MSU Looks To Halt Skid Against Vanderbilt

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Looking to snap a three-game losing skip, Mississippi State closes out a two-game homestand against Vanderbilt Tuesday at Humphrey Coliseum.

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

LAST TIME OUT
The Bulldogs let a 13-point lead slip away in the second half against No. 22 Auburn, losing 76-68. Quinndary Weatherspoon had 14 points, while Abdul Ado posted his third double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Vanderbilt fell at home to Kentucky, 74-67. Jeff Roberson led the Commodores with 20 points and 7 boards.

RECORDS
Mississippi State, 13-4, 1-3; Vanderbilt, 6-11, 1-4.

THE SERIES
Vanderbilt leads, 78-48.

COACHES
Ben Howland enters his third year at MSU and 22^nd overall. As head coach in four different stops, he is 444-243 with a 43-37 mark with the Bulldogs.

Bryce Drew is in his second year at Auburn and is 25-27. In seven seasons overall, he's 149-76.

QUOTABLE
"They are a very good team. They played at Arizona State, USC at home and this is the same team, minus one great player, who was great for their team. The rest of the players are back from the same team that beat Florida three times in one season, went to the NCAA tournament and took us by 30 at their place." — MSU coach Ben Howland on Vanderbilt.

BULLDOG BITES

Vanderbilt has won six out of the last 10 meetings overall, but Mississippi State has won 12 out of the last 15 at Humphrey Coliseum, including the last two.
The Commodores' last visit to the Hump was highlighted with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by
Quinndary Weatherspoon for a 75-74 win as the Bulldogs overcame a 17-point deficit.
Only twice in the last 20 years has Mississippi State started SEC 1-4 or worse — 2006 (1-7) and 2016 (0-5).
Against Auburn, freshman forward Abdul Ado recorded his second-consecutive double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. He now has three for his young career, with the first coming against Green Bay back in November.
MSU has totaled seven double-doubles on the year — three for both Abdul Ado and junior forward Aric Holman and one for junior All-SEC guard Quinndary Weatherspoon.
Junior guard Quinndary Weatherspoon had 14 points against the Tigers to give him 1,093 for his career, the 33rd most in school history. He's 23 shy of tying Red Stroud at No. 32.
Junior forward Aric Holman needs just one more block to tie Gavin Ware for the eighth most in school history with 100. Wiley Peck (1976-79) is seventh with 117.
Abdul Ado has team-high 36 blocked shots, the sixth most by a freshman in school history. He's on pace to break Jarvis Varnado's freshman mark of 67. His 2.3 average is currently tops in school history for a rookie.
MSU is 15th nationally with its 5.9 blocks, while Abdul Ado ranks 32nd in the country.
Mississippi State leads the SEC and is 28th nationally in points allowed at 64.7. MSU is also 16th in the nation in field goal defense at 38.9 percent.
The loss to Auburn snapped MSU's 13-game winning streak at Humphrey Coliseum, which tied for the second longest in the building. The record was 14.
MSU has shot 50 percent or better from the floor seven times this season. Last year, the total was eight.
Aric Holman scored his 500th-career point against Auburn.
Abdul Ado's 7.3 rebounding average is fourth-best all-time by an MSU freshman.

NEXT 3 UP
Jan. 20 at Alabama
Jan. 23 at Kentucky
Jan. 27 vs. Missouri

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MSU Looks To Halt Skid Against Vanderbilt

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Aric Holman

Quinndary Weatherspoon

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