MSU Looks For First Road Win At South Carolina

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Looking to win for the first time this season on the road, Mississippi State travels to South Carolina on Wednesday for the first of two matchups with the Gamecocks.

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. CT, with the game televised on the SEC Network. Mike Morgan and Pat Bradley will handle the broadcast, while Neil Price and Richard Williams will have the call on the MSU radio network.

LAST TIME OUT
Behind an impressive second half, the Bulldogs ran past Missouri, 74-62. Quinndary Weatherspoon scored a team-high 20 points, while Nick Weatherspoon added 13.

South Carolina dropped a 70-63 home decision to Texas Tech. Chris Silva led the Gamecocks with 16 points.

RECORDS
Mississippi State, 15-6, 3-5; South Carolina, 13-8, 4-4.

THE SERIES
Mississippi State leads, 19-14.

COACHES
Ben Howland enters his third year at MSU and 22^nd overall. As head coach in four different stops, he is 446-245 with a 45-39 mark with the Bulldogs.

Frank Martin is in his sixth year at South Carolina and is 109-92. In 11 years overall, he's 226-136.

QUOTABLE
"Against Missouri, he did a phenomenal job defensively, leading and talking." — MSU coach Ben Howland on Lamar Peters.

BULLDOG BITES

South Carolina is one of three SEC teams, along with Ole Miss and Missouri, Mississippi State has a winning record against.
The Bulldogs had eight dunks against Missouri to give them 98 on the season. Aric Holman leads the way with 31. Last year, the Bulldogs totaled 107 dunks while Holman had 35.
Freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon took two charges against Missouri to give him a team-high 16. That's second most in the SEC behind Alabama's Herbert Jones (18).
The Gamecocks have won five out of the last six in this series, including four-straight in Columbia. MSU last won at South Carolina in 2012 to cap its third-straight win there.
Mississippi State has now defeated Missouri five games in a row, currently the longest streak against any SEC foe.
On the year, MSU is 12-0 when shooting 45 percent or better from the floor.
Junior forward Aric Holman leads MSU on the year with five double-doubles. MSU has totaled nine so far this season. Abdul Ado has three and Quinndary Weatherspoon has the other one.
Junior guard Quinndary Weatherspoon had 20 points against Missouri to give him 1,163 for his career, passing Gary Hooker for the 28th most in school history. He's now just five points shy of tying Marckell Patterson at 27th.
Mississippi State is now 6-0 this season when Quinndary Weatherspoon scores 20 or points.
Aric Holman has 106-career blocked shots, the 8th most in school history. He needs 11 more to tie Wiley Peck (1976-79) for seventh at 117.
Abdul Ado has a team-high 39 blocked shots, the fifth most by a freshman in school history.
MSU is 16th nationally with its 5.6 blocks, while Abdul Ado ranks 53th in the country.
Mississippi State leads the SEC and is 30th nationally in points allowed at 65.2. MSU is also 23rd in the nation in field goal defense at 40.0 percent.
The Bulldogs have held seven of its eight SEC foes below their scoring average.
MSU has now shot 50 percent or better from the floor eight times this year same as last year.
Quinndary Weatherspoon is 87th nationally with his 51.6 shooting percentage.

NEXT 3 UP
Feb. 3 vs. Georgia
Feb. 6 vs. Alabama
Feb. 10 at Missouri

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