Jan. 29, 2005
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Kansas State at Missouri
January 29, 2005
Norm Stewart Court at Mizzou Arena - Columbia, Mo.
Game Notes
Missouri now holds a 112-109 lead in the all-time series, and had won 12 of the last 15 meetings before this loss. Kansas State won the first match up between the two schools this season, a 74-54 decision in Manhattan on January 15.
The last time Kansas State swept the regular-season series from the Tigers was the 1983-84 season, when the Wildcats took a 67-46 decision in Columbia on February 8, 1984 and won 53-47 in Manhattan on March 3.
Mizzou won the last meeting between the two schools in Columbia, a 62-53 win last January at the Hearnes Center.
Mizzou is now 9-3 against the Wildcats in the Quin Snyder era, and suffered their first-ever loss in Columbia under Snyder, falling to 6-1.
The loss snaps a three-game winning streak the Tigers owned in games played on January 29.
Missouri Team Notes
Missouri fell to 1-10 on the season when trailing at halftime. The Tigers were down 28-26 at the break against Kansas State.
The loss drops the Tigers to 10-4 at home this season.
The Tigers opened the game on a 7-0 run, courtesy of junior guard Jimmy McKinney, who hit a three on Mizzou's opening possession and then canned two-point buckets on the next two trips down the floor. The run was pushed to 11-2 on baskets by junior center Kevin Young and freshman guard Glen Dandridge before the first media timeout.
Mizzou opened the second half on a 14-0 scoring run, including five points from junior guard Jimmy McKinney and four from freshman forward Kalen Grimes.
Missouri Player Notes
Freshman forward Glen Dandridge made his first career start for Mizzou, while freshman forward Marshall Brown cracked the starting lineup for the third time in a Tigers uniform.
Junior guard Jimmy McKinney made his 75th consecutive start for the Tigers against Kansas State. He broke into the starting lineup in the sixth game of the 2002-03 season and has remained there ever since.
Freshman forward Glen Dandridge's layup early in the first half was his first two-point field goal since the Texas Tech game. He attempted three shots in the Nebraska and Colorado games combined, and connected on two of them.
Before leaving with an injury midway through the first half, junior guard Jimmy McKinney tallied nine of Mizzou' first 20 points. McKinney would return later in the half.
Junior guard Jimmy McKinney scored on the Tigers' first possession of both halves, canning a three in the first half and sinking a jump shot from the left elbow in the second.
Junior guard Jimmy McKinney was averaging 7.0 points per game in Big 12 play entering the game. He finished with a team-high 14 points against Kansas State.
Sophomore forward Linas Kleiza recorded two blocks versus Kansas State, after not recording any in Mizzou's five previous games.
Sophomore forward Linas Kleiza tallied 11 points and 11 rebounds, earning him his second double-double in three games. He scored 31 points and pulled down 10 boards in Mizzou's victory over Nebraska.
Junior guard Jimmy McKinney's 14 points are the most he's had since setting his season high of 16 in the year's second game, against Houston.
Kansas State Team Notes
Kansas State improved their road record under head coach Jim Wooldridge to 6-40.
Kansas State evened up their season road record at 2-2 and earned their first conference win away from home.
The Wildcats entered the game ranked fifth nationally in three-point field goal percentage at 41.6 percent. They shot 53.8 percent (7-13) against the Tigers.
Kansas State didn't take their first lead of the game until the 6:28 mark of the first half, when a layup by sophomore Cartier Martin made the score 22-21.
The Wildcats did not score in the second half until senior forward Jeremiah Massey hit a jump shot at the 15:32 mark.
After falling down a dozen to start the second half, Kansas State went on a 12-0 run to the game midway through the frame.
Three players - Jeremiah Massey, Lance Harris and Fred Peete - scored in double figures for the Wildcats, marking the 12th occasion this season Kansas State has had three double-digit scorers in a game. It was the first time that those three players combined to accomplish the feat.
Kansas State Player Notes
Sophomore guard Lance Harris is a native of Columbia, and was a three-year starter at Hickman High School. He finished equaled his career highs in points and three-point field goals made, with 14 and three, and pulled down five rebounds against Mizzou, also matching his career best.
Sophomore forward Cartier Martin was held to eight points, marking only the second time in the last 11 games he's been limited to under the double-figure mark.
Senior forward Justin Williams made just his second start of the season and eighth of his career.
Senior forward Jeremiah Massey had a team-leading 17 points against Mizzou, and has scored in double figures in eight consecutive Wildcat games.