Mississippi State. 10 NCAA Appearances 1 Final Four 6 SEC Championships 3 SEC Tournament Titles 18 Postseason Appearances

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1 Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-3) vs. Missouri State Bears (0-3) Basketball Media Relations 55 Coliseum Boulevard, Mississippi State, MS Game 5 Missouri State GREGG ELLIS, Primary Contact (W) (C) gellis@athletics.msstate.edu HUNTER RICHARDSON, Secondary Contact (W) (C) hrichardson@athletics.msstate.edu 10 NCAA Appearances 1 Final Four 6 SEC Championships 3 Titles 18 Postseason Appearances Series Information Series: 1-0, MSU Home: N/A Away: N/A Neutral: 1-0, MSU Last Meeting: 79-68, MSU ( ) Mississippi State Coach: Ben Howland MSU Record: 1-3, 1st year Career Record: , 20th year vs. Missouri State: Never met Missouri State Coach: Paul Lusk Missouri State Record: 58-74, 5th year Career Record: 60-97, 6th year WHAT TO NOTE AS MSU PLAYS MISSOURI STATE... In Puerto Rico, Mississippi State is now 5-6 all-time, with a 3-5 mark in San Juan following Friday s loss to Texas Tech. Against Texas Tech on Friday, heralded freshman and McDonald s All-American Malik Newman earned his first-career start and finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. In all four games this year, Mississippi State has trailed at the half. MSU limited the Red Raiders to 74 points, the fewest it has allowed this season. Malik Newman currently has 22 3-point attempts, 57 shy of the 10th most by a MSU freshman. Mississippi State s game with the Red Raiders also featured 14 lead changes and three ties. The last MVC foe MSU faced was Loyola-Chicago (won, in overtime) at Humphrey Coliseum in the season. Craig Sword s 6 points against the Red Raiders give him 1,120 for his career, now the 27th most in school history. Gavin Ware, who was tabbed SEC Player of the Week, ranks 13th all-time with 685 rebounds and is 25 points shy of becoming the 35th player in school history to score 1,000 for a career. Ben Howland has signed six players in what is considered MSU s best recruiting class ever. In the rankings, they are fourth by Rivals, fifth by Scout and sixth by ESPN and 247 Sports. Three signees rank in ESPN s Top 100 Mario Kegler (32), Schnider Herard (62) and Abdul Ado (68). Both Aric Holman (knee) and Joe Strugg (foot) have missed the first three games due to injuries. Sophomore forward Demetrius Houston did not make the trip to Puerto Rico after being suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. MSU BY THE NUMBERS 2 In four games, MSU has used 2 different starting lineups. 18 Mississippi State has won 18 in regular-season tournaments. 89 The Bulldogs are in regular-season tournaments. Game Information When: Sunday, November 22, 2015 Time: 11 a.m. CT Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Arena: Coliseo Roberto Clemente TV: ESPNU PxP: Alvaro Martin Analyst: Corey Alexander MSU Radio Network: PxP: Bart Gregory Analyst: Richard Williams Sirius/XM: NA NOVEMBER 13 EASTERN WASHINGTON (SECN) W, SOUTHERN (SEC+) L, PUERTO RICO TIPOFF 19 vs. Miami (ESPN2) L, vs. Texas Tech (espnu) L, vs. Missouri State (ESPN3) 11 a.m. 28 TENNESSEE MARTIN Noon DECEMBER 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN (SECN) 7 p.m. 12 at Missouri-Kansas City (ASN) 4 p.m. 16 at Florida State (ESPN2) 8 p.m. 19 TULANE (SECN) 3 p.m. 23 Northern Colorado (SECN) ^ 7 p.m. 31 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (SEC+) 1 p.m. JANUARY 6 TEXAS A&AM (SECN) 7:30 p.m. 9 at (SECN) 2:30 p.m. 12 at Kentucky (ESPN/SECN) 6 p.m. 16 TENNESSEE (SECN) 2:30 p.m. 19 at Florida (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 23 OLE MISS (SECN) 1 p.m. 26 at South Carolina (SECN) 6 p.m. 30 at Missouri (SECN) 7:30 p.m. FEBRUARY MSU Schedule/Results 2 ALABAMA (SECN) 8 p.m. 6 at (ESPN2) 5 p.m. 9 ARKANSAS (SECN) 8 p.m. 13 GEORGIA (SECN) 7 p.m. 16 VANDERBILT (SECN) 8 p.m. 20 at (SECN) 1:30 p.m. 24 at (ESPN2) 6 p.m. 27 South Carolina (SECN) 1:30 p.m. MARCH 2 at (SECN) 6 p.m. 5 AUBURN (SECN) 1:30 p.m TBA + TBA ^ - Jackson, Miss (Mississippi Coliseum) + - Nashville (Bridgestone Arena) MISSISSIPPI STATE PROJECTED STARTING 5 G Fr G Jr F Sr F Sr G Sr 14 Malik Newman 15 I.J. Ready 20 Gavin Ware 23 Travis Daniels 32 Craig Sword Pts.: 12.7 Rbs.: 3.3 Assts.: 2.7 Stl.: 0.3 Pts.: 13.4 Rbs.: 3.0 Assts.: 4.5 Stl.: 1.3 Pts.: 18.5 Rbs.: 7.8 Blk.: 1.1 Stl.: 0.5 Pts.: 9.0 Rbs.: 4.8 Assts.: 1.3 Blk.: 0.8 Pts.: 12.8 Rbs.: 3.3 Assts.: 2.5 Stl.: 0.8

2 No. Name MISSISSIPPI STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown 1 Fred Thomas G Sr. 3L Jackson, MS (Jim Hill HS) 2 Demetrius Houston G So. 1L Montgomery, AL (G.W. Carver HS) 4 Johnny Zuppardo F Sr. JC Bay St. Louis, MS (Jones Junior College) 5 Joe Strugg F Fr. HS Montgomery, AL (G.W. Carver HS) 10 Carter Holmes G So. HS Jackson, MS (Jackson Academy) 11 Quinndary Weatherspoon G Fr. HS Canton, MS (Velma Jackson HS) 13 Xavian Stapleton G So. TR Flora, MS (Louisiana Tech) 14 Malik Newman G Fr. HS Jackson, MS (Callaway HS) 15 I.J. Ready G Jr. 2L North Little Rock, AR (Parkview HS) 20 Gavin Ware F Sr. 3L Starkville, MS (Starkville HS) 21 Reggie Patterson G Jr. JC Baldwyn, MS (Baldwyn HS) 22 Fallou Ndoye F So. 1L Taif, Senegal (Findlay Prep) 23 Travis Daniels G Sr. 1L Tuscaloosa, AL (Shelton State CC) 24 Jett Jobe G Fr. HS Tuttle, OK (Tuttle HS) 32 Craig Sword G Sr. 3L Montgomery, AL (G.W. Carver HS) 35 Aric Holman F Fr. HS Owensboro, KY (Owensboro HS) Head Coach: Ben Howland (Weber State, 1979; 1st year) Assistant Coaches: George Brooks (Mississippi State, 1997; 6th year) Korey McCray (Mercer, 2001; 1st year) Ernie Zeigler (Cleary College, 1994; 1st year) Director of Basketball Operations: Jason Ludwig Director of Basketball Performance: David Deets Graduate Assistant Coaches: Donovan Castro Jalen Courtney VIDEO: Michael Moynihan TRAINER: Ryan Dotson Prounciation Guide Fallou Ndoye: FA-LOU NOY Aric Holeman: ERIC Demetrious Houston: Da-Me-Tree-US Malik Newman: Ma-LEAK Quinndary Weatherspoon: Quinn-DARE-EE Johnny Zuzpardo: Zoo-PAR-DOUGH Game 5 Missouri State GENERAL INFORMATION Location:...Starkville, MS Founded:...February 28, 1878 Enrollment:...20,873 Conference:...SEC Nickname:... Bulldogs Colors:... Maroon & White Arena:...Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) President:...Dr. Mark E. Keenum Athletics Director:... Scott Stricklin Web Site:... Twitter:...@HailStateMBK BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball: All-Time Record:...1,348-1,145/103 years All-Time SEC Record: Total Number of Head Coaches:...20 Humphrey Coliseum Record: Win Seasons:...17 NCAA Tournament Appearances:...10 (11-10) NCAA Tournament Final Fours:...1 (1996) NIT Appearances:... 8 (7-8) NIT Final Fours:...1 (2007) SEC Championships:...6 (2004, 1991, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1959) Championships:...3 (2009, 2002 and 1996) Record: SEC Western Division Titles:...7 (2010, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003, 1996, 1995) TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record SEC Record , T11th National Ranking:...n/a Starters Returning/Lost:...5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...7/4 Newcomers:...9 Roster (Sr./Jr/So./Fr.):...(5/2/4/5) MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials Media members may obtain both season credentials and game-by-game passes by contacting Gregg Ellis at SEC Teleconference The SEC s weekly teleconference is every Monday and will be coordinated through the SEC media relations office. To partcipate, contact Craig Pinkerton of the SEC at Ben Howland is scheduled for 11:17 a.m. CT. Media On Twitter Michael Bonner, Clarion David Brandt, Associated Bob Carskadon, HailState Joel Coleman, Starkville Daily Robbie Faulk, 24/7 Paul Jones, 24/7 Logan Lowery, Daily David Murray, Dawgs Danny P. Smith, Starkville Daily Gene Swindoll, Gene s Ben Wait, Commercial

3 Mississippi State Basketball Game 5 Missouri State Mississippi State TV/Radio Roster 1 Fred Thomas 2 Demetrius Houston 4 Johnny Zuppardo 11 Quinndary Weatherspoon 13 Xavian Stapleton 14 Malik Newman SR G Jackson, MS FR G Canton, MS 21 Reggie Patterson SO F Montgomery, AL SO G Flora, MS FR G Jackson, MS JR G Baldwyn, MS SO F Taif, Senegal 22 Fallou Ndoye 23 Travis Daniels 35 Aric Holman Ben Howland George Brooks FR F Owensboro, KY Head Coach 1st Year Joe Strugg SR F Bay St. Louis, MS FR F Montgomery, AL 15 I.J. Ready JR G North Little Rock, AR 24 Jett Jobe SR G Tuscaloosa, AL FR G Tuttle, OK Korey McCray Assistant Coach 6th Year B U L L D O G W W W. H A I L S TAT E. C O M Assistant Coach 1st Year 10 Carter Holmes SO F Jackson, MS 20 Gavin Ware SR F Starkville, MS 32 Craig Sword SR G Montgomery, AL Ernie Zeigler Assistant Coach 1st Year H A I L S TAT E M B K

4 PRESEASON ALL-SEC & POLL n In the preseason polls voted on by the media, freshman Malik Newman was tabbed secondteam All-SEC. Last March, senior guard Craig Sword earned second-team honors but didn t make the preseason list this year. As a team, the Bulldogs were picked to finish 8th under first-year coach Ben Howland after concluding the 2015 campaign tied for 11th. Last week, the coaches poll was released and both Sword and Newman were named secondteam All-SEC. Preseason Poll 1. Kentucky 2. Vanderbilt Georgia 6. Florida 7. South Carolina 8. Mississippi State Tennessee Missouri ALABAMA ROSTER FLAVOR n A quick glance at Mississippi State s roster reveals one very strong common thread the state of. Player wise, the roster features four players from Travis Daniels, Demetrius Houston, Joe Strugg and Craig Sword. In addition, the coaching staff has one tie in George Brooks. Brooks is a native of Lafayette, Ala. WARE MAKING REBOUNDING MOVES n Senior forward Gavin Ware currently has 685 rebounds, the 13th most in school and 28 shy of tying Jerry Graves for the 10th most in school history. Rebounding Chart 1. Bailey Howell 1, Jarvis Varnado 1, Rickey Brown 1, Jerry Graves Leland Mitchell Charles Rhodes Gavin Ware 685 T14. Jamont Gordon 677 T14. Tang Hamilton Charles Hull Lawrence Roberts 654 SWORD STEALing RECORD n Senior guard Craig Sword currently has 147 career steals, which ranks tied for 8th all-time in MSU history. Ray White ( ) owns the record with 217. Steals Chart 1. Ray White Derrick Zimmerman Dee Bost Chuck Evans Barry Stewart Timmy Bowers Tony Watts 154 T8. Craig Sword 147 T8. Winsome Frazier Darryl Wilson 140 A CLOSER LOOK AT MSU SWORD CLIMBING SCORING CHARTS n Last year, Craig Sword became the 34th player in school history to score 1,000 points for career. He currently ranks 27th all-time with 1,140. He needs just four more points to tie Gary Hooker for the 26th most in MSU history. Here s a closer look at Mississippi State s scoring history... Scoring Leaders 1. Jeff Malone 2, Bailey Howell 2, Jim Ashmore 1, Rickey Brown 1, Ray White 1, Jerry Jenkins 1, Jerry Graves 1, Marckell Patterson 1, Gary Hooker 1, Craig Sword 1, Wiley Peck 1, Greg Carter 1, Tyrone Washington 1, W.D. Red Stroud 1, Larry Fry 1, Lawrence Roberts 1, Greg Lockhart 1,042 BULLDOGS SIGN 6 n Mississippi State took advantage of the early signing period on Nov. 11 and signed six players one 5-star and five 4-stars to give MSU one of its best classes in school history. 5-star standout Mario Kegler, a Mississippi native and former Callaway teammate with Malik Newman, is in his final year at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. He is joined by heralded 4-stars Abdul Ado (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Tyson Carter (Starkville, Miss.), Lamar Peters (New Orleans), Eli Wright (Owensboro, Ky.) and Schnider Herard (Plano, Texas). WARE CLOSING IN ON 1,000 POINTS n Currently, only four players in Mississippi State history have totaled 900 rebounds and 1,000 points. However, senior forward Gavin Ware is on pace to join that group. The four players who have achieved that feat are hall of famer Bailey Howell (2,030 pts, 1,277 rbs), Jarvis Varnado (1,403 pts, 1,096 rbs), Rickey Brown (1,838 pts, 1,092 rbs) and Wiley Peck (1,136 pts, 964 rbs). Ware now has 975 points and 685 rebounds. COACHING DEBUTS n Since 1948, Mississippi State has had 10 head coaches. Of the group, only five have had winning seasons in their first year at the helm. And of that group, only one had 20 wins, and that was Rick Stansbury in 1999 when the Bulldogs posted a ledger en route to advancing to the NIT, where they lost to Colorado State in the opening round, Coaching Debuts in Modern Era 1948 Paul Gregory Babe McCarthy Joe Dan Gold Kermit Davis Ron Greene Jim Hatfield Bob Boyd Richard Williams Rick Stansbury Rick Ray Game 5 Missouri State A LOOK AT MSU vs. RANKED FOES n Entering the campaign, Mississippi State has lost 10-straight games to ranked opponents and 12 out of the last 16 after the setback to Kentucky Below is a closer look at those games. Date Team Score Rank Kentucky L, L, Florida L, Kentucky L, Florida L, L, Florida L, North Carolina L, Kentucky L, Florida L, Arizona W, W, Florida W, Vanderbilt L, Kentucky L, (ot) Vanderbilt W, FIVE SENIORS RETURN n Mississippi State s roster features five seniors Travis Daniels, Craig Sword, Fred Thomas, Gavin Ware and Johnny Zuppardo. Only Zuppardo hasn t played an official game. In the SEC, only has more seniors with six. HOWLAND LOOKING TO JOIN ELITE CLUB n Ben Howland enters his first season at Mississippi State looking to achieve a feat only 12 coaches have ever done, and that s lead four different teams to the NCAA Tournament. Howland has already guided Northern Arizona, Pittsburgh and UCLA to the Big Dance. The first 12 coaches to do so are Lon Kruger, Steve Alford, John Beilein, Lefty Driesell, Cliff Ellis, Larry Eustachy, Jim Harrick, Fran McCaffery, Tom Penders, Tubby Smith, Rick Pitino and Eddie Sutton. MSU SHOOTS LIGHTS OUT VS. EWU n Against the Eastern Washington, MSU shot 62.1 percent (41-66) from the floor. It was the first time it shot 60 percent or better since hitting 60.4 percent (29-48) against on Feb. 4, PLUS POINTS n MSU scored 100 points in a season opener for the first time since opening the campaign with a win against -Pine Bluff. SEASON-OPENING SELLOUT n Mississippi State ushered in the Ben Howland era with a sellout against Eastern Washington. It was the Bulldogs first sellout since Feb. 21, 2012, against Kentucky. MSU s game against the Eagles also feature a double-digit rally from 10 points down. Only once last year did MSU overcome a double-digit deficit to post a win 12 vs. Vanderbilt.

5 Game 5 Missouri State MISSISSIPPI STATE MISCELLANEOUS STATS/SEC STANDINGS Dunks Gavin Ware 6 Craig Sword 3 Quinndary Weatherspoon 1 Fred Thomas 1 Fallou Ndoye 1 Travis Daniels 1 Charges Drawn Johnny Zuppardo 1 Fred Thomas 1 Fallou Ndoye 1 Point Distribution (%) Senior 171 (66.5) Junior 43 (16.7) Sophomore 2 (0.8) Freshman 41 (15.9) TOTAL: 257 First Sub Johnny Zuppardo 3 Quinndary Weatherspoon 2 Malik Newman 2 Scored First Points Gavin Ware 2 Craig Sword 1 How First Points Were Scored 3-pointer Jumper 2 Layup 1 Dunk Free Throw Charting The Bulldogs Final Three Minutes From FT Line Craig Sword 2-2 (1.000) I.J. Ready 3-4 (.750) Fred Thomas 2-2 (1.000) Malik Newman 0-2 (.000) TOTAL 7-10 (.700) DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINNING AND LOSING Wins Stat Losses Points Opp. Points Scoring Margin FG% Opp. FG% FG% Opp. 3FG% FT% Opp. FT% Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Rebound Margin Assists Turnovers Turnover Margin Steals Blocks CATEGORY BULLDOGS IN SEC RANK Scoring offense... Scoring defense... FG%... FG% defense... 3PT FG%... 3PT FG% defense... FT%... Rebounds... Rebounds allowed... Rebound margin... Assists... Blocked shots... Steals... Turnover margin... Assist/Turnover ratio... SEASON AND CAREER TOTALS Double-Digit Scoring Career Gavin Ware 3 (1-2) 47 (21-26) Craig Sword 2 (0-2) 54 (23-31) Fred Thomas 1 (1-0) 40 (21-19) I.J. Ready 1 (1-0) 17 (8-9) Travis Daniels 1 (1-0) 9 (5-4) Malik Newman 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Quinndary Weatherspoon 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Fallou Ndoye 1 (0-1) 20+ Points Gavin Ware 2 (1-1) 6 (5-1) Craig Sword 1 (0-1) 13 (5-8) Fred Thomas 2 (2-0) Travis Daniels 1 (1-0) I.J. Ready 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 30+ Points Craig Sword 1 (0-1) 10+ Rebounds Gavin Ware 1 (1-0) 17 (13-4) Travis Daniels 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Double-Doubles Gavin Ware 1 (1-0) 14 (10-4) 3+ 3-Pointers Career Fred Thomas 1 (0-1) 18 (810) I.J. Ready 4 (0-4) Travis Daniels 1 (0-1) 3 (1-2) Craig Sword 4 (1-3) Malik Newman 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Point Attempt Games Thomas 1 (0-1) 3+ Steal Games I.J. Ready 8 (5-3) Fred Thomas 14 (8-6) Craig Sword 17 (7-10) Gavin Ware 1 (1-0) Demetrius Houston 2 (1-1) 5+ Block Games Ware 1 (1-0) 2 (1-1) 5+ Made Free Throws Craig Sword 2 (0-2) 24 (12-12) Fred Thomas 12 (8-4) Gavin Ware 11 (6-5) Travis Daniels 2 (1-1) I.J. Ready 1 (1-0) 2 (2-0) Note: Record in games in ()

6 Senior Guard Jackson, MS Jim Hill HS 1 Fred Thomas Points: 10, Eastern Washington, FGM: 3, twice, last vs. Southern, FGA: 6, twice, last vs, Southern, FGM: 3, Southern, FGA: 6, Southern, FTM: 4, Eastern Washington, FTA: 4, Eastern Washington, Rebounds: 7, Southern, Assists: 1, 3x, last vs. Texas Tech, Blocks: 1, Eastern Washington, Steals: 1, Southern, Minutes: 35, Eastern Washington, Career Highs Points: 21, South Carolina, FGM: 7, twice, last vs. Missouri, FGA: 15, Marquette, FGM: 4, 10x, last vs. Tennessee, FGA: 10, twice, last vs. Providence, FTM: 8, Florida, FTA: 9, twice, last vs. Utah State, Rebounds: 9, Oregon State, Assists: 4, twice, last vs. USC, Blocks: 3, four times, last vs., Steals: 7, Florida, Minutes: 41,, N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech Northern Colorado 0 4 Thomas Notes... a10 points in season opener vs. EWU. atallied 9 points, 7 rebounds vs. SU. Career Stats For Fred Thomas / / / / / / / /5.3 TOTAL / /9.2

7 Sophomore Forward Montgomery, AL G.W. Carver HS 2 Demetrius Houston Points: 2, Eastern Washington, FGM: 1, Eastern Washington, FGA: 1, Eastern Washington, FGM: --- 3FGA: --- FTM: --- FTA: --- Rebounds: --- Assists: --- Blocks: --- Steals: --- Minutes: 6, Eastern Washington, Career Highs Points: 9, twice, last vs. Missouri FGM: 3, 5x, last vs. Missouri, FGA: 7, Kentucky, FGM: 1, 4x, last vs. Florida, FGA: 3, Utah State, FTM: 1, Missouri, FTA: 8, Tennessee, Rebounds: 7, twice, last vs. MVSU, Assists: 2, Kentucky, Blocks: 1, 6x, last vs., Steals: 3, twice, last vs. Tennessee, Minutes: 22, Western Carolina N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech 3 Northern Colorado 0 4 Houston s Notes... a2 points in 6 minutes vs. EWU. Career Stats For Demetrius Houston / / / /2.0 TOTALS / /3.0

8 Senior Forward Bay St. Louis, MS Jones Junior College 4 Johnny Zuppardo Points: 6, 3x, last vs. Miami, FGM: 3, Eastern Washington, FGA: 6, Southern, FGM: 2, vs. Miami, FGA: 3, Southern, FTM: 1, Southern, FTA: 2, Southern, Rebounds: 8, Eastern Washington, Assists: 1, Eastern Washington, Blocks: 1, twice, last vs. Miami, Steals: --- Minutes: 15, Eastern Washington, Zuppardo s Notes... ahad 6 points, 8 rebounds in MSU debut. ahad 6 points vs. Southern, including hitting his first three-pointer of the year. atotaled six points off 2-2 shooting from three-point range vs. Miami (FL) N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech Northern Colorado 0 4 Career Stats For Johnny Zuppardo / /5.8

9 Freshman Forward Montgomery, AL G.W. Carver HS 5 Joe Strugg Points: FGM: FGA: 3FGM: 3FGA: FTM: FTA: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Minutes: Strugg s Notes... amissed all of preseason with a foot injury. N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech 3 Northern Colorado 0 4 Career Stats For Joe Strugg

10 Sophomore Guard Jackson, MS Jackson Academy 10 Carter Holmes Points: --- FGM: --- FGA: --- 3FGM: --- 3FGA: --- FTM: --- FTA: --- Rebounds: --- Assists: --- Blocks: --- Steals: --- Minutes: 1, Eastern Washington, Holmes Notes... amade his debut against EWU. N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech 3 Northern Colorado 0 4 Career Stats For Carter Holmes / /0.0

11 11 Quinndary Weatherspoon Freshman Guard Canton, MS Velma Jackson HS Points: 12, Eastern Washington, FGM: 5, Eastern Washington, FGA: 8, Eastern Washington, FGM: 2, Eastern Washington, FGA: 4, vs. Texas Tech, FTM: 3, vs. Texas Tech, FTA: 3, twice, Last vs. Texas Tech, Rebounds: 5, vs. Texas Tech, Assists: 2, vs. Miami, Blocks: 1, 3x, last vs. Texas Tech, Steals: 1, twice, last vs. Miami, Minutes: 23, Eastern Washington, Weatherspoon s Notes... a12 points and 2 rebounds in MSU debut. atallied 4 points against Southern, including his first collegiate free throws. aearned 4 points, 3 rebounds, a block and a steal against Miami. aset a season high with 5 rebounds and tacked on 10 points vs. Texas Tech. N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech Northern Colorado 0 4 Career Stats For Quinndary Weatherspoon / /7.5

12 14 Malik Newman N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech Northern Colorado 0 4 Freshman Guard Jackson, MS Callaway HS Points: 17, vs. Texas Tech, FGM: 6, vs. Texas Tech, FGA: 17, vs. Texas Tech, FGM: 4, vs. Miami, FGA: 9, vs. Texas Tech, FTM: 3, vs. Texas Tech, FTA: 6, Southern, Rebounds: 5, vs. Texas Tech, Assists: 4, vs. Texas Tech, Blocks: --- Steals: 1, vs. Texas Tech, Minutes: 31, vs. Texas Tech, Newman s Notes... apreseason second-team All-SEC selection by both the league coaches and writers. adnp vs. Eastern Washington due to turf toe. amade his debut against Southern, scoring 6 points along with 3 assists. ascored 15 points against Miami, including going 4-8 from long distance. amade his first-career start vs. Texas Tech, tallying 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Career Stats For Malik Newman / /12.7

13 Junior Guard North Little Rock, AR Parkview Magnet HS 15 I.J. Ready Points: 25, Eastern Washington, FGM: 8, Eastern Washington, FGA: 16, Eastern Washington, FGM: 3, vs. Texas Tech, FGA: 6, vs. Texas Tech, FTM: 8, Eastern Washington, FTA: 9, Eastern Washington, Rebounds: 6, vs. Texas Tech, Assists: 6, Eastern Washington, Blocks: --- Steals: 2, vs. Texas Tech, Minutes: 35, Eastern Washington, Career Highs Points: 25, Eastern Washington, FGM: 8, Eastern Washington, FGA: 16, 2x, last vs. E. Washington, FGM: 4, Georgia, FGA: 7, 6x, last vs., FTM: 8, Eastern Washington, FTA: 9, Eastern Washington, Rebounds: 8, twice, last vs., Assists: 7, 3x, last vs. South Carolina, Blocks: -- Steals: 5, Florida Gulf Coast, Minutes: 35, 2x, last vs. E. Washington, N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech Northern Colorado 0 4 Ready s Notes... acareer-high 25 points vs. EWU in opener en route to collecting 400thcareer point. a9 points, 5 assists vs. Southern. atallied 9 points, 4 assists and a steal against Miami in the opener in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. aearned 11 points against Texas Tech, with 9 of those coming from three-point range. Career Stats For I.J. Ready / / / / / /13.5 Totals / /7.6

14 Senior Forward Starkville, MS Starkville HS 20 Gavin Ware Points: 26, Eastern Washington, FGM: 11, Eastern Washington, FGA: 15, twice, last vs. Miami, FGM: --- 3FGA: --- FTM: 4, Eastern Washington, FTA: 7, Eastern Washington, Rebounds: 13, Eastern Washington, Assists: 1, twice, last vs. Texas Tech, Blocks: 3, Eastern Washington, Steals: 1, twice, last vs. Southern, Minutes: 35, vs. Texas Tech, Career Highs Points: 26, Eastern Washington, FGM: 11, Eastern Washington, FGA: 15, twice, last vs. Miami, FGM: -- 3FGA: -- FTM: 8, Kentucky, FTA: 11, MVSU, Rebounds: 17,, Assists: 2,, Blocks: 5, Loyola, Steals: 3, Kennesaw State, Minutes: 36,, N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech Northern Colorado 0 4 Ware s Notes... a14th career-double with career-high 26 points and 13 rebounds vs. EWU. a13 points, 4 rebounds vs. Southern. aearned his second 20-plus point game of the season with 20 versus Miami. aplaying a season-high 35 minutes, he tallied 15 points and 9 rebounds. ais 25 points shy of being the 35th player in school history to have 1,000 for a career Career Stats For Gavin Ware / / / / / / / /18.5 TOTALS / /9.8

15 21 Reggie Patterson Junior Guard Baldwyn, MS Northeast Mississippi CC Points: --- FGM: --- FGA: --- 3FGM: --- 3FGA: --- FTM: --- FTA: --- Rebounds: --- Assists: --- Blocks: --- Steals: --- Minutes: 1, Eastern Washington, Patterson s Notes... amade MSU debut vs. EWU. N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech 3 Northern Colorado 0 4 Career Stats For Reggie Patterson / /0.0

16 Sophomore Forward Taif, Senegal Findley Prep 22 Fallou Ndoye Points: --- FGM: --- FGA: 1, vs. Miami, FGM: --- 3FGA: --- FTM: --- FTA: --- Rebounds: 2, 3x, last vs. Miami, Assists: 1, Eastern Washington, Blocks: --- Steals: --- Minutes: 11, vs. Miami, Career Highs Points: 11, South Carolina Upstate, FGM: 4, South Carolina Upstate, FGA: 5, 3x, last vs., FGM: -- 3FGA: -- FTM: 3, twice, last vs. USC Upstate, FTA: 4, South Carolina Upstate, Rebounds: 5, 4x, last vs., Assists: 1, 7x, last vs. EWU, Blocks: 1, 9x, last vs., Steals: 1, 8x, last vs., Minutes: 29, McNeese, N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech 3 Northern Colorado 0 4 Ndoye s Notes... a2 rebounds vs. EWU. a2 offensive rebounds vs. Southern. Career Stats For Fallou Ndoye / / / /0.0 TOTALS / /1.9

17 23 Travis Daniels Senior Guard Tuscaloosa, AL Shelton State CC Points: 16, Eastern Washington, FGM: 7, Eastern Washington, FGA: 9, Eastern Washington, FGM: 3, Southern, FGA: 3, twice, last vs. Southern, FTM: 1, Eastern Washington, FTA: 4, vs. Texas Tech, Rebounds: 10, Southern, Assists: 2, vs. Miami, Blocks: 2, vs. Miami, Steals: --- Minutes: 34, vs. Texas Tech, Career Highs Points: 21, St. Louis, FGM: 8, St. Louis, FGA: 16,, FGM: 4, 4x, last vs., FGA: 8,, FTM: 5, 4x, last vs., FTA: 7, twice, last vs. Tulane, Rebounds: 10, Southern, Assists: 3, vs., Blocks: 2, vs. Miami, Steals: 2, twice, last vs. Florida State, Minutes: 35,, N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech Northern Colorado 0 4 Daniels Notes... a16 points vs. EWU. ahad 9 points and a career-high 10 rebonds vs. Southern aearned 5 points and a career-high 2 blocks vs. Miami. aplayed a season-high 34 minutes with 6 points and 6 rebounds against Texas Tech. Career Stats For Travis Daniels / / / /9.0 TOTALS / /6.4

18 Freshman Guard Tuttle, OK Tuttle HS 24 Jett Jobe Points: 1, Eastern Washington, FGM: --- FGA: 1, Eastern Washington, FGM: --- 3FGA: --- FTM: --- FTA: --- Rebounds: 1, vs. Miami, Assists: --- Blocks: --- Steals: --- Minutes: 2, vs. Miami, Jobe s Notes... amade MSU debut vs. EWU. aearned his first-career rebound vs. Miami. N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech 3 Northern Colorado 0 4 Career Stats For Jett Jobe / /0-0

19 32 Craig Sword Senior Guard Montgomery, AL G.W. Carver HS Points: 20, vs. Miami, FGM: 6, vs. Miami, FGA: 12, vs. Miami, FGM: 2, Southern, FGA: 8, Southern, FTM: 7, vs. Miami, FTA: 9, vs. Miami, Rebounds: 4, Eastern Washington, Assists: 4, vs. Miami, Blocks: 3, vs. Texas Tech, Steals: 2, Eastern Washington, Minutes: 28, twice, last vs. Texas Tech, Career Highs Points: 33,, FGM: 11,, FGA: 17, twice, last vs. Tennessee, FGM: 5,, FGA: 8, Southern, FTM: 15,, FTA: 18,, RBs: 8, 4x, last vs. South Carolina, Assists: 9,, Blocks: 3, vs. Texas Tech Steals: 7,, Minutes: 39,, N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech Northern Colorado 0 4 Sword s Notes... apreseason second-team All-SEC selection by the league coaches. a9 points vs. EWU. ahad 16 points vs. Southern. ahis 20 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds vs. Miami atallied 6 points vs. Texas Tech, moving him into 27th place on MSU s career scoring chart with 1,140 points. Career Stats For Craig Sword / / / / / / / /12.8 TOTALS / /11.9

20 Freshman Forward Owensboro, KY Owensboro HS 35 Aric Holman Points: FGM: FGA: 3FGM: 3FGA: FTM: FTA: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Minutes: Holman s Notes... amissed all of preseason with a knee injury. N13 Eastern Washington N16 Southern University N19 Miami N20 Texas Tech 3 Northern Colorado 0 4 Career Stats For Aric Holman

21 Mississippi State Basketball Mississippi State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 20, 2015) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 20 Gavin Ware I.J. Ready Craig Sword Malik Newman Travis Daniels Q. Weatherspoon Johnny Zuppardo Fred Thomas Demetrius Houston Carter Holmes Jett Jobe Reggie Patterson Fallou Ndoye Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS MS OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att EASTERN WASHINGTON W SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY L vs Miami L vs Texas Tech L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Mississippi State Opponents

22 Mississippi State Basketball Mississippi State Game-by-Game Highs (as of Nov 20, 2015) All games Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots EASTERN WASHINGTON Gavin Ware 13-Gavin Ware 6-I.J. Ready 2-Craig Sword 3-Gavin Ware SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Craig Sword 10-Travis Daniels 5-I.J. Ready 1-Q. Weatherspoon 1-Johnny Zuppardo Gavin Ware Craig Sword Fred Thomas I.J. Ready vs Miami Gavin Ware 5-Gavin Ware 4-Craig Sword 1-I.J. Ready 2-Travis Daniels Craig Sword I.J. Ready Craig Sword Q. Weatherspoon vs Texas Tech Malik Newman 9-Gavin Ware 4-Malik Newman 2-I.J. Ready 3-Craig Sword

23 1 Fred Thomas Jr F Jackson, MS MISSISSIPPI STATE PLAYER BREAKDOWN MIN PTS RBS STL FG% 3FG% FT% Game 5 Missouri State Notes: 101 points shy of 1,000 for career after 9 points vs. Southern. Had 10 points vs. EWU in season opener. After having 4 rebounds and 0 points vs. Miami, had 2 points in 9 minutes vs. Texas Tech. 2 Demetrius Houston So F Montgomery, AL MIN PTS RBS STL FG% 3FG% FT% Notes: Had 2 points in 6 minutes vs. EWU. Suspended indefinitely due to conduct detrimental to the team. 4 Johnny Zuppardo Sr F Bay St. Louis, MS MIN PTS RBS STL FG% 3FG% FT% Notes: Had 6 points, 8 rebounds in MSU debut. 6 points, 5 rebounds vs. Southern. 6 points vs. Miami. Totaled 5 points vs. Texas Tech. 5 Joe Strugg Fr F Montgomery, AL MIN PTS RBS STL FG% 3FG% FT% Notes: Has not played this year due to foot a injury Quinndary Weatherspoon Fr G Canton, MS MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% Malik Newman Fr G Jackson, MS MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% I.J. Ready Jr G North Little Rock, AR MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% Gavin Ware Sr F Starkville, MS MIN PTS RBS BLK FG% 3FG% FT% Fallou Ndoye So F Taif, Senegal MIN PTS RBS STL FG% 3FG% FT% Travis Daniels Sr G Tuscaloosa, AL MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% Craig Sword Sr G Montgomery, AL MIN PTS RBS STL FG% 3FG% FT% Aric Holman Fr F Owensboro, KY MIN PTS RBS STL FG% 3FG% FT% Notes: Had 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist in MSU debut. 4 points vs. Southern and Miami. 10 points, 5 rebounds vs. Texas Tech. Notes: Made MSU debut vs. Southern and had 6 points and 3 assists. DNP vs. EWU in opener due to turf toe. 15 points vs. Miami. Earned first-career start vs. Texas Tech and responded with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Notes: Career-high 25 points to go along with 6 assists vs. EWU. 9 points vs. Southern. 9 points, 4 assists vs. Miami. 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists vs. Texas Tech. Notes: Collected 14th double-double with career-high 26 points and 13 rebounds vs. EWU and was named the SEC Player of the Week. 13 points vs. Southern and 4 rebounds. 20 points, 5 rebounds vs. Miami. In 35 minutes, had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks vs. Texas Tech. Notes: Logged 7 minutes and had 2 rebounds vs. EWU. 7 minutes vs. Southern and 2 rebounds. 2 rebounds vs. Miami. DNP vs. Texas Tech. Notes: 16 points vs. EWU. Career-high 10 rebounds vs. Southern and 9 points. 5 points, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 3 rebounds vs. Miami. 6 points, 6 rebounds vs. Texas Tech. Notes: Had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals vs. EWU. 16 points vs. Southern. 20 points and 4 assists vs. Miami. 6 points, 3 blocks vs. Texas Tech. Notes: Been out all of preseason due to a knee injury.