SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Texas A&M

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Mississippi State visits Texas A&M 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 along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Mississippi State	45.3	35.0	65.1	25	41.9	6.8	4.7	13.0	15.0
Mississippi State OPP	40.2	32.3	75.9	244	34.8	6.8	3.6	13.6	12.8
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Texas A&M	41.7	30.2	72.3	15	35.8	6.9	1.8	11.6	15.4
Texas A&M OPP	44.3	33.3	64.0	145	34.4	7.0	3.5	16.3	15.5

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

Statistical Leaders

SCORING
F.Name	L.Name	Team	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%
Iverson	Molinar	MSU	16.9	47.8	46.7	82.1
D.J.	Stewart	MSU	16.7	42.6	37.1	77.2
Emanuel	Miller	TAM	14.8	56.7	0.0	78.8
Tolu	Smith	MSU	12.8	58.6	—	61.9
Quenton	Jackson	TAM	9.5	46.4	37.2	73.5
STEALS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	STLs	SPG
D.J.	Stewart	MSU	32	1.5
Hassan	Diarra	TAM	17	1.1
Andre	Gordon	TAM	16	1.1
Quenton	Jackson	TAM	17	1.1
Iverson	Molinar	MSU	21	1.1
Cameron	Matthews	MSU	20	1.0
BLOCKS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	BLKs	BPG
Abdul	Ado	MSU	40	1.8
Tolu	Smith	MSU	19	0.9
Quinten	Post	MSU	10	0.5
Jonathan	Aku	TAM	6	0.4
Savion	Flagg	TAM	5	0.4
Kevin	Marfo	TAM	6	0.4
REBOUNDS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Tolu	Smith	MSU	76	184	8.4
Emanuel	Miller	TAM	38	108	7.7
Abdul	Ado	MSU	52	135	6.1
Savion	Flagg	TAM	24	63	4.5
Javian	Davis	MSU	29	75	4.2
Kevin	Marfo	TAM	23	62	4.1
Iverson	Molinar	MSU	5	75	3.9

Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M Basketball Series History

The series is tied 7-7.

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Mississippi State	Texas A&M
NCAA NET	80	141
Sagarin	73	121
ESPN BPI	59	132
Ken Pomeroy	67	129
Massey Composite	79	129

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

Texas A&M Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jay Jay Chandler	G	6′-4″	183	SR
1	Savion Flagg	G	6′-7″	223	SR
2	Hayden Hefner	G	6′-6″	182	FR
3	Quenton Jackson	G	6′-5″	175	SR
4	Jaxson Robinson	G	6′-7″	193	FR
5	Emanuel Miller	F	6′-7″	208	SO
10	Everett Vaughn	F	6′-10″	257	SO
11	Hassan Diarra	G	6′-2″	197	FR
13	Cashius McNeilly	G	6′-4″	191	FR
15	Jonathan Aku	F	6′-10″	263	SO
20	Andre Gordon	G	6′-2″	188	SO
21	Zach Walker	G	6′-4″	203	JR
24	LaDamien Bradford	G	6′-4″	223	FR
31	Luke McGhee	F	6′-11″	247	JR
33	Jackson Young	G	6′-2″	193	FR
45	Kevin Marfo	F	6′-8″	247	SR

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	94	Mississippi State	80
2/13/2021	Vanderbilt	72	Mississippi State	51
2/18/2021	Mississippi State	PPD	Auburn	PPD
2/20/2021	Mississippi State	66	Ole Miss	56
2/24/2021	South Carolina	48	Mississippi State	69
2/27/2021	Alabama	64	Mississippi State	59
3/3/2021	Mississippi State		Texas A&M
3/6/2021	Mississippi State		Auburn

Texas A&M Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/29/2020	New Orleans	53	Texas A&M	82
12/2/2020	Tarleton	66	Texas A&M	73
12/6/2020	UT Rio Grande	68	Texas A&M	81
12/12/2020	Texas A&M	55	TCU	73
12/15/2020	SE Louisiana	52	Texas A&M	69
12/21/2020	Wofford	52	Texas A&M	70
12/29/2020	Texas A&M	54	LSU	77
1/2/2021	Auburn	66	Texas A&M	68
1/6/2021	Texas A&M	54	South Carolina	78
1/9/2021	Tennessee	68	Texas A&M	54
1/13/2021	Texas A&M	56	Mississippi St	55
1/16/2021	Missouri	68	Texas A&M	52
1/20/2021	Texas A&M	PPD	Vanderbilt	PPD
1/23/2021	Texas A&M	50	Ole Miss	61
1/26/2021	LSU	78	Texas A&M	66
1/30/2021	Texas A&M	68	Kansas State	61
2/3/2021	Vanderbilt	PPD	Texas A&M	PPD
2/6/2021	Texas A&M	PPD	Arkansas	PPD
2/10/2021	Georgia	PPD	Texas A&M	PPD
2/13/2021	Texas A&M	PPD	Florida	PPD
2/18/2021	Alabama	PPD	Texas A&M	PPD
2/20/2021	Arkansas	PPD	Texas A&M	PPD
2/23/2021	Texas A&M	PPD	Kentucky	PPD
2/27/2021	Texas A&M	PPD	Missouri	PPD
3/3/2021	Mississippi State		Texas A&M
3/6/2021	Texas A&M		Arkansas

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Injuries and Suspensions

Mississippi State

[F] 02/27/2021 – Cameron Matthews is “?” (Undisclosed)

Texas A&M

[G] 11/24/2020 – Cashius McNeilly is out for season (COVID-19)
[G] 02/20/2021 – Savion Flagg is “?” (Back)

Source: statfox.com

Mississippi State-Texas A&M Prediction

Mississippi State 67, Texas A&M 63

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 6:30 PM ET. TV: SEC NETWORK.