Women’s Basketball To Host Rebels On Sunday
January 18, 2025 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State Bulldogs welcome the rival Ole Miss Rebels to town on Sunday. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.
GAME INFORMATION
RV/RV Mississippi State (15-4, 2-3 SEC) vs No. RV/RV Ole Miss (12-5, 3-2 SEC)
Date: Sunday, January 18, 2 p.m. CT
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Watch: SEC Network
Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1
NOTES:
Visit HailState.com and social media accounts @HailStateWBK for the most up-to-date information on Mississippi State women's basketball.
GAME INFORMATION
RV/RV Mississippi State (15-4, 2-3 SEC) vs No. RV/RV Ole Miss (12-5, 3-2 SEC)
Date: Sunday, January 18, 2 p.m. CT
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Watch: SEC Network
Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1
NOTES:
- Mississippi State dropped their last matchup in Knoxville, falling to the No. 15/15 Tennessee Lady Vols 86-73.
- Debresha Powe tied her season-high of 16 points while also tying the most three's she had hit this season with 4.
- Destiney McPhaul dished out a career-high seven assists.
- Mississippi State and Ole Miss will face off for the 107th time.
- The Rebels lead the all-time series 39-67. In Starkville, Ole Miss leads 25-23.
- In the last 10 matchups, State leads 6-4.
- The two teams last met in Oxford, where the Bulldogs dropped the contest 75-71.
- Ole Miss enters the contest after a 94-69 win over Florida in Oxford.
- Coach Sam Purcell is 1-3 against Ole Miss.
- The Bulldogs are recieving votes in the Week 11 editions of the AP Poll (22) and the USA Today Coaches' Poll (10).
- In three seasons, Purcell has gone 19-18 in conference play. He needs just three wins to earn the most SEC wins of any Bulldog head coach in their first three seasons.
- Purcell is also three wins away from his 63rd win at Mississippi State, which would give him the most overall wins of any MSU head coach in their first three seasons.
- At home, Mississippi State is 34-8 overall and 11-7 in conference play. Mississippi State is 9-11 under Purcell in the month of January.
- Madina Okot leads the conference and is second in the nation with a 69.3 field goal percentage.
- Eniya Russell and Denim DeShields both ranks seventh and ninth respecitvely in the conference in total assists, as Russell has 81 and DeShields has 71.
- Debresha Powe ranks 15th in the nation and second in the conference with a 44.8 3 point percentage.
Visit HailState.com and social media accounts @HailStateWBK for the most up-to-date information on Mississippi State women's basketball.
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