Mississippi State Bulldogs (20-11, 8-10 SEC) vs. Florida Gators (16-15, 9-9 SEC)
Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Gators play the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the SEC Tournament.
The Gators are 9-9 against SEC opponents and 7-6 in non-conference play. Florida has a 1-4 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Bulldogs are 8-10 against SEC teams. Mississippi State ranks sixth in the SEC scoring 32.6 points per game in the paint led by Tolu Smith averaging 11.2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Colin Castleton is scoring 16.0 points per game with 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists for the Gators. Riley Kugel is averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games for Florida.
Smith is averaging 15.4 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Shakeel Moore is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games for Mississippi State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gators: 4-6, averaging 72.9 points, 29.4 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.3 points per game.
Bulldogs: 7-3, averaging 67.9 points, 32.4 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
