Feb. 8, 2000
Game #21 - #17 Iowa State (19-3, 7-1) at Missouri (14-6, 7-1)
Feb. 9, 2000 - Columbia, Mo.
TIPOFF: 7:00 p.m. (central).
ARENA: Hearnes Center (13,300). Opened in 1972. MU is 342-55 alltime at Hearnes, including 25-4 alltime vs. Iowa State.
RADIO: Tiger Network (Mike Kelly, play-by-play/Gary Link, color). Carried on more than 50 stations statewide, and on the Internet at www.mutigers.com.
TV: Mizzou Sports Network. Chris Gervino (play-by-play), Jon Sundvold (color). Will be carried on the following statewide MSN affiliates: Columbia (KOMU-TV), Joplin (KGCS-TV), Kansas City (Metro Sports), Kirksville (Cable One), St. Joseph (St. Joseph Cable), St. Louis (Charter Cable), Springfield (KBLE-TV).
RANKINGS: MU is receiving votes in both polls, ISU is #17 AP/#21 ESPN-USA Today.
SERIES: MU leads, 134-73, and had won four straight prior to ISU's 86-81 win on Jan. 8.
COACHES: Missouri: Quin Snyder (Duke `89), 14-6 at MU (1st season), 14-6 overall (1st season). Snyder is 0-1 vs. Iowa State and Larry Eustachy. Iowa State: Larry Eustachy (Long Beach State `79), 34-18 at ISU (2nd season), 193-104 overall (10th season). Eustachy is 1-2 vs. Missouri and is 1-0 vs. Quin Snyder.
OFFICIALS: Will be announced prior to tipoff.
RED-HOT TIGERS SEEK REVENGE, 1ST-PLACE AGAINST THE CYCLONES The Missouri Tigers (14-6 overall, 7-1 in Big 12 Conference play) look to extend their league-best seven-game winning streak to eight when they host the #17-ranked Iowa State Cyclones (19-3, 7-1) Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. A Missouri win would move the Tigers into a first-place tie for the league lead with Oklahoma State (8-1), and would also avenge MU's only conference loss of the year, when the Tigers opened the league season by falling 86-81 in Ames on Jan. 8th. Iowa State opened league play by winning its first four games, and comes into Columbia having won three straight. Sandwiched between the two streaks was ISU's only league loss, 80-75 in double overtime at Oklahoma on Jan. 22nd.
MISSOURI TIGERS (14-6, 7-1) (Probable Starting Lineup/Just an SID's best guess) P NO NAME HT WT YR HOMETOWN PPG/RPG F 24 Jeff Hafer*** 6-5 212 Sr. Joplin, Mo. 7.8 / 3.5 C 33 Tajudeen Soyoye 6-9 236 Jr. Lagos, Nigeria 10.1 / 6.2 G 5 Keyon Dooling* 6-3 184 So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 15.4 / 2.5 G 12 Brian Grawer** 6-0 165 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 8.4 / 3.0 G 4 Clarence Gilbert* 6-2 197 So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 13.2 / 3.8#17 IOWA STATE CYCLONES (19-3, 7-1) (Probable Starting Lineup/Just an SID's best guess) P NO NAME HT WT YR HOMETOWN PPG/RPG F 23 Stevie Johnson*** 6-4 225 Sr. Beaumont, Miss. 7.6 / 4.9 C 5 Marcus Fizer** 6-8 265 Jr. Arcadia, La. 20.7 / 7.5 G 4 Kantrail Horton 6-1 225 Jr. Covington, Ga. 9.6 / 4.0 G 11 Jamaal Tinsley 6-3 175 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 9.7 / 4.9 G 53 Michael Nurse* 6-1 175 Sr. Teaneck, N.J. 11.8 / 2.5