Key: ORB=Offensive rebounds; RBPG=Rebounds per game; SPG=Steals per game; BPG=Blocked shots per game; APG=Assists per game; TOPG=Turnovers per game.

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Statistical Leaders

SCORING

F.Name L.Name Team PPG FG% 3FG% FT%
Cameron Thomas LSU 22.3 39.7 29.0 89.7
D.J. Stewart MSU 17.7 43.5 38.1 77.2
Iverson Molinar MSU 16.8 47.3 49.0 83.6
Trendon Watford LSU 16.8 46.9 33.3 70.8
Javonte Smart LSU 15.4 47.4 43.9 75.0
Tolu Smith MSU 12.6 56.4 — 60.7
Darius Days LSU 12.1 55.8 41.2 71.0

STEALS

F.Name L.Name Team STLs SPG
D.J. Stewart MSU 29 1.5
Javonte Smart LSU 23 1.4
Darius Days LSU 21 1.3
Trendon Watford LSU 20 1.3
Josh LeBlanc LSU 16 1.2
Jalen Cook LSU 14 1.1
Eric Gaines LSU 19 1.1
Iverson Molinar MSU 19 1.1
Cameron Matthews MSU 20 1.0
Cameron Thomas LSU 16 0.9

BLOCKS

F.Name L.Name Team BLKs BPG
Abdul Ado MSU 38 1.9
Tolu Smith MSU 17 0.9
Josh LeBlanc LSU 10 0.8
Trendon Watford LSU 9 0.6
Mwani Wilkinson LSU 10 0.6
Shareef O’Neal LSU 5 0.5
Quinten Post MSU 9 0.5
Cameron Matthews MSU 7 0.4

REBOUNDS

F.Name L.Name Team DREBs REBs RPG
Tolu Smith MSU 97 167 8.4
Darius Days LSU 83 126 7.9
Trendon Watford LSU 89 116 7.3
Abdul Ado MSU 79 128 6.4
Javian Davis MSU 44 72 4.5
Shareef O’Neal LSU 31 44 4.4
Iverson Molinar MSU 64 69 4.1

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LSU vs. Mississippi State Basketball Series History

LSU leads 112-102.

College Basketball Ratings

Source LSU Mississippi State
NCAA NET 42 73
Sagarin 40 67
ESPN BPI 27 56
Ken Pomeroy 43 66
Massey Composite 38 71

LSU Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS
0 Mwani Wilkinson F 6′-5″ 215 FR
1 Ja’Vonte Smart G 6′-4″ 205 JR
2 Trendon Watford F 6′-9″ 240 SO
3 Jalen Cook G 6′-0″ 205 FR
4 Darius Days F 6′-7″ 245 JR
5 Parker Edwards G 6′-2″ 185 SO
10 Brandon Egemo G 6′-0″ 175 FR
11 Josh LeBlanc Sr. F 6′-7″ 230 JR
15 Aundre Hyatt G 6′-6″ 225 SO
21 Charles Manning Jr. G 6′-5″ 205 SR
22 Bryan Penn-Johnson C 7′-0″ 260 SO
24 Cameron Thomas G 6′-4″ 210 FR
25 Eric Gaines G 6′-2″ 155 FR
32 Shareef O’Neal F 6′-10″ 225 SO
34 Josh Gray C 6′-11″ 255 FR

Mississippi State Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS
0 Jalen Johnson F 6′-6″ 210 SR
1 Iverson Molinar G 6′-3″ 190 SO
2 Javian Davis F 6′-9″ 245 SO
3 D.J. Stewart Jr. G 6′-6″ 205 SO
4 Cameron Matthews G 6′-7″ 220 FR
5 Deivon Smith G 6′-1″ 165 FR
11 Andersson Garcia G 6′-7″ 205 FR
20 Derek Fountain F 6′-9″ 210 FR
21 Justin Rumph G 6′-5″ 215 JR
24 Abdul Ado F 6′-11″ 255 SR
25 Isaac Stansbury G 6′-1″ 160 SO
30 Andrew Junkin F 6′-11″ 240 SO
32 Quinten Post F 7′-0″ 240 SO
33 Reggie Morris G 6′-1″ 160 FR
35 Tolu Smith F 6′-10″ 245 SO
55 Keondre Montgomery G 6′-7″ 200 FR

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LSU Schedule/Results

Date Visitor Points Home Points
11/26/2020* SIUE 81 LSU 94
11/28/2020 LSU 81 Saint Louis 85
11/30/2020 SE Louisiana 43 LSU 96
12/6/2020 Louisiana Tech 55 LSU 86
12/12/2020 LSU PPD South Florida PPD
12/14/2020 Sam Houston St. 66 LSU 88
12/16/2020 New Orleans PPD LSU PPD
12/19/2020 North Texas PPD LSU PPD
12/22/2020 VCU PPD LSU PPD
12/26/2020 Nicholls 80 LSU 86
12/29/2020 Texas A&M 54 LSU 77
1/2/2021 LSU 79 Florida 83
1/6/2021 Georgia 92 LSU 94
1/9/2021 LSU PPD Missouri PPD
1/9/2021 LSU 75 Ole Miss 61
1/13/2021 Arkansas 76 LSU 92
1/16/2021 South Carolina 80 LSU 85
1/19/2021 Alabama 105 LSU 75
1/23/2021 LSU 69 Kentucky 82
1/26/2021 LSU 78 Texas A&M 66
1/30/2021 Texas Tech 76 LSU 71
2/3/2021 LSU 60 Alabama 78
2/6/2021 Florida PPD LSU PPD
2/10/2021 LSU Mississippi State
2/13/2021 Tennessee LSU
2/20/2021 Auburn LSU
2/23/2021 LSU Georgia
2/27/2021 LSU Arkansas
3/2/2021 Vanderbilt LSU

Mississippi State Schedule/Results

Date Visitor Points Home Points
11/25/2020* Mississippi St 42 Clemson 53
11/26/2020* Liberty 84 Mississippi St 73
11/30/2020 Texas State 51 Mississippi St 68
12/4/2020 North Texas 63 Mississippi St 69
12/8/2020 Jackson State 59 Mississippi St 82
12/12/2020 Mississippi St 82 Dayton 85
12/16/2020 Cent Arkansas 65 Mississippi St 81
12/21/2020 Mississippi Valley 48 Mississippi St 87
12/30/2020 Mississippi St 83 Georgia 73
1/2/2021 Kentucky 78 Mississippi St 73
1/5/2021 Missouri 63 Mississippi St 78
1/9/2021 Mississippi St 84 Vanderbilt 81
1/13/2021 Texas A&M 56 Mississippi St 55
1/16/2021 Florida 69 Mississippi St 72
1/19/2021 Ole Miss 64 Mississippi St 46
1/23/2021 Mississippi St 73 Alabama 81
1/26/2021 Mississippi St 53 Tennessee 56
1/30/2021 Iowa State 56 Mississippi St 95
2/2/2021 Mississippi St 45 Arkansas 61
2/6/2021 Mississippi State 75 South Carolina 59
2/10/2021 LSU Mississippi State
2/13/2021 Vanderbilt Mississippi State
2/16/2021 Mississippi State Auburn
2/20/2021 Mississippi State Ole Miss
2/24/2021 South Carolina Mississippi State
2/27/2021 Alabama Mississippi State
3/3/2021 Mississippi State Texas A&M

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Injuries and Suspensions

LSU

[F] 01/30/2021 – Darius Days is out indefinitely (Knee)
[C] 12/26/2020 – Bryan Penn-Johnson is out indefinitely (Personal)

Mississippi State

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

LSU-Mississippi State Prediction

Mississippi State 71, LSU 68


Wednesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 PM ET. TV: ESPNU.

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