No. 14 Mississippi State and unranked Vanderbilt hope to keep seven-game winning streaks alive when the teams meet Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn.Both squads opened Southeastern Conference play with wins in different fashions.For the Bulldogs (13-1, 1-0), that was an 85-50 demolition of South Carolina at home. That marked a season low in points allowed, leaving coach Chris Jans pleased afterwards.”When we’re at our best, we’re very active on the ball, handsy, we’ve got frenetic activity off the ball and they’re all wired and bought in,” Jans said on Saturday. “And when we are lethargic and not in stances, which obviously we’ve done a ton this particular season, we’re just getting exposed.”Hopefully this will make them feel good about what we’ve been trying to preach to them and get them to buy in even more, this group, so that we can play that style of basketball.”When Mississippi State is on, the Bulldogs are tough to beat. They’ve registered some of the country’s most impressive wins, including a 90-57 beatdown of then-No. 18 Pitt on Dec. 4 and a 79-66 victory at then-No. 21 Memphis 17 days later.The Bulldogs have also had spells of underwhelming play in wins over Prairie View A&M (91-84 on Dec. 8) and McNeese State (66-63).Guard Josh Hubbard is the headliner on offense, leading the team in points (17.7), free-throw percentage (86.4 percent) and 3-pointers made (46) while topping 20 points six times this season. He and Claudell Harris (10.9 ppg) form a veteran backcourt that will be a key in this game.Defensively, the 6-foot-10 KeShawn Murphy (10.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.3 blocks per game) and 6-foot-7 Cameron Matthews (7.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.6 spg), one of the SEC’s most versatile players for the second consecutive year, are the guys who make the Bulldogs go.Mississippi State’s veteran composure — they’re 6-1 away from home — could come in handy on Tuesday.The Commodores (13-1, 1-0), who rank fourth nationally in steal rate (15 percent), have also had success being “handsy” on defense. Five players — Tyler Tanner (2.4 steals per game), Grant Huffman (1.7), Chris Manon (1.6), AJ Hoggard (1.5) and Jason Edwards (1.1) — average more than a steal per game.