The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (17-2, 7-0 SEC) will hope to continue a four-game winning streak when they defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-7, 1- 6 SEC) received , 2023 at 21:00 ET.
Here’s how you see Alabama vs. Mississippi State
Key stats for Alabama vs. Mississippi State
- The Crimson Tide’s 84.1 points per game is 25.8 more than the Bulldogs allow (58.3).
- The Bulldogs are just 4.1 fewer points per game (64.9) than the Crimson Tide allows (69.0).
- This season, the Crimson Tide have shot 44.1% from the field, which is 5.1% higher than the 39.0% shots made by the Bulldogs’ opponents.
- The Bulldogs have shot 40.4% from the field this season, 3.5 percentage points higher than the Crimson Tide’s 36.9% shooting opponent average.
Alabama players to watch
- The Crimson Tide frontrunner is Brandon Miller, who averages 19.8 per contest, with 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
- Noah Clowney is Alabama’s leading rebounder, rebounding 8.6 per game, while Jaden Bradley is his top passer, dishing out 3.7 assists in every competition.
- Miller makes more three-pointers per game than any other member of the Crimson Tide and knocks down shots from beyond the arc at a 3.3 clip per contest.
- The leader of Alabama steals is Mark Sears, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while his leader of blocks is Charles Bediako, who compiles 1.8 rejections per contest.
Mississippi State players to watch
- Tolu Smith ranks first in the Bulldogs scoring and rebounding leaderboards with 13.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
- Mississippi State’s assist leader is Dashawn Davis at 3.2 per game. He also averages 8.2 points per game and adds 1.8 rebounds per game.
- Davis is the top shooter from deep for the Bulldogs, hitting 1.6 threes per game.
- Mississippi state’s leader in steals is Shakeel Moore at 2.4 per game, and leader in blocks is Cameron Matthews at 0.8 per game.
Alabama schedule
| date | Opponent | score | Home/Away |
|---|---|---|---|
|
01/07/2023 |
Kentucky |
W 78-52 |
home |
|
01/11/2023 |
Arkansas |
W 84-69 |
path |
|
01/14/2023 |
LSU |
W 106-66 |
home |
|
01/17/2023 |
Vanderbilt |
W 78-66 |
path |
|
01/21/2023 |
Missouri |
W 85-64 |
path |
|
01/25/2023 |
State of Mississippi |
– |
home |
|
01/28/2023 |
Oklahoma |
– |
path |
|
01/31/2023 |
Vanderbilt |
– |
home |
|
2/4/2023 |
LSU |
– |
path |
|
02/08/2023 |
Florida |
– |
home |
|
02/11/2023 |
Maroon |
– |
path |
Mississippi State Schedule
| date | Opponent | score | Home/Away |
|---|---|---|---|
|
01/07/2023 |
Ole Fraulein |
W 64-54 |
home |
|
01/11/2023 |
Georgia |
L 58-50 |
path |
|
01/14/2023 |
Maroon |
L 69-63 |
path |
|
01/17/2023 |
Tennessee |
L70-59 |
home |
|
01/21/2023 |
Florida |
L 61-59 |
home |
|
01/25/2023 |
Alabama |
– |
path |
|
01/28/2023 |
TCU |
– |
home |
|
01/31/2023 |
South Carolina |
– |
path |
|
2/4/2023 |
Missouri |
– |
home |
|
02/08/2023 |
LSU |
– |
home |
|
02/11/2023 |
Arkansas |
– |
path |