The Morning Bell: Sunday, December 3, 2023

Your daily briefing on what’s going on with Mississippi State sports, and how to keep up with the Bulldogs.

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Today’s Schedule

Women's Basketball: Mississippi State at Chattanooga, 1 p.m., Live Audio

Men's Basketball: Southern at Mississippi State, 3 p.m. CT, SEC Network, Live Video, Live Stats

Bulldogs Results

No games scheduled

Did You Notice?

• Before losing to Georgia Tech, the men's basketball team had won its first six games by an average of 16.7 points.

• State was out-rebounded for the first time this season, 45-43. However, the Bulldogs scored 13 of the game’s 18 points on second-chance opportunities.

• Sunday's opponent, Southern, is 1-6, but has played TCU (Big 12), Arizona (Pac-12), Illinois (Big Ten) and Marquette (Big East). Tai'Reon Joseph is the team's top scorer (17.9 points). while Jordan Johnson is coming off a 21-point effort at Marquette. 

• Women's basketball ranks second nationally with only 11.0 fouls per game. 

• Chattanooga is off to a 7-1 start this season under second-year head coach Shawn Poppie. Guard Jada Guinn is averaging a team-high 17.3 points per game and has scored 10-plus points in all eight games. Reigning Southern Conference Freshman of the Year Raven Thompson adds 14.8 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game.

Countdown to the Start of Baseball Season

76 Days

Quote of the Day:

"I am convinced Starkville is one of the key cities for the federal government's Witness Protection Program. Why? Well, for starters there are over a dozen Italian restaurants there. Do the math."

— Skip Bertman, former baseball coach and athletic director at LSU

We’ll Leave You with This…

Mississippi State wide receiver Tulu Griffin is expected to enter the NFL draft, sources tell @247sports.

Griffin, whom other teams had been monitoring as a potential transfer portal option, posted 50 catches, 658 yards and four touchdowns this season.https://t.co/jflo1XsCJ2 pic.twitter.com/1i3VIgdKNj

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 2, 2023

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