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MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 11: SOUTH FLORIDA 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 11 | 7 P.M. | New Orleans Arena NOVEMBER MISSISSIPPI STATE GAME DAY 8 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 71-56 Bulldogs (8-2) AT A GLANCE 14 KENNESAW STATE W, 78-55 19 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 94-72 Head Coach: Rick Ray When: .......................Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013 23 at Utah State L, 87-68 MSU Record: 18-24, 2nd year Where: ..........................................Las Vegas 27 JACKSON STATE W, 58-56 Career Record: Same Venue: .............New Orleans Arena (10,500) Record vs. USF: First Meeting DECEMBER Time: ..................................................7 p.m. 1 LOYOLA W, 65-64 TV: ....................................................... None Big 12/SEC Challenge SOUTH FLORIDA Talent: 5 TCU (ESPNU) L, 71-61 BULLS (8-2) Sirius/XM: ...................................... 113/200 13 vs. Southeastern Louisiana^ W, 68-62 Head Coach: Stan Heath Series: ..................................MSU leads, 2-0 17 FLORIDA A&M W, 78-65 USF Record: 96-112, 7th year Last Meeting: .............. 86-81, Jan. 10, 1974 19 FLORIDA GULF COAST (CSS) W, 66-53 Career Record: 205-189, 13th year MSU vs. American Athletic ...............20-25 Las Vegas Classic Record vs. MSU: 4-7 22 vs. South Florida 7 pm 23 vs. UNLV/Santa Clara (CBS Sports Net) TBA JANUARY 2 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 7 pm WHAT TO NOTE AS MSU PLAYS SOUTH FLORIDA . 8 at Kentucky (SEC TV) 7 pm aMississippi State and South Florida are meeting for the third time overall and the first time 11 OLE MISS (ESPN) 3 pm since 1974. MSU won the previous two outings. 15 at Alabama (SEC TV) 7 pm aThe Bulls are the third-consecutive team from the state of Florida MSU is playing. 18 TEXAS A&M (SEC TV) 11:30 am aIn regular-season tournament play, MSU is 87-76 all-time. 22 AUBURN (ESPN3) 7 pm a 25 at Ole Miss (SEC TV) 3 pm MSU last played in the Las Vegas Classic in 2001, posting a 3-1 mark with wins against UL- Monroe, Richmond and Illinois-Chicago while losing to Cincinnati. 30 FLORIDA (ESPN or ESPN2) 6 p.m. aThe Bulldogs are two wins away from tying their win total from a year ago FEBRUARY aThe 53 points MSU allowed against Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday were the fewest this year. 1 at Vanderbilt (FSN) 4 pm aNumbers tell the story as the Bulldogs are 6-0 when out-rebounding opponents, 5-0 when 5 at Texas A&M (CSS) 8 pm 8 KENTUCKY (SEC TV) 12:30 pm holding foes to less than 45 percent shooting and 7-0 when holding teams to 65 points or less. 12 GEORGIA (FSN) 8 pm aThrough 10 games, MSU has used four different lineups. 15 at Auburn (SEC TV) 12:30 pm aThe Bulldogs play either Santa Clara or UNLV on Monday. MSU is 3-0 all-time against Santa 19 at LSU (SEC TV) 7 pm Clara and 0-1 against the Rebels. 22 ARKANSAS (SEC TV) 3 pm aIn Mississippi State’s eight wins, opponents are averaging just 60.4 points and 32.9 rebounds. 26 TENNESSEE (SEC TV) 7 pm In its two losses, foes are scoring 79.0 points and 37.5 rebounds. MARCH aMSU’s sophomores are accounting for 46.8 percent of the scoring. 1 at Missouri (SEC TV) 12:30 pm aThe Bulldogs lead the SEC and are 8th nationally with 9.9 steals per game. MSU has collected 5 at Georgia (CSS) 6 pm 10 or more steals in five of its games. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC TV) 3 pm aCraig Sword is 5th in the SEC with 1.8 steals per game. 12-16 SEC Tournament (SEC TV/ABC/ESPNU) TBA aI.J. Ready is on pace to have 61 steals this year, which would break the MSU freshman record ^ - Tupelo, Miss (BancorpSouth Arena) of 60 currently held by Ray White set in 1976. MISSISSIPPI STATE PROJECTED STARTING 5 Gl6-5l217lRFr Gl5-11l170lFr Fl6-9l268lS0 Fl6-8l231lSR Gl6-3l194lSO 2 Dre Applewhite 15 I.J. Ready 20 Gavin Ware 3 Colin Borchert 32 Craig Sword Pts.: 5.8 Pts.: 7.5 Pts.: 10.7 Pts.: 8.6 Pts.: 15.5 Rbs.: 4.3 Rbs.: 1.5 Rbs.: 8.1 Rbs.: 3.8 Rbs.: 4.1 Assts.: 1.5 Assts.: 3.0 Blks.: 0.6 Assts.: 1.3 Assts.: 2.5 Stl.: 0.8 Stl.: 2.2 Stl.: 1.0 Stl.: 1.0 Stl.: 1.8 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 11: SOUTH FLORIDA 2013-14 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Statistical Comparison BULLDOGS ARE 20-25 AGAINST AAC FOES 2013-14 Stats MSU UFS Mississippi State is currently 20-25 against the eight foes that currently comprise the newly created American Athletic Conference 2013-14 Record .........................8-2 8-2 Memphis is MSU’s most common opponent, with the Tigers enjoying a Conference Record ...................0-0 0-0 13-11 advantage. The two last played in the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Scoring ....................................70.7 71.2 Little Rock, a 77-74 Memphis win. The last AAC team MSU faced was Houston on Dec. 19, 2009, a game Scoring Defense ......................64.1 67.5 the Bulldogs won, 70-64 Scoring Margin ........................+6.6 +3.7 In the second game of this season, the Bulldogs knocked off Kennesaw Field Goal Pct. .........................46.0 44.4 State at the Hump, 78-55. Opp. FG Pct.............................42.3 40.0 MORE FOULS BUT FEWER DQs 3-Point FG Pct. ........................30.3 26.9 After 10 games a year ago, Mississippi State was whistled for 158 fouls Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. ...............30.0 35.2 and had players foul out six times. Free Throw Pct. .......................62.9 67.8 Through the same number of games this season, the Bulldogs have Opp. FT Pct. ............................72.5 69.2 committed 183 fouls but have seen players foul out just twice. Rebounding Average ...............34.7 37.8 YEAR TWO MORE SMOOTH FOR SWORD Opp. Rebounding Avg. ............33.8 38.6 Through the first 10 games, sophomore guard Craig Sword has estab- Rebound Margin ......................+0.9 -0.8 lished himself as one of the top players in the SEC. Assists .....................................12.2 13.1 He’s 12th in the SEC in scoring (15.5) and fifth in steals (1.8). He’s also Turnovers ................................14.4 12.0 third in the league with his .580 shooting percentage. Turnover Margin ......................+2.9 +1.6 He’s also been charged with 24 turnovers while dishing out 25 assists. This time last year, he had 43 turnovers and 18 assists. Steals.........................................9.9 7.5 Blocked Shots............................3.1 5.5 SCOUTING SOUTH FLORIDA South Florida enters Sunday’s game sporting an 8-2 ledger after hold- Statistical Leaders ing off Florida A&M on Thursday, 73-70. Scoring Corey Allen finished with a game-high 22 points, while Victor Rudd MSU PPG OPP PPG posted a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Sword ........... 15.5 Rudd .......... 157 The Bulls were 26-of-51 shooting and had 12 turnovers. Defensively, Ware ............. 10.7 Allen ......... 13.4 they held FAMU to 27-of-66 shooting and forced 13 turnovers. On the boards, the Rattlers held a 39-35 advantage. Rebounding USF dominated inside with 32 points in the paint. MSU RPG OPP RPG Ware ............... 8.1 Rudd ........... 6.8 LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU . Johnson .......... 4.9 Perry ........... 6.6 Mississippi State won its third-straight game with an impressive 66-53 Assists win against Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday. The defense was solid as it collected 15 steals and forced 21 turn- MSU APG OPP APG overs. Ready ............. 3.0 Collins ........... 5.9 Craig Sword finished with a game-high 17 points, while being credited Sword. ............ 2.5 Allen ........... 3.0 with 2 steals. Blocks Also in double-digits were I.J. Ready with 12 points to go along with his 5 steals, and and with 10 points each. MSU BPG OPP BPG Gavin Ware Fred Thomsas MSU connected on 23 of its 50 shots and won the battle of the boards, Borchert .......... 1.3 Egbunu ........... 1.9 Thomas........... 0.9 Perry ........... 1.1 33-30. Roquez Johnson paced the Bulldogs with 8 rebounds. Steals MSU SPG OPP SPG NEXT TWO UP FOR MSU . Ready ............. 2.2 Allen ........... 1.8 Sword ................ 1.8 Brock ............1.7 UNLV/Santa Clara Maryland Eastern Shore WHEN: ............................. Monday, December 23, 2013 WHEN: .......................................Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 TIME: .................................................... 7 p.m./9:30 p.m. TIME: .................................................................... 7 p.m. WHERE: .........................................................Las Vegas WHERE: ................................................. Starkville, Miss TV: ................................................. CBS Sports Network TV: ..........................................................................None SERIES: ..............................MSU is 3-0 vs. Santa Clara SERIES: .....................................................First Meeting MSU is 0-1 vs. UNLV LAST MEETING: ........................................................NA BULLDOG BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL GAME 11: SOUTH FLORIDA 2013-14 MISSISSIPPI STATE NOTES JOHNSON DRAWS FIRST START SWORD, JOHNSON REPRESENTING High School in Montgomery, Ala., the same n Junior forward Roquez Johnson earned his n First, Craig Sword and Roquez John- high school that produced current Bulldogs first start of the season against Southeastern son were teammates at Carver High School Craig Sword and Roquez Johnson. Black is Louisiana, but was limited to just 10 minutes af- in Montgomery, Ala., where they won a state a power forward from Jackson who is currently ter straining his knee if the first half.