Battle of the Bulldogs Set for Thursday in Starkville

Thursday, January 10

Starkville

8:00 PM

Mississippi State

Georgia

Battle of the Bulldogs Set for Thursday in Starkville

January 09, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications

STARKVILLE – Two teams of Bulldogs will meet in Starkville on Thursday night as the No. 7/6 Mississippi State women's basketball squad hosts Georgia in Humphrey Coliseum. The evening tip on SEC Network is set for 8 p.m. CT with Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck and Steffi Sorensen calling all the action.

Tickets are available online in advance at HailState.com/tickets for $5. Tickets for fans 17 and younger are $3. Online sales will conclude at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Ticket sales will continue at the door while supply lasts, but prices will increase to $10 for adults and $5 for children.

Fans can listen to the action on the MSU Radio Network and online via HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.

The first 1,000 fans will receive a voucher for a Vic Schaefer bobblehead that can be redeemed following the conclusion of the game.

This week's SEC Co-Players of the Week will meet on the court when MSU's Jordan Danberry and Georgia's Gabby Connally take the floor. Danberry leads the league in scoring in conference play, averaging 21.5 ppg through two contests, and Connally leads the Georgia offense with 13.3 ppg.

State boasts the nation's second-best scoring offense, averaging 92.6 ppg, and the top scoring margin in the country (+37.7). MSU also tops the conference in field goal percentage (51.0 percent), rebounding (46.73 rpg), assists (18.9 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4).

MSU will put its 28-game home winning streak to the test. Combined with the men's program State teams are 53-2 in Humphrey Coliseum since the start of the 2017-18 season.

GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Georgia
Location: Starkville, Mississippi (Humphrey Coliseum)
Time: Thursday, 8 p.m.
Doors Open: 6:30 p.m.
Watch: SEC Network (PxP – Pam Ward; Analyst – Carolyn Peck; Sideline – Steffi Sorensen)
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: UGA leads 28-17
At MSU: MSU leads 11-10
At UGA: UGA leads 16-4
Neutral Sites: Series tied 2-2
Last Meeting: MSU, 86-62 (12/31/17 in Athens)

BULLDOG BITES

The Bulldogs set a new school record with their sixth 100-point game of the year when they defeated Louisiana, 104-36. The SEC record is 10 games set by Alabama in the 1991-92 season.
Seniors Jazzmun Holmes and Teaira McCowan have won 113-career games, tied for the 3rd-most in the nation since 2015-16. Their 85 wins since 2016-17 lead the nation in that span.
State has been in the AP poll 84 straight weeks, including 48 weeks in a row in the Top 10.
The Bulldogs are the nation's 2nd-best scoring offense, averaging 92.2 ppg. Its 54.5 ppg allowed is 15th in the country, giving the Dawgs the highest scoring margin (+37.7) in Division I.
MSU tops the SEC in FG% (51.0%), rebounding (46.7 rpg), assist/turnover ratio (1.4), assists (18.9 apg), rebound margin (+18.1), and scoring offense.
The Bulldogs continue to lead the nation in blocked shots with 107 on the year, 7.1 bpg. Teaira McCowan's 40 blocks are 4th in the nation and lead the SEC.
Jazzmun Holmes is 2nd in the nation with a 4.2 assist/turnover ratio. Xaria Wiggins is 3rd in the SEC (3.3), and Jordan Danberry is 8th (2.0). They have helped MSU to DI's 10th-best ratio (1.40).
Teaira McCowan has scored double figures in 19 of her last 20 games going back to last season, with 9 of those being 20-point efforts.
Jordan Danberry was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week and leads the league, averaging 21.5 points in conference play. She has scored in double figures in 10 straight games.
Over the last 8 games, Jazzmun Holmes has turned in 45 assists with just 13 turnovers. She is averaging 10.3 ppg with a 46.3% FG% (25-of-54) and making 31-of-34 from the free throw line.
Teaira McCowan and Anriel Howard are the only pair of teammates in the SEC to be among the top 10 in the league in both scoring and rebounding average.
MSU won its 700th game in program history on Dec. 14, defeating Southern Miss, 86-42.

LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...

A pair of double-doubles from Anriel Howard and Teaira McCowan led the Bulldogs past No. 16 Kentucky, 86-71, on Sunday.
Howard led all scorers with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Jazzmun Holmes posted 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. McCowan scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
State doubled-up the Wildcats on the boards, 48-24, and picked up more offensive rebounds (25) than Kentucky's total on both ends of the floor.

GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT…

Georgia is one of four SEC teams to have started 2-0 in conference play. The Bulldogs are 11-4 after claiming a 71-64 road win at Vanderbilt on Sunday.
Sophomore Gabby Connally shared SEC Player of the Week honors with MSU's Jordan Danberry this week after putting up 29 points at Vanderbilt.
Georgia is third in the country in blocks with 97 total, 6.5 bpg. That has helped the Bulldogs hold opponents to 34.1 shooting percentage, which leads the SEC and is 14th in the nation.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES ABOUND

McCowan and Howard are not only two of the nation's returning rebounds leaders, but they're also among the country's best at collecting double-doubles.
McCowan collected her 12th double-double of the season and 51st for her career in Sunday's win against Kentucky. That toal is 4th-most among active Division I players and an MSU record.
Howard collected her 3rd as a Bulldog against the Wildcats, leading all scorers with 21 points and 12 rebounds. It was the 36th double-double of her career, 11th among active DI players.
Their 87 combined double-doubles are the most among teams in the nation.

DAZZLING DANBERRY

Jordan Danberry is averaging 13.3 points per game this season after scoring just 2.8 ppg last season. She scored in double figures in 3 games last year, but has done so in 12 of 15 contests this season.
Danberry has scored 10-plus points in each the last 10 games, including two 20-point efforts in that span.
In conference play, the reigning SEC Co-Player of the Week is averaging 21.5 ppg, which leads the league.
Danberry has already broken her career high in scoring four times this season. With her next point, she will have surpassed the highest-scoring season of her career (201 points as a freshman).