Post Game Notes
1/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 10, 2004
+ Mizzou improves to 6-5 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12.
+ Mizzou now owns a 10-2 series lead over A&M and a 5-0 mark in home contests against the Aggies.
+ The Tigers have won two of their last three after dropping three straight contests.
+ After trailing 42-41 with 16:13 left in the second half, the Tigers used a 20-6 run over the next 9:10 to take its largest lead of the day (13 points) at 61-48. They would equal that margin with 4:46 left in the contest.
+ The five-point win over the Aggies marked the seventh time a Mizzou contest has been decided by five points or less in their first 11 games. The Tigers are now 3-4 in those contests.
+ The Tigers improve to 4-1 at home this season (2-2 road, 0-2 neutral court).
+ Mizzou is now 398-69 all-time at the Hearnes Center and 18-2 over the past two seasons at home.
+ The Tigers are now 39-29 against Big 12 opposition under head coach Quin Snyder
+ Snyder recorded the 90th win of his career on Saturday. He is now 90-54 in his five years as the captain of the Tigers' ship.
+ Senior Arthur Johnson equaled season highs in points (19) and rebounds (12) against the Aggies in 30 minutes of action. He was 9-of-16 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line. Johnson also had two blocks and an assist in the contest.
+ With his first bucket of the contest (17:09 in the first half), Johnson scored points 1,400 and 1,401 for his career. He is only the 19th player to score 1,400 points in his career in Big 12 history and now ranks 13th on the Mizzou all-time scoring charts with 1,418 career points. He needs just four points to pass former Tiger John Brown for 12th on the list (1971-73, 1,421 points) and 31 points to move past Ricky Frazier (1980-82, 1,448 points) in 11th place.
+ Johnson also moved into a tie for fourth on the Big 12 all-time double-double's list with his 19-point, 12 rebound effort. He now has 40 career double-doubles and needs just eight to become the Big 12 all-time leader in the cartergory.
+ Junior point guard Randy Pulley earned his first start of the year, registering four points, four assists and three rebounds.
+ Senior Rickey Paulding scored 15 or more points for the sixth time in 11 games so far this season with his 16-point effort against Texas A&M. He ranks 16th on the all-time Mizzou scoring charts with 1,379 points and needs just nine points to move into 15th place, which is currently occupied by former Tiger Willie Smith (1975-76, 1,387).
+ Mizzou was outrebounded for the second straight contest (37-34) after outrebounding its first nine opponents.
