Florida at Mississippi State
* When: Saturday, 8:30 p.m. (ET)
* Where: Humphrey Coliseum / Starkville, Miss.
* Records: Florida (10-8, 3-3) / Opponent (12-6, 1-5)
* TV: ESPN (Paul Sunderland and Joe Kleine)
* Radio: Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD (Sean Kelley and Lee Humphrey)
Projected Starters
Florida | Position | Height / Weight | Class | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Fudge | F | 6-7 / 240 | Sophomore | 7.5 pts / 5.2 reb |
Colin Castleton | F | 6-11 / 231 | 5th-Senior | 14.9 pts / 8.1 reb / 3.2 blk |
Will Richard | G | 6-5 / 206 | Sophomore | 10.1 pts / 4.3 reb |
Myreon Jones | G | 6-3 / 177 | 5th-Senior | 4.8 pts / 2.4 reb |
Kyle Lofton | G | 6-3 / 188 | 5th-Senior | 8.8 pts / 2.4 reb / 3.0 ast |
Mississippi State | Position | Height / Weight | Class | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|---|
D.J. Jeffries | F | 6-7 / 215 | Junior | 9.3 pts / 6.2 reb |
Tolu Smith | F | 6-11 / 245 | Senior | 13.8 pts / 7.9 reb |
Cameron Matthews | G | 6-7 / 225 | Senior | 6.4 pts / 5.1 reb |
Eric Reed | G | 6-2 / 200 | Senior | 5.6 pts / 2.6 reb |
Dashawn Davis | G | 6-2 / 195 | Senior | 8.1 pts / 1.7 reb |
The Breakdown
Setup / Series / Last Meeting
Florida and Mississippi State face off in Saturday’s Southeastern Conference nightcap. The Gators, seeking their third true road win, had a season-best three-game winning snapped Wednesday in a 54-52 loss at Texas A&M, a game they played from behind throughout following a disastrous first-half shooting performance, only to fall short in the final seconds. The Bulldogs, who won their first 11 games of the season and ascended to No. 15 in the Associated Press rankings, have dropped six of seven and sit in a four-way tie (with LSU, Ole Miss and Arkansas) for last place in the league standings. Their last outing was a Tuesday defeat at ninth-ranked Tennessee, where they were held to 33-percent shooting by the nation’s No. 1-rated defense. … For UF, the game represents a Quadrant 1 opportunity, according to NCAA Evaluation Tool metrics, as MSU sits at No. 56 and well within the Top-75 Q1 threshold for a true road game. … Florida leads the all-time…
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