Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-0) vs. South Florida Bulls (4-3)
George Town, Cayman Islands; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State and South Florida square off in George Town, Cayman Islands.
The Bulls are 4-3 in non-conference play. South Florida is eighth in the AAC with 23.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Carla Brito averaging 4.4.
The Bulldogs have a 7-0 record against non-conference oppponents. Mississippi State has a 6-0 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
South Florida scores 63.6 points, 18.6 more per game than the 45.0 Mississippi State gives up. Mississippi State has shot at a 47.3% clip from the field this season, 7.5 percentage points higher than the 39.8% shooting opponents of South Florida have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sammie Puisis is shooting 42.4% and averaging 14.4 points for the Bulls.
Eniya Russell is averaging 14.6 points and four assists for the Bulldogs.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.