March 3, 2026Updated 8:15 pm EST
The Mississippi State Bulldogs (13-16, 5-11 SEC) will try to stop a three-game losing streak when they visit the No. 5 Florida Gators (23-6, 14-2 SEC) on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The game airs at 8 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
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Stats to know
Florida averages 87.1 points per game (12th in college basketball) while allowing 71.4 per outing (112th in college basketball). It has a +456 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 15.7 points per game.
Florida hits 7.6 three-pointers per game (195th in college basketball), 1.1 more than its opponents (6.5). It is shooting 30.7% from deep (333rd in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 32.0%.
Mississippi State is being outscored by 2.6 points per game, with a -76 scoring differential overall. It puts up 77.7 points per game (138th in college basketball), and gives up 80.3 per contest (335th in college basketball).
Mississippi State connects on 8.2 three-pointers per game (141st in college basketball) at a 32.3% rate (274th in college basketball), compared to the 8.3 its opponents make, shooting 32.8% from beyond the arc.
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