Missouri 71, Nebraska 63
2/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 15, 2003
Recap?|? Final Stats
* Freshman Kevin Young made his first career start ... in fourteen minutes of play, he scored two points and pulled down two rebounds
* K-State's Matt Siebrandt made the game's first points
* Missouri's first two points came off a jump-hook from Arthur Johnson in the paint
* K-State's Hart & Thomas were the first subs of the game with 17:21 to go in the first, they replaced Ellis & Richards
* Junior Arthur Johnson made his first three field goals on three consecutive attempts ... in the first eight minutes of the game, AJ recorded six points and five rebounds
* The Tigers went on a 13-0 run, starting with a three-pointer by Ricky Clemons to make the score 11-10 with 13:24 remaining in the first half and ending with a jumper by K-State's Gilson DeJesus at the 10:06 mark ... Total Run: 13-0 lasting 3:16, Junior Travon Bryant scored seven points during the run.
* Junior Rickey Paulding got to the double-digit mark in points with 6:12 left in the first half off a three-pointer, that made him 3-of-4 from behind the arc at that point
* Recording his league-leading 14th double-double of the season, junior Arthur Johnson scored 14 points and grabbed 17 rebounds (3 offensive and 14 defensive) ... AJ also had a career high in assists with five, his previous high was three
* The Tigers held the Wildcats without scoring a field goal for nine minutes (from 13:12 to 4:20 - 2nd Half) forcing K-State to miss 12 straight field goal attempts
* Kansas State's senior forward Pervis Pasco fouled out of the game with 3:25 left in the second half, he left with seven rebounds and six points
* Junior Travon Bryant had four blocks on the night, that ties a career-high ... his previous four-block effort came against Iowa last season at home
* The Tigers now lead in the overall series against Kansas State by two (109-107) ... in the month of Feburary against K-State, Mizzou now leads 54-53 ... in conference games only, Mizzou leads 98-89
* Missouri now goes to 15-6 overall in the 2002-03 season and 6-4 in the Big 12 ... The Tigers have won all 12 home games this season ... and are now 501-104 at home against non-ranked teams
Updated Big 12 Standings Big 12 Overall Rank School W L Pct. W L Pct. 1 Kansas 8 1 .889 18 5 .783 2 Oklahoma State 8 1 .889 19 3 .864 3 Texas 8 2 .800 17 4 .810 4 Oklahoma 8 2 .800 17 4 .810 5 Missouri 5 4 .556 14 6 .700 6 Colorado 4 5 .444 14 8 .636 7 Texas A&M 4 5 .444 12 8 .600 8 Texas Tech 4 6 .400 14 7 .667 9 Kansas State 3 6 .333 12 10 .545 10 Iowa State 2 7 .222 12 8 .600 11 Baylor 1 8 .111 10 10 .500 12 Nebraska 1 9 .100 9 14 .391
