Missouri visits Mississippi State on Tuesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.
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Team Statistical Comparison
FG% | 3PT% | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | |
Missouri | 0.438 | 0.324 | 0.735 | 156 | 532 | 187 | 116 | 44 | 212 |
Missouri OPP | 0.376 | 0.289 | 0.761 | 131 | 479 | 145 | 82 | 51 | 236 |
Mississippi State | 0.452 | 0.329 | 0.713 | 210 | 581 | 201 | 95 | 79 | 222 |
Mississippi State OPP | 0.415 | 0.329 | 0.701 | 166 | 470 | 175 | 111 | 45 | 194 |
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Statistical Leaders
Missouri Scoring Leaders
PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dru Smith | Missouri | 12.0 | 60 | 48 | 12 |
Mark Smith | Missouri | 11.3 | 53 | 27 | 37 |
Jeremiah Tilmon | Missouri | 9.0 | 42 | 23 | 1 |
Xavier Pinson | Missouri | 7.8 | 38 | 32 | 9 |
Javon Pickett | Missouri | 7.7 | 47 | 14 | 8 |
Kobe Brown | Missouri | 5.8 | 36 | 6 | 9 |
Torrence Watson | Missouri | 5.1 | 25 | 6 | 20 |
Mitchell Smith | Missouri | 4.7 | 23 | 10 | 10 |
Tray Jackson | Missouri | 2.7 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Reed Nikko | Missouri | 2.6 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
Missouri Rebounding Leaders
PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Smith | Missouri | 6 | 66 | 72 | 4.8 |
Dru Smith | Missouri | 17 | 46 | 63 | 4.2 |
Javon Pickett | Missouri | 24 | 37 | 61 | 4.1 |
Mitchell Smith | Missouri | 11 | 40 | 51 | 3.6 |
Jeremiah Tilmon | Missouri | 23 | 28 | 51 | 4.3 |
Kobe Brown | Missouri | 16 | 29 | 45 | 3.0 |
Reed Nikko | Missouri | 16 | 16 | 32 | 2.3 |
Xavier Pinson | Missouri | 8 | 23 | 31 | 2.1 |
Torrence Watson | Missouri | 2 | 22 | 24 | 1.6 |
Tray Jackson | Missouri | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1.9 |
Parker Braun | Missouri | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.2 |
Mario McKinney Jr. | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.6 |
Axel Okongo | Missouri | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
Evan Yerkes | Missouri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Mississippi State Scoring Leaders
PLAYER | TEAM | PPG | FGM | FTM | 3PTM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reggie Perry | Mississippi State | 15.5 | 87 | 48 | 11 |
Tyson Carter | Mississippi State | 13.5 | 62 | 51 | 27 |
Robert Woodard II | Mississippi State | 11.5 | 64 | 26 | 18 |
Iverson Molinar | Mississippi State | 8.2 | 42 | 29 | 10 |
D.J. Stewart Jr. | Mississippi State | 8.2 | 48 | 15 | 12 |
Abdul Ado | Mississippi State | 5.9 | 31 | 27 | 0 |
KeyShawn Feazell | Mississippi State | 2.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Prince Oduro | Mississippi State | 1.8 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Mississippi State Rebounding Leaders
PLAYER | TEAM | OR | DR | TR | RPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reggie Perry | Mississippi State | 53 | 97 | 150 | 10.0 |
Robert Woodard II | Mississippi State | 42 | 76 | 118 | 7.9 |
Abdul Ado | Mississippi State | 54 | 54 | 108 | 7.2 |
KeyShawn Feazell | Mississippi State | 9 | 29 | 38 | 2.5 |
Tyson Carter | Mississippi State | 4 | 33 | 37 | 2.5 |
D.J. Stewart Jr. | Mississippi State | 3 | 23 | 26 | 1.7 |
Iverson Molinar | Mississippi State | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.1 |
Nick Weatherspoon | Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.0 |
Prince Oduro | Mississippi State | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.1 |
Quinten Post | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 |
Devin Butts | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Elias King | Mississippi State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
Mitchell Storm | Mississippi State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
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NCAA RPI
Missouri: 57
Mississippi State: 80
Missouri Roster
No. | Name | Pos. | HT | WT | Class | City-State |
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0 | Torrence Watson | G | 6′-5″ | 205 | SO | St. Louis, MO |
1 | Xavier Pinson | G | 6′-2″ | 170 | SO | Chicago, IL |
2 | Tray Jackson | F | 6′-8″ | 215 | FR | Detroit, MI |
4 | Javon Pickett | G | 6′-5″ | 220 | SO | Belleville, IL |
5 | Mitchell Smith | F | 6′-10″ | 221 | JR | Van Buren, AR |
10 | Evan Yerkes | G | 6′-3″ | 187 | SO | Tinley Park, IL |
11 | Mario McKinney Jr. | G | 6′-2″ | 185 | FR | St. Louis, MO |
12 | Dru Smith | G | 6′-3″ | 203 | JR | Evansville, IN |
13 | Mark Smith | G | 6′-5″ | 220 | JR | Edwardsville, IL |
14 | Reed Nikko | F | 6′-10″ | 240 | SR | Maple Grove, MN |
15 | Axel Okongo | F | 7′-0″ | 240 | JR | Saacy-sur-Marne, France |
23 | Jeremiah Tilmon | F | 6′-10″ | 260 | JR | East Saint Louis, IL |
24 | Kobe Brown | F | 6′-7″ | 240 | FR | Huntsville, AL |
25 | Brooks Ford | G | 6′-0″ | 187 | SO | St. Louis, MO |
42 | Parker Braun | F | 6′-8″ | 217 | FR | Overland Park, KS |
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 |
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Scouting Report
Mississippi State (9-6, 0-3 SEC) fell to LSU 60-59 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge. The Tigers built a 23-12 lead with 7:07 remaining in the first half and would head to halftime leading 30-22. In the second half the Bulldogs slowly cut into the Tigers lead. With 14:22 remaining a Nick Weatherspoon dunk put the Bulldogs on top 36-35. The lead then changed hands several times before State built a 53-44 lead with 5:19 to play. LSU then went on a 13-2 run to take a 57-55 lead with just over a minute to play. State’s Reggie Perry made a layup with 6 seconds to play to put State up 59-58 but LSU Skylar Mays’ jumper with one second to play gave LSU the victory. Weatherspoon led the Bulldogs in scoring with 14. Tiger forward Emmitt Williams paced the Tigers and led all scorers with 17 points. Both teams struggled from 3-point range with LSU making just 3 of 17 and State hitting only 2 of 21 attempts.
Forward Reggie Perry leads in Bulldogs in both scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding (9.6 rpg). Two other players Tyson Carter (14.1 ppg) and Robert Woodard II (12.0 ppg) average in double figures. Guard Nick Weatherspoon has returned to the team after a long suspension and is averaging 14 points in the four games he’s played in so far this season. Mississippi State is third in the SEC in 3-point shooting accuracy (34%) but the Dogs have only made 238 attempts. That’s fewer than any other SEC team except for Kentucky (219). State’s biggest strength is rebounding. They are third in the SEC in rebounding margin (+6.6). MSU is also third in the SEC in blocks shots ( 5.3 bpg).
Missouri (9-6, 1-2 SEC) surprisingly dominated this game from start to finish, 91-75. In the first half the Tigers bolted to 11-5 lead at the 13:56 mark on a dunk by forward Reed Nikko. That lead bulged to 29-18 with 8:28 to go in the half. The Tigers would head to halftime with an impressive 51-35 lead. In the second half Florida cut the Tigers’ lead to 11 with 13:20 remaining in the game but the lead was back up to 23 with five minutes to go and the Gators never mounted a real threat. Guard Dru Smith was the Tiger’s leader in scoring with 22. Florida big man Kerry Blackshear Jr. paced the Gators with 22 as well. This was a game in which the Tigers were just flamming red hot at shooting. They hit 61% from field range and an even better 63% from 3-point range. Florida made a respectable 10 of 23 from beyond the arc and 78% from the line.
Guard Dru Smith leads the Tigers in scoring (12.3 ppg). He also is No. 1 in the SEC in steals with 34 and is over 87% for his free throws. Another Smith, guard Mark Smith, is the second leading scorer (11.3 ppg). Mark also is the rebounding leader of the team (4.8 rpg). Yes, there is a third Smith on the team, forward Mitchell Smith. Missouri is among the worst teams in the SEC in scoring offense averaging just 68.3 points per contest. However, the Tigers are the best team in the league in scoring defense, allowing just 58.9 points a game. Mizzou is No. 2 in the SEC in field goal defense (37.6%) and No. 3 in 3-point defense (28.9%).
These two teams have had a rough first three games in conference play. Mizzou took out their early frustrations on Florida on Saturday. I expect Mississippi State to do the same thing to Missouri on Tuesday.
Missouri-Mississippi State Prediction
Mississippi State 77, Missouri 71
Tuesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 p.m. ET. TV: SEC Network.
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