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MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI SSTATETATE BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GAME 3: BETHUNE-COOKMAN MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Gregg Ellis, Media Relations Contact 662.325.3595 (O) or 662.322.0145 (C) [email protected] www.mstateathletics.com P.O. Box 5308, Mississippi State, MS 39762 2009-10 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE MISSISSIPPI STATE (1-1) VS. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (1-2) Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 6 p.m. CT Date Opponent Score/Time Humphrey Coliseum - 10,500 (Starkville, MS) N 13 Rider L 88-74 Series Record: First Meeting N 19 Southeastern Louisiana W 82-67 Last Meeting: N/A N 21 Bethune-Cookman 6 p.m. TV: None N 24 Texas-Pan American 7 p.m. XM Radio: Not Available N 27 @vs. Richmond (FCS) 5 p.m. Offi cials: James Barker, Jeremy Mosier, Chuck Jones N 28 @vs. Old Dominion/Missouri TBA TODAY’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP D 5 St. Bonaventure 1 p.m. D 10 # vs. DePaul (ESPN2) 5:30 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE BETHUNE-COOKMAN D 12 % vs. UCLA (Fox Sports) 3:30 p.m. 3 G Dee Bost, So., 6-2, 170 3 G C.J. Reed, So., 6-3, 175 D 16 Wright State (ESPN2) 6 p.m. 2 G Ravern Johnson, Jr., 6-7, 175 10 G Stanley Elliott, So., 6-3, 160 D 19 at Houston (CSS) 1 p.m. 22 G Barry Stewart, Sr., 6-3, 170 2 2 G Jerry Jones, So., 6-2, 205 D 22 Centenary (at Jackson) 7 p.m. 24 G Phil Turner, Jr., 6-3, 170 32 F Alexander Starling, Jr., 6-6, 205 D 28 Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. 32 F Jarvis Varnado, Sr., 6-9, 230 3 3 C Tyrel Adams, Sr., 6-9, 250 D 31 at San Diego 6 p.m. Top Reserves: F Romero Osby, Top Reserves: G Jarrell Thomas, G Riley Benock F Javoris Bryant J 4 at Western Kentucky (CSS) 8 p.m. J 9 at Ole Miss (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. OH, SO CLOSE TO THE TRIPLE J 14 Arkansas (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Mississippi State has recorded only three triple-doubles in school history, but J 16 Georgia (ESPN or ESPN2) 2 p.m. against Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday, Jarvis Varnado nearly added to J 23 at Alabama (CBS) 11 a.m. that total. J 28 at Arkansas (ESPN or ESPN2) 8 p.m. With 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 blocked shots, he nearly collected his second J 30 LSU (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. triple-double. His fi rst came against Kentucky at the Hump on Jan. 15, 2008, with F 3 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) 7 p.m. 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks. F 6 at Florida (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. The two other triple-doubles have been produced by Lawrence Roberts (Nov. F 11 Ole Miss (ESPN or ESPN2) 8 p.m. 21, 2004 vs. Nicholls: 18 pts, 11 rbs, 12 asst) and Jamont Gordon (Feb. 21, F 13 Auburn (FSN) 6 p.m. 2007 vs. Vanderbilt: 15 pts, 12 rbs, 10 asst). F 16 Kentucky (ESPN) 8 p.m. Although Varnado missed out on the rare feat, his nine rebounds gave him 750 F 20 at LSU (SEC Network) 3 p.m. F 24 Alabama (CSS) 8 p.m. for his career, ninth-most in school history. F 27 at South Carolina (ESPN) 5 p.m. INCHING CLOSER TO THE RECORD BOOKS M 3 at Auburn (SEC Network) 7 p.m. Senior All-SEC forward Jarvis Varnado continued his climb toward to the top M 6 Tennessee (ESPN) 5 p.m. of two key records against Southeastern Louisiana with eight blocked shots. M 11-14 SEC Tournament (Nashville) TBA As a result, he now has 409 for his career, which leaves him three shy of Sha- @ - South Padre Island Invitational quille O’Neal’s SEC mark of 412 and 126 shy of the NCAA record of 535 set by # - SEC/Big East Challenge (Tampa, FL) Wojciech Mydra of Louisiana-Monroe (1998-2002). To reach the NCAA mark, Varnado needs to average 4.2 blocks the next 30 games (29 regular season % - John R. Wooden Classic (Anaheim, CA) games and at least one SEC Tournament outing). He is currrently tied for 19th all-time with Kevin Roberson (Vermont). COACHING FACTS DOMINATING THE BOARDS No one crashed the boards better against SE Louisiana than Phil Turner. His MISSISSIPPI STATE 14 rebounds tied a career high (South Carolina; 2-18-09), with nine coming in the Coach: Rick Stansbury fi rst half. He also totaled 10 points for his fi fth-career double-double. Record at MSU: 232-129, 12th year BULLDOGS IN THE POLLS Overall Record: Same Following the loss to Rider, Mississippi State fell out of both polls. However, in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ poll, the Bulldogs received 16 votes, the same number of votes they received in the Associated Press poll. BETHUNE-COOKMAN Coach: Cliff Reed MSU BY THE NUMBER Record at Rider: 87-138, 8th year 11 — The second game of the year has been kind to the Bulldogs under MSU Career Record: Same coach Rick Stansbury. Of the 12 outings, MSU has won 11. D eecadec a d e of CCHAMPIONSHIPSH A M P I O N S H I P S MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI SSTATETATE BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GAME 3: BETHUNE-COOKMAN 2 Statistical Comparison MSTATE 3-0 AGAINST MEAC FOES Entering Saturday’s showdown against Bethune-Cookman, the Bull- 2009-10 Stats MSU BC dogs own a perfect 3-0 ledger against the 11 teams that currently com- 2009-10 Record 1-1 1-2 prise the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Conference Record 0-0 0-0 Of the 11 teams, MSU has only played Florida A&M (2-0) and South Scoring 78.0 54.3 Carolina State (1-0). Scoring Defense 77.5 67.0 In the three wins against the MEAC foes, the Bulldogs have outscored Scoring Margin +.5 -12.7 their opponents 284-193, while their average margin of victory has been Field Goal Pct. 43.5 42.9 33.7 points. Opp.FG Pct. 44.8 42.3 3-Point FG Pct. 38.5 36.1 MSU against the MEAC (MSU leads, 3-0) Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. 50.0 38.6 MSU 88, South Carolina State 58 MSU 104, Florida A&M 80 Free Throw Pct. 70.0 61.2 (Dec. 7, 1999 at Starkville) (Dec. 20, 2004) Opp. FT Pct. 67.6 80.6 MSU 92, Florida A&M 55 Rebounding Average 42.0 31.3 (Nov. 19, 2001) Opp. Rebounding Avg. 34.0 31.7 Rebound Margin +8.0 -0.3 MSU ENJOYED MORE NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Assists 13.5 7.7 Including last year’s 10-6 ledger against non-conference foes coupled Turnovers 12.5 17.3 with this year’s 1-1 mark, MSU has compiled a dominant 122-40 (.753) Turnover Margin -4.0 -4.3 record against non-conference opponents during the Rick Stansbury era Steals 5.5 4.3 (since 1998-99), including a 114-31 (.792) regular-season mark versus Blocked Shots 9.5 2.3 non-league foes. Statistical Leaders Scoring MISSISSIPPI STATE’S RECORD WHEN . MSU PPG BC PPG During the Rick Stansbury era, the Bulldogs are: 183-27 when leading Varnado ..... 21.0 Reed ........20.3 at halftime (1-0 this year); 163-32 (1-0) when shooting 45 percent or bet- Johnson ..... 13.5 Starling ........14.3 ter from the fi eld; 191-61 (1-0) when the opposition shoots less than 45 percent from the fi eld; 185-68 (1-0) when out-rebounding or tying oppo- Rebounding nents; and 140-25 when holding opponents to 65 points or less. MSU RPG BC RPG Varnado ..... 11.5 Starling ..........9.0 NOVEMBER DOMINANCE UNDER STANSBURY Turner .......... 9.5 Reed ..........4.3 Including last year’s 5-2 mark coupled with this year’s 1-1 record, the Assists Bulldogs are 42-15 (.737) in the month of November since Rick Stans- MSU APG BC APG bury was named head coach. Bost ............. 5.5 Reed ..........4.0 Dating back to the 1986-87 season when Richard Williams was over- Three at .......2.0 Jones ..........1.3 seeing the program, Mississippi State owns a compisite ledger of 65-18 Blocks (.783) in November. MSU BPG BC BPG Varnado ....... 7.5 Abrahams ..........0.7 MUCH BETTER DEFENSE THIS TIME AROUND Turner .......... 1.0 Bryant ..........0.7 After Rider torched the Bulldogs in the season opener by hitting 50.8 percent (30 of 59) of its shots overall, including a sizzling 62.5 percent Steals (10 of 16) from 3-point range, MSU regrouped against the Lions and held MSU SPG BC SPG them to 39.4 percent shooting (26 of 66) overall and 40 percent beyond Varnado ....... 1.5 Starling ..........1.3 the arc (8 of 20). Three at .......1.0 Abrahams ..........0.7 As a result, Mississippi State yielded 67 points, 21 fewer than the 88 it Field Goal Percentage allowed the Broncs to record. MSU FG% BC FG% As far as SEC rankings are concerned, the 77.5 points allowed are the Varnado ..... 87.5 Thomas ........50.0 11th most in the league, as is the 44.8 percent accuracy opponents are Osby .......... 50.0 Elliott ........46.7 shooting, along with the 50 percent touch foes are enjoying behind the 3-Point FG Percentage 3-point line. MSU 3FG% BC 3FG% Bost ........... 55.6 Thomas ........50.0 MOVING ON UP THE SCORING CHARTS Osby .......... 50.0 Stanley ........50.0 After scoring 20-plus points in back-to-back games, including a 20-point effort against Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday, Jarvis Varnado is Free Throw Percentage now 51 points shy of becoming the 31st MSU player to score 1,000 or MSU FT% BC FT% more for a career as he now has 749.