MU-ISU Game Notes
2/18/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 18, 2004
Team Notes - Mizzou improves to 12-10 overall and 6-5 in the Big 12. The Tigers have now won three straight games and five straight at home. They are 9-3 at home, 3-5 on the road and 0-2 in neutral court battles.
- Quin Snyder is now 96-49 in five years at Mizzou.
- Former Tiger coaching great Norm Stewart was recognized at halftime of the game when his retired number #22 was lowered from the rafters in preparation for its move to the Tigers' new arena next season.
- The three-game winning streak equals the Tigers longest winning streak of the season.
- The Tigers have won their last five home contests by an average of 15.5 points per game.
- The Tigers move into a tie for fourth place in the Big 12 with Iowa State, Texas Tech and Colorado.
- Mizzou took a 43-31 lead into halftime, which ended up being the final margin in the contest, 12 points. Mizzou has outscored its opponents by a total of 97-58 in the last two contests.
- The Tigers outrebounded the Cyclones, 43-27. They have outrebounded their last two opponents by an average of 15.5 boards per game.
- Mizzou shot 9-of-22 from three on the night including three three's from Rickey Paulding. The Tigers have shot 47 percent from three over the past two games.
Individual Notes
- Sophomore Jimmy McKinney equaled a career-best with 21 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field while knocking down 9-of-9 free throws. He pulled down six rebounds and handed out four assists.
- Senior Arthur Johnson recorded his sixth double-double of the year with 16 points and 11 rebounds. He now has 42 career double-doubles, which ranks fourth in Big 12 history.
- Johnson now has scored 1,580 career points (only five points out of the No. 9 spot on the Mizzou all-time scoring charts) and 1,020 rebounds (34 rebounds out for the No. 1 spot on the Mizzou all-time rebounding charts.
- A.J. has averaged 18.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game during the Tigers current three-game winning streak and 55 percent from the field.
- Senior Rickey Paulding was also great scoring 19 points while knocking down three threes. He now has 1,555 points for his career, putting him in the 11th on the Mizzou charts.
- Junior Jason Conley also continued his red-hot streak off the bench. He was one of four Tigers to reach double figures in points scoring 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting while pulling down six boards.
- Conley has averaged 14.7 points and 5.7 boards per game over the past three Tiger games (all of which are wins) in only 21 minutes per game. He has knocked down 9-of-18 threes during that stretch and has shot 53 percent from the field over the past three games.
