Mississippi State (17-7, 5-6) vs. Arkansas (14-10, 5-6)
Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SEC foes meet as Miss. St. takes on Arkansas. Mississippi State won easily 81-62 at home against Alabama in its last outing. Arkansas lost 79-78 at Missouri in its most recent game.
STEPPING UP: Arkansas' Daniel Gafford has averaged 16.9 points and 8.7 rebounds while Mason Jones has put up 13.7 points and 4.3 rebounds. For the Bulldogs, Quinndary Weatherspoon has averaged 18 points and 5.3 rebounds while Lamar Peters has put up 12.8 points and 5.5 assists.
QUALITY QUINNDARY: Q. Weatherspoon has connected on 39.6 percent of the 91 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 10 of 16 over his last three games. He's also converted 83.6 percent of his foul shots this season.
SCORING THRESHOLDS: Arkansas is 0-5 when its offense scores 67 points or fewer. Mississippi State is a perfect 11-0 when it holds opponents to 68 or fewer points.
STREAK SCORING: Arkansas has won its last three home games, scoring an average of 70.3 points while giving up 62.
DID YOU KNOW: Arkansas is ranked first in the SEC with an average of 73.7 possessions per game.
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