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Kentucky Wildcats @ Miss. State Bulldogs

Current Records: Kentucky 19-8, Miss. State 19-8

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Miss. State is 1-9 against the Wildcats since January of 2017 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. Both teams will face off in an SEC battle at 7:00 p.m. ET at Humphrey Coliseum. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Miss. State had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as the Bulldogs made off with a 87-67 win. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to post ten more assists than your opponent, as Miss. State did.

Miss. State can attribute much of their success to Tolu Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds, and Josh Hubbard, who scored 32 points. As a matter of fact, that’s the most points Hubbard has scored all season. Another player making a difference was KeShawn Murphy, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.

In what’s become a running theme this season, Kentucky gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 117-95 margin over the Crimson Tide. The oddsmakers were on Kentucky’s side, but they didn’t give the squad enough credit as the margin was unexpectedly wide.

Kentucky relied on the efforts of Antonio Reeves, who scored 24 points along with five assists and two steals, and Justin Edwards, who scored 28 points along with five rebounds and two steals. It was the first time this season that Edwards scored 20 or more points. Zvonimir Ivisic was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with five rebounds and four blocks.

The Bulldogs have been performing well recently as they’ve won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for the Wildcats, their win bumped their record up to an identical 19-8.

This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Miss. State have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 39.3 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Kentucky struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 37.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Miss. State came up short against the Wildcats when the teams last played back in January, falling 90-77. Will Miss. State have more luck at home instead of on the road?

Series History

Kentucky has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Miss. State.

• Jan 17, 2024 – Kentucky 90 vs. Miss. State 77
• Feb 15, 2023 – Kentucky 71 vs. Miss. State 68
• Jan 25, 2022 – Kentucky 82 vs. Miss. State 74
• Mar 11, 2021 – Miss. State 74 vs. Kentucky 73
• Jan 02, 2021 – Kentucky 78 vs. Miss. State 73
• Feb 04, 2020 – Kentucky 80 vs. Miss. State 72
• Feb 09, 2019 – Kentucky 71 vs. Miss. State 67
• Jan 22, 2019 – Kentucky 76 vs. Miss. State 55
• Jan 23, 2018 – Kentucky 78 vs. Miss. State 65
• Jan 17, 2017 – Kentucky 88 vs. Miss. State 81