MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2016-17 Game 31 | SEC TournamentGAME Quarterfinals 31 NOTES | March 3, 2017 2016-17 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS #2 MISSISSIPPI STATE OVERALL RECORD ..........................................................27-3 SEC ....................................................................................13-3 27-3 (13-3 SEC) NON-CONFERENCE .........................................................14-0 Head Coach: Vic Schaefer (5th Season) HOME .................................................................................10-1 Record At MSU: 117-49 AWAY .................................................................................12-2 AP/USAT Rank: 6/7 NEUTRAL ............................................................................5-0 #7 LSU DATE OPPONENT TV TIME N3 ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH (Exh.) SECN+ W, 88-62 19-10 (8-8 SEC) N11 ! vs. Villanova W, 108-62 Head Coach: Nikki Fargas (6th Season) N12 ! vs. Maine W, 87-43 Record At LSU: 112-81 N16 & vs. Tulane W, 66-49 N20 #8/10 TEXAS SEC Network W, 79-68 AP/USAT Rank: NR/NR N25 ^ vs. Oregon W, 75-63 — OR — N26 ^ vs. San Jose St. W, 88-51 N27 ^ at Hawaii W, 66-41 D3 % at Iowa State FSN W, 85-81 (OT) #10 OLE MISS D10 at Southern Miss W, 72-50 D13 at Arkansas-Little Rock W, 58-44 17-12 (6-10 SEC) D16 # vs. SMU W, 91-42 Head Coach: Matt Insell (4th Season) D18 # vs. USC W, 76-72 Record At UM: 58-66 D20 ALABAMA STATE SECN+ W, 90-47 AP/USAT Rank: NR/NR D28 NORTHWESTERN STATE SECN+ W, 106-30 J1 * LSU SEC Network W, 74-48 MARCH 3, 2017 | 5 P.M. CT | GREENVILLE, S.C. J5 * at Arkansas SECN+ W, 59-51 J8 * at Tennessee SECN+ W, 74-64 BULLDOG PROJECTED STARTING 5 (Based On Pvs. Game) J12 * FLORIDA SEC Network W, 82-49 J16 * OLE MISS SEC Network W, 73-62 00 • DOMINIQUE DILLINGHAM J19 * at Alabama SECN+ W, 67-54 5-9 • G • SR. • SPRING, TEXAS J23 * at #5/5 South Carolina ESPN2 L, 61-64 PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% J29 * TEXAS A&M SEC Network W, 71-61 7.0 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.9 .373 .375 .813 F2 * at Auburn SEC Network W, 77-47 F5 * MISSOURI ESPNU W, 70-53 45 • CHINWE OKORIE F9 * VANDERBILT SEC Network W, 86-41 R AGOS IGERIA F12 * at Ole Miss SEC Network W, 66-44 6-5 • C • S . • L , N F16 * GEORGIA SECN+ W, 58-49 PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% F19 * at #23/24 Texas A&M SEC Network W, 72-67 8.3 5.9 0.1 0.6 0.3 .588 .000 .480 F23 * at Kentucky SECN+ L, 75-78 (OT) F26 * TENNESSEE ESPN2 L, 64-82 3 • BREANNA RICHARDSON M1-5 SEC Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) 6-1 • F • SR. • CONYERS, GA. M17-20 NCAA First/Second Rounds PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% M24-27 NCAA Regionals 7.3 4.6 1.3 0.4 0.9 .536 .273 .717 M31 & A2 NCAA Women’s Final Four (Dallas, Texas) 35 • VICTORIA VIVIANS All Times Central 6-1 • G • JR. • CARTHAGE, MISS. Home Games In Bold PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% ! — Maine Tipoff Tournament (Orono, Maine) & — Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Miss.) 17.2 4.4 1.4 0.3 1.6 .384 .298 .758 ^ — Rainbow Wahine Showdown (Honolulu, Hawaii) % — SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Ames, Iowa) 2 • MORGAN WILLIAM # — Women of Troy Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) 5-5 • G • JR. • BIRMINGHAM, ALA. * — SEC Game PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% 10.1 2.0 4.6 0.1 1.7 .462 .333 .826 @HailStateWBK Facebook.com/HailStateWBK HailStateWBK MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2016-17 Game 31 | SEC Tournament Quarterfinals | March 3, 2017 MSU SEASON LEADERS a MSU-LSU-UM COMPARISON t MSU LSU UM SCORING 2276 1852 1971 POINTS OPPONENT: 7-SEED LSU OR 10-SEED LSU Points per game 75.9 63.9 68.0 Victoria Vivians TIPOFF: 5 P.M. CT Scoring margin +20.6 +5.1 +6.3 17.2 PPG LOCATION: STARKVILLE, MISS. FIELD GOALS-ATT 831-1840 709-1678 718-1756 ARENA: BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA (14,897) Field goal pct .452 .423 .409 TELEVISION: SEC Network 3 POINT FG-ATT 164-458 33-137 166-531 REBOUNDS PAM WARD (PXP) 3-point FG pct .358 .241 .313 Teaira McCowan GAIL GOESTENKORS (ANALYST) 3-pt FG made per game 5.5 1.1 5.7 STEFFI SORENSEN (REPORTER) 6.5 RPG FREE THROWS-ATT 450-636 401-603 369-546 RADIO: MSU RADIO NEtwORK JASON CROWDER (PXP) Free throw pct .708 .665 .676 CHARLIE WINFIELD (ANALYST) FT made per game 15.0 13.8 12.7 ASSISTS REBOUNDS 1134 968 1060 Morgan William MSU VS. LSU IN SEC TOURNAMENT Rebounds per game 37.8 33.4 36.6 4.6 APG LSU Leads 4-0 Rebounding margin +6.6 -0.6 -1.6 3/6/2009 L 58-63 N 3/1/1996 L 63-85 N ASSISTS 447 334 414 3/6/1992 L 56-61 N Assists per game 14.9 11.5 14.3 3/2/1990 L 49-68 N BLOCKS TURNOVERS 400 419 482 MSU VS. OLE MISS IN SEC TOURNAMENT Teaira McCowan Turnovers per game 13.3 14.4 16.6 Ole Miss Leads 6-1 1.3 BPG 3/6/2008 L 49-54 N Turnover margin +7.0 +6.6 +3.6 3/2/2000 W 75-59 N Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.8 0.9 3/3/1995 L 69-78 N 3/4/1994 L 64-100 N STEALS 270 365 275 3/1/1991 L 56-74 N 2/23/1985 L 45-88 A Steals per game 9.0 12.6 9.5 STEALS 3/4/1983 L 56-59 N BLOCKS 112 81 92 Morgan William Blocks per game 3.7 2.8 3.2 1.7 SPG BULLDOG BITES MSU VS. LSU • Mississippi State is the SEC Tournament No. 2 seed, the program’s highest seed in the event. • LSU leads the overall series against MSU 47-8, but • The Bulldogs finished the SEC regular season in second place for the second-straight year. the Bulldogs have won the last two meetings after MSU tied for second last season and was the No. 3 seed in the tournament. knocking off the Lady Tigers 74-48 in the Jan. 1 SEC • State defeated Vanderbilt and Tennessee last season to advance to the championship game opener. for the second time in program history. • MSU has never won three-straight games against • A win Friday would give the program its first back-to-back semifinal appearances ever. the Lady Tigers, with the only other two-game win • State heads to Greenville 27-3 overall. The 27 wins are tied with the 2014-15 squad for sec- streak coming in 2009. ond-most in program history behind the 2015-16 squad (28). • The Bulldogs’ 13 SEC wins this season are a new school record. • The teams have met in the SEC Tournament four • MSU had a league-best four players earn SEC honors Tuesday. Victoria Vivians earned First times, with LSU claiming all four meetings. The last Team All-SEC for the second-straight year. Morgan William was named to the second team, was a 63-58 decision in 2009. her first All-SEC accolade. Dominique Dillingham claimed All-Defensive Team honors for the second year in a row, while Teaira McCowan became the first MSU player to receive 6th BULLDOGS VS. REBELS Woman of the Year. • State and Ole Miss have met 93 times, with the Reb- • MSU was 8-0 this season against the teams in its half of the bracket. els leading 63-30. State swept the regular-season • MSU enters the postseason averaging 75.9 ppg this season. That total is sixth in program meetings and has won seven-straight games in the history, the most since the 2001-02 season. It’s also second in the SEC. series. • MSU has made 45.2% from the field this season. That total is fourth in program history, sec- ond in the SEC and 23rd nationally. • MSU has won 15 of the last 18 against its in-state • MSU is third in the SEC, 22nd nationally, forcing 20.4 turnovers per game. State’s +7.0 turn- rival. over margin is second in the league, eighth in the Division I ranks. • The teams have met seven times in the SEC Tour- • State’s bench scored 22 points on Sunday. The Bulldog reserves have claimed a 222-79 nament, with MSU’s win coming in 2000. scoring edge the last nine games. State’s bench averages 25.6 ppg this season. • Vivians notched her 24th-straight double-digit game Sunday. She has 10-plus points in 28 of NEXT UP FOR THE DAWGS 30 games, including 20-plus points 10 times. She’s averaging 23.3 ppg her last three games. • Following the SEC Tournament, Mississippi State • Vivians is fifth in the SEC in scoring both overall (17.2) and in league games (18.1). will find out its spot in the NCAA Tournament at 6 • William is 23 of her last 25 (92%) at the free-throw line. p.m. CT on March 13. • William capped the regular season averaging 11.3 ppg the last four contests. She shot 48.3% from the field in that stretch. • In league games, William was second in the SEC in assists (5.4 apg), first in assist/turnover ratio (2.9). • After scoring 16 points on Sunday, Roshunda Johnson is 10 of her last 19 from the field, including 8 of 12 from 3-point range.