The Mississippi State Bulldogs clash with the Tennessee Volunteers on Wednesday in Knoxville in a much anticipated 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.
John H. Sanford, 14Powers Hoops
Venue
Tennessee
Arena Name: Thompson-Boling Arena
Capacity: 21,678
Year Opened: 1987
Team Statistical Comparison
Stat
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Winning %
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Three Point %
FT Made P/G
Three Pointers P/G
FT Attempts P/G
3-Point Attempts P/G
FG % Defense
3-Point % Defense
Fouls Per Game
Rebound Margin
Rebounds (Off.) P/G
Rebounds (Def) P/G
Rebounds Per Game
Assist/Turnover Ratio
TOs Forced P/G
Effective FG pct
Mississippi State
68.2
54.5
13.6
84.6
42.2
64.8
31.1
12.2
6.8
18.8
21.8
36.6
29.4
13.7
6.8
13.8
26.4
40.2
1.2
16.1
0.480
Tennessee
73.8
53.2
20.5
84.6
41.9
71.4
32.4
16.5
7.8
23.2
24.2
33.2
21.2
16.4
8.5
14.9
26.6
41.5
1.2
18.2
0.485
Players and Stats
Mississippi State
NAME
#
CL
POS
HT
WT
STATS
Tolu Smith
1
SR
F
6-10
245
14.8 Pts, 8.5 Reb, 1.8 Ast
D.J. Jeffries
0
SR
F
6-7
215
9.7 Pts, 6.3 Reb, 2.2 Ast
Cameron Matthews
4
JR
F
6-7
220
6.9 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Dashawn Davis
10
SR
G
6-2
185
8.7 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 2.9 Ast
Eric Reed
11
SR
G
6-2
190
6.4 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Shakeel Moore
3
JR
G
6-1
180
7.0 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Tyler Stevenson
14
SR
F
6-8
225
4.2 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.6 Ast
William McNair
13
SR
F
6-10
265
3.8 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 0.3 Ast
KeShawn Murphy
12
FR
F
6-10
245
4.3 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Shawn Jones
30
FR
G
6-5
200
4.0 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Kimani Hamilton
5
FR
F
6-7
215
2.4 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Jamel Horton
2
SR
G
6-4
190
1.5 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Martavious Russell
21
FR
G
6-2
185
2.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Justin Rumph
15
SR
G
6-5
215
1.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Isaac Stansbury
25
SR
G
6-1
160
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Tyler Brumfield
24
SO
G
6-2
Tennessee
NAME
#
CL
POS
HT
WT
STATS
Olivier Nkamhoua
13
SR
F
6-8
223
11.5 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 2.7 Ast
Santiago Vescovi
25
SR
G
6-3
188
12.7 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 3.5 Ast
Zakai Zeigler
5
SO
G
5-9
160
10.7 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 3.3 Ast
Tyreke Key
4
SR
G
6-3
205
10.1 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Julian Phillips
2
FR
F
6-8
198
10.1 Pts, 5.6 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Jahmai Mashack
15
SO
G
6-4
192
5.4 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Jonas Aidoo
0
SO
F
6-11
230
4.9 Pts, 5.8 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Uros Plavsic
33
SR
C
7-0
262
4.7 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Josiah-Jordan James
30
SR
G
6-6
207
8.8 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Tobe Awaka
11
FR
F
6-8
250
2.6 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 0.5 Ast
B.J. Edwards
1
FR
G
6-3
188
1.6 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Colin Coyne
35
JR
F
6-9
239
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Kent Gilbert
21
JR
G
6-1
164
0.0 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Alec Kegler
24
SO
G
6-4
212
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Kidd Brizek
32
FR
G
6-6
D.J. Jefferson
44
FR
G
6-5
Evan Shiflet
3
FR
G
6-2
Isaiah Sulack
31
SR
G
6-5
College Basketball Ratings
Mississippi State vs. Tennessee Basketball Series History
Tennessee leads 88-44
Mississippi State Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
D.J. Jeffries
F
6′-7″
225
SR
Olive Branch, MS
1
Tolu Smith
F
6′-11″
245
SR
Bay Saint Louis, MS
2
Jamel Horton Jr.
G
6′-3″
200
SR
Queens, NY
3
Shakeel Moore
G
6′-1″
190
JR
Greensboro, NC
4
Cameron Matthews
G
6′-7″
225
JR
Olive Branch, MS
5
Kimani Hamilton
F
6′-7″
215
FR
Clinton, MS
10
Dashawn Davis
G
6′-2″
195
SR
Bronx, NY
11
Eric Reed Jr.
G
6′-2″
200
SR
Baton Rouge, LA
12
KeShawn Murphy
F
6′-10″
235
FR
Birmingham, AL
13
Will McNair Jr.
F
6′-11″
265
SR
Philadelphia, PA
14
Tyler Stevenson
F
6′-8″
220
SR
Columbus, MS
15
Justin Rumph
G
6′-5″
225
SR
Birmingham, AL
21
Martavious Russell
G
6′-2″
185
FR
Coker, AL
24
Tyler Brumfield
G
6′-2″
180
SO
Los Angeles, CA
25
Isaac Stansbury
G
6′-1″
170
SR
Bowling Green, KY
30
Shawn Jones Jr.
G
6′-5″
200
FR
Houston, TX
Tennessee Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Jonas Aidoo
F
6′-11″
241
SO
Durham, NC
1
B.J. Edwards
G
6′-3″
188
FR
Knoxville, TN
2
Julian Phillips
F
6′-8″
198
FR
Blythewood, SC
3
Evan Shiflet
G
6′-2″
197
FR
Nashville, TN
4
Tyreke Key
G
6′-2″
211
SR
Celina, TN
5
Zakai Zeigler
G
5′-9″
171
SO
Long Island, NY
11
Tobe Awaka
F
6′-8″
250
FR
Hyde Park, NY
13
Olivier Nkamhoua
F
6′-9″
236
SR
–
15
Jahmai Mashack
G
6′-4″
201
SO
Fontana, CA
21
Kent Gilbert
G
6′-1″
178
JR
Greenville, NC
24
Alec Kegler
F
6′-4″
212
SO
Clarksville, TN
25
Santiago Vescovi
G
6′-3″
192
SR
–
30
Josiah-Jordan James
G
6′-6″
224
SR
Charleston, SC
31
Isaiah Sulack
G
6′-5″
192
JR
Knoxville, TN
32
Kidd Brizek
G
6′-6″
194
FR
Powdersville, SC
33
Uros Plavsic
F
7′-1″
265
SR
–
35
Colin Coyne
F
6′-9″
239
JR
Fredericksburg, VA
44
D.J. Jefferson
G
6′-5″
207
FR
Richardson, TX
Mississippi State Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Texas A&M-CC
44
Mississippi State
63
11/11/2022
Mississippi State
73
Akron
54
11/13/2022
AR-Pine Bluff
47
Mississippi State
80
11/17/2022
South Dakota
42
Mississippi State
79
11/21/2022
Marquette
55
Mississippi State
58
11/23/2022
Utah
49
Mississippi State
52
11/28/2022
Omaha
54
Mississippi State
74
12/3/2022
Miss Valley St
52
Mississippi State
82
12/11/2022
Mississippi State
69
Minnesota
51
12/14/2022
Jackson St
59
Mississippi State
69
12/17/2022
Nicholls
66
Mississippi State
68
12/20/2022
Drake
58
Mississippi State
52
12/28/2022
Alabama
78
Mississippi State
67
1/3/2023
Mississippi State
Tennessee
1/7/2023
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
1/11/2023
Mississippi State
Georgia
1/14/2023
Mississippi State
Auburn
1/17/2023
Tennessee
Mississippi State
1/21/2023
Florida
Mississippi State
1/25/2023
Mississippi State
Alabama
1/28/2023
TCU
Mississippi State
1/31/2023
Mississippi State
South Carolina
2/4/2023
Missouri
Mississippi State
2/8/2023
LSU
Mississippi State
2/11/2023
Mississippi State
Arkansas
2/15/2023
Kentucky
Mississippi State
2/18/2023
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
2/21/2023
Mississippi State
Missouri
2/25/2023
Texas A&M
Mississippi State
2/28/2023
South Carolina
Mississippi State
3/4/2023
Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
Tennessee Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Tennessee Tech
43
Tennessee
75
11/13/2022
Colorado
78
Tennessee
66
11/16/2022
FGCU
50
Tennessee
81
11/23/2022
Butler
45
Tennessee
71
11/24/2022
Tennessee
73
USC
66
11/25/2022
Tennessee
64
Kansas
50
11/30/2022
McNeese
40
Tennessee
76
12/4/2022
Alcorn St
40
Tennessee
94
12/7/2022
E Kentucky
49
Tennessee
84
12/11/2022
Maryland
53
Tennessee
56
12/17/2022
Tennessee
70
Arizona
75
12/21/2022
Austin Peay
44
Tennessee
86
12/28/2022
Tennessee
63
Ole Miss
59
1/3/2023
Mississippi State
Tennessee
1/7/2023
Tennessee
South Carolina
1/10/2023
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
1/14/2023
Kentucky
Tennessee
1/17/2023
Tennessee
Mississippi State
1/21/2023
Tennessee
LSU
1/25/2023
Georgia
Tennessee
1/28/2023
Texas
Tennessee
2/1/2023
Tennessee
Florida
2/4/2023
Auburn
Tennessee
2/8/2023
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
2/11/2023
Missouri
Tennessee
2/15/2023
Alabama
Tennessee
2/18/2023
Tennessee
Kentucky
2/21/2023
Tennessee
Texas A&M
2/25/2023
South Carolina
Tennessee
2/28/2023
Arkansas
Tennessee
3/4/2023
Tennessee
Auburn
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
Injuries and Suspensions
Mississippi State
[G] Shawn Jones Jr. (Leg) – Questionable
Tennessee
[G] Josiah-Jordan James (Ankle) – Questionablestatfox.com
Mississippi State-Tennessee Prediction
Tennessee 74, Mississippi State 62
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Wednesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET ET. TV: SEC Network+.
