Sunday, January 7
Baton Rouge, La.
1:00 PM
Mississippi State
at
LSU
No. 5/3 Bulldogs Take 16-Game Win Streak To LSU Sunday
January 06, 2018 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – After opening the home SEC slate with an impressive 111-69 win against Arkansas on Thursday, the No. 5/3 Mississippi State women's basketball team seeks to continue its perfect start to the season intact as it heads to LSU for a Sunday afternoon contest.
Tip from the Maravich Assembly Center is set for 1 p.m., with Sam Gore and Nell Fortner calling the action on the SEC Network. Fans can also watch online on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
Jason Crowder and Charlie Winfield will handle the radio broadcast on the MSU Radio Network. An online audio stream can be found at www.HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.
Thursday's win, State's most points ever in an SEC game, improved the Bulldogs to 16-0 overall and 2-0 in league play.
Through the opening week of league play, State is averaging an impressive 98.5 ppg. Victoria Vivians scored a game-high 29 points at Arkansas. That performance, paired with a 20-point effort at Georgia on New Year's Eve, puts her third in the SEC in league scoring at 24.5 ppg.
The Carthage, Miss., native, is also third in the conference for the year with a 20.4 scoring clip.
Teaira McCowan added 18 points at Arkansas and is adding 22 points and 10.5 rebounds through the opening two SEC contests.
State seeks to win in Baton Rouge for the third time overall and second time in as many opportunities. The Lady Tigers are also 2-0 in SEC play (10-3 overall) after winning at No. 15 Missouri 69-65 on Thursday.
Raigyne Louis and Chloe Jackson pace LSU in scoring this season with 16.3 and 16. 2 ppg, respectively. Jackson is scoring at a 23.5 clip in league contests.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: LSU
Location: Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Assembly Center)
Time: Sunday, 1:02 p.m.
Television: SEC Network (PxP – Sam Gore; Analyst – Nell Fortner)
Watch Online: WatchESPN.com or WatchESPN App
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
LSU (LSU leads 47-9)
At MSU: LSU leads 19-6
At LSU: LSU leads 23-2
At Neutral Sites: LSU leads 5-1
Last 10 Meetings
3/3/2017 W 78-61 N
1/1/2017 W 74-48 H
2/4/2016 W 71-52 A
1/15/2015 L 69-71 (2OT) H
1/30/2014 L 56-65 A
2/17/2013 L 41-63 H
1/13/2013 L 42-62 A
2/9/2012 L 49-53 A
1/5/2012 L 48-53 H
1/13/2011 L 55-72 H
BULLDOG BITES
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT
Tip from the Maravich Assembly Center is set for 1 p.m., with Sam Gore and Nell Fortner calling the action on the SEC Network. Fans can also watch online on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
Jason Crowder and Charlie Winfield will handle the radio broadcast on the MSU Radio Network. An online audio stream can be found at www.HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.
Thursday's win, State's most points ever in an SEC game, improved the Bulldogs to 16-0 overall and 2-0 in league play.
Through the opening week of league play, State is averaging an impressive 98.5 ppg. Victoria Vivians scored a game-high 29 points at Arkansas. That performance, paired with a 20-point effort at Georgia on New Year's Eve, puts her third in the SEC in league scoring at 24.5 ppg.
The Carthage, Miss., native, is also third in the conference for the year with a 20.4 scoring clip.
Teaira McCowan added 18 points at Arkansas and is adding 22 points and 10.5 rebounds through the opening two SEC contests.
State seeks to win in Baton Rouge for the third time overall and second time in as many opportunities. The Lady Tigers are also 2-0 in SEC play (10-3 overall) after winning at No. 15 Missouri 69-65 on Thursday.
Raigyne Louis and Chloe Jackson pace LSU in scoring this season with 16.3 and 16. 2 ppg, respectively. Jackson is scoring at a 23.5 clip in league contests.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: LSU
Location: Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Assembly Center)
Time: Sunday, 1:02 p.m.
Television: SEC Network (PxP – Sam Gore; Analyst – Nell Fortner)
Watch Online: WatchESPN.com or WatchESPN App
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
LSU (LSU leads 47-9)
At MSU: LSU leads 19-6
At LSU: LSU leads 23-2
At Neutral Sites: LSU leads 5-1
Last 10 Meetings
3/3/2017 W 78-61 N
1/1/2017 W 74-48 H
2/4/2016 W 71-52 A
1/15/2015 L 69-71 (2OT) H
1/30/2014 L 56-65 A
2/17/2013 L 41-63 H
1/13/2013 L 42-62 A
2/9/2012 L 49-53 A
1/5/2012 L 48-53 H
1/13/2011 L 55-72 H
BULLDOG BITES
- MSU's 16-0 start to the season is the third-best start in program history. All 3 have come in the last 4 seasons.
- State is seeking to start SEC play 3-0 for the fourth-straight year, something never done previously.
- The Bulldogs have won three-straight against LSU, including the program's second win in Baton Rouge in 2016.
- State's 111 points in Thursday's win against Arkansas are the most MSU has ever recorded in an SEC game.
- MSU shot 57.9% from the field against the Razorbacks, the best field goal percentage against an SEC opponent since shooting 59.3% against Kentucky on Feb. 16, 2003.
- The Bulldogs moved up to 6th in the nation in scoring offense (87.9 ppg). That tally tops the SEC.
- The Dawgs are 25th in the nation and 4th in the SEC in scoring defense, limiting foes to 55.9 ppg.
- MSU has forced 15+ turnovers in all 16 games. State's 21.4 turnovers forced per game is 2nd in the SEC, 24th nationally.
- After committing a season-low 4 turnovers on Thursday, the Bulldogs are 9th in the country in assist/turnover ratio (1.5).
- State is also 4th in Division I in turnover margin (+9.8).
- Victoria Vivians recorded her 8th 20-point game of the season with 29 on Thursday. She is 3rd in the SEC in overall scoring (20.4 ppg) and in league games (24.5 ppg).
- Vivians is shooting 55.6% from the field, 45.5% from 3-point range and 4-for-4 at the line through two league games.
- Vivians and Morgan William are among the 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award.
- Teaira McCowan leads the SEC and is 4th in the nation with 11 double-doubles this season.
- William had a season-high 18 points against Arkansas.
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
- Victoria Vivians scored 19 of her 29 points in the second half and was 1 of 5 Bulldogs in double figures as State overcame a slow start to roll past Arkansas 111-69 in the SEC home opener.
- State out-scored the Razorbacks 62-30 in the second half en route to posting its most points ever in an SEC game. MSU also shot 57.9% from the field, 50% from 3-point range and 92.9% from the free-throw line.
- Morgan William scored all 18 of her points in the first half, and Teaira McCowan joined her with 18 points. Blair Schaefer knocked down 14 points and Ro Johnson notched her first double-double with 13 points and 10 assists.
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT
- LSU sits 10-3 on the season and 2-0 in league play. The Lady Tigers won at No. 15 Missouri 69-65 on Thursday after defeating Vanderbilt at home 85-65 last Sunday.
- LSU has won 8 games in a row and is 5-0 in Baton Rouge this season.
- The Lady Tigers average 65.6 ppg behind 16.3 ppg from Raigyne Louis and 16.2 ppg from Chloe Jackson. Ayanna Mitchell tops LSU on the boards with 6.5 rpg while adding 8.3 ppg.
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