ScoobaDawg
02-11-2016, 05:55 PM
Alright... Vic, here is where we Find out how special this team is.
Tonight is the last game we have vs a Team with a wining league record. It's vs a Top 15 team which we are 0-2 against Top 6 Ranked programs.
Tonight you return to where you learned how to be Great. You return to where Gary curb stomped us the last 2 visits (73-35 in 2014, 93-47 in 2011)/
Tonight. We must WIN.
No. 11/11 MISSISSIPPI STATE (21-4, 8-3 SEC) at
No. 15/13 TEXAS A&M (16-7, 6-4 SEC)
Thursday, February 11, 2016
College Station, Texas | Reed Arena (12,989)
6 pm SEC Network
Live Stats
(http://www.sidearmstats.com/tamu/wbball/)
SEC Network
(http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/2725584/Mississippi-State-vs-Texas-A&M)
Game Notes (http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/wbk/wbk_notes_021116.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800)
BULLDOG BITES...
► Mississippi State returns to the road to face No. 15/13 Texas
A&M. The Bulldogs are seeking to win 5-straight SEC
games for the 1st time since the 2002-03 season.
► MSU is coming off a 52-42 win against No. 21 Missouri on
Sunday. It was a season low for points for the Tigers.
► The Bulldogs are seeking a 2nd-straight win against the
Aggies. MSU defeated Texas A&M for the 1st time last season,
claiming a 63-61 overtime victory in Starkville.
► State has held foes to 65 or fewer points 21 times this year.
That includes allowing less than 60 points in 17 games.
► MSU moved up to 13th in the nation, 2nd in the SEC, allowing
just 52.8 ppg. State's defense is 1st in league play,
giving up just 54.8 ppg.
► State is 6th in Division I, 3rd in the SEC, forcing 22.5 turnovers
per game this year.
► MSU's 29 points off turnovers Sunday was its most in SEC
play this season. State averages 24.1 ppg off turnovers to
11.4 for opponents.
► State's 464 offensive rebounds this season are 2nd in the
nation. Its 18.6 average is 2nd in the SEC.
► MSU leads the SEC at the FT line in all games (73.9%). In
SEC contests, State is 2nd (76.6%) behind TAMU.
► Victoria Vivians is 2nd in the SEC with 17.2 ppg this season,
just behind the Aggies' Courtney Walker (18.7 ppg).
► Thursday features the SEC's Top 2 free-throw shooters as
Morgan William (83.9%) trails only Walker (85.8%).
► William averages 10.8 ppg in SEC play and 12.0 ppg the
last 5 games. State is 12-1 when William has 10+ points.
► Dominique Dillingham averages 9.0 points her last 5
games. In SEC action she is scoring at an 8.5 clip.
Last meeting
2/8/15 W, 63-61[OT] Starkville, Miss.
MSU-TAMU COMPARISON
MSU TAMU
SCORING 1840 1680
Points per game 73.6 73.0
Scoring margin +20.8 +11.4
FIELD GOALS-ATT 675-1663 652-1456
Field goal pct .406 .448
3 POINT FG-ATT 131-438 64-197
3-point FG pct .299 .325
3-pt FG made per game 5.2 2.8
FREE THROWS-ATT 359-486 312-449
Free throw pct .739 .695
FT made per game 14.4 13.6
REBOUNDS 1047 928
Rebounds per game 41.9 40.3
Rebounding margin +7.5 +3.7
ASSISTS 366 352
Assists per game 14.6 15.3
TURNOVERS 356 338
Turnovers per game 14.2 14.7
Turnover margin +8.2 +3.2
Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.0
STEALS 213 219
Steals per game 8.5 9.5
BLOCKS 109 90
Blocks per game 4.4 3.9
Tonight is the last game we have vs a Team with a wining league record. It's vs a Top 15 team which we are 0-2 against Top 6 Ranked programs.
Tonight you return to where you learned how to be Great. You return to where Gary curb stomped us the last 2 visits (73-35 in 2014, 93-47 in 2011)/
Tonight. We must WIN.
No. 11/11 MISSISSIPPI STATE (21-4, 8-3 SEC) at
No. 15/13 TEXAS A&M (16-7, 6-4 SEC)
Thursday, February 11, 2016
College Station, Texas | Reed Arena (12,989)
6 pm SEC Network
Live Stats
(http://www.sidearmstats.com/tamu/wbball/)
SEC Network
(http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/2725584/Mississippi-State-vs-Texas-A&M)
Game Notes (http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/wbk/wbk_notes_021116.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800)
BULLDOG BITES...
► Mississippi State returns to the road to face No. 15/13 Texas
A&M. The Bulldogs are seeking to win 5-straight SEC
games for the 1st time since the 2002-03 season.
► MSU is coming off a 52-42 win against No. 21 Missouri on
Sunday. It was a season low for points for the Tigers.
► The Bulldogs are seeking a 2nd-straight win against the
Aggies. MSU defeated Texas A&M for the 1st time last season,
claiming a 63-61 overtime victory in Starkville.
► State has held foes to 65 or fewer points 21 times this year.
That includes allowing less than 60 points in 17 games.
► MSU moved up to 13th in the nation, 2nd in the SEC, allowing
just 52.8 ppg. State's defense is 1st in league play,
giving up just 54.8 ppg.
► State is 6th in Division I, 3rd in the SEC, forcing 22.5 turnovers
per game this year.
► MSU's 29 points off turnovers Sunday was its most in SEC
play this season. State averages 24.1 ppg off turnovers to
11.4 for opponents.
► State's 464 offensive rebounds this season are 2nd in the
nation. Its 18.6 average is 2nd in the SEC.
► MSU leads the SEC at the FT line in all games (73.9%). In
SEC contests, State is 2nd (76.6%) behind TAMU.
► Victoria Vivians is 2nd in the SEC with 17.2 ppg this season,
just behind the Aggies' Courtney Walker (18.7 ppg).
► Thursday features the SEC's Top 2 free-throw shooters as
Morgan William (83.9%) trails only Walker (85.8%).
► William averages 10.8 ppg in SEC play and 12.0 ppg the
last 5 games. State is 12-1 when William has 10+ points.
► Dominique Dillingham averages 9.0 points her last 5
games. In SEC action she is scoring at an 8.5 clip.
Last meeting
2/8/15 W, 63-61[OT] Starkville, Miss.
MSU-TAMU COMPARISON
MSU TAMU
SCORING 1840 1680
Points per game 73.6 73.0
Scoring margin +20.8 +11.4
FIELD GOALS-ATT 675-1663 652-1456
Field goal pct .406 .448
3 POINT FG-ATT 131-438 64-197
3-point FG pct .299 .325
3-pt FG made per game 5.2 2.8
FREE THROWS-ATT 359-486 312-449
Free throw pct .739 .695
FT made per game 14.4 13.6
REBOUNDS 1047 928
Rebounds per game 41.9 40.3
Rebounding margin +7.5 +3.7
ASSISTS 366 352
Assists per game 14.6 15.3
TURNOVERS 356 338
Turnovers per game 14.2 14.7
Turnover margin +8.2 +3.2
Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.0
STEALS 213 219
Steals per game 8.5 9.5
BLOCKS 109 90
Blocks per game 4.4 3.9