Missouri Set to Host Mississippi State

The Missouri Tigers (19-8) are set to host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (18-9) Tuesday night. Tip-off is set for 7.

The Bulldogs are looking to stay hot after winning four of their last five, while the Tigers are looking to get back in the win-column after losing three of five with back-to-back losses.

Mississippi St.

The Bulldogs are coming off a 69-61 overtime win Saturday against in-state rival Ole Miss. It was a back-and-fourth battle beginning-to-end, with St. down 33-32 at halftime but winning the second half 24-23 to force OT.

And that’s where the Bulldogs were able to take over, outscoring the Rebels 13-5 in the period on their way to the victory – sweeping the season series against the Rebels.

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Senior Tolu Smith has been leading Mississippi State all season, first on the team in points (14.9) and rebounds (8).

He isn’t alone, however.

Junior Shakeel Moore has also been a big piece of the Bulldogs’ puzzle, contributing nine points per game to go along with three rebounds and two steals.

Mississippi State now sits 11th in the SEC with a record of 6-8. They’re looking to win out and get over .500 in conference-play heading into the SEC tournament.

They’re currently projected to be an 11-seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Missouri

The Tigers are coming off a three-game stretch in which they beat the No. 6-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on a buzzer-beater, but then went on to lose back-to-back games to the Auburn Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies.

Missouri got off to a slow start Saturday, ending the half down 14 points. They were able to crawl back a bit, outscoring the Aggies 35-30 in the second half, but the resurgence came too late as they fell to A&M 69-60.

Seniors Kobe Brown (16.4 ppg) and D’moi Hodge (13.7 ppg) have been strong points for the Tigers.

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Missouri sits at 9th in the SEC with a 7-7 conference record and is currently a projected 10-seed in the NCAA tournament.

Some History

The Bulldogs lead the season series 1-0 after beating the Tigers 63-52 Feb. 4, a game in which Tolu Smith scored 25 points for the Bulldogs.

Missouri never lead, while St. did by as much as 15.

The Bulldogs outscored the Tigers 33-27 in the first half and 30-25 in the second.

Missouri was lead by graduate-student DeAndre Gholston, who scored 12 points off the bench in 17 minutes.

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The Tigers are looking to even the series and get back on track, while the Bulldogs eye a season-sweep and continued-momentum.