STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball program had its second student-athlete notch a double-double this season as Arecko Gipson went for 10 points and 10 boards in a 82-52 loss.

What You Need to Know:
 
•   Score: (RV) Mississippi State 82 | Mississippi Valley State 52

•    Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-9, 0-0 SWAC) | Mississippi State (8-0, 0-0 SEC)
 
•    Location: Starkville, Mississippi – Humphrey Coliseum
 
•    Series History: Mississippi State Leads 7-0
 
•    Winning Streak: Mississippi State (W7) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: N/A
 
•    All-Time History vs. SEC Opponents: SEC Leads 39-0
 
Mississippi Valley State Top Performers:
 

• Gipson recorded his first double-double as a Devil with a season/game-high ten boards and 10 points while securing a season/team-best five assists on 40% shooting (4-of-10).

 

• Danny Washington had one of his best offensive efforts of the young season, dropping a tied for team-best 14 points while setting personal-highs for both field goals (5) and three-pointers (3). The East Mississippi Community College transfer shot 45.5% for the day (5-for-11) and 3-of-4 from distance (75%)

 

• Kadar Waller set a new career benchmark with four field goals made plus a season-best 12 points, making half of his eight shot attempts.

 

• Terry Collins kept his double-figure scoring streak intact, tying Washington for the team lead of 14 on top of a pair of steals.

 

• Ernest Minton was responsible for Valley's lone block, his fourth rejection of 2022-23.

 
Valley State will head to the Midwestern Plains, facing the Shockera of Wichita State in "The Roundhouse" on Tuesday, December 13 at 7 p.m. central time.

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