Nov. 28, 2004
Murray State at Missouri
Columbia, Mo. - Mizzou Arena
November 28, 2004
First Half
- Mizzou started the game 2-1 in the Mizzou Arena
- Senior guard Jason Conley broke a 1:34 scoring drought to put the first points of the game on the board.
- The Tigers scored 11 unanswered points early in the first half, including back-to-back three-pointers from freshman Marshall Brown and sophomore Thomas Gardner. It was Brown's first career start and first three-pointer of his MU career.
- Recording a layup in the paint with 3:01 left on the clock, junior Kevin Young ended 7:53 of action without a Tiger basket. The basket was the first since Linas Kleiza scored with 10:54 on the clock.
- The Racers of Murray State closed in on the Tigers through 9:33 of play, racking up 21 points with four points coming off of six MU turnovers.
- Kleiza helped keep Missouri on top of Murray State entering half-time with his final jump shot at the buzzer. Kleiza totaled seven points coming off the bench, but had foul trouble and only saw eight minutes of action.
SECOND HALF
- Mizzou trailed for the first time of the game with 13:35 left in the game, but only for 43 seconds as Kleiza tied things up with a two-pointer.
- The Tigers' largest deficit was seven points at 7:53 left in the second half and MSU leading 46-39.
- MU regained the lead on a three-pointer by junior Jimmy McKinney, making it 50-48 at the 4:57 mark in the second half.
- With 59 points on the board, it was Missouri's lowest scoring game in the new Mizzou Arena.
- Mizzou now moves to 3-3 on the season, and 3-1 at Mizzou Arena