Feb. 9, 2007
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Missouri faces the first of the two Oklahoma schools on Saturday when OSU comes to Mizzou Arena for the back-end of a men-women doubleheader ... this is the first Saturday game for the Tigers since Jan. 20 ... MU is 10-3 at home this season and 2-3 in Big 12 play ... OSU is 4-4 in road/neutral games and 1-3 on the road in Big 12 play.
Mizzou-Oklahoma State Series History
Saturday's game marks the 48th all-time meeting between the schools, with Mizzou holding a 28-19 lead overall and a 14-5 edge in Columbia ... MU is 8-2 against OSU under Cindy Stein ... prior to her arrival the Cowgirls had won 16 of the previous 24 games ... MU was 12-1 in the first 13 games before OSU's 16-8 stretch ... last year EeTisha Riddle made a baseline jumper with 21 seconds left and LaToya Bond iced the game with two free throws for a 69-65 MU win in Stillwater ... the game had six ties and 10 lead changes ... current Tigers with strong showings that day: Carlynn Savant (14 pts, 7 rebs and 2 3FG), Tiffany Brooks (11 pts, 4 reb) and Riddle (7 pts, 6 rebs).
Final Six Games Should Be Exciting
Entering the final six games of the regular-season, Mizzou will play three at home and three on the road ... the combined Big 12 records of the five opponents is 24-26 (.480) ... following Saturday's game with OSU (4-6), MU will travel to Kansas (1-9) and Nebraska (8-2) next week, face Kansas State (3-7) at home, play at Oklahoma (8-2) and conclude the Big 12 slate with KU on Senior Night at Mizzou Arena ... four of the six teams have records under .500 in league action thus far and the Tigers are within two games of Oklahoma State, who currently sits in eighth place.
Tigers Tough On Big 12 South Foes At Home
Missouri welcomes its final Big 12 South opponent to Mizzou Arena on Saturday ... since the Big 12 was created in 1996-97, Mizzou has gone 19-14 (.594) against the south schools in Columbia and 25-27 (.481) against the north teams.
Mizzou Ranks No. 3 In NCAA In Free Throw Pct.
Missouri enters the Oklahoma State game ranked third in the nation in free throw percentage at .792 ... ironically Mizzou has shot better in its 10 road & neutral games (.815) than in its 12 games at Mizzou Arena (.779) ... the Tigers current FT pct is on pace to shatter the single-season school record (.754 in 2002-03) and is threatening the Big 12 mark (.774 by Colorado in 2001). ... MU is ahead of Iowa State (.730) and Nebraska (.714) in the league ledger.
Mizzou Arena A Tough Place For Opponents
Now in its third year as the exclusive home of Missouri Basketball, Mizzou Arena has been very kind to the Tigers ... Mizzou's all-time record in the facility now stands at 28-13 ... following a 5-8 mark in the initial season, the Tigers have gone 23-5, including a streak of 15-consecutive non-conference victories dating back to a 71-55 loss to Stanford on Dec. 18, 2004 ... against all non-Big 12 opponents MU is 18-2 in the facility.