Mizzou/Arkansas Post-Game Notes
1/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 24, 2015
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- Freshman Montaque Gill-Caesar led the way for the Tigers, finishing with a game-high 16 points while shooting 3-for-3 on three-pointers. He has reached at least 15 points in seven games this season.
- Johnathan Williams, III broke out of his recent struggles. He had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks. This is his seventh career double-double and fourth this season. He has reached double figures in 13 of 19 games this year.
- Williams III worked to protect the interior and finished with two blocks. This is his first game with two or more blocks since he finished with four in the team's season opener.
- The Razorbacks came into this game averaging 83.5 points per game. The Tigers held them to a season-low 61 points.
- The Tigers also held Arkansas to 29.4 percent shooting from the field in the second half.
- Williams III got off to a hot start, scoring the team's first seven points, grabbing an offensive rebound and swatting a shot, all in the first five minutes of play. He finished with 11 points in the first half, which is his career-high for a half.
- Gill-Caesar also had a strong first half, scoring 11 points in the first 20 minutes - a career high for him as well.
- Mizzou has done a good job containing some of the top scorers in the SEC. Saturday, the team held Michael Qualls to eight points on 3-of-15 shooting from the field. This comes one game removed from Qualls scoring a career-high 30 points on 10-of-16 FG shooting.
- Wes Clark dished out a game-high six assists on the day and now has 12 assists his past two games. Clark now has five games this season with at least five assists.
- Clark didn't reach double-digits in scoring, but he impacted the game in other ways. He had his first game of the season with at least five assists and five rebounds.
- Keith Shamburger finished with 10 points, reaching double-digits for the fourth time in the past seven games.
- Late in the first half, the Tigers went on a 10-2 run that swung the momentum and tied the game 26-26. Mizzou extended this run to 18-6 to finish the half.
- During the final 7:07 of the first half, the Razorbacks only managed to make three field goals.
- This is the third straight game the Tigers have held their opponent to 30 points or less in the first half.
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