Dec. 15, 2007

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Columbia, Mo. - Missouri 81 McNeese State 44
Game Notes
Dec. 15, 2007

Holding Court...
With the win, Missouri is 17-0 against non-conference opponents at home in the Mike Anderson era.

Holding on Defense...
McNeese State's 18 first half points is the second lowest offensive output in a half by a Tiger opponent this season. Previously the Tigers held Western Illinois to 17 points in the first half on...

Scoring in Bunches...
This is the fourth time in the last five home games that the Missouri Tigers have been leading by more than 25 points at the half this season. They previously led by 30 at the half against Fordham and Southern, and 33 against Western Illinois.

Defending the Perimeter...
Missouri leads the Big 12 in 3-point field goal defense, holding opponents to just .253 from beyond the arc, heading into tonight's game. They held McNeese State to 0-13 in the game.

All-Time Helpers...
With seven assists tonight, Tiger guard Jason Horton moved into 8th all-time on Missouri's career record list with 352. Horton passed former Tiger guard Jimmy McKinney who had 349. Next in Horton's sights, Lynn Hardy at No. 7, with 358 career assists.

Speaking of Assists...
The Tigers dished out 22 team assists tonight, well above their 18.7 per game average, which ranks 13th nationally.

Lyons on Hot Streak...
With 10 points, Missouri Forward Leo Lyons has scored in double figures in three consecutive games for the first time in his career. Lyons poured in 13 against Purdue and added 12 against Cal.

Balanced Offense...
Using a balanced player rotation, the Tigers had five players score in double figures. (Hannah 14, M. Lawrence 14, Carroll 11, Brown 11, Lyons 10). The last time the Tigers had five players score in double figures was February 24, 2007 against UNLV (Brown 10, Hannah 17, M. Lawrence 11, Butterfield 13, K. Lawrence 10).

Court Thieves...
Heading into tonight's game, The Tigers were 3rd in the Big 12 in steals per game. By grabbing 15 steals tonight, that pushes their season total to 106 steals, putting them on pace to break the single season record for steals of 302, last year.