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02/21 03:42 CST No. 4 Texas hosts Francis and Mississippi State
No. 4 Texas hosts Francis and Mississippi State
By The Associated Press
Mississippi State Bulldogs (18-9, 5-8 SEC) at Texas Longhorns (25-3, 11-3 SEC)
Austin, Texas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State visits No. 4 Texas after Madison Francis scored
20 points in Mississippi State's 71-56 loss to the Florida Gators.
The Longhorns are 16-0 on their home court. Texas is 24-2 when it has fewer
turnovers than its opponents and averages 11.0 turnovers per game.
The Bulldogs are 5-8 in SEC play. Mississippi State averages 77.1 points while
outscoring opponents by 11.8 points per game.
Texas' average of 4.0 made 3-pointers per game is 2.7 fewer made shots on
average than the 6.7 per game Mississippi State allows. Mississippi State
scores 20.7 more points per game (77.1) than Texas allows (56.4).
The Longhorns and Bulldogs square off Sunday for the first time in SEC play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Madison Booker is scoring 18.6 points per game and averaging
6.4 rebounds for the Longhorns. Jordan Lee is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers
over the last 10 games.
Francis is averaging 13.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 2.7 blocks for
the Bulldogs. Kharyssa Richardson is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Longhorns: 7-3, averaging 74.5 points, 33.4 rebounds, 15.1
assists, 9.9 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 63.9 points per game.
Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 71.9 points, 35.5 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 7.0 steals
and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 77.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
