SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Florida

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The Mississippi State Bulldogs visit the Florida Gators on Wednesday in Gainesville 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

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. Florida scores an average of 73.6 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
Mississippi State	0.448	0.345	0.741	11.79	+10.14	8.21	3.86	14.43	14.43
Florida	0.440	0.312	0.715	13.00	+2.93	9.71	5.71	12.93	12.93
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Mississippi State	0.417	0.343	38.64	28.50	0.36	+11.14	6.29	74.5	63.4
Florida	0.435	0.299	37.00	34.07	0.35	+10.29	7.64	73.6	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
8. Castleton, Colin	UF	14	78	0	62	218	15.57
Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
4. Castleton, Colin	UF	14	78	149	0.523
6. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	14	80	173	0.462
3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
12. Jones, Myreon	UF	13	25	1.92
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
7. Appleby, Tyree	UF	14	46	55	0.836
8. Fleming Jr., Phlandrous	UF	14	43	52	0.827
Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
2. Castleton, Colin	UF	14	49	80	129	9.21
9. Brooks, Garrison	MSU	14	28	69	97	6.93

Mississippi State vs. Florida Basketball Series History

Florida leads 65-52

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

Florida Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Myreon Jones	G	6′-3″	175	SR
1	CJ Felder	F	6′-7″	231	JR
3	Alex Klatsky	G	6′-4″	185	SO
4	Anthony Duruji	F	6′-7″	209	SR
10	Elijah Kennedy	G	6′-3″	185	FR
11	Keyontae Johnson	F	6′-5″	229	SR
12	Colin Castleton	F	6′-11″	231	SR
14	Kowacie Reeves	G	6′-6″	182	FR
20	Jack May	G	6′-4″	175	SO
22	Tyree Appleby	G	6′-1″	163	SR
23	Brandon McKissic	G	6′-3″	185	SR
24	Phlandrous Fleming Jr.	G	6′-5″	205	SR
32	Tuongthach Gatkek	F	6′-9″	172	SO
33	Jason Jitoboh	C	6′-11″	305	JR
44	Niels Lane	G	6′-5″	206	SO

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	76	Mississippi State	78
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

Florida Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Elon	61	Florida	74
11/14/2021	Florida State	55	Florida	71
11/18/2021	Milwaukee	45	Florida	81
11/22/2021	Florida	80	California	60
11/24/2021	Florida	71	Ohio State	68
11/28/2021	Troy	45	Florida	84
12/1/2021	Florida	67	Oklahoma	74
12/6/2021	Texas Southern	69	Florida	54
12/8/2021	North Florida	55	Florida	85
12/12/2021	Florida	68	Maryland	70
12/18/2021	South Florida	55	Florida	66
12/22/2021	Stony Brook	62	Florida	87
12/29/2021	Florida	PPD	Ole Miss	PPD
1/5/2022	Alabama	83	Florida	70
1/8/2022	Florida	73	Auburn	85
1/12/2022	LSU	64	Florida	58
1/15/2022	Florida	71	South Carolina	63
1/19/2022	Mississippi State		Florida
1/22/2022	Vanderbilt		Florida
1/26/2022	Florida		Tennessee
1/29/2022	Oklahoma State		Florida
2/2/2022	Florida		Missouri
2/5/2022	Ole Miss		Florida
2/9/2022	Georgia		Florida
2/12/2022	Florida		Kentucky
2/15/2022	Florida		Texas A&M
2/19/2022	Auburn		Florida
2/22/2022	Arkansas		Florida
2/26/2022	Florida		Georgia
3/1/2022	Florida		Vanderbilt
3/5/2022	Kentucky		Florida

Injuries and Suspensions

Mississippi State

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

Florida

None reported.
Source: statfox.com

Mississippi State-Florida Prediction

Mississippi State 73, Florida 71

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

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Florida

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding