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Mississippi State basketball vs South Carolina: Predictions, picks, injury updates and odds
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State basketball had its way earlier in the season against South Carolina, trouncing the Gamecocks by 35 points in the SEC opener at Humphrey Coliseum.
South Carolina hasn’t won since that game three weeks ago. Bulldogs coach Chris Jans knows what happened in that matchup won’t necessarily dictate the outcome when No. 14 MSU (15-4, 3-3 SEC) plays at South Carolina (10-9, 0-6) on Saturday (noon, SEC Network).
“We’ve been around it long enough to understand that each game is its own little chapter in your season and what happened in that game really is fairly irrelevant weeks later,” he said Thursday. “Everybody gets better as the season progresses.”
Here’s what to know about the matchup.
South Carolina is coming off a heartbreaking loss
The Gamecocks haven’t won since they lost to Mississippi State at Humphrey Coliseum on Jan. 4. In fact, that game started what’s now a six-game losing streak.
Three of those losses are against top 10 teams in Alabama, Auburn and Florida. South Carolina lost by three points to Auburn, three points to Vanderbilt and one point to Florida on Wednesday. It led for 38 minutes, 32 seconds of game time against Florida before allowing a game-winner by Will Richard with five seconds remaining.
“They’re snakebitten almost,” Jans said.
South Carolina has the worst offense in the SEC at 71.5 points per game. It hasn’t scored more than 74 points since Dec. 17. The Gamecocks are also last in the SEC with 5.2 steals per game.
Mississippi State contained Collin Murray-Boyles last game
Collin Murray-Boyles is viewed as a legitimate NBA prospect for the upcoming draft. However, the 6-foot-8 sophomore forward did not play well against MSU earlier this season. He had five points on 2-of-9 shooting with 10 rebounds but six turnovers and was a minus-27.
Murray-Boyles has scored in double figures in four straight games, including 25 points against Auburn.
“I got as much respect for him as anybody in the league,” Jans said. “I love how he plays the game.”
Mississippi State needs a faster starts on the road
Mississippi State has lost its past two road games to Tennessee and Auburn. Slow starts were an issue in both of them.
Against Auburn, MSU fell behind 10-0. And against Tennessee, it trailed 8-0. The Bulldogs never led in either game.
“As a staff, we’ve talked about it since the Tennessee game, and we need to fix it from the top down,” Jans said.
Mississippi State vs South Carolina odds
BetMGM has not posted betting lines for this game.
Mississippi State vs South Carolina injury updates
South Carolina was without Jamarii Thomas and Myles Stute against Florida. Thomas, who’s second on the team in scoring, has been out since Jan. 8 because of a knee sprain. Stute is out indefinitely with a blood clot.
Mississippi State guard Kanye Clary hasn’t played since Nov. 29 because of a lower-leg injury.
How to watch Mississippi State vs South Carolina: Time, TV channel, live stream
Mississippi State vs South Carolina will air on SEC Network. Tipoff is scheduled for noon. Streaming is available via ESPN+.
Mississippi State vs South Carolina prediction, picks
Mississippi State 78, South Carolina 68: The Gamecocks need a win badly, but this doesn’t appear to be a favorable matchup. MSU should be able to limit Murray-Boyles again with Cameron Matthews.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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“I’m proud of myself for the work I’ve put in. A lot of people say they want to do stuff but they don’t work on it, so I’m proud that I stuck to stuff like practicing at home. Even when I didn’t want to go to practice I went,” Johnson said. “This year since I was a captain I had to show my leadership skills and step up, especially with our shortage of players. Not every year is the best but you’ve got to make the best of what you’ve got and I’m proud that I’ve been able to adapt to the changes.”
Johnson joined a growing pipeline of Warren County players who are headed to East Mississippi. She’s the fourth player from the county to sign there in the past two years. Johnson said another Vicksburg native is to credit for that.
Ryan Theriot, a former St. Aloysius star, is an assistant coach at East Mississippi. He’s mined his hometown for talent, including recruiting Johnson.
“The assistant coach, Ryan (Theriot), is from Vicksburg so he saw me. He emailed me asking if I was interested in playing soccer, so I said yes, if I get the opportunity I would be happy to,” Johnson said. “It’s very surreal, because honestly I did not think I would be playing soccer at this level. It’s hard to get looked at for soccer, especially in Vicksburg. Sometimes Vicksburg gets overlooked.”
During her high school career Johnson has played nearly every position on the field at one time or another, including keeper. She wasn’t sure where she’d play at East Mississippi, and doesn’t really care as long as she’s in the lineup.
“One time I had to play striker, and the next midfield. One time I had to go to defense. It was stressful. But then I’m kind of happy because when I get to college we’ll have other people to play all these positions. It was good for me to be versatile,” Johnson said. “If I have to change positions to play I definitely will, because I do want to start by the end of my freshman year.”
More than anything, she just wants to play and continue to leave her mark.
“I’m really excited to play at this next level so I can tell my kids I played soccer in college,” Johnson said. “I just want to thank my teammates from soccer, softball and volleyball, my coaches, and my mom and grandmom. I love all of y’all very much.”
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A surging Georgia basketball team closes its regular season with a road game against an opponent freefalling down the stretch.
It’s a matchup of Bulldogs in Starkville on Saturday, March 7, when Georgia and Mississippi State tip in Humphrey Coliseum.
Georgia (21-9, 9-8 SEC) is coming off a 98-88 upset of Alabama Tuesday night in Athens, its fourth win in the last five games. Forward Kanon Catchings poured in a career-high 32 points.
“Everybody wants to be playing their best basketball come March,” guard Blue Cain said.
Mississippi State (13-17, 5-12) has the SEC’s longest active losing streak of four games. It was pounded 108-74 at No. 5 Florida Tuesday, its third loss in a row of 24 or more points.
Georgia is playing to improve its SEC and NCAA Tournament seeding.
The Bulldogs can finish anywhere from the No. 6 to the No. 10 seed in next week’s SEC Tournament in Nashville.
The top eight seeds get byes to Thursday’s second round with the top four playing its first game Friday in the quarterfinal round.
“I told our guys that and a few other things as well.” Coach Mike White said. “We’re playing for a lot of different reasons right now. You can talk about that or other bullet points you can give your guys about number of wins, seeding and all that type of stuff, but the one we finished with (Thursday) in our pre-practice talk, just reaching your ceiling. Let’s just continue to improve.”
Georgia is 4-2 since freshman forward Kareem Stagg entered the starting lineup. He’s scored in double figures in three of those game including 10 against Alabama and is 8 of 20 on 3s in that stretch.
Catchings is second in the SEC in 3-point shooting in SEC games at 43.6%.
Mississippi State guard Josh Hubbard is third in the SEC at 21.4 points per game and 86 3s, but the team ranks 340th nationally in points allowed (81.2) and 326th in turnover margin (-2.3).
“He’s going to make shots, he’s a really good player, but we’re just going to have to try to make it as difficult for him as possible,” Cain said.
Georgia basketball vs. Mississippi State live updates
Jeremiah Wilkinson has 9 points off the bench and has hit 2 of 4 from 3. Georgia and Mississippi State are tied at 33 with 3:49 to go. Georgia is 7 of 12 on 3s.
Mississippi State leads 25-21 with 7:12 to go in the first half.
Georgia has six turnovers and is 7 of 17 shooting. It is 1 of 7 on 2-point attempts.
Georgia is being outscored in the paint 12-2.
Georgia led 11-6 before Mississippi State went on a 10-1 run. The home team hit 5 of 6 shots in one stretch. Georgia trails 16-15 with 11:28 to go.
Ja’Borri McGhee and Josh Hubbard have 5 points each.
Georgia is just 2 of 7 shooting at the first media timeout. The game is tied at 6 because Blue Cain and Jeremiah Wilkinson have hit 3s. Jordan Ross missed a layup and had 2 turnovers early before being replaced by Smurf Millender.
Who is starting for Georgia basketball vs. Mississippi State?
Georgia’s starting lineup has one change. Point guard Jordan Ross is starting for Smurf Millender. The other four starters are guard Blue Cain, forwards Kanon Catchings and Kareem Stagg and center Somto Cyril.
Georgia basketball injury updates
Georgia did not have any players listed on the SEC Availability Report. Guard Jordan Ross returned from one game out with an ankle injury and and had 4 points and 4 assists in 19 minutes against Alabama.
What time does Georgia basketball vs Mississippi State start?
Tipoff at Humphrey Coliseum is at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 7.
What channel is Georgia basketball vs Mississippi State on today?
The game is available to stream on SEC Network (FUBO free with trial)
Georgia basketball 2025-2026 schedule
Oct. 15 Georgia 61, Georgia State 61, 7 p.m. (exhibition)
Oct. 26 Georgia 81, Troy 65 (exhibition)
Nov. 3 Georgia 104, Bellarmine 59
Nov. 5 Georgia 94, Maryland Eastern-Shore 29
Nov. 9 Georgia 120, Morehead State 81
Nov. 14 Georgia 92, Georgia Tech 87
Nov. 17 Georgia 87, Florida A&M 57
Nov. 21 Georgia 78, Xavier 77 in Charleston
Nov. 23 Clemson 97, Georgia 94 (OT) in Charleston
Nov. 29 Georgia 123, Tennessee Tech 81
Dec. 2 Georgia 107, Florida State 73 in ACC/SEC Challenge
Dec. 2 Georgia 84, Cincinnati 65 in Atlanta
Dec. 18 Georgia 102, Western Carolina 82
Dec. 22 Georgia 103. West Georgia 74
Dec. 29 Georgia 89, Long Island 74
Jan. 3. Georgia 104, Auburn 100
Jan. 6 Florida 92, Georgia 77
Jan. 10 Georgia 75, South Carolina 70
Jan. 14 vs. Ole Miss 97, Georgia 95 OT
Jan. 17 Georgia 90, Arkansas 76
Jan. 20 Georgia 74, Missouri 72
Jan. 24 Texas 87, Georgia 67
Jan. 27 Tennessee 86, Georgia 85 (OT)
Jan. 31 Texas A&M 92, Georgia 77
Feb. 7 Georgia 83, LSU 71
Feb. 11 Florida 86, Georgia 66
Feb. 14 Oklahoma 94, Georgia 78
Feb. 17 Georgia 86, Kentucky 78
Feb. 21 Georgia 91, Texas 80
Feb. 25 Vanderbilt 88, Georgia 80
Feb. 28 Georgia 87, South Carolina 68
March 3 Georgia 98, Alabama 88
March 7 at Mississippi State, 3:30 p.m. SEC Network
March 11-15 SEC Tournament in Nashville
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