2007-08 GAME NOTES GAME 28 Cassie Chance, Women’s Basketball Contact MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Assistant Director, Athletic Media Relations Post Offi ce Box 5308, Mississippi State, MS 39762 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL O: 662.325.0972 · C: 662.617.4644 · F: 662.325.2563 [email protected] · www.mstateathletics.com Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (15-10, 3-7 SEC) vs. Tennessee Lady Volunteers (24-2, 10-1 SEC) Sunday, February 24, 2008 · 1:30 p.m. CT · Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) · Knoxville, Tenn. · Fox Sports South SCHEDULE / RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION Overall series: Tennesse leads 27-0 NOVEMBER In Starkville: Mississippi State leads 12-0 4 DT3 (Exhibition) W, 86-66 In Knoxville: Tennesse leads 11-0 9 SE LOUISIANA W, 71-55 At neutral sites: Tennesse leads 4-0 11 CENTENARY W, 76-57 MSU’s series streak: Lost 27 15 at Belmont W, 66-51 Summitt vs. MSU: 27-0 (27-0 at UT) 18 MERCER W, 89-51 Fanning vs. UT: 0-32 (0-17 at MSU) 22 vs. Iowa L, 54-60 Last Meeting: #2 Tennessee 87, Mississippi State 69 (Feb. 7, 2008 at Starkville, Miss.) 23 vs. #10 Oklahoma L, 73-88 27 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 85-56 29 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 77-56 DECEMBER 2 at Memphis W, 92-57 13 at Louisiana Tech W, 63-50 16 GEORGIA TECH L, 58-70 20 MCNEESE STATE W, 94-52 30 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 80-55 Sharon Fanning Head Coach Pat Summitt JANUARY 210-172 (13) Record at School (Yrs.) 971-182 (34) 3 at UAB W, 79-69 533-398 (34) Career Record (Yrs.) 971-182 (34) 7 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W, 104-45 10 at Vanderbilt L, 72-50 at South Carolina (W, 58-54) Last Game at Alabama (85-58) 13 KENTUCKY L, 60-64 20 at #8 LSU L, 31-84 NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) 3/3 24 MISSISSIPPI W, 57-52 27 at Arkansas L, 56-42 114 NCAA RPI (through 2/17) 1 31 ALABAMA W, 72-59 116 Real Time RPI (through 2/20) 1 FEBRUARY 3 at Auburn L, 42-68 110 Real Time SOS (through 2/20) 1 7 TENNESSEE (CSS) L, 69-87 10 FLORIDA (RSN) W, 83-71 Won 1 Current Team Streak Won 2 14 at Mississippi L, 63-75 17 GEORGIA L, 56-60 Alexis Rack (11.6) Leading Scorer Candace Parker (20.6) 21 at South Carolina W, 58-54 24 at Tennessee (RSN) 1:30 p.m. Tysheka Grimes (6.5) Leading Rebounder Candace Parker (8.7) MARCH Marneshia Richard (4.8) Leading Assists Alexis Hornbuckle (3.5) 2 LSU (FSN) 2:30 P.M. MEDIA BROADCAST INFORMATION AND TICKETS 6-9 SEC Tournament ($) TBA Television: Fox Sports South (Rich Waltz, play-by-play; Teresa Edwards, color analyst) Mississippi State Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM (French Camp, Miss.) Tennessee Radio: WNML AM 990, 99.1 FM and 99.3 FM (Knoxville, Tenn.) ! Caribbean Challenge - Cancun, Mexico Live Stats: www.utladyvols.com $ The Sommet Center - Nashville, Tenn. Tickets: Available through the University of Tennessee Athletic Ticket Offi ce 2007-08 GAME NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTERS ## Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 45 Imesia Jackson F 6-1 Sr. 1L Crawford, MS .444 -- .653 8.3 5.1 0.6 24 Robin Porter F 5-11 Jr. 2L Abbeville, AL .416 .269 .871 7.0 4.6 0.9 23 Tysheka Grimes F 6-0 So. 1L Baton Rouge, LA .359 .272 .696 11.4 6.5 1.8 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 So. 1L Franklin, LA .313 .327 .667 11.6 3.2 2.6 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Jr. 2L Lamar, MS .412 .304 .770 9.9 2.9 4.8 MISSISSIPPI STATE RESERVES 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G 5-11 Fr. HS Clinton, MS .388 .250 .759 6.7 3.9 1.3 3 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Jr. RS Oakland, CA .500 -- .560 4.3 4.3 0.5 20 Lauren Roberts F 5-11 Jr. 2L Collierville, TN .238 .214 .556 1.2 1.1 0.2 13 Amy Reeder G 6-0 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, MS .300 .250 .250 1.5 0.4 0.3 1 Danielle Rector F 6-3 Fr. HS Ringgold, GA .296 .429 .714 2.3 1.3 0.3 22 Miayorka Johnson G 5-10 Sr. 3L Ripley, MS .500 .000 .667 2.5 0.9 0.5 32 Shai Wilkins F 6-2 Fr. HS Harvest, AL .455 -- .750 1.3 1.1 0.1 42 Channa Campbell F 6-2 So. 1L Lester, AL .300 .250 .833 1.6 1.4 -- 12 Carrie Landers G 5-8 So. 1L Paragould, AR .333 .000 -- 0.3 0.1 -- INJURY REPORT 14 Bethany Washington F 5-11 So. 1L Houma, LA out (ankle) TEAM COMPARISON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MSU UT MISSISSIPPI STATE TENNESSEE 1846 Scoring 2058 Alexis Rack 11.6 Scoring 20.6 Candace Parker 68.4 PPG 79.2 Tysheka Grimes 6.5 Rebounding 8.7 Candace Parker 669-1732 FGM-FGA 763-1665 Imesia Jackson 16 Charges Taken -- -- .386 FG % .458 Marneshia Richard 4.8 Assists 3.5 Alexis Hornbuckle 143-485 3FGM-3FGA 175-459 Marneshia Richard 2.2 Steals 2.6 Alexis Hornbuckle .295 3FG % .381 Robin Porter 1.0 Blocks 2.2 Candace Parker 365-541 FTM-FTA 357-492 Tysheka Grimes 109 FGM 197 Candace Parker .675 FT % .726 Tate/Johnson .500 FG % .547 Candace Parker 39.3 Rebounds 40.5 Alexis Rack 71 3FGM 58 Angie Bjorklund 14.0 Assists 16.6 Danielle Rector .429 3FG % .450 Alexis Hornbuckle 17.4 Turnovers 17.3 Imesia Jackson 79 FTM 135 Candace Parker 0.8 A/TO Ratio 1.0 Robin Porter .871 FT % .900 Bjorklund/Smallbone 10.4 Steals 12.2 Marneshia Richard 1.4 A/TO Ratio 1.5 Alexis Hornbuckle 3.1 Blocks 6.1 Marneshia Richard 33.3 Minutes 31.7 Shannon Bobbitt MISSISSIPPI STATE-TENNESSEE: LAST 10 SERIES MEETINGS Date Result Location Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder Feb. 7, 2008 Tennessee 87, Mississippi State 69 Starkville, Miss. 32, Alexis Rack (MSU) 11, Candace Parker (UT) Jan. 18, 2007 Tennessee 73, Mississippi State 44 Knoxville, Tenn. 18, Sidney Spencer (UT) 10, Nicky Anosike (UT) Jan. 15, 2006 Tennessee 79, Mississippi State 56 Starkville, Miss. 16, Candace Parker (UT) 11, Candace Parker (UT) Feb. 24, 2005 Tennessee 78, Mississippi State 56 Knoxville, Tenn. 27, Shyra ELy (UT) 12, Shyra Ely (UT) March 5, 2004 Tennessee 67, Mississippi State 57 Nashville, Tenn. 25, Tan White (MSU) 12, Shyra Ely (UT) and Ashley Robinson (UT) Jan. 11, 2004 Tennessee 61, Mississippi State 53 Starkville, Miss. 25, Tan White (MSU) 11, Tan White (MSU) March 8, 2003 Tennessee 76, Mississippi State 75 Little Rock, Ark. 34, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 10, Shyra Ely (UT) Jan. 26, 2003 Tennessee 82, Mississippi State 68 Knoxville, Tenn. 28, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 12, Gwen Jackson (UT) Feb. 14, 2002 Tennessee 80, Mississippi State 78 Starkville, Miss. 31, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 18, Shyra Ely (UT) and Tan White (MSU) Jan. 15, 2001 Tennessee 66, Mississippi State 59 Knoxville, Tenn. 17, Tamika Catchings (UT) 12, Tamika Catchings (UT) MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES TENNESSEE PROBABLE STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 00 Shannon Bobbitt G 5-2 Sr. New York, NY .412 .397 .773 9.7 3.3 3.5 3 Candace Parker G/F/C 6-4 Jr. Naperville, IL .547 .300 .726 20.6 8.7 2.6 5 Angie Bjorklund F/G 6-0 Fr. Spokane Valley, WA .413 .408 .900 10.2 3.5 1.3 14 Alexis Hornbuckle G 5-11 Sr. Charleston, WV .467 .450 .689 10.3 5.2 3.5 55 Nicky Anosike F/C 6-4 Sr. Staten Island, NY .459 -- .663 9.4 6.6 2.1 TENNESSEE RESERVES 44 Alex Fuller F/C 6-3 Jr. Shelbyville, TN .507 .326 .774 7.1 3.2 0.8 33 Alberta Auguste F 5-11 Sr. Marrero, LA .345 .214 .615 4.6 2.6 1.4 21 Vicki Baugh F/C 6-4 Fr. Sacramento, CA .514 -- .781 5.1 4.3 0.8 20 Sydney Smallbone G 5-10 Fr. Granger, IN .315 .315 .900 3.4 1.1 0.9 52 Kelley Cain C 6-6 Fr. Atlanta, GA -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 Cait McMahan G 5-4 So. Maryville, TN -- -- -- -- -- -- INJURY REPORT None MSU IN THE INDIVIDUAL NCAA RANKINGS (THROUGH 2/20) LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL ON THE AIR 24th Alexis Rack 3FG Made per Game 2.6 This afternoon’s game will be broadcast locally on WFCA 107.9 SEC STANDINGS 47th Marneshia Richard Assists Per Game 4.8 FM. Bart Gregory will call the action. MSU IN THE SEC RANKINGS (THROUGH 2/22) - OVERALL SCOUTING TENNESSEE THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2008 1st Offensive Rebounds 15.52 Tennessee is 24-2 on the year with their losses coming in over- Team SEC Pct. All Pct. Streak 2nd Turnover Margin 4.70 time against Stanford and at home against LSU. The Lady Vols 1 LSU 12-0 1.000 23-3 .8805 W14 4th Steals 10.44 are 10-1 in league play and led by all-American Candace Parker, 2 Tennessee 10-1 .889 24-2 .923 W2 4th 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense .303 who averages 20.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. 3 Vanderbilt 9-3 .750 20-7 .741 W1 5th 3-Point Field Goals Made 5.30 4 Kentucky 7-5 .583 13-13 .500 W2 7th Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.80 THE TENNESSEE SERIES 5 Auburn 6-5 .545 18-8 .692 L1 7th Rebounding Offense 39.3 Tennessee leads the all-time series 27-0.