Feb. 15, 2004

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GAME INFO
* TIP - Missouri's Arthur Johnson won the tip over UNLV's J.K. Edwards
* ATTENDANCE - 13,611 ... Missouri's sixth sell-out of the season

TEAM INFO
* TEAM RECORDS - The Tigers go to 11-10 on the season, 5-5 in the Big 12 ... UNLV falls to 12-9, 3-5 in the Mountain West
* THE SERIES - MU now leads the series, 3-1
* FACTOID OF THE DAY - Today's game marks only the second time in Mizzou history that the Tigers have played a non-conference game in February. The last came on February 3, 2002 when the Tigers took on Virginia at home and won 81-77.
* FYI - Missouri was close to a team record for points in a game in February the record, 97, came when the Tigers defeated Texas A&M on Feb. 17, 2001.
* STAT TRACK - FIRST HALF: Pts in the Paint - MU 30, UNLV 12 ... 2nd Chance Pts - MU 18, UNLV 6
* FOUL OUTS - MU's Kevin Young at the 3:48 mark in the second, ended the game with four points and eight rebounds.

INDIVDUAL FEATS
* Rickey Paulding recorded a career-high in assists with nine, previous was seven.
* Kevin Young recorded eight rebounds for a carrer-high.
* Thomas Gardner recorded a career-high in points with 20.

GAME RUNS & STREAKS
* 1st Half - Missouri scored on 21 of 22 consecutive possessions between the 14:51 and 1:57 marks in the first half ... the Tigers scored 46 points over that stretch.
* AT HALFTIME - Missouri led 54-27 ... the largest first half total for Mizzou this season, and the largest point total before halftime since Dec. 6, 2001, when the Tigers put 56 on Southern Univ. by the half to go on and win the game 117-67 ... Missouri out rebounded the Runnin' Rebels 29-11 in the first, with offensive rebounds being in the favor of the Tigers, 13-3