Mississippi State Bulldogs Welcome No. 10/11 Sooners To Town

STARKVILLE | The Mississippi State Bulldogs will play their third straight game against a ranked opponent on Thursday as they welcome the No. 10/11 Oklahoma Sooners to town. The game is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. on SECN+.

GAME INFORMATION

Oklahoma Sooners (13-2, 1-1 SEC) vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (13-3, 0-2 SEC)

Date: Thursday, January 9, 6:30 p.m. CT

Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)

Watch: SECN+

Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1

Mississippi State dropped their last matchup to No. 2/2 South Carolina.

• The Bulldogs and Sooners will face off for just the third time in program history on Thursday and the first time as SEC opponents. This will be the first meeting in Starkville. Oklahoma leads the series 2-0.
• State is 6-1 at home this season.
• Mississippi State is 0-2 against ranked opponents this season. The Bulldogs last ranked win came against No. 9 LSU on January 29, 2024.
• Mississippi State receives one vote in the week 10 edition of the AP Poll.
• In the latest bracketology, Mississippi State was a projected 9-seed. Sam Purcell led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in his first season as head coach, something no other coach has done within their first two seasons in program history.
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  The Bulldog defense ranks in the top 10 in the nation in opposing field goal percentage. Opponents are currently shooting 34.6 percent against State, which is 2.9 percent off the nation's leader, Kansas State (31.7)
• Jerkaila Jordan is one of six players in the nation to average at least 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block per game.
• Madina Okot leads the nation in field goal percentage at 70.8 percent. She's the only player in the country to shoot above 70 percent and bring in at least seven rebounds per game.
• Debresha Powe is one of three players in the SEC to shoot 45 percent or better from three with at least 60 or more attempts.
• Oklahoma enters the matchup against the Bulldogs after taking down No. 16 Tennessee 87-86.
• Reagan Beers leads the Sooners in field goal percentage at 69.1 percent and ranks third nationally and second in the conference behind State's Madina Okot.

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