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02/17 03:43 CST Mississippi State plays Auburn after Hubbard's 32-point outing
Mississippi State plays Auburn after Hubbard's 32-point outing
By The Associated Press
Auburn Tigers (14-11, 5-7 SEC) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-13, 4-8 SEC)
Starkville, Mississippi; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State takes on Auburn after Josh Hubbard scored 32
points in Mississippi State's 90-78 win over the Ole Miss Rebels.
The Bulldogs have gone 7-6 in home games. Mississippi State is 7-13 against
opponents over .500.
The Tigers are 5-7 against conference opponents. Auburn scores 84.0 points
while outscoring opponents by 5.0 points per game.
Mississippi State is shooting 44.7% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage
points lower than the 45.8% Auburn allows to opponents. Auburn averages 5.6
more points per game (84.0) than Mississippi State allows (78.4).
The Bulldogs and Tigers square off Wednesday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hubbard is shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made
3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 21.4 points and 3.6
assists. Jayden Epps is shooting 33.3% and averaging 12.1 points over the past
10 games.
Keyshawn Hall is scoring 20.6 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for
the Tigers. Tahaad Pettiford is averaging 14.7 points and 3.0 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 2-8, averaging 72.2 points, 34.5 rebounds, 12.2
assists, 4.4 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 82.2 points per game.
Tigers: 5-5, averaging 79.4 points, 30.7 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 7.2 steals and
3.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 78.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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