MU-CU Notes
1/29/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 29, 2004
+ Mizzou falls to 8-8 on the year and 3-3 in the Big 12. They are 5-3 at home, 3-3 on the road and 0-2 in neutral court games. CU improves to 11-6 on the year and 3-3 as well in the Big 12.
+ The Tigers have lost two straight to the Buffaloes in Boulder, but still lead the series with CU, 88-49.
+ The game, which was not televised, is the only Tiger game this year to not be televised.
+ Senior Arthur Johnson led Mizzou with 19 points, 16 of which came in the second half. He was 9-of-12 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line. He also pulled down six boards on the night.
+ Freshman Thomas Gardner started the third game of his career. He scored 11 points (all in the first half) on 4-of-8 shooting including 3-of-6 from three.
+ Senior Travon Bryant reached double figures in scoring for the ninth time this season. He scored 13 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds while handing out five assists. He canned 3-of-4 three-point attempts and also had a block on the night.
+ The Tiger bench outscored the CU bench on the night, 15-7. Freshman Linas Kleiza highlight the MU reserves performance scoring 10 points before leaving the contest late in the game with a separated right shoulder.
+ With his 19-point, six rebound performance, Arthur Johnson now has scored 1,487 points and is currently in 11th on the Mizzou All-Time Scoring charts. He needs just 12 points to move into the Top 10. He also moved into a tie for third on the Mizzou career rebounds chart with 979 boards. He needs just 75 boards to become the Tigers' All-Time rebounds leader.'
+ Rickey Paulding's nine-point, four-rebound, four-assist night gives him 1,475 career-points and he remains in 12th on the All-Time Mizzou Scoring charts.
+ You could argue that the game was won at the free throw line as the Buffaloes hit 23-of-36 from the free throw line while the Tigers were just 3-of-6 from the line.
+ After turning the ball over nine times in the first half, Mizzou gave the ball up only three times in the second stanza for a total of 12 giveaways. CU turned the ball over 16 times, marking the first time the Tigers have turned the ball over less than their opponent and lost (they are now 5-1 on the year when that happens.)
+ The Tigers were 7-of-12 in the first half from three, but managed only 4-of-20 from behind the arc in the second half.
+ Mizzou falls to 2-5 this season when trying 20 or more three pointers in a contest and 1-4 on the year when outrebounded (41-30 by the Buffs on Wednesday.)
+ Mizzou returns home on Saturday to take on Kansas State with tip set for 6 p.m. CST on ESPN+. The Tigers are looking for back-to-back wins for the first time since early December. Mizzou has dominated the series of late, winning seven of their last eight over KSU and 19 in a row over Kansas State in Columbia.
