Mississippi St. (32-1) will play Nicholls St. (19-13) this Saturday, March 17th. The game is set to tip-off at 6:00pm ET and the game will be playing live on ESPN2, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial).
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Full Regional Predictions:
Albany Region: Can Anyone Beat UConn?
Lexington Region: Cardinal over Cardinals?
Kansas City Region: Hail State All the Way?
Spokane Region: Another 1 Seed Goes Down
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Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| Mississippi State | Nicholls |
|---|---|
| Blair Schaefer (G) | Cassidy Barrios (G) |
| Morgan William (G) | Tia Charles (G) |
| Roshunda Johnson (G) | Airi Hamilton (G) |
| Victoria Vivians (G) | Tykeria Williams (G) |
| Teaira McCowan (C) | Marina Lilly (C) |
Mississippi St. Game Summary
Mississippi State lost their last game against South Carolina on Sunday, March 4th, 62-51. South Carolina's A'Ja Wilson led her team to a win with a team-high 16 points. She went 6 for 15 from the field, shooting 40%. In 33 minutes, A'Ja collected 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks with 2 turnovers. Although Mississippi State was defeated, Victoria Vivians fought to keep her team in the game with 17 points, shooting 35% from the field (making 7 of 20 attempts). In 33 minutes, she added 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block and 1 three with 1 turnover.
Nicholls St. Game Summary
Nicholls won their last game against Stephen F. Austin, 69-65 on Sunday, March 11th. Nicholls' Cassidy Barrios scored a team-high 22 points in the win, hitting 7 of 13 shots from the field for a 53.8% field goal percentage. In 40 minutes, she collected 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 threes with 5 turnovers. Chanell Hayes led Stephen F. Austin's team in scoring with 17 points, while shooting 53.8% from the field (making 7 of 13 attempts). In 33 minutes, Hayes added 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 threes with 3 turnovers.
Prediction
Mississippi State: 88
Nicholls: 65
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Season Averages
- 3383.438.5––15.93.79.011.047.439.073.9
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3265.036.0––12.32.511.217.740.030.071.7
