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MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI SSTATETATE BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GAME 3: DETROIT MISSISSIPPI STATE (2-0) VS. DETROIT (1-2) 2010-11 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE Monday, November 22, 2010 7 p.m. CT Humphrey Coliseum (10,500), Starkville Date Opponent Score/Time TV: None N 12 Tennessee State W 75-65 Announcers: NA N 19 Appalachian State W 76-74 Series Record: Detroit leads, 1-0 N 22 Detroit 7 p.m. Last Meeting: NA N 26 Troy 6 p.m. XM Radio: NA N 30 Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. Offi cials: TBA D 11 East Tennessee State 7 p.m. MONDAY’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP D 12 North Carolina A&T 1 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE STARTERS D 13 Nicholls State 7 p.m. No. P Name Year Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Asst. Steals Blocks Minutes D 14 Alabama State (CSS) 7 p.m. 2 G Ravern Johnson Sr 6-7 175 25.5 5.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 36.0 D 18 @ Virginia Tech 7 p.m. 4 G Twany Beckham So 6-5 195 1.0 4.0 3.5 1.5 0.0 19.5 D 22 % Washington State (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 15 G Riley Benock Sr 6-4 193 6.0 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 30.0 D 23 % Baylor/San Diego (ESPNU) 3:30/5:30 p.m. 24 F Kodi Augustus Sr 6-8 224 20.0 12.0 2.0 0.5 2.0 29.0 D 25 % Butler/Florida State/Utah/Hawaii TBA 45 F Elgin Bailey Jr 6-8 276 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 16.5 D 29 & St. Mary’s (ESPNU) 10 p.m. DETROIT STARTERS J 8 Alabama (SEC Network) 3 p.m. No. P Name Year Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Asst. Steals Blocks Minutes J 13 at Ole Miss (ESPN or ESPN2) 8 p.m. 1 G Chase Simon Jr 6-6 200 11.0 4.7 2.0 2.3 0.0 30.7 J 16 Auburn (FSN) 1 p.m. 3 G Ray McCallum Fr 6-1 180 9.7 4.7 3.0 1.7 0.0 27.0 J 22 at Georgia (SEC Network) 3 p.m. 10 G Jason Calliste So 6-2 165 11.0 4.0 0.7 1.7 0.0 35.0 J 27 Vanderbilt (ESPN or ESPN2) 6 p.m. 32 F Eli Holman Jr 6-10 255 17.7 10.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 33.3 34 F Nick Minnerath Jr 6-8 230 8.3 4.3 1.3 0.7 0.0 22.0 J 29 Florida (CBS) Noon 9 KEY THINGS TO NOTE PLAYING DETROIT F 2 at Alabama (SEC Network) 7 p.m. F 5 at LSU (SEC Network) 3 p.m. Mississippi State is seeking its sixth 3-0 start with Rick Stansbury at the helm. The last time the Bulldogs were 3-0 came in the 2008-09 season, when they started the F 9 Arkansas (SEC Network) 7 p.m. year 9-0. F 12 at Auburn (FSN) 6 p.m. The best MSU start with Rick Stansbury at the helm came in 2003-04 when the Bull- F 15 at Kentucky (ESPN) 6 p.m. dogs were 13-0 out of the blocks. The other seasons Mississippi State started 3-0 were F 19 Ole Miss (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. 1998-99, 2001-01 and 2005-06. F 23 LSU (CSS) 8 p.m. Senior F Kodi Augustus is the fi rst MSU player to post back-to-back double-doubles F 26 at Tennessee (ESPN) 5 p.m. since Jarvis Varnado achieved the feat last year against Alabama (17 pts, 10 rebs) and at South Carolina (19 pts, 12 rebs) on Feb. 24 and Feb. 27, respectively. M 2 at Arkansas (CSS) 8 p.m. Senior G Ravern Johnson and Kodi Augustus sit atop the SEC leaderboard in scor- M 5 South Carolina (ESPN or ESPN2) 1 p.m. ing and rebounding at 25.5 points and 12.0 boards, respectively. M 10-13 SEC Tournament (Atlanta, GA) TBA Overcoming late defi cits is nothing new for MSU. While rallying from a 9-point defi cit ^ - Mississippi Coliseum (Jackson, MS) against Appalachian State with two minutes to play, last year the Bulldogs trailed Geor- @ - Battle of the Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) gia 67-54 with 4 minutes left before posting a 72-69 victory. Later in the year, they % - Diamondhead Classic (Honolulu, HI) trailed Auburn by 14 before winning in overtime. Of the active players in the SEC, Ravern Johnson currently ranks 4th with 1,019 points. % - Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV) Kodi Augustus is 10th with 307 rebounds, while Dee Bost is fi rst with 344 assists. The Bulldogs received six votes in the Associated Press poll and eight votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ polls. Due to NCAA suspensions, sophomore Renardo Sidney and junior Dee Bost won’t be COACHING FACTS eligible until Dec. 18 and Jan. 8, respectively. Dating back to last season, 21 of MSU’s last 25 games have been decided by 10 points MISSISSIPPI STATE or less (12-9 in those games). Coach: Rick Stansbury Record at MSU: 257-140, 13th year FINALLY, A FAMILIAR FOE ALL-SEC HONORS Overall Record: Same After starting the year against two teams In the preseason polls that were an- Record vs. Detroit: First meeting it’s never played before, Mississippi State nounced back in October, Mississippi State fi nally battles a familiar foe Monday against had two players receive All-SEC honors as Detroit. voted on by the league coaches. DETROIT Well, somewhat familiar, at least. Junior point guard Dee Bost was tabbed Coach: Ray McCallum The two have faced twice, with the Ti- fi rst team, while senior Ravern Johnson Record at Detroit: 28-39, 3rd year tans claiming an 86-62 win on Dec. 27, received second-team accolades. Neither Overall Record: 198-188, 14th year 1968, in Detroit at the Motor City Classic. made the media selections. D eecadec a d e of CCHAMPIONSHIPSH A M P I O N S H I P S MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI SSTATETATE BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GAME 3: DETROIT MSTATE 2-4 AGAINST HORIZON LEAGUE Statistical Comparison Entering Monday’s outing against Detroit, the Bulldogs are 2-4 against 2010-11 Stats MSU OPP the 10 teams that currently comprise the Horizon League. 2010-11 Record .........................2-0 1-2 MSU has played six of the 10 league members and no one more than Conference Record ...................0-0 0-0 twice. Scoring ....................................75.5 67.3 Scoring Defense ......................69.5 63.7 The last Horizon League team the Bulldogs played was Wright State Scoring Margin ........................+6.0 +3.7 last year in December, a game MSU won in Starkville,80-69. Field Goal Pct. .........................40.7 40.5 MSU VS. HORIZON LEAGUE BREAKDOWN Opp. FG Pct.............................36.6 39.0 Butler 0-1 Valparaiso 0-1 3-Point FG Pct. ........................40.0 23.2 Detroit 0-1 Wright State 1-0 Illinois-Chicago 1-0 Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. ...............30.0 23.3 Loyola 0-1 Free Throw Pct. .......................71.9 67.1 Opp. FT Pct. ............................62.2 64.2 MSU ENJOYS MORE NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Rebounding Average ...............43.0 41.3 Including last year’s 13-4 mark in non-conference action, coupled with Opp. Rebounding Avg. ............40.0 35.7 this season’s 2-0 record, Mississippi State has compiled a 137-42 (.765) Rebound Margin ......................+3.0 +5.7 record against non-conference opponents during the Rick Stansbury era Assists .....................................14.5 11.3 (since 1998-99), including a 127-33 (.794) regular-season mark. Turnovers ................................13.0 17.7 Turnover Margin .......................-2.0 +0.0 MISSISSIPPI STATE’S RECORD WHEN . Steals.........................................4.5 9.7 During the Rick Stansbury era, the Bulldogs are: 203-31 (1-0) when Blocked Shots............................5.0 3.7 leading at halftime; 175-33 when shooting 45 percent or better from the fi eld; 216-67 (2-0 this year) when the opposition shoots less than 45 per- Statistical Leaders cent from the fi eld; 201-73 (1-0) when out-rebounding or tying opponents; Scoring and 155-28 (1-0) when holding opponents to 65 points or less. MSU PPG OPP PPG Johnson ........ 25.5 Holman ......... 17.7 NOVEMBER DOMINANCE UNDER STANSBURY Augustus....... 20.0 Calliste/Simon ..........11.0 Including last year’s 4-2 mark, coupled with this year’s 2-0 record, the Bulldogs are 47-16 (.746) in the month of November since Rick Stansbury Rebounding was named head coach. MSU RPG OPP RPG Dating back to the 1986-87 season when Richard Williams was over- Augustus....... 12.0 Holman .........10.0 seeing the program, Mississippi State owns a composite ledger of 73-19 Lewis .............. 6.0 McCallum/Simon .............4.7 (.793) in November. Assists BOMBS AWAY . AGAIN AND AGAIN MSU APG OPP APG Last year, Mississippi State set a single-season record with 296 made Benock/Bryant 3.5 McCallum ........... 3.0 3-pointers, an average of 8.2 an outing. Beckham......... 3.5 Foster ...........2.7 In just two game this year, the Bulldogs are already ahead of that pace. Blocks Aainst Tennessee State and Appalachian State, MSU drained 18 of its MSU BPG OPP BPG 45 attempts. Augustus......... 2.0 Lowe ...........1.7 Last year, Ravern Johnson led MSU with 87 3-pointers on 214 at- Bailey .............. 1.0 Hoskins/Holman .............1.0 tempts, exceeding his total of 83 in 2008-09, the third-most in school his- Steals tory.