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PREVIEW: The Long Week for Women’s Basketball Concludes Sunday at Missouri
February 19, 2022 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE – The final leg of Mississippi State's four games in one week comes to a close on Sunday when the Bulldogs travel to Columbia, Mo. to take on the Tigers of Missouri. This will be the second regular season meeting between the two programs and will tip-off at 2 p.m.
GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State (15-10, 6-7 SEC) vs Missouri (16-10, 5-8 SEC)
Date: Sunday, Feb. 20 // Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Location: Columbia, Mo. (Mizzou Arena)
Watch: SEC Network+ // Listen: MSU Radio Network (Play-By-Play: Jason Crowder)
What's At Stake
• Mississippi state enters Sunday in eighth in the SEC standings and a game behind 6-6 Arkansas and ahead of 5-8 Missouri and Kentucky.
• A win Sunday gives the Bulldogs a two-game advantage over Missouri, with two games to play.
• State needs at least one SEC win in one of their final three games to avoid being in the bottom four and having to play on the open day of the SEC Tournament on March 2.
• In the latest Bracketology released on Friday, Mississippi State was still listed as one of the "Last Four In" in the NCAA Tournament field. With the SEC projected to get at least eight teams into the tournament, it's safe to assume that if MSU finishes in the top eight, it would be possible that they could earn an at-large bid. Nothing is certain, however.
Series History
• Mississippi State leads the all-time series 10-3 with a 4-1 advantage when the game is played at Mizzou.
• The last time State lost in Columbia was back on Jan. 14, 2016, when the Tigers won 66-54
• The two programs met back on Jan. 27 in the first of two meetings this season. The Bulldogs won that contest 77-62 behind a season-best 14 made triples, including seven from Caterrion Thompson, who ended with a game-high 27 points. Anastasia Hayes also scored 24 points in that game and started her streak of 20+ points in six straight games.
Anastasia Hayes in SEC Play
• Anastasia Hayes has scored at least 20 points in six of the last seven games and nine of the team's 13 SEC games.
• Annie leads both the team and SEC in scoring in conference games at 21.4 ppg. She averages 19.0 ppg overall and is less than a half-point from leading the SEC in both scoring categories.
• In SEC play, Hayes shoots 50% from the field and 85% from the free-throw line.
• She averages 4.1 rebounds with 41 assists and 19 steals in State's 13 conference games.
Myah Taylor, All-Time Career Lists
• With 419 career assists, Taylor ranks 6th on the all-time career assists leaderboard at Mississippi State. With seven assists against Florida, Taylor passed LaCharlotte Smith (406 assists) for 6th on the all-time list.
• She is 29 assists away from cracking the top 5.
• With 186 career steals, Myah moved into a tie for ninth is Nitra Perry (1997-00) with 186.
• She's just three steals shy of earning a tie for 8th with Angela Harris (1997-00) with 189 career steals.
• 211 career steals would move Taylor into the top 5 all-time.
Get-To-Know Mizzou
• Missouri enters Sunday with a record of 16-10, 5-8 in the SEC. They are on a 4-game losing streak with losses to Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arkansas and Georgia.
• They 10-3 in home games this season but have lost back-to-back home games.
• They are led by All-SEC performer Aijha Blackwell averaging 15.4 points and 13.1 rebounds per game. She also has 44 assists, 23 steals and seven blocked shots on the year.
• Hayley Frank (14.9 ppg) and Lauren Hansen (11.5 ppg) are the only other Tigers scoring in double-figures this season.
• Missouri is the best shooting team in the SEC by field goal percentage. The Tigers are shooting 44% from the field and 39% from behind the arc, leading the SEC.
• They average 67 points per game in League play but allow 71 points to their opponents.
Men's Basketball at Mizzou
Following our game against Missouri, the Mississippi State men's basketball team will also play at Mizzou. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on SEC Network.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will travel to Tennessee on Thursday before returning home on Sunday, Feb. 27, to close out the regular season against Arkansas and honor their seniors.
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