Mississippi State hosts South Carolina following Reese's 20-point game

Published Jan. 31, 2022 1:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

South Carolina Gamecocks (13-7, 4-4 SEC) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (13-7, 4-3 SEC)

Starkville, Mississippi; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina takes on the Mississippi State Bulldogs after James Reese scored 20 points in South Carolina's 74-63 win over the Texas A&M Aggies.

The Bulldogs have gone 11-1 at home. Mississippi State ranks eighth in the SEC in rebounding averaging 33.7 rebounds. Garrison Brooks leads the Bulldogs with 6.3 boards.

The Gamecocks are 4-4 in conference play. South Carolina is ninth in college basketball with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Wildens Leveque averaging 2.4.

The Bulldogs and Gamecocks meet Tuesday for the first time in SEC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Iverson Molinar is scoring 18.1 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Bulldogs. Brooks is averaging 7.3 points over the last 10 games for Mississippi State.

Reese averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Gamecocks, scoring 10.2 points while shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc. Erik Stevenson is shooting 39.4% and averaging 8.1 points over the last 10 games for South Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 6-4, averaging 74.6 points, 30.3 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 9.3 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points per game.

Gamecocks: 5-5, averaging 69.4 points, 32.4 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 7.6 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.8 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by