Northwestern/Mississippi State
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Any team with solid guard play can give NW problems. Miss State guards are running circles around NW's backcourt, which is the game's difference. NW can't play man-to-man against teams with several ballhandlers as they can create their shots. NW doesn't have the foot speed to stay in front. Watch NW play zone against us.
Miss State is athletic and has a lot of one-on-one action. Miss State's (Fr.) Hubbard (5'9) is a pure scorer. He'll beat you off the bounce, from outside, and is strong while playing bigger than his size. As Hubbard goes, so does Miss State. Hubbard is responsible for half of their points.
Miss State is athletic and has a lot of one-on-one action. Miss State's (Fr.) Hubbard (5'9) is a pure scorer. He'll beat you off the bounce, from outside, and is strong while playing bigger than his size. As Hubbard goes, so does Miss State. Hubbard is responsible for half of their points.
The guard Hubbard is the all-time leading scorer for the state of Mississippi in High School basketball. He did a year of prep before enrolling at Miss State. The key for Rutgers is to contain/slow Hubbard down. Without his scoring, Miss State is below average. When Hubbard is scoring, it opens up the floor for everyone else. That is a tall task.
Hubbard is a Top 100 range kid in the 2023 class......Mississippi State clearly looks like the best OOC opponent we have played in a while.
Does the Big 10 have ANY quality OOC wins this year?
Conference is quite mediocre with exception of Purdue and Michigan State
Conference is quite mediocre with exception of Purdue and Michigan State
Weakest early season by the B1G that I can remember. Usually, they don’t tank until March so maybe it will be the opposite this year
. They did split the Gavitt games but Purdue and Michigan State were both home and UConn didn’t play.But it's a great casino to stay at and I don't have to pay for rooms.
The B1G is looking mediocre rn. That could change during Feast Week games
A B1G "watcher" that I talk with thinks that the B1G will be "lucky" to get 5 teams in the tournament this year.
I think that's a harsh assessment but time will tell.
I wouldn't call the B1G mediocre as much as reality has caught up with perception. Also, there are fewer dominating programs than there once were due to several factors. You have NIL and the transfer portal, which causes players to jump from program to program. Add the G-League, which has an impact to a lesser degree than the NIL but still affects college basketball. This goes for all college basketball, not just the B1G being suspect.The B1G is looking mediocre rn. That could change during Feast Week games
A B1G "watcher" that I talk with thinks that the B1G will be "lucky" to get 5 teams in the tournament this year.
I think that's a harsh assessment but time will tell.
Miss St will be a tough game for RU.
I’m curious to see if RU fans can fill up the lower level at The Rock.
I’m curious to see if RU fans can fill up the lower level at The Rock.
Yeah, unfortunately, I think we will be lucky to put 5,000 in the stands on 12/23 against a non-"name" opponent (even though Miss. State is really good). But I suppose the fact that it is a Saturday will help.
Maybe the B1G isn't as bad as we thought. Purdue took care of Gonzaga. Indiana put Louisville away and Wisconsin is doing a number on a ranked UVA team.
Purdue and Wisconsin picked up good wins. Louisville is awful. They got a one-point struggle win over a UMBC team that lost to Marist.
LMK if you see anything.
I’ll be up in Jerz and prob gonna see both the RU and NJD games that day
When it comes to Indiana, it is a big deal.
Bobby Knight isn't walking through the doors at IU ever again. Someone forgot to tell them yesteryear want their memories back. 
Purdue takes down Tennessee. They are the class of the B1G again. Let's go for the trifecta of upsetting them 3 years in a row as the #1 ranked team
25% off expires tonight
Code is STEALS
RU vs Miss St
Prudential Center
12/23
Noon
Behind the basket is $30 without the code
It’s sure nice to see these 4 teams from the “B1G East” down as the bottom 4 in the conference standings right now:
Michigan 4-3
Penn State 4-3
Maryland 3-3
MSU 3-3 (what happened here!??)
Michigan 4-3
Penn State 4-3
Maryland 3-3
MSU 3-3 (what happened here!??)
Mississippi State at Georgia Tech in the ACC/SEC Challenge tonight November 28, 7 PM, on the ACC channel.