Long Island University Sharks at Mississippi State Bulldogs

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Long Island University Sharks

6-4, 4-3 Away

Mississippi State Bulldogs

5-5, 3-1 Home

LIU visits Mississippi State after McGhee's 29-point showing

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Long Island Sharks (6-4) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-5)

Starkville, Mississippi; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State hosts LIU after Ja'Borri McGhee scored 29 points in Mississippi State's 82-74 victory against the Utah Utes.

The Bulldogs are 3-1 in home games. Mississippi State is 1-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Sharks have gone 4-3 away from home. LIU is seventh in the NEC with 13.0 assists per game led by Malachi Davis averaging 3.4.

Mississippi State averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.9 more made shots than the 6.7 per game LIU allows. LIU averages 76.0 points per game, 2.1 fewer than the 78.1 Mississippi State gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Hubbard averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 20.4 points while shooting 33.8% from beyond the arc. Jayden Epps is shooting 48.0% and averaging 16.3 points.

Davis is averaging 15.8 points, 3.4 assists and 1.7 steals for the Sharks. Greg Gordon is averaging 15.5 points.

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Mississippi State: 95.9%

Long Island University: 4.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

LIU		MSST
W2	Streak	W1
79.4	Points Against	78.1
76.0	Points Per Game	78.7
49	Field Goal %	45
38	Three Point %	32
34.1	Rebounds Per Game	40.4
13.0	Assists Per Game	13.2
5.3	Blocks Per Game	4.5
9.0	Steals Per Game	6.8
0.6	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.2
15.8	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.9
79.4	Points Against	78.1

Game Information

Humphrey Coliseum

Location: Starkville, MS
Capacity:

2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Central Connecticut	0-0	-	6-4
Long Island University	0-0	-	6-4
Le Moyne	0-0	-	5-5
New Haven	0-0	-	5-6
Mercyhurst	0-0	-	4-7
Wagner	0-0	-	3-6
Stonehill	0-0	-	3-8
Fairleigh Dickinson	0-0	-	2-8
Chicago State	0-0	-	2-9
Saint Francis	0-0	-	2-9

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Vanderbilt	0-0	-	10-0
Georgia	0-0	-	9-1
LSU	0-0	-	9-1
Missouri	0-0	-	10-2
Arkansas	0-0	-	8-2
Auburn	0-0	-	8-3
Texas A&M	0-0	-	8-3
Alabama	0-0	-	7-3
Oklahoma	0-0	-	7-3
South Carolina	0-0	-	7-3
Tennessee	0-0	-	7-3
Kentucky	0-0	-	7-4
Texas	0-0	-	7-4
Florida	0-0	-	6-4
Ole Miss	0-0	-	6-4
Mississippi State	0-0	-	5-5