Fans Asked To Wear White As No. 4 MSU Hosts Missouri On Sunday

Sunday, February 5

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Fans Asked To Wear White As No. 4 MSU Hosts Missouri On Sunday

February 04, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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STARKVILLE, Miss. – There might be a big game in Houston Sunday evening, but there will be a very big Southeastern Conference women's basketball game in Starkville that afternoon.

No. 4 Mississippi State returns to Humphrey Coliseum at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to host Missouri in a contest between teams in the Top 3 of the league standings.

The contest will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU. WKBB-FM 100.9 will have the radio call in the Golden Triangle area, while WCNA-FM 95.9 will carry the game in the Corinth, Tupelo and Oxford areas.

A live audio stream will be available at hailstate.com/plus and the TuneIn app.

At 8-1 in the SEC and 22-1 for the season, Vic Schaefer's squad sits a half game back of South Carolina for the league lead. Missouri comes to the Hump in a three-way tie for third at 6-3 in the conference and 16-7 overall.

State will not only be looking to keep itself atop the SEC standings, but it will also be seeking to make seniors Ketara Chapel, Dominique Dillingham, Chinwe Okorie and Breanna Richardson the first Bulldog class to reach 100-career wins

Sunday's game will be a "White Out," with fans encouraged to wear white to the contest. The first 500 fans receive a free T-shirt to celebrate National Girls & Women In Sports Day.

Tickets cost $5 for adults, while admission is free for youth age 18 and under. Mississippi State students also get in free with a valid MSU ID.

Free youth tickets can be picked up at the ticket off or inside Bully's Kidz Kourt, which opens at noon. MSU students can enjoy free games, food and more starting at noon in the student lounge.

Fans can enjoy a special performance at halftime by the nationally-renowned XPOGO.

The Bulldogs return home looking to continue the momentum of back-to-back wins against Texas A&M and Auburn. Thursday's 77-47 win at Auburn gave MSU its record 10^th road win of the season.

Last Sunday's home victory against the Aggies improved State to 7-0 at the Hump. MSU has won 43 of its last 47 home games.

Missouri hits the road having won five-straight games following a home victory against Kentucky last Monday.

TICKETS

$5 adults
Free admission youth 18 & under (free tickets available at ticket office or Bully's Kidz Kourt)
Free admission MSU students with valid MSU student ID

PROMOTIONS

"White Out" – Fans encouraged to wear white
500 Free National Girls & Women In Sports Day T-Shirts
XPOGO performance at halftime
Bully's Kidz Kourt – Open Noon-1:15 p.m.
MSU Student Lounge – Open 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m. and halftime
Maroon Memories Experiences – www.hailstate.com/memories
Trustmark's Hail State Rewards Jackpot for $100
Parker-McGill's Full-Court Putt Contest for the chance to win $5,000
Texaco's Fan Cam $50 gift card
Cadence Bank's Wheel Deal for $25 cash
Sports Specialty's T-shirt Shoot

SERIES VS. MISSOURI

Sunday's game will be the seventh meeting between the Bulldogs and Tigers. The two never met before Missouri joined the SEC.
State has won five of the six meetings, with Missouri claiming its first win in the series last season in Columbia, 66-54.
The Bulldogs won the second meeting in Starkville, 52-42, behind 17 points from Morgan William and 13 from Victoria Vivians.
Sunday will be just the third meeting in Starkville.

ABOUT THE TIGERS

Missouri comes to the Hump having won five straight to improve to 16-7 overall, 6-3 in SEC play. The Tigers average 66.7 ppg and shoot 43.1% from the floor, 33.8% from 3-point range and 78.6% from the free-throw line.
Sophie Cunningham paces the Tigers with 16.1 ppg. Cierra Porter averages 14.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
Sophie Cunningham also tops Mizzou in league games with 16.2 ppg. Porter averages 13.8 ppg and 8.0 rpg while Sierra Michaelis is scoring at a 15.0 clip in conference play.

NEXT UP FOR THE DAWGS

MSU wraps a two-game homestand next Thursday against Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. on SEC Network.
State then heads to Oxford on Feb. 12 for a rematch against Ole Miss before returning home to host Georgia on Feb. 16.

BULLDOG BITES

State's senior class of Ketara Chapel, Dominique Dillingham, Chinwe Okorie and Breanna Richardson seeks win No. 100 on Sunday. The quartet is 99-30 (.767) since 2013-14, the winningest class in program history and the second-most wins in the league in that span.
MSU claimed its 22nd win and 10th road win Thursday at Auburn. The 10 road wins are a school record. The 22 total wins tied the 2013-14 team for sixth-most in school history.
The Bulldogs are 30-11 in the SEC since 2014-15, the second-most wins in the SEC in that span. State has won 15 of its last 18 regular-season SEC games.
State's 77 points at Auburn were the most allowed by the Tigers in an SEC game since Jan. 10, 2016. MSU's 77.6 ppg scored this season is second in the league, 20th in the nation.
The Tigers' 47 points tied their season low. It is the 10th time this season the Bulldogs have held an opponent below 50 points. MSU tops the SEC in scoring defense both overall (54.0 ppg - 10th in Division I) and in conference games (55.6).
State shot 50% for the second time in SEC play. MSU is second in the SEC, 19th in the country, in FG% this season (46.0%)
MSU hit 45% from 3-point range Thursday. The Dawgs are 16 of 35 (45.7%) from the arc the last two games and have made 37.4% on the year, second-most in the league.
State held Auburn to 23.1% from the 3-point line, the third time in four games to hold its opponent below 30%. State tops the SEC and is eighth nationally in 3FG% defense (25.9%).
The Bulldogs have claimed double-digit offensive rebounds in 21 of 23 games this season. State averages 15.6 offensive rebounds per game, tops in the SEC and 28th nationally.
MSU has led wire-to-wire 10 times this season. State has trailed by more than two possessions in just three games on the year.
Victoria Vivians notched her 17th-straight game in double figures. She is fifth in the SEC in scoring overall (16.9 ppg) and fourth in league play (18.0 ppg).
Vivians' 17 points at Auburn put her over 1,500 points for her career. She is eight points from seventh in program history.
MSU centers Chinwe Okorie and Teaira McCowan combined to go 12 of 16 (75.0%) from the floor at Auburn. They are 80 of 120 (66.7%) from the field in SEC play. McCowan is 32 of 41 (78.0%) from the floor her last six games, including 15 of her last 19 (78.9%).
McCowan has scored double figures in six of her last seven games after tallying 10 plus twice in the team's first 16 contests.
Breanna Richardson now stands 10 points from recording 1,000 for her career.
Dominique Dillingham is 8 of 14 (57.1%) from 3-point range the last five games.
Morgan William dished six assists against just one turnover against the Tigers. She is dishing 6.2 apg the last six contests.