Sunday, January 27
Starkville
2:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
Ole Miss
In-State Rivalry Resumes for Women’s Basketball
January 26, 2019 | Women's Basketball
by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's No. 7/6 women's basketball team will host Ole Miss on Sunday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network with Roy Philpott and Brooke Weisbrod on the call.
Fans can listen to the action on the MSU Radio Network and online via HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app. Additional parking and ticket information along with MSU's clear bag and metal detector policies can be found on HailState.com/gameday.
The Bulldogs continue to lead the nation in scoring offense (90.9 ppg) and scoring margin (+34.9) after posting their second-largest SEC victory in program history on Thursday at Florida. MSU's 48-point victory matched last year's game in Gainesville and was just two points shy of the program's largest SEC win.
State has won 22 straight regular-season conference games and is looking to extend a 30-game winning streak at home. The Bulldogs' home winning streak is tied with Baylor for the third-longest active streak in the country.
Jazzmun Holmes is coming off a six-assist game without turning the ball over. In her last 13 games, the senior is averaging 5.2 apg and she leads the nation in assist/turnover ratio this year (4.41). Jordan Danberry has scored in double figures in 14 straight games, averaging 14.5 points in that span.
MSU will wrap up January with a trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Thursday, Jan. 31. The Bulldogs meet LSU at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Ole Miss
Location: Starkville, Mississippi (Humphrey Coliseum)
Time: Sunday, 2 p.m.
Doors Open: 12:30 p.m.
Watch: SEC Network (PxP – Roy Philpott; Analyst – Brooke Weisbrod)
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: OM leads 63-32
At MSU: OM leads 24-18
At OM: OM leads 32-13
Neutral Sites: OM leads 7-1
Last Meeting: MSU, 69-49 (1/28/18 in Oxford)
10 THINGS TO KNOW
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT…
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's No. 7/6 women's basketball team will host Ole Miss on Sunday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network with Roy Philpott and Brooke Weisbrod on the call.
Fans can listen to the action on the MSU Radio Network and online via HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app. Additional parking and ticket information along with MSU's clear bag and metal detector policies can be found on HailState.com/gameday.
The Bulldogs continue to lead the nation in scoring offense (90.9 ppg) and scoring margin (+34.9) after posting their second-largest SEC victory in program history on Thursday at Florida. MSU's 48-point victory matched last year's game in Gainesville and was just two points shy of the program's largest SEC win.
State has won 22 straight regular-season conference games and is looking to extend a 30-game winning streak at home. The Bulldogs' home winning streak is tied with Baylor for the third-longest active streak in the country.
Jazzmun Holmes is coming off a six-assist game without turning the ball over. In her last 13 games, the senior is averaging 5.2 apg and she leads the nation in assist/turnover ratio this year (4.41). Jordan Danberry has scored in double figures in 14 straight games, averaging 14.5 points in that span.
MSU will wrap up January with a trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Thursday, Jan. 31. The Bulldogs meet LSU at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Ole Miss
Location: Starkville, Mississippi (Humphrey Coliseum)
Time: Sunday, 2 p.m.
Doors Open: 12:30 p.m.
Watch: SEC Network (PxP – Roy Philpott; Analyst – Brooke Weisbrod)
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: OM leads 63-32
At MSU: OM leads 24-18
At OM: OM leads 32-13
Neutral Sites: OM leads 7-1
Last Meeting: MSU, 69-49 (1/28/18 in Oxford)
10 THINGS TO KNOW
- Seniors Jazzmun Holmes and Teaira McCowan have won 117-career games, tied for the 3rd-most in the nation since 2015-16. Their 89 wins since 2016-17 are tied with UConn for the most in the nation in that span.
- Danberry has already broken her career high in scoring four times this season, and scored more points (254) this year than in any prior season of her career.
- MSU's men's and women's teams are a combined 56-3 in the Hump since the start of the 2017-18 season.
- State has also been one of the nation's best at distributing the basketball, dishing 18.2 assists per game, an average that leads the SEC and is 13th in the nation. State has recorded 20-plus assists in 8 games this year.
- According her HerHoopStats.com, the Dawgs collect offensive boards at a nation's-best 51.5% clip. MSU is 2nd in the nation in total rebounding rate, grabbing 60.8% of its opportunities.
- McCowan was named to the Lisa Leslie Award watch list for the top center and is in the top 15 in the country in blocks (2.6 bpg, 13th), field goal percentage (66.1 percent, 6th), rebounding (13.5 rpg, 2nd) and double-doubles (15, 3rd).
- Howard is up for the Katrina McClain award for the top power forward and is averaging 15.5 ppg while shooting 53.5 percent from the field.
- Holmes will look to see her name added to the Nancy Lieberman watchlist as she leads the nation in assist/turnover ratio (4.41), the next player is at 4.00.
- Starkville has become a Sunday destination for women's basketball. Through three Sunday home games, the Bulldogs are averaging 8,797 fans.
- Chloe Bibby will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a left knee injury in the first minute of the South Carolina game (1/17). Entering the game, she was averaging 12.6 points and led MSU in three-pointers.
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
- State matched last year's game at Florida for its second-highest margin of victory in an SEC game (48 points) with a 90-42 win against the Gators on Thursday.
- Anriel Howard led all scorers with 21 points while Jazzmun Holmes dished out six assists without a turnover.
- MSU forced 27 turnovers and recorded a season-high 16 steals led by Jordan Danberry's 4. The Bulldogs scored 37 points off turnovers.
- Freshmen made quite the impact with Xaria Wiggins scoring a career-high 11 points. Myah Taylor was 3-of-3 for 7 points along with 3 assists and 2 steals.
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT…
- Ole Miss enters the game with an 8-12 record (2-4 SEC) after losing at Vanderbilt, 80-68, on Thursday.
- The Rebels opened the all-time series with MSU with 50 wins in the first 51 meetings, but State has won 31 of the last 44 meetings, including nine straight.
- Crystal Allen is 2nd in the SEC in scoring (18.4 ppg) and leads the league in total points (367) and three-pointers (57).
- Ole Miss is 62-of-76 (.816) from the free throw line over the last 5 games.
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