Nov. 19, 2006

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Missouri vs. Davidson Game Notes

11/19/06

Today's Game...

With Missouri's win, the Tigers are 5-0 for the first time since the 2002-03 season.

Missouri is 5-0 at home for the first time since the 2002-03 season where they were an undefeated 14-0 at the Hearnes Center.

Anderson is now the first Tiger coach to start his career off 5-0 in 84 years, George Bond last did it in 1922-23.

The Tigers are now 1-2 against Davidson after having lost the past two seasons 82-73 on 12/07/05 and 84-81 on 11/19/04.

Missouri is now 6-2 against teams from the Southern Conference.

Tiger Player Stats...

Missouri had two players with 20-points with Stehon Hannah's 20 points and Matt Lawrence's 22 points for the first time since Mizzou's loss to Colorado on 1/14/06 where Jimmy McKinney and Thomas Gardner both had 22 points.

Stefhon Hannah's 20 points was a career high...His previous high was 18 against Army on 11/11/06.

Hannah's 6 steals was a career high. Hannah's previous career high was 4 against Army on 11/11/06. Hannah now has 16 career steals.

Hannah's 6 steals breaks the Mizzou Arena of 5 set by Jason Horton twice, with the most recent being against North Carolina A&T on 11/10/06.

Hannah 6 steals ties him for fifth all-time in single-game steals.

Hannah's 5 free-throws were the most of his career. He went 5-8....His previous high was 2 against Stetson on 11/12/06 and Army on 11/11/06.

Matt Lawrence hit 6-10 from three-point range and had 22 points on the night.

Glen Dandridge made his first appearance of the season at the 11:39 mark after suffering a broken foot in a preseason practice. He had no points in two minutes.

Marshall Brown's 7 rebounds were the highest of the season. His previous high was 3 against Army on 11/11/06

Leo Lyons 18 points were a career high...His previous career high was 16 which he set against North Carolina A&T on 11/10/06.

Lyons was two rebounds away from recording his first career double-double.

Lyons has scored a total of 27 points and notched 18 rebounds in the last two games combined, and is his best two game performance of his career. Lyons recorded 18 points and 6 rebounds in a two game span last year against Lousiana Monroe and Oklahoma State.

Tiger Team Stats...

Missouri's 14 team steals set a new Mizzou arena record. The previous record was 13 which was tied in the season opener against North Carolina A&T on 11/10/06.

Missouri's bench outscored Davidson's 25-21

Rebounds

MU: 29 DAV: 40

Fast Break Points

MU: 11 DAV: 4

Points in the Paint

MU: 30 DAV: 22

Points off Turnovers MU: 25 DAV: 15

Next up...

Missouri faces Stephen F. Austin on Saturday at 6 p.m. and their first meeting against the Lumberjacks.

This time last year...

Missouri is 2-3, after falling at Davidson, 82-73, on 12-7-05