Bulldogs Travel To Nashville To Take On The Commodores

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State Bulldogs will play in their second-straight nationally televised game on Thursday, as they are set to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores at Memorial Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. on the SEC Network.

GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State Bulldogs (17-8, 4-7 SEC) vs RV/RV Vanderbilt Commodores
Date: Thursday, February 13, 8:00 p.m.
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Memorial Gymnasium)
Watch: SEC Network
Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1

NOTES:

Mississippi State split a pair of matchups last week, defeating Arkansas 78-55 and falling to No. 23/23 Alabama, 80-60.
The Bulldogs will be facing off with Vanderbilt for the 62nd time in program history, with Vanderbilt leading the series 37-24.
The Commodores have won 19 of the 24 games the two teams have played in Nashville.
Across the last ten contests, Mississippi State is 9-1 against the Commodores, with that one loss coming the last time the two teams paired up. Vanderbilt won that game, 77-61.
Jerkaila Jordan and Debreasha Powe led State in the last contest between the two teams. Jordan collected 21 points along with six steals, while Powe picked up 15 points on 7-12 shooting.
This season, the Bulldogs rank 22nd in the nation and fifth in the Southeastern Conference with a 46.7 field goal percentage.
State ranks 16th in the nation and fourth in the conference with a +8.5 rebounding margin.
Madina Okot is third in the nation and leads the SEC with a 67.0 field goal percentage. Okot has collected 10+ points five times in conference play this year, with four of those coming within the last five games.
Debreasha Powe ranks third in the SEC with a 42.9 three point percentage. Powe has knocked down 2 or more threes in the last three games, tying her longest streak in conference play this season.
Eniya Russell ranks ninth in the SEC with 3.8 assists per game. Russell has doubled her previous single-season high in assists this year.
Vanderbilt is led offensively by Mikayla Blakes and Khamil Pierre. Blakes (22.1) and Pierre (21.2) both rank in the top five in the conference and top 15 in the nation in points per game.
The duo both are top ten in the conference in individuals steals per game, leading a Vanderbilt team who ranks first in the SEC in steals per game (12.4)

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Bulldogs Travel To Nashville To Take On The Commodores

Players Mentioned

Jerkaila Jordan

Madina Okot

Debreasha Powe

Eniya Russell

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