During the post game press conference after the Mississippi State basketball team lost to the Tennessee Vols, coach Ben Howland said he was going to live and die by man-to-man defense for the rest of the season. It’s understandable since the Bulldogs ability to guard the three point shot has been virtually nonexistent. Here is what opposing teams have done to Mississippi State behind the three point arc since SEC play began.
- Texas A&M: 9-27 (not awful)
- Arkansas: 16-24 (pathetic)
- Kentucky: 9-23 (not good)
- Tennessee: 10-23 (terrible
If you want to know just how bad that is, SEC teams are shooting 44-97 from three point range.