MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 9: FLORIDA A&M 10 NCAA Appearances | 1 Final Four | 6 SEC Championships | 3 SEC Tournament Titles | 18 Postseason Appearances 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 2013-14 Schedule/Results Game 9 | 7 P.M. | Humphrey Coliseum NOVEMBER MISSISSIPPI STATE GAME DAY 8 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 71-56 Bulldogs (6-2) AT A GLANCE 14 KENNESAW STATE W, 78-55 19 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 94-72 Head Coach: Rick Ray When: ..................... Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 23 at Utah State L, 87-68 MSU Record: 16-24, 2nd year Where: ................................Starkville, Miss. 27 JACKSON STATE W, 58-56 Career Record: Same Venue: ...........Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Record vs. FAMU: First Meeting DECEMBER Time: ..................................................7 p.m. 1 LOYOLA W, 65-64 TV: ....................................................... None Big 12/SEC Challenge FLORIDA A&M Talent: NA 5 TCU (ESPNU) L, 71-61 Rattlers (2-7) Sirius/XM: .............................................200 13 vs. Southeastern Louisiana^ W, 68-62 Head Coach: Clemon Johnson Series: ..................................MSU leads, 2-0 17 FLORIDA A&M 7 pm SELU Record: 20-53, 3rd year Last Meeting: .......MSU, 104-80 (12-20-04) 19 FLORIDA GULF COAST (CSS) 8 pm Career Record: 20-53, 3rd year MSU vs. MEAC: .....................................5-0 Las Vegas Classic Record vs. MSU: First Meeting 22 vs. South Florida (CBS Sports Net) 7 pm 23 vs. UNLV/Santa Clara TBA JANUARY 2 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 7 pm WHAT TO NOTE AS MSU PLAYS FAMU . 8 at Kentucky (SEC TV) 7 pm aIn five games, Mississippi State has never lost to a team from the MEAC. 11 OLE MISS (ESPN) 3 pm aFlorida A&M is one of two MEAC teams the Bulldogs are playing this year as Maryland Eastern 15 at Alabama (SEC TV) 7 pm Shore visits Humphrey Coliseum on Jan. 2. 18 TEXAS A&M (SEC TV) 11:30 am aMSU has already surpassed its non-conference win total from a year ago (5). 22 AUBURN (ESPN3) 7 pm a 25 at Ole Miss (SEC TV) 3 pm Last Friday, the Bulldogs improved to 4-0 all-time in Tupelo with a 68-62 win against South- eastern Louisiana. 30 FLORIDA (ESPN or ESPN2) 6 p.m. aCraig Sword totaled 22 points against the Lions and became the first MSU player to total 20- FEBRUARY plus points in three-straight games since Arnett Moultrie in 2011. Jeff Malone was the last 1 at Vanderbilt (FSN) 4 pm player to achieve that feat in four-straight games (1982-83). 5 at Texas A&M (CSS) 8 pm a 8 KENTUCKY (SEC TV) 12:30 pm In his last three games, Craig Sword is 26-of-35 shooting with 13 rebounds, 10 steals, six 12 GEORGIA (FSN) 8 pm assists and 70 points. 15 at Auburn (SEC TV) 12:30 pm aThis year, MSU has had a player score at least 20 points on five occasions after having done 19 at LSU (SEC TV) 7 pm that eight times all of last year. 22 ARKANSAS (SEC TV) 3 pm aNumbers do tell the story as the Bulldogs are 5-0 when out-rebounding their opponents, 4-0 26 TENNESSEE (SEC TV) 7 pm when holding foes to less than 45 percent shooting and 5-0 when holding teams to 65 points MARCH or less. 1 at Missouri (SEC TV) 12:30 pm aThrough eight games, MSU has used four different lineups. 5 at Georgia (CSS) 6 pm aIn Mississippi State’s six wins, opponents are averaging just 60.8 points. In its two losses, foes 8 SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC TV) 3 pm are scoring 79.0 points. 12-16 SEC Tournament (SEC TV/ABC/ESPNU) TBA aThe Bulldogs lead the SEC and are tied for 20th nationally with 9.0 steals per game. ^ - Tupelo, Miss (BancorpSouth Arena) aCraig Sword is 5th in the SEC with 1.9 steals per game. MISSISSIPPI STATE PROJECTED STARTING 5 Gl6-5l217lRFr Gl5-11l170lFr Fl6-9l268lS0 Fl6-7l210lJR Gl6-3l194lSO 2 Dre Applewhite 15 I.J. Ready 20 Gavin Ware 25 Roquez Johnson 32 Craig Sword Pts.: 5.5 Pts.: 6.3 Pts.: 11.0 Pts.: 10.4 Pts.: 15.3 Rbs.: 3.6 Rbs.: 1.8 Rbs.: 8.8 Rbs.: 4.9 Rbs.: 4.3 Assts.: 1.5 Assts.: 3.0 Blks.: 0.6 Assts.: 0.5 Assts.: 2.6 Stl.: 0.5 Stl.: 1.8 Stl.: 0.9 Stl.: 0.8 Stl.: 1.9 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 9: FLORIDA A&M 2013-14 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Statistical Comparison MSU IS 5-0 ALL-TIME AGAINST MEAC FOES 2013-14 Stats MSU FAMU Entering Tuesday’s game against Florida A&M at Humphrey Coliseum, the Bulldogs sport a 5-0 ledger against the 13 teams that currently com- 2013-14 Record .........................6-2 2-7 prise the Southland Conference. Conference Record ...................0-0 0-0 MSU has played just four of the league memebers, with the FAMU Scoring ....................................70.4 73.3 game marking the third meeting. The last MEAC team the Bulldogs faced was North Carolina A&T in Scoring Defense ......................65.4 78.2 2010, a game MSU won 74-58. Scoring Margin ........................+5.0 -4.9 On Jan 2., 2014, Mississippi State also welcomes MEAC member Field Goal Pct. .........................46.7 41.3 Maryland Eastern Shore to the Hump. Opp. FG Pct.............................43.4 44.1 JOHNSON EARNS FIRST START 3-Point FG Pct. ........................30.0 34.4 Junior forward Roquez Johnson earned his first start of the season Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. ...............30.5 33.7 against Southeastern Louisiana, but was limited to just 10 minutes after Free Throw Pct. .......................61.1 64.4 straining his knee if the first half. He finished with 6 points and 3 boards. Opp. FT Pct. ............................75.5 64.4 Rebounding Average ...............34.2 38.2 YEAR TWO MORE SMOOTH FOR SWORD Opp. Rebounding Avg. ............32.5 41.1 Through the first eight games of the season, sophomore guard Craig Sword has established himself as one of the top players in the SEC. Rebound Margin ......................+1.8 -2.9 He’s 12th in the SEC in scoring (15.3) and fifth in steals (1.9). He’s also Assists .....................................12.6 10.0 fourth in the league with his .570 shooting percentage. Turnovers ................................14.4 15.7 Last year through the first eight games, he was 21-of-64 shooting (.328) Turnover Margin ......................+2.8 -0.9 and averaging 8.1 points. He also had 13 assists and 36 turnovers at that Steals.........................................9.0 7.9 point, compared to the 21 assists and 20 turnovers he has now. Blocked Shots............................3.3 3.6 SCOUTING FLORIDA A&M Florida A&M enters Tuesday’s game sporting a 2-7 ledger after drop- Statistical Leaders ping a 72-62 decision at Hampton. Scoring Reggie Lewis totaled a team-high 19 points while Trey Kellum added 8 MSU PPG OPP PPG rebounds. Sword ........... 15.3 Adams ......... 17.9 The Rattlers were 22-of-59 shooting and had 21 turnovers. Defensive- Ware ............. 11.0 Lewis ..........11.9 ly, they held Hampton to 26-of-60 shooting and forced 15 turnovers. On the boards, Hampton won that battle as well, 46-40. Rebounding MSU RPG OPP RPG LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU . Ware ............... 8.8 King ........... 7.2 Mississippi State found its way back into the win column after improv- Johnson .......... 4.9 Kellum ........... 5.7 ing 4-0 all-time in Tupelo with a 68-62 win against Southeastern Louisi- Assists ana. The Lions built as much as a 6-point lead in the second half before the MSU APG OPP APG Bulldogs rallied. Ready ............. 3.0 Adams ........... 3.0 Craig Sword finished with a team-high 22 points, and he also collected B’man/Sword. 2.6 Lewis ........... 1.6 three steals while dishing out three assists. He was the lone MSU player Blocks in double digits. MSU BPG OPP BPG Colin Borchert paced the Bulldogs on the boards with 7 rebounds. Borchert .......... 1.3 King ........... 1.3 MSU connected on 25 of its 46 shots and collected 8 steals while forc- Thomas........... 1.0 Kellum/Odi ........... 0.7 ing 12 turnovers. The Lions were 25-of-63 shooting overall and 6 of 24 beyond the arc. Steals MSU SPG OPP SPG NEXT TWO UP FOR MSU . Sword ............. 1.9 Adams ........... 1.2 Ready ............... 1.8 King ............1.1 Florida Gulf Coast South Florida WHEN: ...........................Thursday, December 19, 2013 WHEN: ......................................Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2013 TIME: .................................................................... 8 p.m. TIME: .................................................................... 7 p.m. WHERE: ................................................ Starkville, Miss. WHERE: .........................................................Las Vegas TV: ...........................................................................CSS TV: ..........................................................................None SERIES: .....................................................First Meeting SERIES: .................................................MSU leads, 2-0 LAST MEETING: ........................................First Meeting LAST MEETING: ......................... MSU, 86-81 (1-10-74) BULLDOG BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 9: FLORIDA A&M LAST TIME VS. FLORIDA A&M Florida A&M Series Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida A&M vs Mississippi State 1972: MSU, 90-77 ............................ at Tuscaloosa 12-20-04 7:30 p.m. at Starkville, Miss. 1974: MSU, 86-81 ................................at Starkville At Starkville: MSU leads, 1-0 Florida A&M 80 • (2-6) At Neutral Sites: MSU leads, 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 GLOVER,Darius f 6-10 0-0 3-5 2 2 4 4 15 1 3 0 0 28 30 HARPER,Michael f 2-9 0-4 1-2 0 4 4 3 5 1 1 1 0 27 44 ELLIOTT.Glen c 1-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 5 4 0 1 1 0 14 11 TATE,Tony g 6-14 2-6 3-4 0 2 2 2 17 5 2 0 2 36 23 SAMS,Michael g 2-7 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 22 03 MONAROS,Victor 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 10 PATTMAN,James 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 23 21 KELLY,Jonathan 6-8 0-1 2-3 2 2 4 2 14 1 1 0 1 25 25 AYODELE,Michael 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 32 SUMTER, O.J.