@MizzouHoops Hits Road for Trip to Vanderbilt on Wednesday

Opponent	Location	Day/Time	Media
at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium	Wednesday, Feb. 10 8 p.m. CT	TV: SEC Network Radio: Tiger Network Online: WatchESPN \| Live Audio \| Live Stats Game Notes

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Mizzou Men's Basketball (8-15, 1-9) continues on the road at Vanderbilt on Wednesday, Feb. 10, with an 8 p.m. tipoff scheduled for broadcast on the SEC Network.
The Tigers return home for the #RallyForRhyan Game on Saturday, Feb. 13, facing Tennessee at 2 p.m. on the SEC Network. Fans will be offered free general admission.
The special event has been organized to raise awareness for pediatric cancer in support of assistant coach Brad Loos' five-year old daughter, Rhyan Loos, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in October.
Freshman forward Kevin Puryear scored a season-high 22 points at Alabama (Feb. 6) for his second career 20-point game. He leads the Tigers in overall scoring with his 11.3 points per game.
Senior forward Ryan Rosburg had a career-best outing against the Crimson Tide with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field (3-of-3 FT), along with 7 rebounds.

Last Time Out

Two Tigers recorded career-high point totals, but Mizzou (8-15, 1-9 SEC) could not score enough in the final minutes to overcome Alabama, falling 80-71, Saturday, Feb. 6, at Coleman Coliseum. Freshman forward Kevin Puryear scored a season-high 22 points, while senior forward Ryan Rosburg scored a career-high 17 points.
Puryear reached 20 or more points for the second time this season and the first time since scoring 20 points in his Tiger debut in Mizzou's season-opening win over Wofford (Nov. 13).
Rosburg scored in double digits for the third time this season, recording 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field. Rosburg also had a team-high seven rebounds in the game.
In the second half, Rosburg scored 10-straight points for the Tigers between the 9:10 and 6:34 mark.

#RallyForRhyan Game Coming Up on Saturday

Fans will be offered free general admission with a cash donation of any amount for Mizzou Men's Basketball's Saturday, Feb. 13, matchup with Tennessee (2 p.m.), the first-ever Rally For Rhyan Game. The special event has been organized to raise awareness for pediatric cancer in support of assistant coach Brad Loos' five-year old daughter, Rhyan, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in October.
For more information, visit MUTigers.com/R4Rgame.

Puryear Standing Out Among Mizzou Freshmen, All-Time

Mizzou freshman forward Kevin Puryear's scored 22 points, a season-high, and grabbed six rebounds at Alabama (Feb. 6), becoming the 12th freshman in program history to record a 200-point, 100-rebound debut season.
Puryear is just the second Mizzou freshman in 12 seasons to accomplish the feat. As a freshman in 2013-14, forward Johnathan Williams III recorded 204 points and 227 rebounds.
Since the 1993-94 season, only five Mizzou freshmen have posted at least 200 points and 100 rebounds in a season.

Rosburg Not Going Quietly Into the Night

Mizzou senior forward Ryan Rosburg unfortunately knows the date of his final game as a Tiger when his squad plays Florida on Saturday, March 5.
Since Mizzou Athletics announced on Jan. 13, it would self-impose a postseason ban this season on its men's basketball program, Rosburg has admirably played some of the best basketball of his career.
With a career scoring average of 5.0 points per game, Rosburg has scored in double digits on two different occasions since Jan. 13, including a career-high 17 points (7-of-12 FG, 3-of-3 FT) at Alabama (Feb. 6). Over the last seven games, Rosburg has averaged 7.9 points per game.

Puryear Standing Tall Among SEC Freshmen

Mizzou freshman forward Kevin Puryear has averaged 10.7 points per game in the Tigers' first 10 conference contests - the second-highest mark on head coach Kim Anderson's squad.
Puryear is one of seven freshmen in the conference to average double digit scoring in SEC action thus far.
Puryear's 45.1-percent field goal shooting mark (37-of-82) ranks fifth in the conference among freshmen (min. 50 att.).

Very Even All-Time Against the Commodores

Mizzou and Vanderbilt only played each other five times prior to the Tigers joining the Southeastern Conference for the 2012-13 season. With nine total meetings between the two schools, Vanderbilt holds a slim 5-4 series advantage.
However, both programs have done an excellent job of protecting home courts. Mizzou and Vanderbilt are both 4-0 in home games in the series. The Tigers look to break that trend on Wednesday, Feb. 10, in Nashville.
Vanderbilt claimed the lone off-campus matchup in the series with a 69-54 victory at the Silversword Classic in Wailuku, Hawaii, on Nov. 29, 1986. The Silversword Classic eventually became known as the Maui Invitational.

More About Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt (13-10, 5-5) dropped its most recent SEC game at Ole Miss (Feb. 6) by a score of 85-78. After reeling off three-straight conference wins against Auburn (Jan. 12), Alabama (Jan. 16) and Tennessee (Jan. 20), the Commodores have alternated wins and losses over their last four games.
Sophomore guard Wade Baldwin IV scored 19 points and dished out nine assists against the Rebels, continuing to fuel his team-high scoring average (14.6).
Junior forward Luke Kornet leads Vanderbilt with his 7.3 rebounds per game and also ranks eighth in the nation in blocks per game (2.9).

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