The No. 17 Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-0), one of the nation’s top scoring defenses, travel to face the Drake Bulldogs (8-2, 1-1 MVC) on Tuesday.Mississippi State narrowly defeated the Nicholls Colonels 68-66 at Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday, their 11th consecutive win.
Tolu Smith led the way with 15 points and eight rebounds. Drake lost in blowout fashion on December 10 at Robins Center, falling to the Richmond Spiders 82-52. Sardaar Calhoun had 17 points in the losing effort to lead the team.
Smith is averaging 16.2 points per game to lead Mississippi State in scoring this season. Smith also has grabbed 8.9 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Cameron Matthews is dishing 2.6 assists. Tucker DeVries’ 19.2 points per game have powered Drake on offense.
Darnell Brodie is pulling down 7.2 rebounds per game, and Roman Penn is doling out 3.4 assists. Mississippi State rank as one of the stingiest scoring defenses in the country, fourth-best with 52.1 points per game allowed.
Mississippi State is 10-0 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +17.5 (70.4-52.9). Drake has an 8-2 record over the last 10, scoring 72.8 points per game on average while holding opponents to 66.2 (+6.6 margin).
MISSISSIPPI STATE HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Dashawn Davis: 5.0 | 6.7 | -1.7
Rebounds per game:
Tolu Smith: 6.4 | 8.9 | -2.5
Assists per game:
D.J. Jeffries: 3.4 | 2.4 | +1.0
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Mississippi State (-210)
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