SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Mississippi State

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The Alabama Crimson Tide visit the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday 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

Alabama scores an average of 82.1 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 74.4 points per contest. Mississippi State scores an average of 74.5 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 63.4 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Alabama	0.409	0.321	0.700	12.94	+4.06	7.00	5.13	14.81	14.81
Mississippi State	0.448	0.345	0.741	11.79	+10.14	8.21	3.86	14.43	14.43
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Alabama	0.431	0.301	40.44	36.38	0.34	+7.69	9.44	82.1	74.4
Mississippi State	0.417	0.343	38.64	28.50	0.36	+11.14	6.29	74.5	63.4

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.
4. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	14	80	17	58	235	16.79
6. Shackelford, Jaden	Bama	16	90	51	27	258	16.13
9. Quinerly, Jahvon	Bama	16	92	24	38	246	15.38
Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
6. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	14	80	173	0.462
11. Quinerly, Jahvon	Bama	16	92	216	0.426
13. Shackelford, Jaden	Bama	16	90	222	0.405
3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
1. Shackelford, Jaden	Bama	16	51	3.19
13. Ellis, Keon	Bama	16	30	1.88
15. Moore, Shakeel	MSU	14	24	1.71
Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
1. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	14	58	65	0.892
2. Ellis, Keon	Bama	16	43	49	0.878
Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
9. Brooks, Garrison	MSU	14	28	69	97	6.93
11. Ellis, Keon	Bama	16	26	74	100	6.25
14. Shackelford, Jaden	Bama	16	20	75	95	5.94

Alabama vs. Mississippi State Basketball Series History

Alabama leds 129-77

Alabama Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Noah Gurley	F	6′-8″	215	SR
1	Jusaun Holt	G	6′-6″	190	FR
2	Darius Miles	F	6′-6″	185	SO
3	JD Davison	G	6′-3″	195	FR
4	Juwan Gary	F	6′-6″	218	SO
5	Jaden Shackelford	G	6′-3″	200	JR
10	Charles Bediako	C	7′-0″	225	FR
12	Delaney Heard	G	6′-3″	198	SO
13	Jahvon Quinerly	G	6′-1″	175	JR
14	Keon Ellis	G	6′-6″	175	SR
15	Tyler Barnes	F	6′-8″	210	SR
21	Britton Johnson	G	6′-4″	185	SR
22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	F	6′-8″	215	SO
24	Jaden Quinerly	G	6′-0″	155	SO
25	Nimari Burnett	G	6′-4″	190	SO
30	Adam Cottrell	G	6′-3″	200	JR
33	James Rojas	F	6′-8″	220	SR
35	Alex Tchikou	F	6′-11″	230	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

Alabama Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Louisiana Tech	64	Alabama	93
11/12/2021	S Dakota St	88	Alabama	104
11/16/2021	South Alabama	68	Alabama	73
11/19/2021	Oakland	59	Alabama	86
11/25/2021	Alabama	72	Iona	68
11/26/2021	Alabama	71	Drake	80
11/28/2021	Miami	64	Alabama	96
12/4/2021	Alabama	91	Gonzaga	82
12/11/2021	Houston	82	Alabama	83
12/14/2021	Alabama	78	Memphis	92
12/18/2021	J’Ville St	59	Alabama	65
12/21/2021	Davidson	79	Alabama	78
12/29/2021	Tennessee	68	Alabama	73
1/5/2022	Alabama	83	Florida	70
1/8/2022	Alabama	86	Missouri	92
1/11/2022	Auburn	81	Alabama	77
1/15/2022	Alabama		Mississippi State
1/19/2022	LSU		Alabama
1/22/2022	Missouri		Alabama
1/25/2022	Alabama		Georgia
1/29/2022	Baylor		Alabama
2/1/2022	Alabama		Auburn
2/5/2022	Kentucky		Alabama
2/9/2022	Alabama		Ole Miss
2/12/2022	Arkansas		Alabama
2/16/2022	Mississippi State		Alabama
2/19/2022	Alabama		Kentucky
2/22/2022	Alabama		Vanderbilt
2/26/2022	South Carolina		Alabama
3/2/2022	Texas A&M		Alabama
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

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		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

Alabama

[F] 11/03/2021 – James Rojas is out indefinitely (Knee)

Mississippi State

[F] 12/01/2021 – Keshawn Murphy is out for season (Redshirt)
[F] 01/12/2022 – Tolu Smith is “?” (COVID-19)

Source: statfox.com

Alabama-Mississippi State Prediction

Mississippi State 76, Alabama 72

Saturday‘s game tips off at 6:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Mississippi State

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding