SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Auburn at Mississippi State

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Auburn visits Mississippi State on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.

By 14Powers Hoops

Team Statistical Comparison

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Auburn	0.448	0.375	0.701	376	1070	437	273	147	385
Auburn OPP	0.426	0.342	0.701	326	1055	358	186	109	534
Mississippi State	0.381	0.312	0.659	357	1129	351	173	69	400
Mississippi State OPP	0.461	0.383	0.688	335	1241	469	182	125	384

Statistical Leaders

Auburn Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Samir Doughty	16.4	61	50	25
Isaac Okoro	12.8	60	28	5
Austin Wiley	10.8	41	48	0
J’Von McCormick	10.7	50	10	18
Danjel Purifoy	9.5	37	21	19
Anfernee McLemore	7.3	30	16	12
Jamal Johnson	5.9	20	13	18
Devan Cambridge	4.0	19	3	7
Allen Flanigan	3.2	17	3	1

Auburn Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Austin Wiley	38	76	114	9.5
Danjel Purifoy	17	43	60	5.0
Isaac Okoro	26	28	54	4.5
Anfernee McLemore	13	38	51	4.3
J’Von McCormick	13	37	50	4.2
Samir Doughty	11	33	44	3.7
Allen Flanigan	9	18	27	2.3
Devan Cambridge	7	15	22	1.8
Jamal Johnson	6	16	22	1.8

Mississippi State Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Tyson Carter	15.4	56	47	26
Reggie Perry	15.4	69	38	9
Robert Woodard II	11.8	52	23	15
Iverson Molinar	9.1	38	25	8
D.J. Stewart Jr.	9.1	42	15	10
Abdul Ado	5.7	26	16	0
KeyShawn Feazell	2.5	11	4	4
Prince Oduro	2.0	6	10	0

Mississippi State Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Reggie Perry	39	79	118	9.8
Robert Woodard II	32	56	88	7.3
Abdul Ado	40	37	77	6.4
KeyShawn Feazell	8	27	35	2.9
Tyson Carter	4	27	31	2.6
D.J. Stewart Jr.	2	18	20	1.7
Iverson Molinar	4	10	14	1.2
Prince Oduro	6	7	13	1.2

NCAA RPI

Auburn: 7

Mississippi State: 77

Auburn Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Tyrell Jones	G	6′-1″	170	FR	Chicago, IL
1	Jamal Johnson	G	6′-4″	195	SO	Birmingham, AL
2	Jaylin Williams	F	6′-7″	230	FR	Nahunta, GA
3	Danjel Purifoy	F	6′-7″	230	SR	Centreville, AL
4	Javon Franklin	F	6′-7″	218	SO	Little Rock, AR
5	J’Von McCormick	G	6′-0″	185	SR	New Orleans, LA
10	Samir Doughty	G	6′-4″	195	SR	Philadelphia, PA
12	Lior Berman	G	6′-4″	205	FR	Birmingham, AL
13	Babatunde Akingbola	C	6′-10″	236	FR	Ogun, Nigeria
14	Preston Cook	G	6′-4″	200	SO	Auburn, AL
20	Myles Parker	F	6′-8″	200	SO	Madison, AL
21	Will Macoy	G	6′-4″	200	SR	Birmingham, AL
22	Allen Flanigan	G	6′-5″	200	FR	Little Rock, AR
23	Isaac Okoro	F	6′-6″	225	FR	Powder Springs, GA
24	Anfernee McLemore	F	6′-7″	220	SR	Warwick, GA
33	Chase Maasdorp	G	6′-0″	175	SO	Lakewood Ranch, FL
35	Devan Cambridge	G	6′-6″	190	FR	Nashville, TN
50	Austin Wiley	C	6′-11″	260	SR	Hoover, AL
54	Thomas Collier	F	6′-9″	215	SR	Birmingham, AL

Mississippi State Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Nick Weatherspoon	G	6′-2″	185	JR	Canton, MS
1	Reggie Perry	F	6′-10″	250	SO	Thomasville, GA
2	Elias King	F	6′-8″	205	FR	Suwanee, GA
3	D.J. Stewart Jr.	G	6′-6″	200	FR	Grace, MS
4	Devin Butts	G	6′-5″	180	FR	Macon, GA
5	Iverson Molinar	G	6′-3″	195	FR	Marietta, GA
10	Tate Clayton	G	6′-2″	170	JR	Tupelo, MS
12	Robert Woodard II	G	6′-7″	230	SO	Columbus, MS
13	Reggie Miller	G	6′-5″	185	SR	Saltillo, MS
15	Prince Oduro	F	6′-8″	250	SO	Toronto, ON
20	Mitch Storm	F	6′-7″	200	SR	Madison, MS
21	Justin Rumph	G	6′-5″	215	JR	Birmingham, AL
22	KeyShawn Feazell	F	6′-8″	225	JR	Newhebron, MS
23	Tyson Carter	G	6′-4″	175	SR	Starkville, MS
24	Abdul Ado	F	6′-11″	255	JR	Lagos, Nigeria
25	Isaac Stansbury	G	6′-1″	160	FR	Bowling Green, KY
30	Andrew Junkin	F	6′-11″	240	FR	New Hope, MS
32	Quinten Post	F	7′-0″	225	FR	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
35	Tolu Smith	F	6′-10″	240	SO	Bay Saint Louis, MS
45	E.J. Datcher	C	6′-10″	255	SR	Harpersville, AL

Scouting Report

Auburn 12-0 (0-0 SEC) visits Mississippi State 9-3 (0-0 SEC) in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. At first glance, Auburn looks like it has picked up right were it left off from last season when it came an eyelash from making the NCAA championship game. However, the Tiger’s schedule has been less fairly easy. They’ve played one true road game, a 1-point win at South Alabama. The Tigers’s best victory so far was a recent 79-73 home court win over N.C. State. Senior guard Samir Doughty (16 ppg) leads the Tigers in scoring. Doughty is Auburn’s top 3-point shooting threat so far. The Tigers have made 105 threes, third best in the SEC. The Tigers have three other players that average 9.5 or more points. One weakness for the Tigers is their free throw shooting (65%).

State has played a pretty competitive schedule so far this season. They fell 83-76 to a strong Villanova team and beat Kansas State by six, which is the Bulldog’s best victory. A 7-point home court loss to a decent Louisiana Tech is the Dog’s worst setback. Guard Tyson Carter and forward Reggie Perry are the co-scoring leaders for State at 15.4 ppg each. Three other players average over 9 points a game. State is fine shooting team, good for 2nd in the SEC in field goal percentage (.481) and third at 3-point shooting (.352). State also is a very good rebounding team. The Bulldogs lead the SEC in rebounding margin (+7.9).

This should be a great game with two of the better on court coaches in the SEC facing off. This one about a tossup but give the slight edge to State playing at home.

Auburn-Mississippi State Prediction

Mississippi State 71, Auburn 70