MBB Preview: Arkansas vs Mississippi State

Mike Cawood February 4, 2022

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (17-5, 6-3 SEC) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-7, 5-3 SEC)
What: Arkansas lost at Mississippi State, 81-68, to open the 2021-22 SEC season.
When: Saturday – Feb. 5 – 7:30 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. – Bud Walton Arena (19,200)/Nolan Richardson Court
How (to follow):
– Video: SEC Network (Kevin Fitzgerald and Dane Bradshaw)
^ Online: Watch ESPN
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online (Tune In)
^ Razorback Gameday App
– Sirius/XM: Sirius: — || XM: 383 || Online Channel: 973
– Live Stats: http://www.Arkansas.StatBroadcast.com

– Arkansas Game Notes
– Mississippi State Game Notes
– SEC Standings / Stats / Notes

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena to host Georgia on Saturday (Feb. 5) in the first of back-to-back home games. Tip-off versus the Bulldogs is set for 7:30 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on SEC Network.

This will be the 67th all-time meeting between Arkansas and Mississippi State. The Razorbacks own a 34-32 advantage in the series. Since Arkansas joined the SEC for the 1991-92 season, Arkansas holds a 29-28 advantage.
The series is dominated by the home team with Arkansas owning a 22-8 advantage in games played in Fayetteville and the Bulldogs owning a 23-7 advantage in games played in Starkville.
Earlier this season, Mississippi State sank 22-of-28 free throws, compared to 10-of-14 by Arkansas, to secure a 13-point, 81-68 victory in the team’s SEC opener. JD Notae did not play due to COVID safety protocols. The Bulldogs led by two, 33-31, at halftime and the game stayed tight until midway through the second half. Iverson Molinar sank a jumper with 11:48 left to put Mississippi State up 10 (57-47). The Bulldogs maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Arkansas has won seven straight games, its best streak since winning nine straight last season (finale eight regular-season games and vs. Missouri in the SEC Tournament).
Arkansas has won six straight SEC games, its best streak since winning nine-straight, regular-season conference games last season. (Arkansas won 10-straight vs SEC competition last season when you include the win over Missouri in the SEC Tournament.)

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