Sunday, February 10
Starkville
1:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
Tennessee
Fast Facts: Ten Things to Know as MSU Hosts Tennessee
February 09, 2019 | Women's Basketball
by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications
STARKVILLE – No. 6 Mississippi State will put two impressive streaks on the line once again on Sunday as the Bulldogs host Tennessee at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN.
State enters the matchup with a 31-game winning streak in Humphrey Coliseum and a 25-game streak in regular-season SEC contests. Both runs date back to a matchup with the Lady Vols on Feb. 26, 2017 when MSU dropped the regular-season finale, 82-64.
Fans can listen to the action on the MSU Radio Network and online via HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.
The Bulldogs lead the conference in field goal percentage (49.8 percent), assist/turnover ratio (1.3), assists (17.4 apg), rebound margin (+15.3), offensive rebounding (18.2 rpg) and scoring offense (88.2 ppg).
With a week off between games, MSU saw two players earn national recognition once again. Teaira McCowan saw her name added to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watchlist and was named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award this week. Anriel Howard joined McCowan on the Wade Trophy Watchlist as one of six players added at the midseason point.
State remains at home next week to host Missouri on Thursday, Feb. 14 in a Valentine's Day matchup at 8 p.m. CT.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Tennessee
Location: Starkville, Mississippi (Humphrey Coliseum)
Time: Sunday, 1 p.m.
Watch: ESPN (PxP – Roy Philpott; Analyst – Brooke Weisbrod)
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: UT leads 37-4
At MSU: UT leads 18-1
At UT: UT leads 15-2
Neutral Sites: UT leads 4-1
Last Meeting: MSU, 71-52 (1/21/18 in Knoxville)
10 THINGS TO KNOW
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT…
STARKVILLE – No. 6 Mississippi State will put two impressive streaks on the line once again on Sunday as the Bulldogs host Tennessee at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN.
State enters the matchup with a 31-game winning streak in Humphrey Coliseum and a 25-game streak in regular-season SEC contests. Both runs date back to a matchup with the Lady Vols on Feb. 26, 2017 when MSU dropped the regular-season finale, 82-64.
Fans can listen to the action on the MSU Radio Network and online via HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.
The Bulldogs lead the conference in field goal percentage (49.8 percent), assist/turnover ratio (1.3), assists (17.4 apg), rebound margin (+15.3), offensive rebounding (18.2 rpg) and scoring offense (88.2 ppg).
With a week off between games, MSU saw two players earn national recognition once again. Teaira McCowan saw her name added to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watchlist and was named a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award this week. Anriel Howard joined McCowan on the Wade Trophy Watchlist as one of six players added at the midseason point.
State remains at home next week to host Missouri on Thursday, Feb. 14 in a Valentine's Day matchup at 8 p.m. CT.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Tennessee
Location: Starkville, Mississippi (Humphrey Coliseum)
Time: Sunday, 1 p.m.
Watch: ESPN (PxP – Roy Philpott; Analyst – Brooke Weisbrod)
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: UT leads 37-4
At MSU: UT leads 18-1
At UT: UT leads 15-2
Neutral Sites: UT leads 4-1
Last Meeting: MSU, 71-52 (1/21/18 in Knoxville)
10 THINGS TO KNOW
- Over the last 5 games, Holmes has posted a 7.3 assist/turnover ratio while averaging 4.4 assists per game. She leads the SEC in free throw percentage (87.3 percent) and ranks 25th in DI.
- The Dawgs have now won 31-straight games inside Humphrey Coliseum. That run is the 4th-longest active home win streak in NCAA Division I.
- Seniors Jazzmun Holmes and Teaira McCowan picked up career victory No. 120 on Sunday at Alabama. That total is the 4th-most nationally since 2015-16 and 6 wins away from matching last year's class (126) for the program's career wins record.
- The Bulldogs have won 25 straight SEC games with their last loss coming on Feb. 26, 2017 against Tennessee. MSU's streak is the 7th-longest in SEC history and the 5th-longest active winning streak in regular season conference games in the country.
- The Bulldogs are undefeated on Sundays with a 6-0 record and are 4-0 at home. State outscores opponents by an average of 36.7 points on Sunday, 4 points more than its average margin the rest of the week.
- MSU holds opponents to a lower shooting percentage by 4.6 percent on Sunday and have averaged 23.2 turnovers forced compared to 19.2 on Monday-Saturday. State also blocks more shots per game (+0.7) on Sundays and sees a rise in its steals (+0.8 spg) and free throw percentage (+3.0 percent).
- Anriel Howard has found her stride offensively, scoring in double figures in 6 of 9 conference games. In that stretch, she is averaging 14.7 ppg and 7.6 rpg while shooting 48.6% from the field.
- MSU owns the nation's No. 10 scoring defense and 2nd-lowest in the SEC, allowing 54.4 ppg. State has allowed 60 points or fewer in 14 games this year and held four straight opponents below 50 points.
- Teaira McCowan and Howard were both selected to the WBCA's Wade Trophy Watchlist, Naismith Trophy Watchlist and the Wooden Award Top 30 Watchlist.
- The Bulldogs lead the league and are 14th nationally in assist/turnover ratio with a 1.3 mark. MSU also led the SEC in the category last season after rating 2nd in 2016-17.
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
- The Bulldogs were held to a season-low 65 points in their 65-49 win at Alabama on Sunday. Anriel Howard led all scorers with 24 points.
- Teaira McCowan recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds for her 57th career double-double. Jazzmun Holmes joined her classmate in scoring double figures (10).
- State never trailed in the contest and led by as many as 23 points in the fourth quarter.
- The Bulldogs outscored the Crimson Tide 38-20 in the paint and held UA to just 30 percent shooting from the field.
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT…
- After dropping 6 straight games to tie the longest losing streak in program history (1970), Tennessee has reeled off 3 straight wins to improve to 15-7 (4-5 SEC).
- The Lady Vols defeated Vanderbilt on Sunday, 82-65, and had Thursday off along with MSU. Evina Westbrook led UT with 18 points.
- Westbrook averages 17.8 points outside of Knoxville, nearly 3 points more than she does at home.
- UT is the only team averaging more rebounds than State in SEC play (47.1 rpg).
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