South Carolina vs Mississippi State
Day: Sunday
Date:April 2, 2017
Loc: Dallas, Texas
Time: Approx. 6:00
TV: ESPN2
TV: ESPN2
1 Seed South Carolina 2 Seed Mississippi State
32-4 34-4
Stat by Stat Comparison
Leader is bolded
Leader is bolded
South Carolina Mississippi State
77.0 Points Per Game 76.8
57.0 Opp Points Per Game 57.2
.479 Field Goal % .450
.356 Opp Field Goal % .392
.338 3 Point Field Goal % .353
.269 Opp 3 Point Field Goal % .278
.718 Free Throw % .728
38.9 Rebounds Per Game 38.3
32.7 Opp Rebounds Per Game 31.4
15.2 Assists Per Game 15.0
12.7 Turnovers Per Game 12.8
1.2 Assists/Turnover Ratio 1.2
1.2 Assists/Turnover Ratio 1.2
8.6 Steals Per Game 8.4
5.6 Blocks Per Game 4.0
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS
Head Coach
Vic Schaefer
Schaefer, a veteran coach of 31 seasons, came to Starkville with the blueprints to crafting Mississippi State into a championship program. In just his third season he added a major building block as the Bulldogs enjoyed a record-setting 2014-15 campaign that earned him SEC Coach of the Year honors from the Associated Press, co-Coach of the Year accolades from his league peers and Naismith National Coach of the Year semifinalist honors.
If you want to see a show in a show, train your eye on Vic Schaefer on the sidelines. He is so intense, 100% of the time. When he extols his team to run after a rebound, he runs down the sideline, spinning his arm in a circle. And his looks when a ref makes a call he doesn't like is priceless. He always looks at the replay and then points to the scoreboard when yelling at the ref.
If you want to see a show in a show, train your eye on Vic Schaefer on the sidelines. He is so intense, 100% of the time. When he extols his team to run after a rebound, he runs down the sideline, spinning his arm in a circle. And his looks when a ref makes a call he doesn't like is priceless. He always looks at the replay and then points to the scoreboard when yelling at the ref.
Mississippi State Starters
35 Victoria Vivians
6'1" Junior Guard
MPG 28.8, FG% .376, 3PT% .283, PPG 16.3, RPG 4.2, APG 1.5
2 Morgan William
5'5" Junior Guard
MPG 28.4, FG% .473, 3PT% .377, PPG 10.9, RPG 2.1, APG 4.6
15 Teaira McGowan
6'7" Sophomore Center
MPG 19.4, FG% .575, 3PT% .000, PPG 8.7, RPG 7.0, APG 0.2
3 Breanna Richardson
6'1" Senior Forward
MPG 22.2, FG% .521, 3PT% .278, PPG 5.6, RPG 4.9, APG 1.3
00 Dominique Dillingham
5'9" Senior Guard
MPG 28.3, FG% .383, 3PT% .368, PPG 6.7, RPG 2.7, APG 1.8
Mississippi State Bench
01 Blair Schaefer
5'7" Junior Guard
MPG 14.4, FG% .365, 3PT% .402, PPG 5.2, RPG 1.1, APG 0.5
45 Chinwe Okorie
6'5" Senior Center
MPG 18.9, FG% .558, 3PT% .000, PPG 7.7, RPG 5.5, APG .1
13 Ketara Chapel
6'1" Senior Forward
MPG 16.2, FG% .484, 3PT% .600, PPG 3.0, RPG 2.3, APG 1.0
11 Roshunda Johnson
5'7" RS Junior Guard
MPG 13.4, FG% .442, 3PT% .441, PPG 6.6, RPG 1.6, APG 0.6
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SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS
Head Coach Dawn Staley
At the helm of the Gamecocks over the last eight seasons, Staley has been named National Coach of the Year (2014, Basketball Times), a Naismith National Coach of the Year Finalist (2014, 2015, 2016), SEC Coach of the Year (2014, Coaches and AP; 2015, Coaches; 2016, Coaches and AP) and BCA Female Coach of the Year (2012). Under Staley's leadership, four Gamecocks have collected eight All-America selections, two have picked up three SEC Player of the Year honors, two have earned SEC Defensive Player of the Year recognition, one has been the SEC 6th Player of the Year and three were named SEC Freshman of the Year. She has coached 10 Gamecocks who earned All-SEC honors a combined 19 times, including nine first-team selections, and two Gamecocks have been selected in the WNBA Draft in the last two seasons, including 2016 selection Tiffany Mitchell who became the third first-round selection for South Carolina.
South Carolina Starters
22 A'ja Wilson
6'5" Junior Forward
6'5" Junior Forward
2016-17: MPG 28.0, FG% .592, 3PT% .000, FT% .749, PPG 17.9, RPG 7.4, APG 1.7
52 Tyasha Harris
5'10" Freshman Guard
2016-17: MPG 25.8, FG% .435, 3PT% .333, FT% .667, PPG 5.5, RPG 1.9, APG 3.2
20 Allisha Gray
6' Junior Guard
2016-17: MPG 28.5, FG% .512, 3PT% .321, FT% .725, PPG 12.9, RPG 4.7, APG 2.7
3 Kaela Davis
6'2" Junior Guard
2016-17: MPG 27.6, FG% .385, 3PT% .358, FT% .804, PPG 13.0, RPG 3.7, APG 2.3
1 Bianca Cuevas
5'6" Junior Guard
2016-17: MPG 23.1, FG% .387, 3PT% .371, FT% .788, PPG 8.4, RPG 1.8, APG 1.9
South Carolina Bench
4 Doniya Cliney
6'0" RS Sophomore Guard
2016-17: MPG 18.0, FG% .425, 3PT% .318, FT% .568, PPG 2.9, RPG 2.9, APG 1.1
21 Mikiah Herbert Harrigan
6'2" Freshman Forward
2016-17: MPG 16.8, FG% .466, 3PT% .250, FT% .706, PPG 5.0, RPG 3.4, APG .5
OUT FOR THE GAME
41 Alana Coates
6'4" Senior Center
Coates has missed the entire NCAA tournament.
2016-17: MPG 26.8, FG% .670, 3PT% .000, FT% .651, PPG 12.9, RPG 10.7, APG 1.6
Game Analysis
This game is really a toss up to me. Mississippi State is playing their best ball of the season and clearly are coming in off a huge high after upsetting UConn (and all their fans). They also have enough size to keep A'ja Wilson somewhat under control.
In the first matchup, SC won 64-61 and the game came down to a few plays at the end. A missed free throw by Vivians rattled out and MSU rebounded the miss. They missed a chance to go ahead when Schaefer missed a three pointer and Wilson added to her season high 26 points with 2 free throws for the final margin. That game could have gone either way.
The second matchup MSU had a 5 point lead heading into the fourth quarter and then forgot how to score. They were outscored 19-4 in the quarter by the Gamecocks. Great fourth quarter defense but seriously? Four points?
This game should be an interesting matchup. Wilson has been terrific in both games. South Carolina's Davis was the hero of the second game with 23 points, in one of her best performances of the season.
MSU's McGowan has had her way in the paint against SC. She had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the second game. But foul trouble has hindered her performance.
William vs Cuevas Moore should be great. Two small and quick guards. But I love William's game and leadership skills in this one.
Vivians has been terrific in the tournament. My guess is that Davis covers her. Can she do it without foul issues?
In the first matchup, SC won 64-61 and the game came down to a few plays at the end. A missed free throw by Vivians rattled out and MSU rebounded the miss. They missed a chance to go ahead when Schaefer missed a three pointer and Wilson added to her season high 26 points with 2 free throws for the final margin. That game could have gone either way.
The second matchup MSU had a 5 point lead heading into the fourth quarter and then forgot how to score. They were outscored 19-4 in the quarter by the Gamecocks. Great fourth quarter defense but seriously? Four points?
This game should be an interesting matchup. Wilson has been terrific in both games. South Carolina's Davis was the hero of the second game with 23 points, in one of her best performances of the season.
MSU's McGowan has had her way in the paint against SC. She had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the second game. But foul trouble has hindered her performance.
William vs Cuevas Moore should be great. Two small and quick guards. But I love William's game and leadership skills in this one.
Vivians has been terrific in the tournament. My guess is that Davis covers her. Can she do it without foul issues?
Final Prediction
This is a tough game to call. You have evidence in the fact that SC is up 2-0 this year on MSU. But it's really hard to beat a team three times in a season when they are evenly matched.
I'm going to go with MSU in this one in another low scoring affair. The first one to 60 will win
I'm going to go with MSU in this one in another low scoring affair. The first one to 60 will win
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