MSU Back On The Road At Kentucky

STARKVILLE, Miss. – It's on to Super Tuesday the Bulldogs go.

Coming off a heart-breaking loss at Alabama on Saturday, Mississippi State eagerly returns to the court Tuesday at SEC powerhouse Kentucky.

Tip at historic Rupp Arena is set for 8 p.m. CT, with the game televised on ESPN. Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham and Laura Rutledge will handle the broadcast, while Neil Price and Richard Williams will have the call on the MSU radio network.

LAST TIME OUT
The Bulldogs rallied from a 20-point deficit late to tie Alabama but couldn't complete the comeback in a 68-62 setback. Lamar Peters had a game-high 17 points, while Aric Holman had his fifth double-double of the year with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Kentucky dropped a 66-64 home decision to Florida. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Wenyen Gabriel had 10 points each.

RECORDS
Mississippi State, 14-5, 2-4; Kentucky, 14-5, 4-3.

THE SERIES
Kentucky leads, 94-20.

COACHES
Ben Howland enters his third year at MSU and 22^nd overall. As head coach in four different stops, he is 445-244 with a 44-38 mark with the Bulldogs.

John Calipari is in his ninth year at Kentucky and is 263-58. In 26 years overall, he's 666-196.

QUOTABLE
"I tell you what, they're pretty good. I mean they're long. The biggest difference is previous years they've had smaller guardsmen. You look at them right now, and they're playing huge length." — MSU coach Ben Howland on Kentucky.

BULLDOG BITES

After winning three straight in this series, Mississippi State has now lost 10 in a row to Kentucky.
During this stretch, two games went into overtime, while seven have been decided by 10 points or less, including the last two.
The Bulldogs last won at Rupp Arena in 2009, 66-57.
MSU is also looking to snap a 11-game losing streak on the road dating back to last season. It's 0-4 this year with losses at Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Florida and Alabama.
The Bulldogs' last road win came at Arkansas on Jan. 10, 2017, an 84-78 victory.
At Alabama, junior forward Aric Holman recorded his fifth double-double of the year and the seventh of his career with 11 points and 10 rebounds. It was also his second-straight double-double following his 18 point, career-high 14-rebound effort against Vanderbilt.
MSU has totaled nine double-doubles on the year, with Abdul Ado accounting for three and Quinndary Weatherspoon having the other.
Junior guard Quinndary Weatherspoon had 12 points against the Crimson Tide to give him 1,124 for his career, passing Red Stroud, Tyrone Washington and Greg Carter for the 30^th most in school history.
Aric Holman has 101-career blocked shots, the 8th most in school history. He needs 16 more to tie Wiley Peck (1976-79) for seventh at 117.
Abdul Ado has a team-high 38 blocked shots, the fifth most by a freshman in school history.
MSU is 20th nationally with its 5.6 blocks, while Abdul Ado ranks 41st in the country.
Mississippi State leads the SEC and is 25th nationally in points allowed at 64.7. MSU is also 23rd in the nation in field goal defense at 39.5 percent.
MSU has two players on its roster from Kentucky, junior Aric Holman and sophomore Eli Wright, both from Owensboro.
Reggie Perry, a native of Georgia who signed with Mississippi State back in November, was named a McDonald's All-American last week.
At Alabama, MSU was out-rebounded for just the second time in SEC play (40-38).

NEXT 3 UP
Jan. 27 vs. Missouri
Jan. 31 at South Carolina
Feb. 3 vs. Georgia

MSU Back On The Road At Kentucky

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MSU Back On The Road At Kentucky

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Players Mentioned

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Aric Holman

Lamar Peters

Quinndary Weatherspoon

Eli Wright

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