SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Texas A&M

Texas A&M-Mississippi State basketball game preview

The Mississippi State Bulldogs visit the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday in College Station 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 71.6 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 66.2 points per contest. Texas A&M scores an average of 72.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 66.7 points per contest.

This is going to be a showdown. Two teams one win from finishing .500 in the SEC. If the winner of this game makes a good run in the SEC Tourney that team could find themselves dancing at the Big Dance. The loser is pretty much relegated to the NIT at best, barring winning the SEC Tournament. That’s almost impossible to do for a team not seeded in the upper echelon of the SEC. If you enjoy sports betting this game could be an interesting challenge.

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB RBM SPG BPG APG TOPG
Mississippi State 0.459 0.302 0.724 11.10 5.55 8.10 3.38 13.34 12.83
Texas A&M 0.440 0.323 0.684 12.66 0.62 10.38 3.79 14.10 13.21
Opp FG% Opp 3PT% RB Off RB Def OFRB% Scor. M 3ptMPG TM PPG Opp PPG
Mississippi State 0.430 0.318 36.03 30.48 0.34 +5.31 4.93 71.6 66.2
Texas A&M 0.419 0.331 35.31 34.69 0.35 +6.14 6.83 72.8 66.7

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.

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Statistical Leaders

SEC Rnk/Player Team Games FG 3PTFG FTs Points Avg.
3. Molinar, Iverson MSU 28 172 26 134 504 18.0
10. Jackson, Quenton TA&M 28 126 34 108 394 14.1

Field Goal %

SEC Rnk/Player Team Games FGM FGA FG%
6. Molinar, Iverson MSU 28 172 362 0.475

3-point made per game

SEC Rnk/Player Team Games 3PT Made Avg. Per Game

Free Throw %

SEC Rnk/Player Team Games FT Att. FT Made FT%
2. Molinar, Iverson MSU 28 134 153 0.876
5. Jackson, Quenton TA&M 28 108 127 0.850

Rebounding

SEC Rnk/Player Team Games Off Def Total Avg. Per Game
8. Brooks, Garrison MSU 28 75 118 193 6.89
12. Coleman III, Henry TA&M 27 70 93 163 6.04
20. Radford, Tyrece TA&M 28 64 90 154 5.50

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Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M Basketball Series History

Series tied at 8-8

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

Texas A&M Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS
0 Aaron Cash G 6′-6″ 201 JR
1 Marcus Williams G 6′-2″ 197 SO
2 Hayden Hefner G 6′-6″ 182 SO
3 Quenton Jackson G 6′-5″ 173 SR
4 Wade Taylor IV G 6′-0″ 186 FR
5 Hassan Diarra G 6′-2″ 196 SO
10 Ethan Henderson F 6′-8″ 193 SR
11 Jalen Johnson F 6′-6″ 210 SR
12 Everett Vaughn F 6′-10″ 255 JR
15 Henry Coleman III F 6′-8″ 243 SO
20 Andre Gordon G 6′-2″ 186 JR
22 Davin Watkins G 6′-1″ 185 FR
23 Tyrece Radford G 6′-2″ 200 JR
24 Zach Walker G 6′-4″ 199 SR
31 Javonte Brown F 7′-0″ 253 FR
32 Ashton Smith F 6′-9″ 252 FR
35 Manny Obaseki G 6′-4″ 189 FR

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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 69 Mississippi State 74
3/2/2022 Auburn 81 Mississippi State 68
3/5/2022 Mississippi State Texas A&M

Texas A&M Schedule/Results

Date Visitor Points Home Points
11/10/2021 North Florida 46 Texas A&M 64
11/12/2021 Abilene Chrstn 80 Texas A&M 81
11/14/2021 Texas A&M-CC 65 Texas A&M 86
11/17/2021 Houston Baptist 39 Texas A&M 73
11/22/2021 Texas A&M 58 Wisconsin 69
11/23/2021 Texas A&M 57 Butler 50
11/24/2021 Texas A&M 73 Notre Dame 67
11/30/2021 New Orleans 65 Texas A&M 85
12/11/2021 TCU 68 Texas A&M 64
12/14/2021 Tulane Canc. Texas A&M Canc.
12/18/2021 Texas A&M 83 Oregon State 73
12/21/2021 N’Western St 61 Texas A&M 80
12/29/2021 Central Arkansas 59 Texas A&M 85
1/4/2022 Texas A&M 81 Georgia 79
1/8/2022 Arkansas 81 Texas A&M 86
1/11/2022 Ole Miss 51 Texas A&M 67
1/15/2022 Texas A&M 67 Missouri 64
1/19/2022 Kentucky 64 Texas A&M 58
1/22/2022 Texas A&M 73 Arkansas 76
1/26/2022 Texas A&M 64 LSU 70
1/29/2022 South Carolina 74 Texas A&M 63
2/1/2022 Texas A&M 80 Tennessee 90
2/5/2022 Missouri 70 Texas A&M 66
2/8/2022 LSU 76 Texas A&M 68
2/12/2022 Texas A&M 58 Auburn 75
2/15/2022 Florida 55 Texas A&M 56
2/19/2022 Texas A&M 67 Vanderbilt 72
2/22/2022 Georiga 77 Texas A&M 91
2/26/2022 Texas A&M 76 Ole Miss 66
3/2/2022 Texas A&M 87 Alabama 81
3/5/2022 Mississippi State Texas A&M

Injuries and Suspensions

Mississippi State

[G] 03/02/2022 – Rocket Watts is “?” (Elbow)
[F] 12/01/2021 – Keshawn Murphy is out for season (Redshirt)

Texas A&M

[G] 03/02/2022 – Marcus Williams is “?” (Disciplinary)
[F] 01/19/2022 – Ashton Smith is out for season (Redshirt)
[F] 10/25/2021 – Jalen Johnson is out for season (Knee)

Source: statfox.com

Mississippi State-Texas A&M Prediction

Mississippi State 71, Texas A&M 69

Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.


Saturday‘s game tips off at 8:30 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

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