Associated Press
Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-1) at UL Monroe Warhawks (3-5)
Monroe, Louisiana; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State plays UL Monroe after Jerkaila Jordan scored 24 points in Mississippi State’s 73-70 win against the Belmont Bruins.
The Warhawks have gone 2-1 in home games. UL Monroe is fourth in the Sun Belt with 24.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Laila Walker averaging 4.3.
The Bulldogs are 1-1 in road games. Mississippi State is fourth in college basketball with 42.4 rebounds per game. Madina Okot paces the Bulldogs with 9.1.
UL Monroe makes 38.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.4 percentage points higher than Mississippi State has allowed to its opponents (30.4%). Mississippi State averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game than UL Monroe allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jakayla Johnson is shooting 43.0% and averaging 14.0 points for the Warhawks.
Eniya Russell is averaging 14.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Bulldogs.
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