SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at South Carolina

South Carolina-Mississippi State basketball game preview

The Mississippi State Bulldogs visit the South Carolina Gamecocks on Wednesday in Columbia 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 72.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 67.2 points per contest. South Carolina scores an average of 71.6 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 69.3 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Mississippi State	0.464	0.318	0.726	11.20	+6.44	7.88	3.64	13.80	12.92
South Carolina	0.428	0.321	0.651	13.52	+3.04	8.04	4.92	13.88	14.88
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Mississippi State	0.433	0.318	36.52	30.08	0.34	+5.52	5.44	72.8	67.2
South Carolina	0.411	0.321	38.80	35.76	0.36	+2.32	6.80	71.6	69.3

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– 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 3PT%– 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.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s 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	25	160	26	118	464	18.56

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
5. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	25	160	335	0.478

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
10. Stevenson, Erik	USC	25	47	1.88
12. Reese V, James	USC	23	41	1.78

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
1. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	25	118	132	0.89

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
9. Brooks, Garrison	MSU	25	62	109	171	6.84
17. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Brown,	25	59	83	142	5.68
19. James, Josiah-Jordan	Jordan	22	29	94	123	5.59

Mississippi State vs. South Carolina Basketball Series History

Mississippi State leads 25-16

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

South Carolina Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	James Reese V	G	6′-4″	170	SR
1	Jacobi Wright	G	6′-2″	180	FR
2	Chico Carter Jr.	G	6′-3″	189	JR
4	Tre-Vaughn Minott	C	6′-9″	270	SO
5	Jermaine Couisnard	G	6′-4″	211	JR
10	Erik Stevenson	G	6′-4″	209	SR
12	AJ Wilson	F	6′-7″	234	SR
13	Mike Green	G	6′-2″	190	JR
14	Brandon Martin	F	6′-5″	232	SR
15	Wildens Leveque	F	6′-10″	255	JR
21	Ja’Von Benson	F	6′-7″	250	SO
23	Devin Carter	G	6′-3″	188	FR
24	Keyshawn Bryant	F	6′-6″	187	SR
33	Josh Gray	F	7′-0″	255	SO
44	Ford Cooper Jr.	G	6′-3″	202	JR
55	Ta’Quan Woodley	F	6′-8″	280	FR

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	72	Florida	80
1/22/2022	Ole Miss	60	Mississippi State	78
1/25/2022	Mississippi State	74	Kentucky	82
1/29/2022	Mississippi State	50	Texas Tech	76
2/1/2022	South Carolina	64	Mississippi State	78
2/5/2022	Mississippi State	55	Arkansas	63
2/9/2022	Tennessee	72	Mississippi State	63
2/12/2022	Mississippi State	65	LSU	69
2/16/2022	Mississippi State	75	Alabama	80
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

South Carolina Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	SC Upstate	60	South Carolina	78
11/12/2021	Princeton	62	South Carolina	66
11/14/2021	Western KY	64	South Carolina	75
11/18/2021	UAB	63	South Carolina	66
11/23/2021	Wofford	74	South Carolina	85
11/28/2021	Rider	58	South Carolina	65
12/1/2021	South Carolina	56	Coast Carolina	80
12/5/2021	Georgetown	67	South Carolina	80
12/12/2021	Florida State	65	South Carolina	66
12/14/2021	Allen Univ	51	South Carolina	110
12/18/2021	South Carolina	56	Clemson	70
12/22/2021	Army	75	South Carolina	105
12/29/2021	South Carolina State	PPD	South Carolina	PPD
1/4/2022	Auburn	81	South Carolina	66
1/8/2022	South Carolina	72	Vanderbilt	70
1/11/2022	South Carolina	46	Tennessee	66
1/15/2022	Florida	71	South Carolina	63
1/18/2022	South Carolina	59	Arkansas	75
1/22/2022	Georgia	66	South Carolina	83
1/26/2022	Vanderbilt	61	South Carolina	70
1/29/2022	South Carolina	74	Texas A&M	63
2/1/2022	South Carolina	64	Mississippi State	78
2/5/2022	Tennessee	81	South Carolina	57
2/8/2022	Kentucky	86	South Carolina	76
2/12/2022	South Carolina	80	Georgia	68
2/15/2022	South Carolina	77	Ole Miss	74
2/19/2022	LSU		South Carolina
2/23/2022	Mississippi State		South Carolina
2/26/2022	South Carolina		Alabama
3/1/2022	Missouri		South Carolina
3/5/2022	South Carolina		Auburn

Injuries and Suspensions

Mississippi State

[G] 02/20/2022 – Rocket Watts is “?” (Arm)
[F] 12/01/2021 – Keshawn Murphy is out for season (Redshirt)

South Carolina

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

Mississippi State-South Carolina Prediction

South Carolina 69, Mississippi State 66

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

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-point made per game

Free Throw %

Rebounding