November 13, 2026 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women's basketball hit the skies for their second road trip of the year, as they are set to take on Buffalo. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. CT on ESPN+.
GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-0, 0-0 SEC) vs Buffalo Bulls (2-1, 0-0 MAC)
November 14, 2026, 11:00 a.m. CT
Buffalo, N.Y. (Broadview Arena)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1
TEAM NOTABLES
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
SERIES HISTORY
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GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-0, 0-0 SEC) vs Buffalo Bulls (2-1, 0-0 MAC)
November 14, 2026, 11:00 a.m. CT
Buffalo, N.Y. (Broadview Arena)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1
TEAM NOTABLES
- Mississippi State moved to 3-0 on the year after they took down Troy, 79-57.
- Favour Nwaedozi collected her sixth-straight double-double spanning back to 2025-26 with 22 points and 19 rebounds.
- Nwaedozi has led the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding in each of State's first three games of her second season playing basketball in the US.
- She is 25-for-35 this season, shooting an efficient 71.4 percent from the floor, ranking in the top 20 nationally.
- Nwaedozi is the only player in the SEC and one of five in the nation to average 15+ points and 12+ rebounds per game.
- Her 19 rebounds against Troy is tied for the most of any player in the SEC so far this season.
- Madison Francis had her best game of the young season, collecting 15 points, five rebounds and a pair of blocks.
- Aryss Macktoon collected 11 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists in 20 minutes.
- Melissa Guillet and Tootie Lockett both finished with six points. Guillet grabbed a career-high three steals while Lockett brought in six rebounds.
- Reese Beaty has recorded five assists in each of her three gamesmes as a Bulldog after recording five against Troy.
- Mississippi State have forced 26.3 turnovers per game in their first three games, ranking just outside the top 30 nationally.
- State is holding their opponents to a 28.9 field goal percentage (21st nationally) and a 15.9 three-point percentage (10th nationally).
- The Bulldogs limit second chances for their opponents on the offensive glass, as they rank eighth nationally in defensive rebounds per game (34.7).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Buffalo moved to 2-1 with a Thursday victory over Sacramento State.
- Meg Lucas and Ava Lamonica led the Bulls in the contest, collecting 20 and 18 points, respectively.
- Kristen Sharkey is in her second season at the helm of the Buffalo program.
SERIES HISTORY
- Mississippi State has won the only previous matchup between these two teams, as they lead the series, 1-0.
- The matchup came on December 29, 2010 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where State won 72-58.
Players Mentioned
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