Oklahoma State 78, Mizzou 68
1/12/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 12, 2005
No. 6 Oklahoma State 78, Missouri 68
Stillwater, OK Gallagher-Iba Arena Jan. 11, 2005
Missouri Game Notes • The Tigers fall to 9-6 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12 Conference.
• The contest was tied six times and there were eight lead changes.
• Mizzou equaled a season high with 18 free throws made and knocked a season-best 90 percent from the stripe. Sophomore Linas Kleiza led the way, knocking down 13-of-13 from the free throw line.
• Mizzou's bench outscored the OSU bench, 22-16
• The Cowboys were the third top 15 opponent Mizzou has faced in the past six games. The Tigers are 1-2 against ranked teams so far this season.
• The contest was the Tigers first road contest of the year after playing their first 14 games in the state of Missouri (2 neutral court contests in Kansas City and one neutral court game in St. Louis). Mizzou is 0-4 away from Mizzou Arena and 9-2 at home.
• Head Coach Quin Snyder is now 3-4 against OSU Coach Eddie Sutton and 109-69 in his six years at Mizzou.
• The loss breaks the Tigers two game winning streak over the Cowboys and marks the fifth straight contest Mizzou has lost to the Cowboys in Stillwater.
• Despite the loss, Mizzou has still won seven of its last 10 contests.
• The Tigers gave up more than 70 points to an opponent for the first time since they gave up 78 points to Creighton (a span of 12 games). The 78 points given up equals the second biggest total Mizzou has given up all season.
• MU has now held nine straight opponents under their season scoring average coming into the respective game. OSU was averaging almost 82 points per contest and had won their first six home game of the season by an average of 33.6 points per game.
• The Tigers will play five of their next eight contests on the road.
• The Tigers continue their two game road swing on Saturday when they travel to Kansas State to take on the 10-2 Wildcats. Tip is set for 7:00 pm on the Mizzou Sports Network.
Player Notes
• Sophomore Linas Kleiza recorded his fourth game of the season with 20 points or more with his team-high 24-point effort. He has reached double figures in scoring 12 times this season and has led Mizzou in scoring in eight games.
• Kleiza also led Mizzou in rebounding, marking the eighth time he has accomplished that feat as well.
• Kleiza was only 5-of-13 from the field, but knocked down a career-best 13-of-13 free throws.
• Junior Jimmy McKinney started his 71st straight contest.
• Sophomore Thomas Gardner equaled a season best knocking down three three-pointers. Mizzou finished the game going 8-of-21 from behind the arc.
• With his five-rebound performance, senior Jason Conley has grabbed five or more rebounds in five of the Tiger's last six contests.
