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MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 3: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Mississippi State vs. Mississippi Valley State | Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013 | Humphrey Coliseum 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: ....................... Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 Where: ................................... Starkville, Miss. Venue: .............. Humphrey Coliseum (10,525) Time: ..................................................... 7 p.m. TV: ...........................................................None Talent: N/A Sirus/XM: ........................................... 136/201 MISSISSIPPI STATE Mississippi Valley State Series:.....................................MSU leads, 3-0 Bulldogs (2-0) Delta Devils (1-2) Last Meeting: ............ MSU, 73-45 (12-28-09) Head Coach: Rick Ray Head Coach: Chico Potts MSU Record: 12-22, 2nd year KSU Record: 6-25, 2nd year 2013-14 Schedule/Results Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Record vs. MVSU: First meeting Record vs. MSU: First Meeting NOVEMBER 8 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 71-56 14 KENNESAW STATE W, 78-55 19 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 7 pm WHAT TO NOTE AS MSU PLAYS KENNESAW STATE . 23 at Utah State 6 pm aMississippi State is 22-3 all-time against teams from the SWAC, with the last meeting coming 27 JACKSON STATE 1 pm in the season opener against Prairie View. DECEMBER aThe Bulldogs are looking to start 3-0 for the first time since 2010-11. In the last 10 seasons, the 1 LOYOLA Noon Bulldogs have been 3-0 four times. aDating back to last season, MSU is looking to extend its home-winning streak to five games, Big 12/SEC Challenge which would be the longest under Rick Ray. 5 TCU (ESPNU) 6 pm aAgainst Kennesaw State, MSU had 15 steals, the most since having 17 against Florida Atlantic 13 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 7 pm on Nov. 13, 2012. 17 FLORIDA A&M 7 pm aThe Bulldogs forced 26 KSU turnovers, the most since forcing 27 last year against Florida 19 FLORIDA GULF COAST (CSS) 8 pm Atlantic. Las Vegas Classic aIn the game against the Owls, MSU had one player to make his Maroon & White debut — red- 22 vs. South Florida (CBS Sports Net) 7 pm shirt freshman Jacoby Davis. Davis missed all of last season and this year’s opener with a 23 vs. UNLV/Santa Clara TBA knee injury. In two minutes, he finished with 1 assist and was 0-of-1 shooting. aGavin Ware has grabbed 12 and 10 rebounds in the first two games, respectively. He’s looking JANUARY to record three-straight 10-plus rebounding games for the first time in his career. 2 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 7 pm aFreshman point guard I.J. Ready will miss 2-4 weeks with a strained, inflamed hamstring. 8 at Kentucky (SEC TV) 7 pm a All 12 of Rick Ray’s wins have come with MSU either leading or tied at the half. 11 OLE MISS (ESPN) 3 pm aOn signing day, MSU announced the signing of three new players — forwards Demetrius 15 at Alabama (SEC TV) 7 pm Houston (Montgomery, Ala.) and Oliver Black (Jackson, Miss.) and guard Maurice Dunlap 18 TEXAS A&M (SEC TV) 11:30 am (Greenwood, Miss.). 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: 17.0 P: 11.0 P: 9.0 P: 12.0 P: 9.5 R: 3.0 R: 4.0 R: 5.5 R: 12.5 R: 4.0 12-16 SEC Tournament (SEC TV/ABC/ESPNU) TBA A: 3.0 B: 1.5 A: 1.0 A: 0.0 A: 0.8 ^ - Tupelo, Miss (BancorpSouth Arena) S: 3.0 S: 1.0 S: 1.0 S: 2.0 S: 0.5 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 3: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 2013-14 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Statistical Comparison BULLDOGS OWN 22-3 MARK AGAINST SWAC 2013-14 Stats MSU MVSU Entering Tuesday’s showdown against Mississippi Valley State, the Bull- dogs are a dominant 22-3 against the 10 teams that currently comprise 2012-13 Record .........................2-0 1-2 the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Conference Record ...................0-0 0-0 Mississippi State has played every league foe except Grambling and Scoring ....................................74.5 79.0 Southern. The most common team MSU has played is Alcorn State (2-2), and Scoring Defense ......................55.5 85.3 earlier this year MSU claimed a 71-56 win against Prairie View A&M. Scoring Margin ......................+19.0 -6.3 After today, the Bulldogs will play one more team from the SWAC, Field Goal Pct. .........................44.4 42.4 Jackson State at 1 p.m. on Nov. 27. Opp. FG Pct.............................41.5 52.4 NOVEMBER DOMINANCE LAST 26 YEARS 3-Point FG Pct. ........................34.3 32.3 Dating back to the 1987-88 season when Richard Williams was over- Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. ...............23.1 39.6 seeing the program, Mississippi State owns a composite ledger of 81-25 Free Throw Pct. .......................58.7 64.0 (.764) in November. Under Rick Ray, the Bulldogs are 4-4. Opp. FT Pct. ............................63.2 69.4 Rebounding Average ...............42.0 37.0 NEW TREND AGAINST KSU Opp. Rebounding Avg. ............30.0 37.3 Against Kennesaw State, MSU won despite the Owls shooting 45.5 Rebound Margin ....................+12.0 -0.3 percent from the floor. Assists .....................................14.5 12.0 It was the first time under Rick Ray the Bulldogs won with an opponent Turnovers ................................16.5 14.3 shooting 45 percent or better from the floor. Turnover Margin ......................+6.0 +4.0 SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Steals....................................... 11.5 10.7 Mississippi Valley State enters the game sporting a 1-2 ledger following Blocked Shots............................3.0 0.7 its 108-48 win against Champion Baptist on Friday. Five MVSU players scored in double digits, led by DeAngelo Priar with 18 points on 58.7 percent shooting from the field. Daniel Hurtt added 16 Statistical Leaders points and 8 boards, while Jordan Washington came off the bench to total Scoring 14 points. MSU PPG OPP PPG Defensively, the Delta Devils, who let 60-26 at the break, forced 30 Thomas......... 17.0 McDonald ......... 16.7 turnovers and limited the Tigers to 32 percent shooting. Ware ............. 12.0 Priar ......... 14.3 Rebounding LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU . MSU RPG OPP RPG Mississippi State overcame an early four-point deficit to win its fourth- Ware .............. 125 Vaughn ........... 6.0 straight game at Humphrey Coliseum dating back to last year, turning Applewhite ...... 5.5 Ralling ........... 6.0 back Kennesaw State in the first meeting between the two, 78-55. Fred Thomas, playing his first game of the year, led all scorers with 17 Assists points, while Gavin Ware hauled in 10 rebounds. MSU APG OPP APG Also in double-digits for MSU were Colin Borchert (15), Trivante Ready ............. 4.0 Marshall ........... 3.0 Bloodman (11) and Roquez Johnson (10). Sword ............. 3.5 Two others ........... 1.7 The Bulldogs forced 26 turnovers and turned those miscues into 27 points. The defense also collected 15 steals. Blocks After opening the season with 21 turnovers against Prairie View, MSU MSU BPG OPP BPG limited that number to 12 against the Owls. Borchert .......... 1.5 Priar ........... 0.3 Three at .......... 0.5 Hurtt ........... 0.3 NEXT TWO UP FOR MSU . Steals MSU SPG OPP SPG UTAH STATE JACKSON STATE Ready ............. 3.0 Priar ........... 2.0 WHEN: ............................Saturday, November 23, 2013 WHEN: .................................Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2013 Cunningham ..... 2.5 Washington .............2.0 TIME: ............................................................... 8:05 p.m. TIME: .................................................................... 1 p.m. WHERE: ......................................................Logan, Utah WHERE: ................................................... Starkville, MS TV: ..........................................................................None TV: ..........................................................................None SERIES: ............................................... MSU Leads, 1-0 SERIES: ............................................... MSU Leads, 4-0 LAST MEETING: ........................MSU, 66-64 (12-13-11) LAST MEETING: ...................... MSU, 73-45 (12-28,-10) BULLDOG BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 3: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 2013-14 MISSISSIPPI STATE PLAYER BREAKDOWN FRED THOMAS l So l G l 6-5 l 206 l Jackson, MS vSat out the season opener. vAgainst Kennesaw State, led all scorers MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% 1 30.0 17.0 3.0 3.0 42.9 50.0 25.0 with 17 points. DRE APPLEWHITE l RFr l G l 6-5 l 217 l Memphis, TN vCollegiate debut featured 9 points, 9 boards. MIN PTS RBS BLK FG% 3FG% FT% 2 18.0 6.0 5.5 0.5 27.3 33.3 83.3 vSat out all of last year with a knee injury. COLIN BORCHERT l Sr l F l 6-8 l 231 l Phoenix, AZ vOne of four MSU players scoring in double- digits at 11.0 points. MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% 3 26.5 11.0 4.0 0.5 38.9 40.0 1.000 TRIVANTE BLOODMAN l Jr l G l 6-0 l 182 l Bronx, NY vTotaled 11 points vs.