GAME NOTES
MISSOURI MEN'S BASKETBALL EXHIBITON
#5/6 MISSOURI 85, INTER HOOP (LITHUANIA) 76
Monday, November 10, 2003
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GAME INFO
????????? Starters for the game
o??????? MISSOURI - Sophomore Jimmy McKinney, Senior Travon Bryant, Senior Josh Kroenke, Senior Rickey Paulding, Senior Arthur Johnson
o??????? Inter Hoop - Erikas Kuciauskas, Aivaras Kiausas, Rolandas Skaisgirys, Rolandas Matulis, and Eligijus Redeckas
????????? Missouri won the tip
????????? This exhibition is the first of two of the season ... the next comes Nov. 18th as the Tigers face the Asheville Attitude, an NBA Developmental League team
????????? Tonight's Attendance: 6,207 ... in comparison, Mizzou drew an attendance of 6,767 for the first exhibition game of the 2002-03 season against EA Sports
????????? The EA Sports game to begin the 2002-03 exhibition last year ended with Mizzou winning 81-80 in overtime, Rickey Paulding led that contest with 22 points
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TEAM INFO
????????? Before the game, the Associated Press released their pre-season poll with Missouri ranked as the fifth best team in the nation, that's the highest pre-season ranking in Mizzou history.
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INDIVDUAL FEATS
????????? Arthur Johnson earned a double-double with a game-high 21 points and 12 rebounds, Johnson had 19 double-doubles in the 2002-03 season ... AJ shot 8-for-11 from the field
????????? OTHER MIZZOU LEADERS ... Jimmy McKinney led in assists (7) ... Josh Kroenke led in both blocks (2) and three-point field goals (2)
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GAME RUNS & STREAKS
????????? Senior Arthur Johnson grabbed four of Mizzou's first five rebounds
????????? Seven of Mizzou's first 12 points came off turnovers
????????? After a 7-0 run by Inter Hoop halfway through the first half, Mizzou responded with a? 6-0 run, capped off with a dunk by Rickey Paulding to give the Tigers a 21-20 lead, and cause the seventh lead change of the game
????????? The Tigers went on a 18-5 run over 4:32 starting with a pair of Linas Kleiza free throws at 8:15 and ending with a Thomas Gardner fastbreak dunk ... over the run the Tigers shot 6-of-8 from the field and connected on five consecutive field goals ... the run gave the Tigers a 33-25 lead.
????????? AT HALFTIME ... Through the first half there were 3 ties and 8 lead changes in the game (also the final total of ties & lead changes as Mizzou never gave up the first half lead) ... Johnson led the Tigers with 9 points, #5 Vileita and #4 Kuciauskas led Inter Hoop with 8 points ... The Tigers forced 11 Inter Hoop turnovers ... Johnson also led the Tigers in rebounds with 6
????????? The second half started with a 11-3 Tiger run over the first 3:57 to make the score 50-38 in favor of Mizzou ... over the run Johnson scored 6 ... after a two-minute scoring drought, the Tigers continued the run to 18-3 over the first seven minutes of the period
????????? The Tigers did not allow more than two points consecutive to Inter Hoop in the first 12:15 of the second half
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