The LSU Tigers engage the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday in Starkville in a momentous 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
Mississippi State
Arena Name: Humphrey Coliseum
Capacity: 10,575
Year Opened: 1975
Game Date/Time
Wednesday, February 8, 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
LSU
67.0
68.5
-1.5
54.5
41.8
70.3
33.3
12.7
7.2
18.0
21.5
43.8
31.9
16.4
-0.1
10.9
23.8
34.7
1.0
12.6
0.482
Mississippi State
65.6
59.0
6.6
63.6
41.6
62.4
28.1
11.8
5.8
19.0
20.7
38.7
31.0
14.5
4.0
13.3
24.8
38.1
1.2
15.6
0.467
Players and Stats
LSU
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
K.J. Williams
12
SR
F
6-10
245
17.1 Pts, 7.5 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Adam Miller
44
SO
G
6-3
180
12.0 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Derek Fountain
20
JR
F
6-9
210
7.3 Pts, 5.6 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Cam Hayes
1
JR
G
6-3
175
7.8 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 2.0 Ast
Trae Hannibal
0
SR
G
6-2
217
6.9 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Justice Hill
3
SR
G
6-0
170
7.1 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 3.4 Ast
Justice Williams
11
SO
G
6-3
170
3.8 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Jalen Reed
13
FR
F
6-10
230
2.8 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Kendal Coleman
4
JR
C
6-8
229
2.3 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Mwani Wilkinson
5
JR
F
6-5
215
2.6 Pts, 1.6 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Tyrell Ward
15
FR
F
6-6
185
1.6 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Shawn Phillips
34
FR
F
7-0
245
0.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Adam Benhayoune
25
SO
F
6-5
230
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Parker Edwards
30
SR
G
6-2
185
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Brandon Egemo
10
JR
G
6-0
175
0.0 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Austin Montgomery
21
FR
F
6-4
Corneilous Williams
2
FR
F
6-9
Mississippi State
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Tolu Smith
1
SR
F
6-10
245
14.5 Pts, 8.2 Reb, 1.8 Ast
D.J. Jeffries
0
SR
F
6-7
215
8.8 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Shakeel Moore
3
JR
G
6-1
180
8.9 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Dashawn Davis
10
SR
G
6-2
185
8.6 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 3.3 Ast
Cameron Matthews
4
JR
F
6-7
220
6.7 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Eric Reed
11
SR
G
6-2
190
4.7 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Tyler Stevenson
14
SR
F
6-8
225
4.5 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 0.4 Ast
William McNair
13
SR
F
6-10
265
3.9 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 0.4 Ast
KeShawn Murphy
12
FR
F
6-10
245
3.7 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.9 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
2.3 Pts, 1.5 Reb, 0.6 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
1.7 Pts, 0.6 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
College Basketball Ratings
LSU vs. Mississippi State Basketball Series History
LSU leads 114-102
LSU Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Trae Hannibal
G
6′-2″
215
SR
Elliott, SC
1
Cam Hayes
G
6′-2″
185
JR
Greensboro, NC
2
Corneilous Williams
F
6′-9″
210
FR
Meridian, MS
3
Justice Hill
G
6′-0″
175
SR
Little Rock, AR
4
Kendal Coleman
C
6′-8″
230
JR
Shreveport, LA
5
Mwani Wilkinson
F
6′-5″
205
JR
Las Vegas, NV
10
Brandon Egemo
G
6′-1″
175
JR
Los Angeles, CA
11
Justice Williams
G
6′-4″
175
SO
Philadelphia, PA
12
KJ Williams
F
6′-10″
250
SR
Cleveland, MS
13
Jalen Reed
F
6′-10″
230
FR
Jackson, MS
15
Tyrell Ward
F
6′-6″
185
FR
Washington, DC
20
Derek Fountain
F
6′-10″
225
JR
Holly Springs, MS
21
Austin Montgomery
F
6′-4″
180
FR
New Orleans, LA
25
Adam Benhayoune
F
6′-5″
225
SO
Helotes, TX
30
Parker Edwards
G
6′-2″
220
SR
Covington, LA
34
Shawn Phillips
F
7′-0″
245
FR
Dayton, OH
44
Adam Miller
G
6′-3″
190
SO
Peoria, IL
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
LSU Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/9/2022
Kansas City
63
LSU
74
11/12/2022
Arkansas St
52
LSU
61
11/17/2022
New Orleans
62
LSU
91
11/21/2022
Illinois St
61
LSU
77
11/22/2022
LSU
73
Akron
58
11/23/2022
LSU
59
Kansas St
61
11/27/2022
Wofford
75
LSU
78
12/2/2022
UT Arlington
59
LSU
63
12/10/2022
LSU
72
Wake Forest
70
12/13/2022
NC Central
57
LSU
67
12/17/2022
Winthrop
81
LSU
89
12/21/2022
ETSU
68
LSU
72
12/28/2022
Arkansas
57
LSU
60
1/3/2023
LSU
71
Kentucky
74
1/7/2023
LSU
56
Texas A&M
69
1/10/2023
Florida
67
LSU
56
1/14/2023
LSU
66
Alabama
106
1/18/2023
Auburn
67
LSU
49
1/21/2023
Tennessee
77
LSU
56
1/24/2023
LSU
40
Arkansas
60
1/28/2023
Texas Tech
76
LSU
68
2/1/2023
LSU
77
Missouri
87
2/4/2023
Alabama
79
LSU
69
2/8/2023
LSU
Mississippi State
2/11/2023
Texas A&M
LSU
2/14/2023
LSU
Georgia
2/18/2023
South Carolina
LSU
2/22/2023
Vanderbilt
LSU
2/25/2023
LSU
Ole Miss
3/1/2023
Missouri
LSU
3/4/2023
LSU
Florida
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
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
63
Alabama
66
1/28/2023
TCU
74
Mississippi State
81
1/31/2023
Mississippi State
66
South Carolina
51
2/4/2023
Missouri
52
Mississippi State
63
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
LSU
[F] Mwani Wilkinson (Shoulder) – Out
Mississippi State
None reported.
Source: statfox.com
LSU-Mississippi State Prediction
Mississippi State 77, LSU 66
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Wednesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.
