SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Mississippi State

Mississippi State-LSU

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.

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Venue

Mississippi State

Arena Name: Humphrey Coliseum

Capacity: 10,575

Year Opened: 1975

Humphrey Coliseum

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

Rating LSU Mississippi State
ESPN BPI 114 40
Sagarin 104 46
Massey Composite 108 47

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
[F] Corneilous Williams (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.

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