Home Mississippi State Basketball SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Mississippi State
The Ole Miss Rebels collide with the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday in a critical SEC basketball matchup in Starkville. 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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Venue
Mississippi State
Arena Name: Humphrey Coliseum
Capacity: 10,575
Year Opened: 1975
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
Ole Miss
69.2
63.5
5.7
61.5
44.1
67.8
31.4
12.2
5.9
17.9
18.8
40.7
33.2
15.4
4.6
12.9
24.9
37.7
1.0
13.9
0.492
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
Players and Stats
Ole Miss
NAME
#
CL
POS
HT
WT
STATS
Matthew Murrell
11
JR
G
6-4
200
14.8 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Amaree Abram
1
FR
G
6-4
9.1 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 2.2 Ast
Jaemyn Brakefield
4
JR
F
6-8
216
8.5 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Myles Burns
3
SR
F
6-6
7.0 Pts, 6.8 Reb, 1.1 Ast
TJ Caldwell
2
FR
G
6-4
4.8 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Daeshun Ruffin
24
SO
G
5-9
160
9.5 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 3.3 Ast
Jayveous McKinnis
0
SR
F
6-7
4.4 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Robert Allen
21
SR
F
6-8
230
4.0 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Josh Mballa
33
SR
F
6-7
4.7 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Theo Akwuba
10
SR
F
6-11
3.0 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 0.3 Ast
James White
5
SO
G
6-5
190
3.2 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Tye Fagan
14
SR
G
6-3
195
1.7 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Malique Ewin
12
FR
F
6-10
1.3 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Davis Ambuehl
45
FR
F
6-7
Cam Brent
55
FR
G
5-4
Robert Cowherd
13
FR
G
6-5
Bert Passman
23
FR
F
6-6
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
College Basketball Ratings
Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State Basketball Series History
Mississippi State leads 147-119
Ole Miss Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Jayveous McKinnis
F
6′-7″
225
SR
Pearl, MS
1
Amaree Abram
G
6′-4″
190
FR
Port Arthur, TX
2
TJ Caldwell
G
6′-4″
190
FR
Dallas, TX
3
Myles Burns
F
6′-6″
210
SR
Houston, TX
4
Jaemyn Brakefield
F
6′-8″
220
JR
Jackson, MS
5
James White
G
6′-5″
190
SO
Conyers, GA
10
Theo Akwuba
F
6′-11″
225
SR
Montgomery, AL
11
Matthew Murrell
G
6′-4″
200
JR
Memphis, TN
12
Malique Ewin
F
6′-10″
220
FR
Lawrenceville, GA
13
Robert Cowherd
G
6′-5″
195
FR
Grayson, GA
14
Tye Fagan
G
6′-3″
198
SR
Logtown, GA
21
Robert Allen
F
6′-8″
230
SR
Orlando, FL
24
Daeshun Ruffin
G
5′-9″
160
SO
Jackson, MS
33
Josh Mballa
F
6′-7″
220
SR
–
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
Ole Miss Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Alcorn St
58
Ole Miss
73
11/11/2022
FAU
67
Ole Miss
80
11/15/2022
Chattanooga
58
Ole Miss
70
11/18/2022
UT Martin
68
Ole Miss
72
11/24/2022
Ole Miss
72
Stanford
68
11/24/2022
Siena
62
Ole Miss
74
12/3/2022
Ole Miss
57
Memphis
68
12/10/2022
Valparaiso
61
Ole Miss
98
12/14/2022
UCF
72
Ole Miss
61
12/17/2022
Temple
55
Ole Miss
63
12/20/2022
North Alabama
65
Ole Miss
66
12/28/2022
Tennessee
63
Ole Miss
59
1/3/2023
Ole Miss
62
Alabama
84
1/7/2023
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
1/10/2023
Auburn
Ole Miss
1/14/2023
Georgia
Ole Miss
1/17/2023
Ole Miss
South Carolina
1/21/2023
Ole Miss
Arkansas
1/24/2023
Missouri
Ole Miss
1/28/2023
Ole Miss
Oklahoma St
1/31/2023
Kentucky
Ole Miss
2/4/2023
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
2/7/2023
Ole Miss
Georgia
2/11/2023
South Carolina
Ole Miss
2/15/2023
Ole Miss
Florida
2/18/2023
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
2/22/2023
Ole Miss
Auburn
2/25/2023
LSU
Ole Miss
2/28/2023
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
3/4/2023
Ole Miss
Missouri
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
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
53
Tennessee
87
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
Injuries and Suspensions
Ole Miss
None reported.
Mississippi State
[G] Shawn Jones Jr. (Leg) – Out
Ole Miss-Mississippi State Prediction
Mississippi State 64, Ole Miss 59
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Saturday‘s game tips off at 2:00 PM ET ET. TV: SEC Network+.
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