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MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 4: UTAH STATE Mississippi State vs. Utah State | Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Gregg Ellis, Assistant Media Relations Director Humphrey Coliseum, Room 202 | 55 Coliseum Boulevard Mississippi State, MS 39762 | Fax: 662.325.3654 Office: 662-325-3595 | Cell: 662-322-0145 E-Mail: [email protected] | www.hailstate.com Twitter: @HailStateMBK; @msusportsgregg; @RickRay1 2013-14 Men’s Basketball Facebook: www.facebook.com/HailStateMBK 10 NCAA Appearances | 1 Final Four | 6 SEC Championships | 3 SEC Tournament Titles | 18 Postseason Appearances At A Glance When: ........................ Saturday, Nov. 19, 2013 Where: ................................... Starkville, Miss. Venue: ..... Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) Time: ................................................8 p.m. CT TV: ...........................................................None Talent: N/A Sirus/XM: ...............................................135/-- MISSISSIPPI STATE UTAH STATE Series:.....................................MSU leads, 1-0 Bulldogs (3-0) Aggies (3-0) Last Meeting: .............MSU, 66-64 (12-31-11) Head Coach: Rick Ray Head Coach: Stew Morrill MSU Record: 13-22, 2nd year USU Record: 369-129, 16th year 2013-14 Schedule/Results Career Record: Same Career Record: 587-267, 28th year Record vs. Utah State: First meeting Record vs. MSU: 0-1 NOVEMBER 8 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 71-56 14 KENNESAW STATE W, 78-55 19 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 94-72 WHAT TO NOTE AS MSU PLAYS UTAH STATE . 23 at Utah State 8 pm aMississippi State is 4-4 all-time against teams from the Mountain West Conference. 27 JACKSON STATE 1 pm aThe Bulldogs are looking to start 4-0 for the first time since 2010-11.Since 1993-94, the DECEMBER Bulldogs have been 4-0 six times. 1 LOYOLA Noon aDating back to last season, MSU has now won five-straight home games. aMSU has used three different starting lineups so far this season. Big 12/SEC Challenge aThe 94 points MSU scored against Mississippi Valley State were the second most in the Rick 5 TCU (ESPNU) 6 pm Ray era. Last year, the Bulldogs totaled 97 against New Orleans. 13 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 7 pm aAgainst the Delta Devils, red-shirt freshman Jacoby Davis scored his first-career points after 17 FLORIDA A&M 7 pm missing all of last year and the season opener with a knee injury. 19 FLORIDA GULF COAST (CSS) 8 pm aGavin Ware has grabbed 15, 10 and 11 rebounds in the first three games, respectively, and Las Vegas Classic has now recorded 10-plus rebounds in three-straight games for the first time in his career. His 22 vs. South Florida (CBS Sports Net) 7 pm 12.0 boards rank tied for second in the SEC. 23 vs. UNLV/Santa Clara TBA aDefensively, MSU is yielding just 61.0 points an outing, the third fewest in the SEC. The Bull- dogs do lead the league with their 11.0 steals, while Trivante Bloodman is tied for 5th with his JANUARY 2.0 clip. 2 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 7 pm aIn two of the three games this season,MSU never trailed. 8 at Kentucky (SEC TV) 7 pm a All 13 of Rick Ray’s wins have come with MSU either leading or tied at the half. 11 OLE MISS (ESPN) 3 pm aDating back to last season, MSU is 5-1 when Gavin Ware has 10 or more rebounds. 15 at Alabama (SEC TV) 7 pm aJunior forward Roquez Johnson is the only MSU player to score in double-digits all three 18 TEXAS A&M (SEC TV) 11:30 am games this season. 22 AUBURN (ESPN3) 7 pm 25 at Ole Miss (SEC TV) 3 pm 30 FLORIDA (ESPN or ESPN2) 6 p.m. MSU’S PROJECTED STARTING 5 FEBRUARY 1 at Vanderbilt (FSN) 4 pm 5 at Texas A&M (CSS) 8 pm 8 KENTUCKY (SEC TV) 12:30 pm 12 GEORGIA (FSN) 8 pm 15 at Auburn (SEC TV) 12:30 pm 19 at LSU (SEC TV) 7 pm 22 ARKANSAS (SEC TV) 3 pm 26 TENNESSEE (SEC TV) 7 pm Gl1lSO Fl3lSR Gl15lFR Cl20lSO Fl32lSO MARCH Fred Colin Trivante Gavin Craig 1 at Missouri (SEC TV) 12:30 pm Thomas Borchert Bloodman Ware Sword 5 at Georgia (CSS) 6 pm 8 SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC TV) 3 pm P: 12.5 P: 12.0 P: 8.7 P: 15.7 P: 9.7 R: 2.0 R: 4.0 R: 3.7 R: 12.0 R: 4.0 12-16 SEC Tournament (SEC TV/ABC/ESPNU) TBA A: 2.0 B: 1.7 A: 2.3 B: 0.3 A: 2.7 ^ - Tupelo, Miss (BancorpSouth Arena) S: 2.5 S: 1.0 S: 2.0 S: 1.3 S: 0.7 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 4: UTAH STATE 2013-14 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Statistical Comparison BULLDOGS .500 AGAINST MWC FOES 2013-14 Stats MSU USU Mississippi State travels to Utah State with a 4-4 all-time ledger against teams that currently comprise the Mountain West Conference. 2013-14 Record .........................3-0 3-0 The Aggies are the last MWC team MSU has faced, claiming a 66-64 Conference Record ...................0-0 0-0 two years ago at the Hump in the only other matchup between the two Scoring ....................................81.0 79.7 schools. The Bulldogs could face another MWC team in late December against Scoring Defense ......................61.0 62.0 UNLV in the Las Vegas Classic depending on both teams’ outcomes. Scoring Margin ......................+20.0 +17.7 MSU has also faced Wyoming (1-0), Fresno State (1-0), Colorado Field Goal Pct. .........................47.1 49.4 State (0-1), UNLV (0-1) and San Jose State (1-1). Opp. FG Pct.............................43.8 38.1 NOVEMBER DOMINANCE LAST 26 YEARS 3-Point FG Pct. ........................34.7 46.0 Dating back to the 1987-88 season when Richard Williams was over- Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. ...............25.5 22.8 seeing the program, Mississippi State owns a composite ledger of 82-25 Free Throw Pct. .......................63.0 76.3 (.766) in November. Under Rick Ray, the Bulldogs are 5-4. Opp. FT Pct. ............................69.2 75.0 NEW TREND AGAINST KSU & MVSU Rebounding Average ...............41.7 40.0 After losing 16-straight games when the opponent shoots 45 percent Opp. Rebounding Avg. ............29.0 28.7 or better, Mississippi State has now won two straight under the same cir- Rebound Margin ....................+12.7 +11.3 cumstances. Assists .....................................15.3 17.3 Against Kennesaw State, MSU won despite the Owls shooting 45.5 Turnovers ................................14.7 9.7 percent from the floor. Turnover Margin ......................+6.3 -1.3 Then against Mississippi Valley State, the Bulldogs claimed a 94-72 victory with the Delta Devils shooting 47.5 percent (28-59). Steals....................................... 11.0 3.0 Blocked Shots............................3.0 4.0 SCOUTING UTAH STATE Utah State upped its record to 3-0 on Saturday with a 71-64 win at UC Statistical Leaders Santa Barbara. Preston Medlin paced the Aggies with 18 points, while Spencer But- Scoring terfield added 16. MSU PPG OPP PPG USU won the battle of the boards, 38-25, while Jarred Shaw hauling in Ware ............. 15.7 Clifford ......... 15.0 a game-high 9. Thomas......... 12.5 Medlin ......... 13.7 The Aggies were dominating beyond the arc, hitting 10 of their 21 at- Rebounding tempts. Butterfield was 4 of 6 from long range. MSU RPG OPP RPG LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU . Ware ............. 12.0 Shaw ........... 7.7 Applewhite ...... 6.0 Butterfield ........... 5.7 Mississippi State led from start to finish as it remained perfect on the year with a 94-72 victory against Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday. Assists Gavin Ware recorded his second double-double of the year and the MSU APG OPP APG fourth of his career with a career-high 23 points and 11 rebounds Sword ............. 2.7 Davis ........... 3.3 Also scoring in double-digits for MSU were Colin Borchert (14), Craig Applewhite ...... 2.7 Roland ........... 2.7 Sword (10) and Roquez Johnson (12). The Bulldogs forced 18 turnovers and turned those miscues into 16 Blocks points. The defense also collected 10 steals, led by Trivante Bloodman MSU BPG OPP BPG with 4. Borchert .......... 1.5 Davis ........... 2.0 MSU which won the battle of the boards, 41-27, dished out 17 assists, Three at .......... 0.5 Shaw ........... 1.7 led by Trivante Bloodman’s 5, and had just 11 turnovers. Steals NEXT TWO UP FOR MSU . MSU SPG OPP SPG Ready ............. 3.0 Davis ........... 1.0 JACKSON STATE Loyola Bloodman ......... 2.0 Six at ............0.3 WHEN: .................................Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2013 WHEN: ................................Sunday, December 1, 2013 TIME: .................................................................... 1 p.m. TIME: ......................................................................Noon WHERE: ................................................. Starkville, Miss WHERE: ................................................ Starkville, Miss. TV: ..........................................................................None TV: ..........................................................................None SERIES: ............................................... MSU Leads, 4-0 SERIES: .............................................Loyola Leads, 2-0 LAST MEETING: ...................... MSU, 73-45 (12-28,-10) LAST MEETING: .....................Loyola, 59-51 (12-15-12) BULLDOG BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 4: UTAH STATE LAST TIME VS. UTAH STATE Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics GAME 15 — DEC. 31, 2011 Utah State vs Mississippi State 12-31-11 2 p.m. at Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum) No. 15 Mississippi State 66 Utah State 64 Utah State 64 • 8-6 Humphrey Coliseum l 2 p.m. Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Starkville, MS 21 Morgan Grim f 5-11 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 3 10 3 1 0 0 29 34 Kyisean Reed f 3-8 0-0 2-4 0 3 3 4 8 0 0 0 1 26 A pair of Dee Bost free throws with 00 Brockeith Pane g 5-9 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 5 11 3 5 0 1 30 34 seconds remaining lifted Mississippi 12 Danny Berger g 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 30 13 Preston Medlin g 5-9 1-4 4-5 0 3 3 0 15 1 1 0 0 29 State past Utah State 66-64.