The Mississippi State Bulldogs face off with the Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday in Tuscaloosa in an important 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 SEC Basketball
Venue
Alabama
Arena Name: Coleman Coliseum
Capacity: 15,383
Year Opened: 1968
Game Date/Time
Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 9:00 PM ET
Team Statistical Comparison
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
65.8
56.8
9.1
75.0
41.1
59.9
30.3
11.6
6.5
19.3
21.4
38.2
30.2
14.1
4.6
13.75
25.12
38.88
1.23
16.06
0.467
Alabama
83.0
69.7
13.3
87.5
44.5
70.7
35.4
18.4
9.8
26.1
27.8
38.0
27.5
18.9
7.8
13.19
32.38
45.56
0.95
12.5
0.524
Players and Stats
Mississippi State
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Tolu Smith
1
SR
F
6-10
245
13.8 Pts, 7.9 Reb, 1.6 Ast
D.J. Jeffries
0
SR
F
6-7
215
9.3 Pts, 6.2 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Shakeel Moore
3
JR
G
6-1
180
8.0 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Dashawn Davis
10
SR
G
6-2
185
8.1 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 3.3 Ast
Cameron Matthews
4
JR
F
6-7
220
6.4 Pts, 5.1 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Eric Reed
11
SR
G
6-2
190
5.6 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Tyler Stevenson
14
SR
F
6-8
225
4.0 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.5 Ast
William McNair
13
SR
F
6-10
265
3.7 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
KeShawn Murphy
12
FR
F
6-10
245
4.0 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Kimani Hamilton
5
FR
F
6-7
215
2.6 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Shawn Jones
30
FR
G
6-5
200
2.7 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Jamel Horton
2
SR
G
6-4
190
1.4 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Martavious Russell
21
FR
G
6-2
185
2.1 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.1 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
Alabama
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Garrett Hicks
10
SR
G
6-0
160
14.9 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Dailin Smith
15
JR
G
6-6
185
10.4 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Messiah Thompson
1
JR
G
5-8
10.5 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 3.4 Ast
Olisa Blaise Akonobi
33
SR
C
6-11
7.5 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Omari Peek
2
JR
F
6-6
5.8 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Lorenzo Downey
22
SO
G
6-5
5.2 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Cameron Tucker
3
SR
G
6-1
170
5.3 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 2.9 Ast
EJ Williams
34
SR
C
6-10
275
2.9 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Austin Harvell
11
JR
F
6-6
3.9 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Brandon Powell
12
SR
G
6-3
205
2.6 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Jayland Randall
0
FR
G
6-5
3.4 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Xavier Brewer
13
SR
F
6-9
1.6 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 0.4 Ast
William Tavares de Brito
30
SO
C
6-10
1.6 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Eric Lee
24
JR
G
6-4
195
1.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Caleb Blackwell
4
FR
G
6-0
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
College Basketball Ratings
Mississippi State vs. Alabama Basketball Series History
Alabama leads 130-78
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
Alabama Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Jaden Bradley
G
6′-3″
185
FR
Rochester, NY
1
Mark Sears
G
6′-1″
185
JR
Muscle Shoals, AL
2
Darius Miles
F
6′-6″
185
JR
Washington, DC
3
Rylan Griffen
G
6′-5″
180
FR
Dallas, TX
4
Noah Gurley
F
6′-8″
215
SR
Fayetteville, GA
5
Jahvon Quinerly
G
6′-1″
175
SR
Hackensack, NJ
10
Dominick Welch
G
6′-5″
205
SR
Buffalo, NY
12
Delaney Heard
G
6′-3″
198
JR
Canton, GA
14
Charles Bediako
C
7′-0″
225
SO
Brampton, ON
15
Noah Clowney
F
6′-10″
210
FR
Roebuck, SC
23
Nick Pringle
F
6′-9″
220
JR
Seabrook, SC
24
Brandon Miller
F
6′-9″
200
FR
Antioch, TN
25
Nimari Burnett
G
6′-4″
190
SO
Chicago, IL
30
Adam Cottrell
G
6′-3″
200
SR
Flowery Branch, GA
31
Max Scharnowski
F
6′-6″
205
JR
Elgin, IL
32
Kai Spears
G
6′-2″
160
FR
Pittsburgh, PA
34
Jaden Quinerly
G
6′-0″
155
JR
Hackensack, NJ
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
54
Mississippi State
64
1/11/2023
Mississippi State
50
Georgia
58
1/14/2023
Mississippi State
63
Auburn
69
1/17/2023
Tennessee
70
Mississippi State
59
1/21/2023
Florida
61
Mississippi State
59
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
Alabama Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Longwood
54
Alabama
75
11/11/2022
Liberty
59
Alabama
95
11/15/2022
Alabama
65
South Alabama
55
11/18/2022
J’Ville St
62
Alabama
104
11/24/2022
Alabama
81
Michigan St
70
11/25/2022
UConn
82
Alabama
67
12/3/2022
S Dakota St
65
Alabama
78
12/10/2022
Alabama
71
Houston
65
12/13/2022
Memphis
88
Alabama
91
12/17/2022
Alabama
90
Gonzaga
100
12/20/2022
Jackson St
64
Alabama
84
12/28/2022
Alabama
78
Mississippi State
67
1/3/2023
Ole Miss
62
Alabama
84
1/7/2023
Kentucky
52
Alabama
78
1/11/2023
Alabama
84
Arkansas
69
1/14/2023
LSU
66
Alabama
106
1/17/2023
Alabama
78
Vanderbilt
66
1/21/2023
Alabama
85
Missouri
64
1/25/2023
Mississippi State
Alabama
1/28/2023
Alabama
Oklahoma
1/31/2023
Vanderbilt
Alabama
2/4/2023
Alabama
LSU
2/8/2023
Florida
Alabama
2/11/2023
Alabama
Auburn
2/15/2023
Alabama
Tennessee
2/18/2023
Georgia
Alabama
2/22/2023
Alabama
South Carolina
2/25/2023
Arkansas
Alabama
3/1/2023
Auburn
Alabama
3/4/2023
Alabama
Texas A&M
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] Jamel Horton (Undisclosed) – Questionable
Alabama
[] Nimari Burnett (Wrist) – Out
Source: statfox.com
Mississippi State-Alabama Prediction
Alabama 88, Mississippi State 72
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Wednesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.
