MSU's Winning Streak On The Line At Mizzou

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Not since 2008 has Mississippi State won five-consecutive SEC games, but that can all change Saturday when the Bulldogs battle Missouri for the second this year.

Tip at Mizzou Arena is set for 1:05 p.m. CT, with the game televised on the ESPN2. Beth Mowings and Jimmy Dykes will handle the broadcast, while Neil Price and Richard Williams will have the call on the MSU radio network.

Back in January, MSU began its current winning streak with a 74-62 win against the Tigers.

LAST TIME OUT
Mississippi State rallied from a five-point deficit to upend Alabama, 67-63. Nick Weatherspoon scored a team-high 18 points, while Quinndary Weatherspoon added 13.

Mizzou knocked off Ole Miss in Oxford, 75-69. Kassius Robertson had 27 points.

RECORDS
Mississippi State, 18-6, 6-5; Missouri, 16-8, 6-5.

THE SERIES
Mississippi State leads, 6-4.

COACHES
Ben Howland enters his third year at MSU and 22^nd overall. As head coach in four different stops, he is 449-245 with a 48-39 mark with the Bulldogs.

Cuonzo Martin is in his first year at Missouri and is 16-8. In 10 years overall, he's 202-129.

QUOTABLE
"I've watched a lot of film on them. They're really good. They're playing really great. (Jontay) Porter is really playing well. He's been much more aggressive offensively the last three games. They're really looking for him to do that. Robertson (Kassius), when you look at his numbers, he's almost 60 percent from the field. They're really stretching the floor." — MSU coach Ben Howland on Missouri.

BULLDOG BITES

Guard Nick Weatherspoon was named the SEC's Freshman of the Week on Monday.
The Bulldogs have now won four SEC games in a row for the first time since 2008 when they won five straight to open league play.
This is the first time Mississippi State has been above .500 in SEC play this late in the season since 2012 when it also began 6-5.
The Bulldogs have won five in a row against Missouri, currently their longest winning streak against any SEC team. They've also won two straight in Columbia.
In this five-game stretch, the average margin of victory has been 10.6 points.
Nick Weatherspoon and Alabama's Herbert Jones are tied for the SEC lead with 18 charges taken.
MSU snapped a four-game losing streak to Alabama, both overall and at Humphrey Coliseum.
With 18 wins, MSU is now two shy of its 18th 20-win season in program history.
Ben Howland is now 10th all-time at MSU with 48 wins.
Aric Holman collected his 400th-career rebound against the Crimson Tide.
Junior guard Quinndary Weatherspoon had 13 points against Alabama to give him 1,208 for his career, the 26th most in school history and 11 shy of tying Leland Mitchell and Dave Williams at 24th.
Aric Holman has 111-career blocked shots, the 8th most in school history. He needs six more to tie Wiley Peck (1976-79) for seventh at 117.
Abdul Ado has a team-high 48 blocked shots, the fifth most by a freshman in school history.
MSU is T14th nationally with its 5.5 blocks, while Abdul Ado ranks 35th in the country.
Mississippi State leads the SEC and is 27th nationally in points allowed at 65.2. MSU is also 18th in the nation in field goal defense at 39.9 percent.
The Bulldogs have held nine of its 11 SEC foes below their scoring average and 21 of 24 overall.
MSU has now shot 50 percent or better from the floor 10 times this year. It's streak of three straight ended against Alabama on Tuesday. Last year, the total was eight.
MSU is 15-0 this year when shooting 45 percent or better from the floor.
Nick Weatherspoon's 11.1 scoring average is 10th best in school history for a freshman.

NEXT 3 UP
Feb. 14 at Vanderbilt
Feb. 17 vs. Ole Miss
Feb. 20 at Texas A&M

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