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How to Watch
When: 2:30 pm EST
Where: HTC Center; Conway, SC
TV: ESPN2
Streaming: WatchESPN
Bets are On
Villanova is favored by -6.5 according to OddsShark.
Noteworthy Juice
The No. 17 Villanova Wildcats are here to amp up that Friday feeling, meeting the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the next tier of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
For ‘Nova, yesterday’s match-up against Middle Tennessee State was a complete show of Wildcat dominance. Seven different Villanova players were successful from the three-point line. Sophomore Cole Swider came off the bench to drop both a team and career-high 26 points. Junior Collin Gillespie joined Swider in point production, making 16 points and seven assists. Interestingly, Gillespie had a clear affinity for shots beyond the arc—of his total seven shots, six came from three. Expect Jay Wright’s squad to continue splashing threes this afternoon.
Mississippi State enters the HTC Center 5-0, beating Tulane yesterday 80-66. This will be the second meeting between Mississippi State and Villanova—’Nova currently leads the all-time series 1-0.