Mizzou vs Oakland Notes
11/29/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 29, 2003
* Sophomore Jimmy McKinney recorded a career-high 21 points (6-of-12 from the field, 8-of-8 from the free throw line) while pulling down three rebounds and handing out five assists in 38 minutes.
* The Tigers dominated the boards, 44-31 including 12 from Linas Kleiza and 11 from Arthur Johnson.
* Mizzou had five players in double figures for the first time since Dec. 14, 2002 against Memphis in Columbia.
* Head coach Quin Snyder improves to 85-49 during his five-year career at Mizzou.
* Freshmen Linas Kleiza (16 minutes), Spencer Laurie (five minutes) and Thomas Gardner (19 minutes) made their first appearances as Tigers on Saturday night.
* Senior Arthur Johnson (19 points, 11 boards) and freshman Linas Kleiza (10 points, 12 rebounds) recorded their first double-doubles of the season.
* Senior Arthur Johnson also became only the fourth player in the history of the Big 12 to record 200 career blocked shots. His three blocks on Saturday were a game and season high.
* Senior Arthur Johnson now has 37 career double-doubles.
* Senior Rickey Paulding's 21-point effort included going 3-for-5 from three-point land. Paulding now tied for eighth on the three-point field goals made category with 140 career threes.
* With his 19-point effort, senior Arthur Johnson now has 1,287 points and passed former Tiger Lee Coward (87-90, 1,275 points) on the Mizzou all-time scoring list. He is now just two points shy of passing former Tiger assistant coach and player Kim Anderson (74-77, 1,289 points) for 20th and is only eight points behind Ron Coleman (65-67, 1,295 points) in the 19th place spot.
* Senior Rickey Paulding is remains in 23rd place on the Mizzou all-time scoring charts with his 21-point effort. He now has 1,241 points and is 34 points behind former Tiger Lee Coward in the 22nd-place spot.
