The Official #19 Tennessee @ Mississippi State Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN 2

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#19 Tennessee Volunteers: 16-6 (7-3 SEC)

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Mississippi State Bulldogs: 14-8 (5-4 SEC)

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GAME 23 | TENNESSEE at MISSISSIPPI STATE - Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 | 9:05 p.m. ET / 8:05 p.m. CT | Humphrey Coliseum (10,575)


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O/U: 135.5

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Miss State Game Notes


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THE SERIES

• Tennessee leads its all-time series with Mississippi State, 86-44, dating to 1924.
• The Volunteers hold a slim, 30-29 edge when the series is contested in Starkville.
• The Bulldogs are a perfect 5-0 at home during SEC play this season.
• Tennessee has won five of its last six games against the Bulldogs.
• MSU leading scorer Iverson Molinar leads the SEC with a 20.6 ppg scoring average during SEC play.
• Vols head coach Rick Barnes is 10-3 in head-to-head meetings against teams coached by Ben Howland (7-2 with Tennessee).
• Rick Barnes and Ben Howland are among only five active college head coaches who have developed an NBA MVP (Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook).
• A win on Wednesday would give the Vols victories in three straight SEC road trips.
 
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LAYUP LINES - TEAM

• For the fourth time during the Barnes era, Tennessee is riding a streak of at least five straight wins over SEC opponents.
• Tennessee stands at No. 12 in the NCAA's latest NET ratings. Each of UT's six losses are Quad 1.
• Tennessee ranks 21st nationally on the NCAA's official "toughest schedule" metric.
• The Vols rank among the Division I top 15 in steals per game (10.0, eighth), turnover margin (+4.7, ninth), assists per game (17.0, 11th) and turnovers forced per game (17.4, 15th).
• According to KenPom, the Vols rank eighth in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing only 88.4 points per 100 possessions.
• Tennessee averages an SEC-best 16.2 assists per game during league play (162 assists on 243 FGs).
• The Vols also are making a league-best 9.2 3-pointers per game in SEC play.
 
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LAYUP LINES - PLAYERS

• John Fulkerson currently shares the SEC record for career games played (152). When Fulkerson takes the court Wednesday, he'll stand atop the league's all-time list with 153 appearances.
• All-SEC candidate Santiago Vescovi has increased his team-leading 13.9 ppg overall scoring average to 15.7 ppg in SEC play. His 3.60 3-point makes per game during SEC play lead the league.
• Only one SEC player has made more 3-pointers than Vescovi (66) this season—Alabama's Jaden Shackelford (69).
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and Bob Cousy Award candidate Kennedy Chandler's 2.33 steals per game rank 12th in Division I and second nationally among true freshmen.
• Chandler has scored (278) or assisted (260) on 33 percent of Tennessee's total points this season (500 of 1,559).
• Over Tennessee's last six games, true freshman Zakai Zeigler is averaging 11.8 points and has attempted a team-high 23 free throws (21 for 23, .913).
 
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ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE

• After a 10-3 start to the season, Mississippi State (14-8, 5-4 SEC) has split its last eight games.
• Mississippi State has posted a 1-5 record this season in Quadrant 1 games, with the lone win coming at home against Alabama on Jan. 15.
• The Bulldogs are 12-1 at Humphrey Coliseum this season, including a 5-0 mark in SEC play. Mississippi State's lone home loss this season came on Dec. 5 to Minnesota.
• Mississippi State ranks 28th in the country in adjusted offensive efficiency, scoring 112.8 points per 100 possessions. The Bulldogs rank 79th in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing 98.1 points per 100 possessions.
• Junior guard Iverson Molinar has paced the Bulldogs offensively this season. Molinar is averaging 18.2 points per game for the season. In Mississippi State's nine SEC games, he is averaging 20.6 points per game—a mark that leads the league for conference games only.
• Molinar is also shooting 49.1 percent from the field this season, which ranks third overall in the SEC and is the best mark among guards.
• Molinar ranks second in the SEC in minutes played, averaging 33.2 per contest.
• Redshirt junior forward Tolu Smith is expected to be available for Mississippi State on Wednesday after returning to the lineup on Saturday against Arkansas. Smith has played just nine games for the Bulldogs this season, but has started every game in which he has appeared. Smith has battled injuries throughout this season and most recently returned from a knee injury.
• Smith is averaging 12.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in his limited action this season.
 
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We shoot it well from outside and keep the turnovers low and we can get out with the W. Hoping we see someone pick up the slack down low with Olivier out, Fulky, Uros, or someone else who knows but we will need some post rebounding/scoring to help keep the defense honest.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
We shoot it well from outside and keep the turnovers low and we can get out with the W. Hoping we see someone pick up the slack down low with Olivier out, Fulky, Uros, or someone else who knows but we will need some post rebounding/scoring to help keep the defense honest.
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True dat--but that's true in most games.
 
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Another road win would be nice! Not to mention keeping this little win streak going heading into the upcoming big games.

Go BasketVols!
 
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We need people to follow their shot tonight. Get some offensive boards. Second chance points will be huge in this game if the three's aren't falling. In Columbia over the weekend, Santi made a GREAT play where someone missed a three on our end and he aggressively attacked the boards, got the offensive rebound, and it led to an easy basket. Need that tonight.
 
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Since ON is out for the year and Arky is playing like they are, we may need this one to get to 20 in the regular season.
 
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This is a tough road game tonight that I think can go either way. Mississippi state is really good at home but maybe we figured out how to play better on the road after Saturday.
 
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Okay tonight is the night. Play fierce D, move well without the ball on offense and knock down the open looks. Our guys got to crash the boards. 1 guy shoots 3 guys crash. Go take it to em. Let’s go get the Victory Big Orange!!!!! I think we come out and play well. GBO!!!!!!
 
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