Sunday, February 27
Starkville
5:00 p.m.
Mississippi State
vs
Arkansas
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PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Set To Host Arkansas on Senior Day
February 26, 2022 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State women's basketball program will close out the 2021-22 regular season Sunday evening when it hosts the Arkansas Razorbacks at 5 p.m. inside the Humphrey Coliseum. Before the start of the game, the Bulldogs will honor its seniors with a celebration at half court.
GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State (15-12, 6-9 SEC) vs Arkansas (16-12, 6-9 SEC)
Date: Sunday, Feb. 27 // Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum
Watch: SEC Network // Listen: MSU Radio Network (Play-By-Play: Jason Crowder)
SEC Tournament Scenarios
• Mississippi state enters the final game of the regular season in a 3-way tie for eighth with Arkansas and Missouri, who plays at Florida.
• With a win and an Missouri loss:
- The Bulldogs will earn the No. 8 seed and leapfrog two teams currently projected into the NCAA Tournament field in the final SEC standings.
- In this scenario, Arkansas would be the No. 9 seed based on their 2-0 record over Mizzou in the regular season, meaning MSU and Arkansas would play again on March 3 at 12 p.m. CT in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
• With an MSU win and a Missouri win
- MSU will be the No. seed 9 seed since the two teams split the regular season, and Missouri owns the second tiebreaker (W/L record vs No. 1 seed).
- In this scenario, MSU and Missouri would play on March 3 at 12 p.m. CT.
• Even with a loss, the Bulldogs have already clinched a first round bye and can finish no lower than 10th.
Series History
• Mississippi State leads the all-time series with Arkansas 22-20, including an 18-2 record when the game is played in Starkville.
• Arkansas has won the last two meetings, most recently on Jan. 23 when the Razorbacks won 74-54 in Fayetteville.
Anastasia Hayes in SEC Play
• Anastasia Hayes has scored at least 20 points in six of the last nine games and nine of the team's 15 SEC games.
• Annie leads the team and is tied for first in the SEC, scoring in conference games at 20.7 ppg. She averages 18.7 ppg overall.
• In SEC play, Hayes shoots 50% from the field and 85% from the free-throw line.
• She averages 4.2 rebounds with 47 assists and 22 steals in State's 15 conference games.
Myah Taylor, All-Time Career Lists
• With 431 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 will need 448 assists to move into the top 5 on the all-time list.
• With 193 career steals, Myah passed Angela Harris for 8th on the all-time steals list. She is 10 steals shy of passing Alexis Rack for sole possession of 7th.
Get-To-Know Arkansas
• Arkansas enters Sunday in the same boat as Mississippi State. Both teams are 6-9 in the SEC, on 4-game losing streaks and have 3-7 records in road games this season.
• Their last road win came on Feb. 13 when they defeated Missouri in Mizzou Arena, 88-71
• As a team, Arkansas averages 74.4 ppg while allowing just 65.4.
• Four Razorbacks are averaging double-digit points this season. Leading the way is Amber Ramirez (15.3), followed by Makayla Daniels (14.0), Samara Spencer (12.1) and Sasha Goforth (11.5).
• Arkansas ranks 14th in the nation in made three's (235).
Up Next
Mississippi State will compete in the SEC Tournament March 2-7 in Nashville, Tenn. A complete bracket will be announced at the conclusion of the SEC regular season.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook, and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK.
GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State (15-12, 6-9 SEC) vs Arkansas (16-12, 6-9 SEC)
Date: Sunday, Feb. 27 // Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum
Watch: SEC Network // Listen: MSU Radio Network (Play-By-Play: Jason Crowder)
SEC Tournament Scenarios
• Mississippi state enters the final game of the regular season in a 3-way tie for eighth with Arkansas and Missouri, who plays at Florida.
• With a win and an Missouri loss:
- The Bulldogs will earn the No. 8 seed and leapfrog two teams currently projected into the NCAA Tournament field in the final SEC standings.
- In this scenario, Arkansas would be the No. 9 seed based on their 2-0 record over Mizzou in the regular season, meaning MSU and Arkansas would play again on March 3 at 12 p.m. CT in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
• With an MSU win and a Missouri win
- MSU will be the No. seed 9 seed since the two teams split the regular season, and Missouri owns the second tiebreaker (W/L record vs No. 1 seed).
- In this scenario, MSU and Missouri would play on March 3 at 12 p.m. CT.
• Even with a loss, the Bulldogs have already clinched a first round bye and can finish no lower than 10th.
Series History
• Mississippi State leads the all-time series with Arkansas 22-20, including an 18-2 record when the game is played in Starkville.
• Arkansas has won the last two meetings, most recently on Jan. 23 when the Razorbacks won 74-54 in Fayetteville.
Anastasia Hayes in SEC Play
• Anastasia Hayes has scored at least 20 points in six of the last nine games and nine of the team's 15 SEC games.
• Annie leads the team and is tied for first in the SEC, scoring in conference games at 20.7 ppg. She averages 18.7 ppg overall.
• In SEC play, Hayes shoots 50% from the field and 85% from the free-throw line.
• She averages 4.2 rebounds with 47 assists and 22 steals in State's 15 conference games.
Myah Taylor, All-Time Career Lists
• With 431 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 will need 448 assists to move into the top 5 on the all-time list.
• With 193 career steals, Myah passed Angela Harris for 8th on the all-time steals list. She is 10 steals shy of passing Alexis Rack for sole possession of 7th.
Get-To-Know Arkansas
• Arkansas enters Sunday in the same boat as Mississippi State. Both teams are 6-9 in the SEC, on 4-game losing streaks and have 3-7 records in road games this season.
• Their last road win came on Feb. 13 when they defeated Missouri in Mizzou Arena, 88-71
• As a team, Arkansas averages 74.4 ppg while allowing just 65.4.
• Four Razorbacks are averaging double-digit points this season. Leading the way is Amber Ramirez (15.3), followed by Makayla Daniels (14.0), Samara Spencer (12.1) and Sasha Goforth (11.5).
• Arkansas ranks 14th in the nation in made three's (235).
Up Next
Mississippi State will compete in the SEC Tournament March 2-7 in Nashville, Tenn. A complete bracket will be announced at the conclusion of the SEC regular season.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook, and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK.
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