Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-1) at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-8)

Princess Anne, Maryland; Friday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State faces Maryland-Eastern Shore after Jerkaila Jordan scored 23 points in Mississippi State's 78-70 win over the UL Monroe Warhawks.

The Hawks are 3-1 on their home court. Maryland-Eastern Shore is second in the MEAC with 23.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Ce'Nara Skanes averaging 4.0.

The Bulldogs are 2-1 on the road. Mississippi State has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.

Maryland-Eastern Shore's average of 3.3 made 3-pointers per game is 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 5.8 per game Mississippi State gives up. Mississippi State scores 18.8 more points per game (78.3) than Maryland-Eastern Shore gives up (59.5).

TOP PERFORMERS: Zamara Haynes is shooting 37.4% and averaging 12.8 points for the Hawks.

Debreasha Powe is shooting 48.3% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 10.1 points.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 3-7, averaging 56.1 points, 35.2 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 10.3 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 37.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.8 points per game.

Bulldogs: 9-1, averaging 76.6 points, 40.3 rebounds, 17.7 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 52.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.