SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Mississippi State

Mississippi State-Alabama

Alabama plays at Mississippi State on Tuesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
Alabama 0.454 0.348 0.688 270 890 289 102 118 308
Alabama OPP 0.442 0.339 0.690 226 768 258 130 94 281
Mississippi State 0.473 0.372 0.725 272 833 337 183 119 307
Mississippi State OPP 0.442 0.352 0.711 230 736 278 127 78 315

Statistical Leaders

Alabama Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Kira Lewis Jr. 14.3 112 68 36
John Petty 11.7 92 40 45
Donta Hall 11.0 92 67 1
Tevin Mack 9.0 79 18 30
Dazon Ingram 7.6 48 58 14
Herbert Jones 6.4 53 39 3
Alex Reese 6.0 40 34 17
Galin Smith 3.9 35 12 0
Avery Johnson Jr. 1.7 16 5 2

Alabama Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER ORB DRB TRB RPG
Donta Hall 64 135 199 8.7
Herbert Jones 31 63 94 4.1
John Petty 13 81 94 4.1
Dazon Ingram 20 68 88 4.0
Tevin Mack 23 63 86 3.7
Galin Smith 23 27 50 2.4
Kira Lewis Jr. 8 44 52 2.3
Alex Reese 19 32 51 2.3
Avery Johnson Jr. 4 20 24 1.0

Mississippi State Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Quinndary Weatherspoon 17.9 141 96 33
Lamar Peters 12.4 98 28 62
Aric Holman 10.6 87 37 33
Nick Weatherspoon 9.8 86 33 20
Tyson Carter 9.2 81 16 33
Reggie Perry 8.7 73 46 8
Abdul Ado 5.0 33 34 0
Robert Woodard II 4.7 42 18 7

Mississippi State Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER ORB DRB TRB RPG
Aric Holman 55 106 161 7.0
Reggie Perry 52 95 147 6.4
Quinndary Weatherspoon 38 88 126 5.5
Abdul Ado 40 56 96 4.8
Robert Woodard II 26 50 76 3.3
Nick Weatherspoon 4 59 63 2.7
Lamar Peters 12 29 41 1.8
Tyson Carter 4 36 40 1.7

NCAA RPI

Alabama: 43
Mississippi State: 29

Alabama Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Donta Hall F 6′-9″ 230 SR Luverne, AL
#1 Riley Norris G 6′-7″ 212 SR Albertville, AL
#2 Kira Lewis Jr. G 6′-3″ 167 FR Meridianville, AL
#3 Alex Reese F 6′-9″ 238 SO Pelham, AL
#4 Daniel Giddens F 6′-11″ 247 JR Mableton, GA
#5 Avery Johnson Jr. G 5′-11″ 187 SR Houston, TX
#10 Herbert Jones G 6′-7″ 206 SO Greensboro, AL
#12 Dazon Ingram G 6′-5″ 210 JR Theodore, AL
#13 Javian Davis-Fleming F 6′-9″ 268 FR Canton, MS
#15 Tyler Barnes F 6′-8″ 205 SO Louisville, KY
#21 Britton Johnson G 6′-4″ 182 FR Mountain Brook, AL
#22 Diante Wood G 6′-4″ 206 FR Anniston, AL
#23 John Petty G 6′-5″ 197 SO Huntsville, AL
#24 Lawson Schaffer G 5′-11″ 168 SR Cullman, AL
#30 Galin Smith F 6′-9″ 245 SO Clinton, MS
#34 Tevin Mack G 6′-6″ 225 JR Columbia, SC

Mississippi State Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Nick Weatherspoon G 6′-2″ 195 SO Canton, MS
#1 Reggie Perry F 6′-10″ 245 FR Thomasville, GA
#2 Lamar Peters G 6′-0″ 185 JR New Orleans, LA
#3 D.J. Stewart G 6′-6″ 195 FR Grace, MS
#4 T.J. Gray G 6′-0″ 165 JR Columbus, MS
#5 Mitch Storm F 6′-7″ 202 JR Madison, MS
#10 Tate Clayton G 6′-2″ 170 SO Tupelo, MS
#11 Quinndary Weatherspoon G 6′-4″ 205 SR Canton, MS
#12 Robert Woodard G 6′-7″ 230 FR Columbus, MS
#15 Prince Oduro F 6′-8″ 255 SO Toronto, ON
#22 KeyShawn Feazell F 6′-8″ 238 SO Newhebron, MS
#23 Tyson Carter G 6′-4″ 168 JR Starkville, MS
#24 Abdul Ado F 6′-11″ 255 SO Lagos, Nigeria
#30 Andrew Junkin F 6′-11″ 240 FR Columbus, MS
#35 Aric Holman F 6′-10″ 225 SR Owensboro, KY
#42 Jethro Tshisumpa F 6′-10″ 260 JR Lubumbashi, Congo
#45 E.J. Datcher C 6′-10″ 250 JR Harpersville, AL

Alabama Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
6-Nov vs Southern W 82-62
11-Nov vs Appalachian St W 81-73
15-Nov at Northeastern L 68-52
26-Nov vs Murray State W 78-72
29-Nov at UCF L 70-64
Dec 4 vs Georgia State L 83-80
Dec 9 vs Arizona W 76-73
Dec 18* vs Liberty W 84-75
Dec 21 vs Penn State W 73-64
Dec 30 at SF Austin W 79-69
Jan 5 vs Kentucky W 77-75
Jan 8 at LSU L 88-79
Jan 12 vs Texas A&M L 81-80
Jan 16 at Missouri W 70-69
Jan 19 at Tennessee L 71-68
Jan 22 vs Ole Miss W 74-53
Jan 26 at Baylor L 73-68
Jan 29 vs Mississippi State W 83-79
Feb 2 at Auburn L 84-63
Feb 6 vs Georgia W 89-74
Feb 9 at Vanderbilt W 77-67
Feb 12 at Mississippi State
Feb 16 vs Florida
Feb 19 at Texas A&M
Feb 23 vs Vanderbilt
Feb 26 at South Carolina
Mar 2 vs LSU
Mar 5 vs Auburn
Mar 9 at Arkansas

Mississippi State Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 9 vs Austin Peay W 95-67
Nov 11 vs Hartford W 77-59
Nov 16 vs Long Beach St W 79-51
Nov 19* at Arizona State L 72-67
Nov 21* vs. St. Mary’s W 61-57
Nov 26 vs Alcorn State W 88-65
Nov 30 at Dayton W 65-58
Dec 4 vs McNeese W 90-77
Dec 8* at Clemson W 82-71
Dec 15 vs Cincinnati W 70-59
Dec 19 vs Wofford W 98-87
Dec 22 vs Wright State W 67-63
Dec 29 vs BYU W 103-81
Jan 8 at South Carolina L 87-82
Jan 12 vs Ole Miss L 81-77
Jan 15 vs Florida W 71-68
Jan 19 at Vanderbilt W 71-55
Jan 22 at Kentucky L 76-54
Jan 26 vs Auburn W 92-84
Jan 29 at Alabama L 83-79
Feb 2 at Ole Miss W 81-75
Feb 6 vs LSU L 92-88
Feb 9 vs Kentucky L 71-67
Feb 12 vs Alabama
Feb 16 at Arkansas
Feb 20 at Georgia
Feb 23 vs South Carolina
Feb 26 vs Missouri
Mar 2 at Auburn
Mar 5 at Tennessee
Mar 9 vs Texas A&M

Alabama-Mississippi State Prediction

It is rare to have a three-game homestand in the middle of a conference season, but that is what the Mississippi State Bulldogs are concluding on Tuesday night. MSU is 0-2 on this homestand, having played two of the top three teams in the SEC and playing them closely, but not making the handful of key plays it needed to cross the threshold. The Bulldogs desperately need this game against Alabama to not only pick up a good win, but to have something to show for this homestand. This team has been conspicuously inadequate on the road, so if MSU can’t bank these home wins, its profile could very easily take a hit on the road over the next few weeks. Desperation and Alabama’s road woes both make MSU the better choice in this game. Mississippi State 75, Alabama 71. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 8:00 PM CT (9:00 PM ET). TV: SEC NETWORK.

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