SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at Mississippi State

Georgia-Mississippi State basketball game preview

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The Georgia Bulldogs visit the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday 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

Georgia scores an average of 70.6 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 73.1 points per contest. Mississippi State scores an average of 74.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 61.9 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Georgia	0.442	0.312	0.714	9.79	1.21	5.43	2.93	14.43	13.79
Mississippi State	0.476	0.356	0.743	11.54	10.85	8.23	4.15	14.69	12.08
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Georgia	0.446	0.340	35.43	34.21	0.29	-2.50	6.64	70.6	73.1
Mississippi State	0.410	0.333	38.77	27.92	0.36	12.77	6.54	74.7	61.9

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	13	73	17	56	219	16.85
17. Bridges, Braelen	UGa	14	68	0	43	179	12.79
20. Oquendo, Kario	UGa	14	65	11	30	171	12.21

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
6. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	13	73	161	0.453

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
8. Baumann, Noah	UGa	13	26	2.00
15. Moore, Shakeel	MSU	13	23	1.77

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
1. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	13	56	63	0.889

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
9. Brooks, Garrison	MSU	13	24	65	89	6.85
17. Bridges, Braelen	UGa	14	25	58	83	5.93

Georgia vs. Mississippi State Basketball Series History

Georgia leads 58-57

Georgia Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jailyn Ingram	F	6′-7″	225	SR
1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim	G	6′-8″	210	SO
2	Cam McDowell	G	6′-5″	185	FR
3	Kario Oquendo	G	6′-4″	210	SO
4	Tyron McMillan	F	6′-9″	220	JR
5	Christian Wright	G	6′-3″	185	FR
10	Aaron Cook	G	6′-2″	185	SR
11	Jaxon Etter	F	6′-4″	205	JR
12	Josh Taylor	F	6′-9″	215	SO
13	Jonathan Ned	F	6′-9″	220	SR
15	Dalen Ridgnal	F	6′-7″	200	JR
20	Noah Baumann	G	6′-6″	210	SR
23	Braelen Bridges	G	6′-11″	240	SR
24	P.J. Horne	F	6′-6″	225	SR
35	Tyrone Baker	F	6′-11″	210	FR

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

Georgia Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	FIU	51	Georgia	58
11/13/2021	Georgia	68	Cincinnati	73
11/16/2021	SC State	60	Georgia	76
11/19/2021	Georgia Tech	88	Georgia	78
11/22/2021	Virginia	65	Georgia	55
11/23/2021	Georgia	62	Northwestern	78
11/28/2021	Wofford	68	Georgia	65
12/1/2021	Memphis	79	Georgia	82
12/7/2021	Jacksonville	58	Georgia	69
12/18/2021	George Mason	80	Georgia	67
12/20/2021	W Carolina	79	Georgia	85
12/22/2021	ETSU	86	Georgia	84
12/29/2021	Gardner-Webb	77	Georgia	60
1/4/2022	Texas A&M	81	Georgia	79
1/8/2022	Georgia	77	Kentucky	92
1/12/2022	Georgia		Mississippi State
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt		Georgia
1/19/2022	Georgia		Auburn
1/22/2022	Georgia		South Carolina
1/25/2022	Alabama		Georgia
1/29/2022	Georgia		Vanderbilt
2/2/2022	Arkansas		Georgia
2/5/2022	Auburn		Georgia
2/9/2022	Georgia		Florida
2/12/2022	South Carolina		Georgia
2/16/2022	Georgia		LSU
2/19/2022	Ole Miss		Georgia
2/22/2022	Georgia		Texas A&M
2/26/2022	Florida		Georgia
3/1/2022	Tennessee		Georgia
3/5/2022	Georgia		Missouri

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		Mississippi State
1/15/2022	Alabama		Mississippi State
1/19/2022	Mississippi State		Florida
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

Georgia

[F] 12/09/2021 – Jailyn Ingram is out for season (Knee)
[F] 10/20/2021 – P.J. Horne is out for season (ACL)

Mississippi State

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

Source: statfox.com

Georgia-Mississippi State Prediction

Mississippi State 82, Georgia 71

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at Mississippi State

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding