Game preview · Saturday, Feb 20 · 6:00 PM ET
Conference game
Statboy projection
Mississippi State by 2 (78-76)
55% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.
Ratings
LSU |  Mississippi State | |
|---|---|---|
| +19.2#45 | Power rating | +16.9#56 |
| 113.5#83 | Offense | 117.4#43 |
| 94.3#20 | Defense | 100.5#69 |
| 72.1#49 | Tempo | 70.6#151 |
| 3-0 | Record | 3-0 |
| #97 | Preseason rank | #94 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold; tempo is a style, so neither is bold.
Team stats
| LSU | Mississippi State | |
|---|---|---|
| 54.3%#43 | Shooting (eFG%) | 53.5%#63 |
| 40.9%#1 | Opponents' eFG% | 48.6%#95 |
| 19.1%#243 | Turnover rate | 17.9%#149 |
| 20.8%#37 | Turnovers forced | 17.9%#222 |
| 31.7%#170 | Offensive rebounding | 38.6%#7 |
| 35.6%#218 | Free throw rate | 34.1%#257 |
| 28.8%#314 | 3-point % | 34.5%#105 |
| 26.5%#10 | Opponents' 3-point % | 30.5%#94 |
| 38.8%#277 | Shots from three | 40.4%#217 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
LSU
Donovan Dent#27 · G
This season: 13.7 pts · 1.7 reb · 8.3 ast (3 games)
Mo Dioubate#114 · F
This season: 12.7 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast (3 games)
Skyy Clark#448 · G
This season: 4.3 pts · 3.3 reb · 3 ast (3 games)
Mississippi State
Josh Hubbard#275 · G
This season: 18 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast (3 games)
Kimani Hamilton#308 · F
This season: 8.7 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast (3 games)
RJ Johnson#621 · G
This season: 8.7 pts · 2 reb · 1.7 ast (3 games)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).