SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at Mississippi State

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The Vanderbilt Commodores 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

Vanderbilt scores an average of 69.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 66.9 points per contest. Mississippi State scores an average of 71.5 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 66.1 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Vanderbilt	0.417	0.328	0.693	9.89	-1.37	7.85	3.37	11.11	13.63
Mississippi State	0.458	0.303	0.724	11.25	+5.89	8.00	3.46	13.32	12.86
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Vanderbilt	0.419	0.301	34.07	35.44	0.28	+2.48	8.04	69.4	66.9
Mississippi State	0.428	0.319	36.29	30.39	0.34	+5.32	5.07	71.5	66.1

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

SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
1. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	27	164	43	162	533	19.7
3. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	28	172	26	134	504	18.0

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
6. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	28	172	362	0.475
10. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	27	164	386	0.425

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
8. Stute, Myles	Vandy	27	55	2.04

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
2. Molinar, Iverson	MSU	28	134	153	0.876
7. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	27	74	92	0.804

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
8. Brooks, Garrison	MSU	28	75	118	193	6.89
11. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	27	40	124	164	6.07
15. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Vandy	27	67	90	157	5.81

Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi State Basketball Series History

Vanderbilt leads 79-51

Vanderbilt Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Tyrin Lawrence	G	6′-4″	195	SO
1	Peyton Daniels	G	6′-2″	185	FR
2	Scotty Pippen Jr.	G	6′-3″	185	JR
3	Rodney Chatman	G	6′-1″	215	SR
4	Jordan Wright	F	6′-6″	215	JR
5	Shane Dezonie	G	6′-5″	215	FR
10	Myles Stute	F	6′-7″	210	SO
11	Gabe Dorsey	G	6′-6″	215	FR
12	Trey Thomas	G	5′-11″	160	SO
15	Terren Frank	F	6′-8″	240	SO
20	Max Adelman	F	6′-5″	205	SO
21	Liam Robbins	C	7′-0″	250	SR
22	Graham Calton	G	6′-5″	200	FR
23	Jamaine Mann	G	6′-6″	230	SO
33	Drew Weikert	G	6′-0″	170	SR
42	Quentin Millora-Brown	F	6′-10″	235	SR

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

Vanderbilt Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/10/2021	Alabama State	72	Vanderbilt	91
11/14/2021	Texas State	60	Vanderbilt	79
11/17/2021	VCU	48	Vanderbilt	37
11/20/2021	Winthrop	63	Vanderbilt	77
11/24/2021	Vanderbilt	68	Pittsburgh	52
11/29/2021	Miss Valley St	36	Vanderbilt	75
12/4/2021	Vanderbilt	72	SMU	84
12/7/2021	Temple	72	Vanderbilt	68
12/10/2021	Loyola Chicago	69	Vanderbilt	58
12/18/2021	Austin Peay	51	Vanderbilt	77
12/23/2021	Vanderbilt	68	Hawai’i	54
12/24/2021	Vanderbilt	69	BYU	67
12/25/2021	Vanderbilt	Canc.	Stanford	Canc.
1/4/2022	Vanderbilt	75	Arkansas	74
1/8/2022	South Carolina	72	Vanderbilt	70
1/11/2022	Kentucky	78	Vanderbilt	66
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt	73	Georgia	66
1/18/2022	Tennessee	68	Vanderbilt	60
1/22/2022	Vanderbilt	42	Florida	61
1/26/2022	Vanderbilt	61	South Carolina	70
1/29/2022	Georgia	77	Vanderbilt	85
2/2/2022	Vanderbilt	70	Kentucky	77
2/5/2022	LSU	66	Vanderbilt	75
2/8/2022	Missouri	62	Vanderbilt	70
2/12/2022	Vanderbilt	64	Tennessee	73
2/16/2022	Vanderbilt	80	Auburn	94
2/19/2022	Texas A&M	67	Vanderbilt	72
2/22/2022	Alabama	74	Vanderbilt	72
2/26/2022	Vanderbilt		Mississippi State
3/1/2022	Florida		Vanderbilt
3/5/2022	Vanderbilt		Ole Miss

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	49	Mississippi State	68
2/23/2022	Mississippi State	56	South Carolina	66
2/26/2022	Vanderbilt		Mississippi State
3/2/2022	Auburn		Mississippi State
3/5/2022	Mississippi State		Texas A&M

Injuries and Suspensions

Vanderbilt

[G] 02/21/2022 – Rodney Chatman is out indefinitely (Hamstring)

Mississippi State

[F] 12/01/2021 – Keshawn Murphy is out for season (Redshirt)
[G] 02/23/2022 – Rocket Watts is “?” (Arm)

Source: statfox.com

Vanderbilt-Mississippi State Prediction

Mississippi State 76, Vanderbilt 67

Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.

Saturday‘s game tips off at 1:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at Mississippi State

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Field Goal %

3-point made per game

Free Throw %

Rebounding