Saturday, January 23
College Station, Texas
3:00 PM
Missouri
at
#10 Texas A&M
Road Trip to No. 10 Texas A&M on Saturday for @MizzouHoops
1/22/2016 9:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Tigers at Aggies tips off at 3 p.m., Saturday on the SEC Network
| Opponent | Location | Day/Time | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| at No. 10 Texas A&M | Reed Arena | Saturday, Jan. 23 3 p.m. | TV: SEC Network |
#ZOUNotes
- Mizzou Men's Basketball (8-10, 1-4) heads to No. 10 Texas A&M (16-2, 6-0) on Saturday, Jan. 23, with a 3 p.m. tipoff set for broadcast on the SEC Network.
- Junior guard Wes Clark has reset his career scoring mark three times this season, with his latest 20-point outing (26 points at No. 19 South Carolina, Jan. 16) the most recent effort of note.
- Clark has done well in his last two showings vs. Texas A&M, averaging 16.5 points, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game.
- Head coach Kim Anderson's squad is looking for its second conference win of the season after their decisive, 76-61 victory over Auburn (Jan. 9).
- Freshman forward Kevin Puryear surpassed the 200-point mark vs. Georgia (Jan. 20), tying as the sixth-fastest freshman to that mark in program history.
- Puryear leads the Tigers in scoring in overall games this season with his 11.5 points per game.
Last Time Out
- Mizzou (8-10, 1-4 SEC) fought back in the second half, but ultimately fell 60-57 to Georgia (10-6, 3-3 SEC) inside Mizzou Arena (Jan. 20).
- The Tigers held Georgia to 1-of-9 from the three-point line in the first half, the lowest percentage (11 percent) any team has shot against Mizzou in a half since March 5, 2013 (Arkansas 1-15, 6.7 percent).
- Freshman forward Kevin Puryear was 2-of-2 from the free throw line, improving to 20-of-22 (90.9 percent) from the line in SEC play this season, the second-highest mark in the conference.
- Puryear scored 10 points in the game, the 12th time he has scored in double-digits in 18 games this season.
- In the first half, Puryear notched his 200th point as a Tiger. Puryear reached 200 points in 18 games, tying as the sixth fastest freshman to 200 points in program history.
- Freshman guard Terrence Phillips tied his season-high for three-pointers made with three, the fourth time this season he has connected on three triples in a game.
- Sophomore guard Tramaine Isabell set a career-high for field goals attempts with 10.
- Isabell matched his steal career-high total with 2 steals on the night.
Rosburg Shooting Conference Lights Out
- Senior forward Ryan Rosburg shot 3-of-4 from the field vs. Georgia (Jan. 20) improving to 14-of-16 from the field in Southeastern Conference play (87.5 percent).
- That mark was boosted by Rosburg's career-best six field goal makes (out of six attempts) at No. 19 South Carolina (Jan. 16). The effort led to 12 points for his highest scoring output of the season.
- Rosburg has yet to miss more than one field goal attempt in a conference game this season (1-of-2 at Georgia, Jan. 6; 3-of-4 vs. Georgia, Jan. 20).
Digging In at the Line
- Mizzou has seen improvement at the free line this season, shooting 70.9 percent (287-of-405) thus far in the 2015-16 campaign. Four Tigers are currently shooting better than 75.0-percent from the line, led by the strong charity stripe presence of freshman forward Kevin Puryear (82.4 percent, 61-of-74).
- Last season, Mizzou finished with a 66.0-percent FT mark, with only two Tigers shooting above the 75.0-percent mark.
Last Time vs. Texas A&M
- Both Wes Clark and Jakeenan Gant had good showings in Mizzou's last tussle with Texas A&M (Feb. 7, 2015). Clark led the Tigers with his 15 points (5-of-11 FG, 1-of-5 3PT, 4-of-5 FT), while also dishing out six assists. Gant dropped in 10 points coming off the bench, shooting an efficient 4-of-5 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line.
- Mizzou faced a 38-31 deficit at the halftime break, but was unable to keep pace with the Aggies in the second half, eventually falling by a score of 83-61. The final rebounding margin edged slightly in Texas A&M's favor at 27-26.
Last Time at Texas A&M
- Texas A&M fought back from a seven-point Mizzou halftime lead (31-24) to win 62-50 on Jan. 21, 2015, in the Tigers' last trip to College Station.
- Then-sophomore guard Wes Clark led the way for the Tigers with 18 points, hitting on 7-of-11 field goal attempts with especially strong outside shooting (4-of-6 3PT).
More About Texas A&M
- Texas A&M (16-2, 6-0) have jumped out to a perfect start in Southeastern Conference play thanks in large part to the play of senior guard/forward Jalen Jones, who has averaged 20.7 points per game against league opponents. Joining Jones in double-figure scoring has been senior guard Danuel House (15.2).
- Aggies head coach Billy Kennedy has coached his squad to an 11-0 record at home inside Reed Arena this season.
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