Little Rock invades Humphrey Coliseum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Bulldogs, Trojans Square Off At The Hump
December 19, 2017 | Men's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Last year, Mississippi State won 10 games at Humphrey Coliseum. Wednesday against Little Rock, the Bulldogs look to match that total with 11 home games remaining.
Tip at is set for 7 p.m. CT, with the game televised on the SEC Network+. Bart Gregory and Matt Wyatt will handle the broadcast, while Neil Price and Richard Williams will have the call on the MSU radio network.
Santa Clause will also be available for pictures before the game and he'll be reading to kids at halftime.
LAST TIME OUT
Mississippi State rolled past UT Martin 92-61 thanks to a 53-point effort in the second half. Aric Holman paced MSU with his 21 points and 12 rebounds for his fifth-career double-double, while Quinndary Weatherspoon also totaled 21 points.
The Trojans defeated College of the Ozarks, 94-49, behind Anthony Black's 19 points and Oliver Black's 11 rebounds.
RECORDS
Mississippi State, 9-1; Little Rock, 3-9.
THE SERIES
MSU leads, 3-1.
KEY LINKS
Live Stats: http://hailst.at/2yMS0rD
Watch Online: http://hailst.at/2yMBhVv
COACHES
Ben Howland enters his third year at MSU and 22nd overall. As head coach in four different stops, he is 440-240 with a 39-34 mark with the Bulldogs.
Former MSU assistant Wes Flanigan is in his 2nd year with Little Rock and is 18-26.
QUOTABLE
"We want to keep getting better. We are going to see predominantly zone tomorrow. This will be against a 3-2 zone, so it's a little different than what we saw against Cincinnati. We have to keep growing at the offensive end and be patient. We also have to keep growing defensively, as we've been doing." — MSU coach Ben Howland on Little Rock
Game Notes
Mississippi State
Little Rock
SEC
BULLDOG BITES
Dec. 23 vs. Southern Miss in Jackson
Dec. 30 vs. North Florida in Starkville
Jan. 2 vs. Arkansas in Starkville
PROMOTIONS
Tip at is set for 7 p.m. CT, with the game televised on the SEC Network+. Bart Gregory and Matt Wyatt will handle the broadcast, while Neil Price and Richard Williams will have the call on the MSU radio network.
Santa Clause will also be available for pictures before the game and he'll be reading to kids at halftime.
LAST TIME OUT
Mississippi State rolled past UT Martin 92-61 thanks to a 53-point effort in the second half. Aric Holman paced MSU with his 21 points and 12 rebounds for his fifth-career double-double, while Quinndary Weatherspoon also totaled 21 points.
The Trojans defeated College of the Ozarks, 94-49, behind Anthony Black's 19 points and Oliver Black's 11 rebounds.
RECORDS
Mississippi State, 9-1; Little Rock, 3-9.
THE SERIES
MSU leads, 3-1.
KEY LINKS
Live Stats: http://hailst.at/2yMS0rD
Watch Online: http://hailst.at/2yMBhVv
COACHES
Ben Howland enters his third year at MSU and 22nd overall. As head coach in four different stops, he is 440-240 with a 39-34 mark with the Bulldogs.
Former MSU assistant Wes Flanigan is in his 2nd year with Little Rock and is 18-26.
QUOTABLE
"We want to keep getting better. We are going to see predominantly zone tomorrow. This will be against a 3-2 zone, so it's a little different than what we saw against Cincinnati. We have to keep growing at the offensive end and be patient. We also have to keep growing defensively, as we've been doing." — MSU coach Ben Howland on Little Rock
Game Notes
Mississippi State
Little Rock
SEC
BULLDOG BITES
- Mississippi State is looking for its first 10-1 start since opening the 2011-12 campaign 12-1.
- MSU is 58-11 all-time versus the 12 teams currently comprise the Sun Belt Conference. MSU has played 8 of the teams, with Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe the most common foes at 15 matchups each. The last Sun Belt team MSU faced was Arkansas State in December of 2014, a 69-55 setback at the Hump.
- After recording his fourth-career double-double against Cincinnati, junior forward Aric Holman responded with his fifth against UT Martin with career highs in points (21) and rebounds (12).
- After attempting just 23 free throws in its previous four games combines, Mississippi State made 21 trips against the Skyhawks.
- Freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon has now accounted for nine of MSU's 12 charges taken.
- Also against UT Martin, sophomore guard Quinndary Weatherspoon poured in 21 points, marking the second time this season MSU has had two players total 20-plus points in the same game — Tyson Carter, 25; Quinndary Weatherspoon, 20 vs. Stephen F. Austin (11-22-17).
- Quinndary Weatherspoon is now 12 points shy of becoming the 37th player in school history to reach 1,000 for a career following his 21-point performance at Cincinnati.
- With his one block against the Skyhawks, Aric Holman needs just nine more to tie Gavin Ware for the eighth most.
- The Bulldogs lead the SEC and are 17th nationally in fewest points allowed at 62.1.
- Mississippi State has shot 50 percent or better five times this season.
- MSU has held eight of its 10 opponents below 39 percent shooting (Cincinnati, .407; Dayton, .457) and is second in the SEC in field goal percentage defense and 19th nationally at .377.
- Abdul Ado now has 23 blocks after recording 3 against UTM, a total that's ninth best by an MSU freshman in school history. His 2.6 clip is third in the SEC. He also had a career-high 12 rebounds against the Skyhawks and ranks 18th in the SEC at 6.2.
- Little Rock coach Wes Flanigan was an MSU assistant from 2013-15.
- Trojans forward Oliver Black played one year at MSU (2015) and started four of the 31 games he appeared.
Dec. 23 vs. Southern Miss in Jackson
Dec. 30 vs. North Florida in Starkville
Jan. 2 vs. Arkansas in Starkville
PROMOTIONS
- Christmas With Santa
- FREE Bully's Kidz Kourt for Kids in Mize Practice (5:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m.)
- Texaco Fan Cam for $50 Gift Card
- Trustmark Hail State Rewards Jackpot for Chance at $200 Cash
- T-Shirt Toss
- Up to 225 Hail State Rewards Points
- 150 Bully's Kids Club Points
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