SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Arkansas

Arkansas-Mississippi State

Mississippi State plays at Arkansas on Saturday 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
Mississippi State 0.474 0.375 0.728 286 868 350 198 125 319
Mississippi State OPP 0.442 0.349 0.717 238 762 292 130 83 333
Arkansas 0.450 0.335 0.660 250 842 386 192 115 326
Arkansas OPP 0.416 0.333 0.699 304 929 310 134 73 399

Statistical Leaders

Mississippi State Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Quinndary Weatherspoon 18.0 149 97 36
Lamar Peters 12.8 105 33 65
Aric Holman 10.2 87 37 33
Nick Weatherspoon 9.6 89 33 20
Tyson Carter 8.9 82 16 34
Reggie Perry 8.9 77 52 8
Abdul Ado 5.2 37 36 0
Robert Woodard II 4.8 44 20 7

Mississippi State Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Aric Holman 56 107 163 6.8
Reggie Perry 57 100 157 6.5
Quinndary Weatherspoon 38 88 126 5.3
Abdul Ado 41 56 97 4.6
Robert Woodard II 29 56 85 3.5
Nick Weatherspoon 5 63 68 2.8
Lamar Peters 13 31 44 1.8
Tyson Carter 4 37 41 1.7

Arkansas Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Daniel Gafford 16.9 160 86 0
Isaiah Joe 14.2 109 37 86
Mason Jones 13.7 95 88 51
Jalen Harris 8.8 69 65 8
Adrio Bailey 6.1 58 29 2
Reggie Chaney 5.5 61 10 0
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 4.8 39 18 19
Desi Sills 3.7 28 22 11
Gabe Osabuohien 3.0 24 18 5

Arkansas Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Daniel Gafford 66 143 209 8.7
Mason Jones 14 90 104 4.3
Reggie Chaney 30 60 90 3.8
Adrio Bailey 22 56 78 3.3
Gabe Osabuohien 31 39 70 2.9
Jalen Harris 11 56 67 2.8
Isaiah Joe 15 46 61 2.5
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 6 26 32 1.3
Desi Sills 7 20 27 1.1

NCAA RPI

Mississippi State: 27
Arkansas: 64

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

Arkansas Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Desi Sills G 6′-2″ 196 FR Jonesboro, AR
#1 Isaiah Joe G 6′-5″ 167 FR Fort Smith, AR
#2 Adrio Bailey F 6′-6″ 222 JR Campti, LA
#3 Khalil Garland G 6′-5″ 198 FR Little Rock, AR
#4 Emeka Obukwelu F 6′-8″ 235 JR Plano, TX
#5 Jalen Harris G 6′-2″ 166 JR Wilson, NC
#10 Daniel Gafford F 6′-11″ 233 SO El Dorado, AR
#11 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson G 6′-3″ 202 FR Midwest City, OK
#12 Ty Stevens G 6′-2″ 180 SO Republic, MO
#13 Mason Jones G 6′-5″ 207 SO Warner, OK
#15 Jonathan Holmes G 5′-10″ 190 JR Columbia, IL
#22 Gabe Osabuohien F 6′-8″ 221 SO Toronto, ON
#23 Ibrahim Ali F 6′-10″ 244 FR Maumelle, AR
#24 Ethan Henderson F 6′-8″ 210 FR Little Rock, AR
#25 Jordan Phillips G 6′-7″ 209 FR Fort Worth, TX
#35 Reggie Chaney F 6′-8″ 222 FR Tulsa, OK

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 W 81-62
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

Arkansas Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 9* at Texas L 73-71
Nov 12 vs UC Davis W 81-58
Nov 18 vs Indiana W 73-72
Nov 21 vs Montana State W 90-68
Nov 23 vs UT Arlington W 78-60
Dec 1 vs FIU W 121-89
Dec 5 at Colorado State W 67-60
Dec 8 vs W Kentucky L 78-77
Dec 15* vs UTSA W 79-67
Dec 19 vs Georgia Tech L 69-65
Dec 22 vs Texas State W 73-70
Dec 28 vs Austin Peay W 76-65
Jan 5 at Texas A&M W 73-71
Jan 9 vs Florida L 57-51
Jan 12 vs LSU L 94-88
Jan 15 at Tennessee L 106-87
Jan 19 at Ole Miss L 84-67
Jan 23 vs Missouri W 72-60
Jan 26 at Texas Tech L 67-64
Jan 29 vs Georgia W 70-60
Feb 2 at LSU W 90-89
Feb 5 vs Vanderbilt W 69-66
Feb 9 at South Carolina L 77-65
Feb 12 at Missouri L 79-78
Feb 16 vs Mississippi State
Feb 20 at Auburn
Feb 23 vs Texas A&M
Feb 26 at Kentucky
Mar 2 vs Ole Miss
Mar 6 at Vanderbilt
Mar 9 vs Alabama

Mississippi State-Arkansas Prediction

The Mississippi State Bulldogs are a familiar team when the NCAA Tournament bubble discussion arrives at this time each year. They have no huge wins, very few bad losses, a few modestly valuable home wins, and a shaky road record. They do have a few key neutral-court wins from autumn which are helping them right now, chiefly a win over Clemson which gives them a measure of leverage. Mississippi State is not in bad shape relative to the bubble, but it hasn’t fully closed the sale. It can make life a lot less stressful by beating Arkansas, a team which won at LSU – the only SEC team to beat the Tigers to this point – but then lost to South Carolina and Missouri. MSU’s road woes or Arkansas’ head-scratching habits? This is a coin flip, but MSU has the bigger burden of proof on the road. Arkansas 76, Mississippi State 75. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 7:30 PM CT (8:30 PM ET). TV: SEC NETWORK.

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