10 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1963 • 1991 • 1995 • 1996 • 2002 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT MATT DUNAWAY • [email protected] 2018-19 BASKETBALL OFFICE (662) 325-3595 • CELL (727) 215-3857 WWW.HAILSTATE.COM Mississippi State (21-7 • 9-6 SEC) vs. Auburn (19-9 • 8-7 SEC) GAME 29 • AUBURN ARENA • AUBURN, ALABAMA • SATURDAY, MARCH 2 • 3:00 P.M. CT 29 TV: ESPNU • WATCHESPN APP • RADIO: 100.9 WKBB-FM • STARKVILLE/WEST POINT • ONLINE: HAILSTATE.COM • TUNE-IN RADIO APP MISSISSIPPI STATE (21-7 • 9-6 SEC) MISSISSIPPI STATE POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP • BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME H: 13-3 • A: 5-3 • N: 3-1 • OT: 0-2 NO. 2 • LAMAR PETERS • G • 6-0 • 185 • JR. • NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA NOVEMBER • 6-1 Fri. 9 Austin Peay • SECN+ W • 95-67 2018-19 • 11.6 PPG • 108-276 FG • 68-179 3-PT FG • 40-61 FT • 1.9 RPG • 5.4 APG • 1.7 SPG MGM Resorts Main Event Regional Round • Nov. 11 & 16 NOTABLES LAST GAME • MISSOURI Sun. 11 Hartford • SECN W • 77-59 Tallied 9.6 PPG, 4.5 APG and 1.5 SPG in 2017-18 • His 971 PTS are T-12th, 405 ASST are 2nd and 132 STL are 6th among SEC active players 0 PTS Fri. 16 Long Beach State • SECN W • 79-51 1st career double-double with 16 PTS & 10 ASST vs. AU (01/26) • MSU is 15-3 when Peters has 5+ ASST in 2018-19 0-4 FG • 0-3 3-PT FG • 0-1 FT MGM Resorts Event Regional Round • Las Vegas, Nev. • Nov. 19 & 21 Mon. 19 vs. RV/NR Arizona State • ESPNU L • 72-67 Scored SEC season-high 22 PTS vs. BAMA (02/12) • His 17 GMS of 10+ PTS are 2nd on team • Reached 10+ PTS 48 times during career 3 REB Wed. 21 vs. NR/RV Saint Mary’s W • 61-57 His 5.4 APG is 5th, 1.9 ASST-to-TO ratio is 5th, his 1.7 SPG is T-5th in SEC (03/02) • Enters AU game 29 PTS shy of reaching 1,000 for career 5 ASST Mon. 26 Alcorn State • SECN+ W • 88-65 A 2016 LSWA All-First Team pick where he averaged 26.0 PPG and 5.0 APG as a senior • Won multiple state titles at Landry-Walker HS 6 STL Fri. 30 at Dayton • CBS-SN W • 65-58 DECEMBER • 6-0 NO. 23 • TYSON CARTER • G • 6-4 • 170 • JR. • STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI Tue. 4 McNeese State • SECN+ W • 90-77 2018-19 • 9.8 PPG • 103-225 FG • 43-121 3-PT FG • 25-29 FT • 1.9 RPG • 1.5 APG • 1.2 SPG Never Forget Tribute Classic • Newark, N.J. • Dec. 8 Sat. 8 vs. RV/RV Clemson • ESPN2 W • 82-71 NOTABLES LAST GAME • MISSOURI Sat. 15 RV/RV Cincinnati • SECN W • 70-59 Carter garnered 8.9 PPG and 1.2 APG in 2017-18 • Posted 15.0 PPG and 2.5 APG over his four straight starts (02/16-02/26) 22 PTS Wed. 19 Wofford • SECN+ W • 98-87 145 of his 300 career FGs are 3’s • Season-high 22 PTS on 7-of-12 versus MIZZOU (02/22) • Added 18 PTS at ARK (02/16) 7-12 FG • 4-8 3-PT FG • 4-5 FT Jackson Game • Mississippi Coliseum • Dec. 22 Posted 16 GMS in double figures during 2018-19 • MSU is 25-4 over last 2 seasons and 32-8 overall when Carter scores 10+ PTS 3 REB Sat. 22 vs. Wright State • SECN W • 67-63 Career-high 35 PTS against North Dakota State (11/30/2017) • MSU’s best scoring game since Arnett Moultrie vs. UMass in 2012 NIT 1 ASST Sat. 29 BYU • ESPNU W • 103-81 His father, Greg Carter, played at MSU from 1988-89-90-91 • Scored 1,123 PTS and is a 2016 MSU Hall of Fame inductee 0 STL JANUARY • 3-4 Tue. 8 at South Carolina • SEC • ESPNU L • 87-82 • OT NO. 11 • QUINNDARY WEATHERSPOON • G • 6-4 • 205 • SR. • CANTON, MISSISSIPPI Sat. 12 Ole Miss • SEC • CBS L • 81-77 Tue. 15 RV/NR Florida • SEC • SECN W • 71-68 2018-19 • 18.6 PPG • 179-348 FG • 46-109 3-PT FG • 117-142 FT • 4.9 RPG • 2.5 APG • 1.6 SPG Sat. 19 at Vanderbilt • SEC • SECN W • 71-55 NOTABLES LAST GAME • MISSOURI Tue. 22 at No. 8/9 Kentucky • SEC • ESPN L • 76-55 Amassed 14.4 PPG & 1.4 SPG in 2017-18 • His 18.6 overall PPG are 2nd; His 19.8 SEC PPG are 1st in 2018-19 (03/02) • Hit 6 career GW shots 20 PTS Sat. 26 No. 16/15 Auburn • SEC • SECN W • 92-84 2017 & 2018 All-SEC Second-Team & 2019 All-SEC Preseason • 2019 Jerry West Award Top 10 Finalist (02/05) 7-11 FG • 3-4 3-PT FG • 3-4 FT Tue. 29 at Alabama • SEC • SECN L • 83-79 FEBRUARY • 6-2 Racked up 10+ PTS in 26 of 28 GMS in 2018-19 & 100 career GMS • MSU has won 26 of 29 GMS and 18 of last 19 when he scores 20+ PTS 2 REB Sat. 2 at Ole Miss • SEC • SECN W • 81-75 The 1,904 PTS (4th at MSU) & 190 STL (5th at MSU) lead SEC active players • Career-high 31 PTS & GW FT with 0.5 seconds at UGA (02/20) 2 ASST Wed. 6 No. 21/22 LSU • SEC • ESPN2 L • 92-88 • OT A 3x, 3A State Champion, 2 with brother Nick, at Velma Jackson HS • Rated a 4-star recruit and No. 78 nationally by Scout.com for Class of 2015 0 STL Sat. 9 No. 5/5 Kentucky • SEC • CBS L • 71-67 Tue. 12 Alabama • SEC • SECN W • 81-62 NO. 1 • REGGIE PERRY • F • 6-10 • 245 • FR. • THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA Sat. 16 at Arkansas • SEC • SECN W • 77-67 2018-19 • 9.8 PPG • 97-188 FG • 9-34 3-PT FG • 71-97 FT • 6.7 RPG • 0.8 BPG • 0.5 SPG Wed. 20 at Georgia • SEC • SECN W • 68-67 Sat. 23 South Carolina • SEC • SECN W • 76-61 NOTABLES LAST GAME • MISSOURI Tue. 26 Missouri • SEC • SECN W • 68-49 Perry was tabbed a 2018 McDonald’s All-American, 2A Georgia POW & five-star recruit • Named SEC Freshman of the Week (02/04 & 02/25) 15 PTS MARCH • 0-0 Season-high 21 PTS at OM (02/02) and versus SC (02/23) • His 7.7 RPG in SEC play are 5th, first among freshmen 4-9 FG • 0-1 3-PT FG • 7-7 FT Sat. 2 at RV/RV Auburn • SEC • ESPNU 3 p.m. Posted 14.6 PPG and 8.5 RPG in last 10 GMS (01/26-02/26) • Run includes 10+ PTS in nine GMS and 5 of his 6 double-doubles 9 REB Tue. 5 at Tennessee • SEC • SECN 8 p.m. Joined by D.J. Stewart and Robert Woodard II as a consensus top 25 recruiting class rated as high as No. 9 by Lindy’s Magazine 0 ASST Sat. 9 Texas A&M • SEC • ESPN/2 1 p.m. His father, Al, played at MSU in 1975-76-77-78 and ranks 3rd with 510 career assists • Ranked No. 29 in ESPN Top 100 for Class of 2018 0 BLK SEC Tournament • Nashville, Tennessee • March 13-17 TBD TBD • SECN/ESPN TBD NO. 24 • ABDUL ADO • F • 6-11 • 255 • R-SO. • LAGOS, NIGERIA NCAA Tournament • March 19-April 8 19-20 First Four TBD 2018-19 • 5.2 PPG • 45-75 FG • 0-0 3-PT FG • 41-64 FT • 4.6 RPG • 2.0 BPG • 0.8 SPG 21-24 First/Second Rounds TBD NOTABLES LAST GAME • MISSOURI 28-31 Sweet 16/Elite 8 TBD Ado tucked away 7.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG and 1.9 BPG as a freshman • His 1.9 BPG were 6th & 6.4 RPG were 10th in 2017-18 SEC rankings 2 PTS APRIL • 0-0 Started all 61 career GMS • Season-high 12 PTS at SC (01/08) • Career-high 19 PTS at Texas A&M (02/20/2018) 1-1 FG • 0-0 3-PT FG • 0-0 FT 6, 8 Final Four/Championship Game TBD His 67 BLK’s tied a MSU freshman record with Jarvis Varnardo, the NCAA’s all-time leader • 116 total BLK are 9th in program history 2 REB All Times Central; Rankings reflect AP/USA Today Coaches Top 25 on gameday; 2 of his 3 career double-doubles came against SEC opponents in 2017-18 • His 2.3 BPG in 2018-19 SEC games are 3rd (03/02) 5 BLK RV - Receiving Votes; Home Games in Maroon and Bolded Ado was Tennessee’s 2016 Player of the Year at Hamilton Heights HS • 4-star recruit and ranked No. 76 by ESPN Top 100 for Class of 2016 1 STL WHAT’S INSIDE • TOC MATCHUP BREAKDOWN Schedule & Results/Probable Starters/Matchup Breakdown 1 Off the Bench/Stats Comparison/On the Air 2 Mississippi State Auburn TV/Radio Roster 3 Record 21-7 • 9-6 SEC Record 19-9 • 8-7 SEC Notebook/Records Watch 4-9 Ranking RV • AP • USA Today Ranking RV • AP • USA Today Last Time Out: Missouri 10 Last Game W • 68-49 • Missouri • 02/26 Last Game W • 78-75 • at Georgia • 02/27 SEC Standings/SEC Rankings/NET Breakdown 11 Speciality Stats/Scoring Breakdown 12 Head Coach Ben Howland Head Coach Bruce Pearl Mississippi State Record When/Game-by-Game Breakdown 13-14 Mississippi State Record 76-52 • 4th Season School Record 89-71 • 5th Season Top 25 Polls/Votes Breakdown 15 NCAA D1 Career Record 477-258 • 23rd Season NCAA D1 Career Record 320-170 • 15th Season Last Time vs.