Missouri 63, #12/21 Gonzaga 61
12/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2004
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December 30, 2004
Game Notes
With the victory,
Mizzou opened the game with a 6-0 run, with Linas Kleiza scoring all six of the Tigers' points during that stretch. The first Gonzaga basket came with 17.25 left in the first half.
Gonzaga took its first lead of the night (15-14) at 10:09 left in the first half on a dunk by Ronny Turiaf.
Gonzaga used a 8-0 run over 4:46 to cut the lead to two at 61-59 with 3:29 left in the game.
The attendance of 14,675 not only set a new Mizzou Arena record, but surpassed the all-time record at
The win was the first for
The Tigers are 7-2 in the Mizzou Arena
Junior Jimmy McKinney has now started 68-straight regular season games dating back to Dec. 30, 2002.
Freshman Kalen Grimes set a career high with 6 rebounds on Thursday night. His previous best was three. Grimes also set a career high with 22 minutes played.
Senior Jason Conley set a career high with 13 rebounds against Gonzaga on Thursday.
Linas Kleiza fouled out of the game with 3:29 left in the game. It was the second game this season in which Kleiza has fouled out.
Kevin Young fouled out of the game with 08.4 seconds left in the game. It was the first game he has fouled out of this season.
Gonzaga Team Notes
Gonzaga dropped their first of eight games with the loss.
The Bulldogs are now 4-4 all-time against the Big 12 Conference.
Gonzaga, which is ranked No. 12 and 21 in the latest polls, is 71-13 when ranked all-time and 8-2 this season.
Gonzaga Player Notes
J.P. Batista set a career record with 10 rebounds on Thursday night.
