Feb. 17, 2000
Game #24 - Missouri (15-8, 8-3) at Kansas State (8-14, 1-10)
Feb. 19, 2000 - Manhattan, Kan.
TIPOFF: 12:45 p.m. (central).
ARENA: Bramlage Coliseum (13,500). KSU is 7-5 there this season, and holds a 7-4 advantage there over MU since the building opened in 1988.
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: ESPN-Plus (Big 12 Network). Fred White, play-by-play, Jon Sundvold, color. Please see page seven of these notes for a listing of statewide affiliates.
RANKINGS: Neither team is ranked.
SERIES: KSU leads the series, 106-104. MU has won four of the last five in the series, including a 73-56 decision on Jan. 15th in Columbia.
COACHES: Missouri: Quin Snyder (Duke `89), 15-8 at MU (1st season), 15-8 overall (1st season). Snyder is 1-0 vs. Kansas State and Tom Asbury.
Kansas State: Tom Asbury (Wyoming `68), 84-83 at KSU (6th season), 209-142 overall (12th season). Asbury is 4-7 against MU, and is 0-1 vs. Quin Snyder.
OFFICIALS: Will be announced prior to tipoff.
TIGERS LOOK FOR FIFTH-STRAIGHT ROAD WIN SATURDAY AT KANSAS STATE
The Missouri Tigers (15-8 overall, 8-3 in Big 12 Conference play) wrap up a two-game road swing Saturday in Manhattan, Kan., where they'll take on the Kansas State Wildcats (8-14, 1-10). Tipoff is set for 12:45 p.m. at Bramlage Coliseum.
Missouri is coming off an exciting, if not pretty, 86-76 win at Texas Tech on Tuesday, a game in which the Tigers rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to claim its fourth straight road win. Freshman Kareem Rush was phenomonal on the night, as he poured in a career-high 31 points, just one point shy of MU's freshman scoring record.
Kansas State opened the Big 12 season by winning a home game vs. Nebraska, but has since fallen on hard times, as they've dropped 10 straight games. Included in that string was a 73-56 loss at Missouri, back on Jan. 15th.
MISSOURI TIGERS (15-8, 8-3) (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. 7.7 / 3.7 C 33 Tajudeen Soyoye 6-9 236 Jr. Lagos, Nigeria 9.7 / 6.3 G 5 Keyon Dooling* 6-3 184 So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 15.3 / 2.6 G 12 Brian Grawer** 6-0 165 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 7.7 / 3.1 G 4 Clarence Gilbert* 6-2 197 So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 13.0 / 3.8
KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (8-14, 1-10) (Probable Starting Lineup/Just an SID's best guess) P NO NAME HT WT YR HOMETOWN PPG/RPG F 3 Quentin Buchanan 6-7 200 Fr. Junction City, Kan. 3.3 / 2.4 F 4 Tony Kitt* 6-8 235 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. 12.9 / 9.3 C 44 Kelvin Howell 6-9 240 Jr. Buckner, Ark. 7.6 / 7.6 G 1 Galen Morrison 6-0 200 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 11.9 / 2.0 G 2 Cortez Groves* 6-5 195 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. 15.5 / 2.3