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Mississippi State Bulldogs
RECORD: 25 - 3 REGION: Atlanta  SEED: 2
COACH: Rick Stansbury CONFERENCE: SEC
RESULTS| STATS| HISTORY | MESSAGE BOARD | MISSISSIPPI STATE INSIDER

Road to the Final Four  ...................................................................................

PREVIOUS GAMES LEADERS
OPPONENT ROUND RESULT POINTSREBOUNDSASSISTS
Monmouth 1st Round W 85 - 52 Roberts 19 Vincent 11 Bowers 9
Xavier 2nd Round L 89 - 74 Chalmers 31 Myles 14 2 tied at 5


REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
Points Per Game 74.5 Rebounds Per Game 41.5
Assists Per Game 12.3 Steals Per Game 6.8
Blocks Per Game 10.5 Turnovers Per Game 13.5
Field Goal % .456 Free Throw % .682
3-Point % .394 3-Pointers Per Game 1.3


Will lose when ...
Roberts is contained and the Bulldogs get cold from the perimeter.

Famous Last Words
This team has conjured up images of State's 1996 Final Four team. It can happen again.

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TO THIS POINT    
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How They Got Here: A No. 1 seed slipped through the Bulldogs' hands in a SEC quarterfinal loss to Vanderbilt ... in overtime, no less. But what MSU accomplished as a No. 2 seed makes it very dangerous the next few weeks. No team was better on the road than the Bulldogs, who went 13-0 away from Starkville. It lost to Kentucky on a buzzer-beater and avenged a stunning loss at home to Alabama a week later in Tuscaloosa. Aside from its SEC success, the Bulldogs also beat NCAA teams UAB and Xavier during an 11-0 nonconference.

PLAYER TO WATCH      
Lawrence Roberts | F | Junior
Sure, you figured the transfer from Baylor would make an impact, but his play elevated the Bulldogs to a whole new level. The SEC Player of the Year has dominated in the paint this season, averaging 10.4 rebounds and 17 points. The Bulldogs would be wise to ride his wide shoulders in the tourney.

ROSTER
NO NAME HT WT YR  PPG RPG APG MPG FG% FT% 3PT%
4 Lawrence Roberts 6-9  240 Sr 17.010.41.333.0.521.628.257
15 Timmy Bowers 6-2  190 Sr 15.34.04.735.6.407.747.360
23 Winsome Frazier G-F  6-4  180 Sr 13.53.91.432.2.422.793.341
21 Shane Power G-F  6-5  210 Sr 9.44.31.529.3.486.776.457
32 Branden Vincent 6-8  240 Sr 7.07.31.830.3.513.561.000
50 Marcus Campbell 7-0  270 Sr 6.44.00.113.3.563.618.000
0 Gary Ervin 6-0  182 Sr 5.11.02.518.8.417.623.333
25 Wesley Morgan 7-2  240 Sr 2.11.60.13.51.000.375.000
14 Dennis Buse 6-0  185 Sr 1.30.00.21.6.556.000.556
22 Dietric Slater G-F  6-3  200 Sr 1.20.50.35.3.409.400.000
34 Lincoln Smith 6-9  265 Sr 1.10.70.14.8.429.727.000
41 Piotr Stelmach 6-9  240 Sr 0.70.90.13.2.4551.000.000
10 Errol Bennett 6-1  185 Sr 0.40.00.21.8.333.000.000
3 Billy Begley 6-1  190 Sr 0.40.60.01.2.500.000.000
20 Michael Boler G-F  6-5  190 Jr 0.30.60.32.0.143.500.000



LAST 5 GAMES LEADERS
OPPONENT RESULT POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS
@ AlabamaW, 82-81Bowers 20Roberts 21Bowers 8
AuburnW, 105-91Frazier 26Roberts 15Bowers 8
@ VanderbiltW, 72-69Roberts 18Roberts 142 tied at 3
LSUW, 84-58Roberts 14Vincent 9Bowers 6
AlabamaL, 77-73Roberts 23Vincent 10Bowers 4


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