Sunday, January 29
Starkville
3:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
#23 Texas A&M
No. 4/5 MSU Honors Local Superheroes Sunday Against Texas A&M
January 28, 2017 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – No. 4/5 Mississippi State looks to bounce back from its first setback of the season as it honors local heroes and hosts Texas A&M Sunday afternoon.
Tip at Humphrey Coliseum is set for 3 p.m., with the SEC Network broadcasting the game nationally.
As part of SuperHero Night at the Hump, military and first responders can get $2 tickets to the contest by going to www.hailstate.com/tickets and clicking on the GovX.com link.
As with all Bulldog home games, tickets cost $5 for adults while youth high school age and under get in free. MSU students also get complimentary admission with a valid student ID.
In honor of real-life superheroes, children are encouraged to dress up as their favorite superheroes.
The first 250 Bully's Kids' Club members in attendance will receive a free superhero cape. The capes will be given away at Bully's Kidz Kourt, which runs from 1:30-2:45 p.m. in Mize Pavilion. Parents can sign up their child for Bully's Kids' Club in Mize Pavilion or online at www.bullyskidsclub.com and receive a cape while supplies last.
In addition to the SEC Network broadcast, fans can listen to the radio broadcast in the Golden Triangle area on WKBB-FM 100.9 and in the Corinth, Tupelo and Oxford areas on WCNA-FM 95.9. Live audio streams will also be available on www.hailstate.com/plus and the TuneIn app.
Mississippi State returns home after having its school-record 20-game win streak halted with a heart-breaking 64-61 setback at No. 5 South Carolina on Monday. That loss put the Bulldogs at 20-1 overall and 6-1 in SEC play.
The Bulldogs will be trying to stay in second place in the league standings ahead of a crowded group that includes Texas A&M, who is 5-2 in the conference and 15-5 overall.
PROMOTIONS
Tip at Humphrey Coliseum is set for 3 p.m., with the SEC Network broadcasting the game nationally.
As part of SuperHero Night at the Hump, military and first responders can get $2 tickets to the contest by going to www.hailstate.com/tickets and clicking on the GovX.com link.
As with all Bulldog home games, tickets cost $5 for adults while youth high school age and under get in free. MSU students also get complimentary admission with a valid student ID.
In honor of real-life superheroes, children are encouraged to dress up as their favorite superheroes.
The first 250 Bully's Kids' Club members in attendance will receive a free superhero cape. The capes will be given away at Bully's Kidz Kourt, which runs from 1:30-2:45 p.m. in Mize Pavilion. Parents can sign up their child for Bully's Kids' Club in Mize Pavilion or online at www.bullyskidsclub.com and receive a cape while supplies last.
In addition to the SEC Network broadcast, fans can listen to the radio broadcast in the Golden Triangle area on WKBB-FM 100.9 and in the Corinth, Tupelo and Oxford areas on WCNA-FM 95.9. Live audio streams will also be available on www.hailstate.com/plus and the TuneIn app.
Mississippi State returns home after having its school-record 20-game win streak halted with a heart-breaking 64-61 setback at No. 5 South Carolina on Monday. That loss put the Bulldogs at 20-1 overall and 6-1 in SEC play.
The Bulldogs will be trying to stay in second place in the league standings ahead of a crowded group that includes Texas A&M, who is 5-2 in the conference and 15-5 overall.
PROMOTIONS
- Superhero Night – Free capes to the 1st 250 Bully's Kids' Club members at Bully's Kidz Kourt
- $2 tickets to military and first responders (www.hailstate.com/tickets)
- Kids dress up as their favorite superhero
- MSU Student Lounge – Open 12:30-2:45 p.m. and halftime
- Virtual Reality Experience Booth
- Maroon Memories – Available at hailstate.com/memories
- Sunday will be the sixth meeting between Mississippi State and Texas A&M, the last four being since the Aggies joined the SEC.
- State's lone win came in the last meeting at Humphrey Coliseum, a 63-61 overtime triumph. Then-No. 17 MSU got a 3-pointer from Victoria Vivians with 55 seconds left to clinch the victory. Kendra Grant hit the tying jumper with 1:12 left in regulation.
- Martha Alwal paced State with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while then-freshman Morgan William had 15 points.
- TAMU heads to Starkville 15-5 overall and 5-2 in SEC play. The Aggies had Thursday off after defeating LSU 54-52 in College Station last Sunday.
- Texas A&M has won four of its last five games, the lone setback an overtime loss at Missouri.
- The Aggies are led by Danni Williams, who tops the SEC with 17.7 ppg. Williams is second on the team in league games at 16.3 ppg. Curtyce Knox tops TAMU in SEC contests with 17.3 ppg.
- Knox tops the SEC in assists with 9.2 apg, while Anriel Howard leads the league on the boards (11.1 rpg).
- The Bulldogs head to Auburn next Thursday before returning home for back-to-back home games against Missouri (Feb. 5) and Vanderbilt (Feb. 9).
- Mississippi State had a school-record 20-0 start halted Monday. MSU has won 20-plus games fourth-straight years, matching the program's total prior to Vic Schaefer arriving in Starkville.
- State is the first team — men's or women's — to reach 20 wins this season. The Dawgs ended their record start as one of the last two undefeated women's teams in the nation.
- MSU is 28-11 in the SEC since 2014-15, the second-most wins in the SEC in that span. State has won 13 of its last 16 regular-season SEC games. It had a school-record nine-game conference win streak halted.
- State is 97-30 (.764) since 2013-14, the second-most wins in the league in that span.
- Head coach Vic Schaefer was associate head coach at Texas A&M for nine seasons, helping the Aggies to a 212-90 mark and seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including the program's first national championship. Associate head coach Johnnie Harris was also part of that staff, while Maryann Baker and Skylar Collins were players on the national title team. Graduate assistant Christina Richardson was a manager for TAMU.
- MSU has held nine-straight opponents below 65 points. State leads the SEC and is ninth in the nation holding foes to 54.0 ppg. It is second in SEC contests, giving up 56.0 ppg.
- The Dawgs rank fourth nationally, first in the SEC, in 3-point defense, holding teams to 25%. That is also the percentage allowed in league games, as SEC foes are 16 of 64 against MSU.
- MSU's 78.0 ppg scored this season is second in the league and 20th in the nation.
- State's 19 offensive rebounds at South Carolina tied for the most allowed by the Gamecocks this season. MSU tops the SEC and is 23rd nationally grabbing 15.9 offensive rpg.
- Victoria Vivians has scored double figures in 15-straight games. She is fifth in the SEC in scoring this season (16.9 ppg) and also fifth in league play (18.1 ppg).
- In conference contests, Vivians is second in the SEC in steals (2.6 spg).
- MSU centers Chinwe Okorie and Teaira McCowan are a combined 61 of 93 (65.6%) from the field in SEC play. McCowan is 29 of 36 (80.6%) her last five games.
- Breanna Richardson's 12 points at South Carolina put her 19 from 1,000 for her career.
- Morgan William is averaging 5.2 assists her last five games. Her 5.1 apg in SEC play is second in the league.
- Dominique Dillingham is eight points from 900 for her career.
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