Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-7, 7-6 SEC) at Oklahoma Sooners (16-10, 3-10 SEC)
Norman, Oklahoma; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma takes on No. 21 Mississippi State after Jeremiah Fears scored 22 points in Oklahoma’s 85-63 loss to the Florida Gators.
The Sooners have gone 10-4 in home games. Oklahoma averages 77.2 points while outscoring opponents by 4.2 points per game.
The Bulldogs are 7-6 in SEC play. Mississippi State has a 17-7 record against opponents above .500.
Oklahoma’s average of 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 8.8 per game Mississippi State allows. Mississippi State has shot at a 45.6% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 44.4% shooting opponents of Oklahoma have averaged.
The Sooners and Bulldogs face off Saturday for the first time in SEC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalon Moore is averaging 17 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Sooners. Fears is averaging 13.6 points over the last 10 games.
Josh Hubbard is shooting 35.8% from beyond the arc with 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 17.7 points and 3.3 assists. KeShawn Murphy is shooting 61.0% and averaging 13.5 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sooners: 3-7, averaging 70.7 points, 28.6 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points per game.
Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 71.1 points, 34.0 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
