MSU Looks To Stay Undefeated Against The Bison

Thursday, November 30

Starkville

6:00 PM

Mississippi State

North Dakota State

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Undefeated Mississippi State plays host North Dakota State at 6 p.m. Thursday.

MSU Looks To Stay Undefeated Against The Bison

November 29, 2017 | Men's Basketball

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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Not since the 2003-04 campaign has Mississippi State been 6-0, but on Thursday that could all change when North Dakota State visits Humphrey Coliseum.

Tip against the Bison is set for 6 p.m., with the game televised on the SEC Network. Matt Stewart and Daymeon Fishback will handle the broadcast, while Neil Price and Richard Williams will have the call on the MSU radio network.

This is the fourth and final game of the Hoops In The Heartland Tournament.

LAST TIME OUT
Mississippi State rallied from an 8-point deficit to beat Jacksonville State on a last-second 3-pointer by Quinndary Weatherspoon, 59-56.

On Tuesday, the Bison dropped a 54-50 decision at Stephen F. Austin.

RECORDS
Mississippi State, 5-0; South Dakota State, 3-3.

THE SERIES
First meeting

KEY LINKS
Live Stats: http://hailst.at/2Afwhx8
Watch ESPN: http://hailst.at/2AdOoUi

COACHES
Ben Howland enters his third year at MSU and 22^nd overall. As head coach in four different stops, he is 436-239 with 35-33 mark with the Bulldogs.

David Richman is in his fourth year with Jacksonville State and owns a 65-37 record.

QUOTABLE
"We know that we haven't been making a lot of shots this year, so defense is the reason we've been winning games." — Ben Howland.

Game Notes
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BULLDOG BITES

Mississippi State is looking to start 6-0 for the first time since beginning the 2003-04 campaing 13-0.
North Dakota State is one of four first-time opponents for MSU, along with Stephen F. Austin, Green Bay and North Georgia.
The Bulldogs are 2-0 all-time versus the eight teams that currently comprise the Summit Conference. However, MSU has only played Denver (69-65, Dec. 28, 1956) and Oral Roberts (91-69, Dec. 28, 1978).
Mississippi State is one of only seven schools nationally whose men's and women's basketball teams are undefeated.
Freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon has scored in double-digits all five games.
Against Stephen F. Austin, junior guard Quinndary Weatherspoon hit a last-second, game-winning 3-pointer for the second time. His first came his freshman season against Vanderbilt. Both shots were on the left side.
MSU is now 2-0 this season when trailing at the half. In Ben Howland's first two years, the Bulldogs were just 6-29.
Quinndary Weatherspoon is now 87 points shy of becoming the 37th player in school history to reach 1,000 for a career following his season-high, 13-point performance against Jacksonville State.
Aric Holman needs 2 more blocks to tie Marcus Campbell for the 10th most in school history.
The Bulldogs lead the SEC in both blocked shots (7.6) and field goal percentage defense (.359).
Freshman Abul Ado leads the SEC with this 3.3 blocks per game.
Through five games, the Bulldogs have used three different lineups. The only players to start all games are Nick Weatherspoon and Quinndary Weatherpsoon.
Nick Weatherspoon's 12.0 average is currently tied for the sixth-best average in school history for a freshman with his brother, Quinndary.