Jan. 14, 2008
Missouri Tigers (11-5, 1-0 Big 12) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (10-6, 0-1 Big 12)
Regular Season Game 17 - January 16, 2008 - Ames, Iowa
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FOR OPENERS
- Mizzou enjoyed a smashing start to its Big 12 season as it upended No. 12/13 Texas 97-84 in the league opener for both schools ... The Tigers earned their second win over a ranked opponent in the Mike Anderson era and the club ran its homecourt winning streak to a Mizzou Arena record 13 games with the 13-point triumph.
- The Tigers now go searching for a 2-0 start to the league campaign and look for their first road win of the 2007-08 season ... Missouri is 0-3 on the road this year, with losses coming at Arkansas, at Cal and at Mississippi State ... The Tigers had leads in the final 10 minutes of all three contests and hope to record back-to-back wins in Ames, Iowa, for the first time since 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons ... In fact, before Anderson and the Tigers won 77-55 in Ames last year, Mizzou was just 1-10 in their last 11 appearances at the Hilton Coliseum.
- Missouri continues to be one of the nation's more balanced scoring clubs and ranks No. 14 nationally with 83.0 points per game ... The Tigers had a season high six players reach double-figures vs. the Longhorns, which is the most since the 2002 NCAA Tournament vs. Miami (Fla.).
- The Tigers have nine different players averaging at least 13.2 minutes per game, which has played a major role in the club averaging 60.0 points in the second half of last week's wins vs. UMKC (61 points) and No. 12/13 Texas (59 points).
- In the second half of those two contests, Missouri shot a combined 41-of-58 (70.7 percent) from the floor, 8-of-15 (53.3 percent) from three-point range and enjoyed a 28-to-13 assist-to-turnover ratio to outscore its opposition 120-85.
- Missouri is the nation's No. 2 team at defending the three-point arc this season, as foes are shooting just 26.6 percent from bonus distance against them ... Missouri's three-point defense easily leads the Big 12 ... Oklahoma is second at 30.3 percent ... Over the last 12 games, opponents are shooting just 57-of-225 from three (.253) vs. the Tiger defense.
- A by-product of Missouri's great perimeter defense has been some huge scoring runs ... The Tigers have had seven runs of 20+ points this season, including a 34-2 run vs. McNeese State and a 24-4 run to close out Purdue.
- In addition to three-point defense, Missouri ranks among the national leaders in assists, steals and turnovers forced, key by-products of their fast-paced style of play ... Mizzou ranks No. 7 nationally in assists with 19.0 dimes, No. 9 with 19.9 turnovers forced per game and No. 10 in steals with 10.3 ... The Tigers also rank No. 2 in the Big 12 in all three categories.
MIZZOU QUICK-HITTERS
- Mizzou continues its 102nd season of college basketball on Tuesday when it travels to Iowa State to face the Cyclones.
- The Tigers go searching for their first road win of the season and second consecutive win at the Hilton Coliseum.
- In Big 12 road-openers, the Tigers are 3-8 all-time, with the last win coming at Oklahoma in 2005-06.
- As the Tigers prepare for their first Big 12 road game of the season, it's important to note that Mizzou had good success in league road games a year ago, winning at Iowa State, at Colorado and at No. 18 Oklahoma State, all by double-figure margins.
- Missouri is looking for just its fourth 2-0 start to Big 12 play in school history ... The Tigers opened 2-0 in 1998-99, 2000-01 and 2005-06.
- As is the case with many teams across the country, Mizzou has been a buzz saw at home this year ... In running their mark to 10-0 at Mizzou Arena, the Tigers have averaged a 26.1 ppg. margin of victory on Norm Stewart Court.
- In fact, Mizzou has enjoyed double-figure wins in all-10 home games this year, with six of their last nine home wins coming by 30+ points.
- ESPN's Pat Forde named Mizzou Arena the No. 1 “New School” college basketball arena in America ... Who can argue?, the place is loaded!
- Missouri has already topped 50 points in a half six times this season after accomplishing that feat just twice over the last three years combined.
- The Tigers scored a season high 61 points in the second half against UMKC, which was the most since Missouri scored 64 against Chicago State on Dec. 2, 1995.
- They followed that up with 59 second-half points vs. No. 12/13 Texas on Jan. 12.
- Overall, Missouri ranks No. 13 nationally in scoring at 83.0 points per game.
- Although the Tigers are clicking offensively, the team's defensive pressure may actually be picking up following last season's school record 302 steals ... The Tigers have forced 315 turnovers (163 steals) in 16 games this season ... Last year, Mizzou led the Big 12 with 10.1 steals and 18.9 turnovers per game and are averaging 10.2 steals and 19.9 turnovers forced per game this year, including the 23 turnovers forced vs. 2007 NCAA Tournament qualifiers Maryland and Arkansas.
- Conversely, the Tigers are turning the ball over just 13.4 times per game.
- Mizzou has done an excellent job converting off those miscues and are averaging 24.4 points per game off turnovers ... When you break down the numbers, Missouri is scoring 30 percent of its points off of turnovers (24.4-of-83.0 ppg).
- Overall, the Tigers are forcing a turnover on every six possessions, which allows them to average 8.1 more shots per game than their opponents.
- In addition to steals, a trademark of Mike Anderson-coached teams has been assist totals and the Tigers are recording assists on 63.3 percent of their buckets this season (304 assists on 480 FG's).
- When you take Missouri's 48 “put-back” buckets out of the equation, the Tigers are averaging assists on 70.4 percent of their field goals.
- Overall, Missouri's 19.0 assists per game rank No. 7 nationally and has the club on pace to finish third all-time with 608 assists.
- Even with the club's fast-paced style of play, Missouri boasts a 1.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio on the season, which ranks No. 13 nationally.
- To put Missouri's assist/turnover numbers in perspective, through 15 games last season (versus a much lighter strength of schedule), Missouri had 259 assists and 254 turnovers and had just a 1.1-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio as a team.
- This year Missouri has 304 assists, 215 turnovers and that 1.4-to-1 assist to turnover ratio.
- The Tigers boast a +6.3 turnover margin on the year, which ranks among the best in America, due in large part to the fact their 13.4 turnovers committed per game rank No. 16 nationally.
- Missouri has flashed a balanced playing rotation, as nine Tigers are averaging at least 13.2 minutes per game and no player is averaging more than 27.4 minutes.
- Missouri has topped double figures in three-point makes four times this year, including a season high 12 vs. Texas ... The Tigers also hit 11 three-pointer vs. McNeese State and 10 three-pointer vs. Michigan State and Southern.
TIGER TIDBITS (Individual Notes)
- The Junk Yard Dog has had a major impact in just his first season ... DeMarre Carroll, also known as J.Y.De, dominated the Columbia Regional of the CBE Classic en route to MVP honors and has reached double figures in 14-of-16 game this season, including three 20-point efforts and a pair of double-doubles this season.
- Carroll has been at his best at home, where he is averaging 16.4 points and 7.6 boards and 1.8 steals on 65.3 percent shooting from the floor.
- Carroll has actually been close to producing double-double efforts in 10 games this year and is averaging 14.6 points and 6.8 boards to rank as the team leader in both categories.
- The Big 12 Newcomer of the Year front-runner also ranks third in the Big 12 Conference in field goal percentage (.587), while ranking among the Top 10 in scoring (10th) and rebounding (8th).
- Carroll has topped 10 rebounds four times this season, including back-to-back games vs. North Carolina A&T and Illinois.
- Even more incredible is that he is producing those numbers in just 24.4 minutes per game.
- Carroll always seems to find a way to impact the game for Missouri and while he was saddled with foul trouble vs. Purdue, the junior forward blocked a career high three shots in the final 4:11 to help lead Missouri to the come-from-behind win ... Carroll actually scored three points, had three blocks, two assists and a steal in the final 7:35 of the MU win vs. Purdue ... The Birmingham native also added a career-high tying four steals vs. McNeese State and UMKC, showing another way he has impacted a Tiger win.
- Carroll was recently named one of Seth Davis' (Sports Illustrated) Key Faces in New Places for 2007-08.
- ESPN's Andy Katz also said “there may not be a harder working interior player -- outside of Tyler Hansbrough -- than DeMarre Carroll.”
- In case you were wondering, Carroll dominates the classroom too and needs seven hours in the spring semester to finish his degree and begin his Masters work in Administration.
- Stefhon Hannah continues to be one of the nation's most dynamic point guards and has reached double figures in 20 of his last 23 games, including a three 20-point efforts this season.
- Although his scoring numbers are consistent (15.0 points through 15 games this year vs. 14.0 through 15 games last year), the key to Hannah's improved play has been fewer turnovers ... Last season through 16 games Hannah had 78 assists and 51 turnovers ... This year he has 88 dimes and just 44 turnovers vs. a much stronger set of opponents.
- Included in that improved assist total was a season high 11 dimes vs. UMKC, helping the senior record his second career point-assist double-double.
- Hannah flashed his toughness vs. Maryland on Nov. 20 when he played with the flu and still managed 14 points and five dimes ... The Chicago native wasn't able to eat all day and spent the early portion of the second half in the locker room, but returned to score eight second-half points, leading MU to the win.
- Hannah broke out of an early offensive slump with 20 points vs. No. 11 Michigan State on Nov. 20 ... The consistent lead guard has reached double figures in 36-of-43 career games for MU.
- For his efforts, Hannah was named to the CBE Classic All-Tournament Team in Kansas City.
- Hannah scored a career high 28 points at Arkansas, marking the 10th 20-point effort of his career.
- In addition to his scoring numbers, Hannah's assist totals are on the rise ... When you factor in Hannah's 5.5 assists per game this year, the senior guard is actually accounting for 26.3 of Mizzou's 83.0 points per game (including assists on three-point field goals).
- Hannah's 5.5 assists are the second most in school history, just behind the 5.8 dimes per game dished out by Anthony Peeler (1989-90).
- Hannah also has 88 assists and 31 steals on the year ... For his short career, Hannah has had five or more dimes 26 times (including 12 of 16 games this year) and multiple steals 27 times, which is no surprise since the 6-foot-1 senior was named the nation's ninth-best perimeter defender by Fran Fraschilla and ESPN.com.
- As you would expect, Hannah is a preseason candidate for the Bob Cousy National Point Guard of the Year Award.
- Not to be outdone, Keon Lawrence has reached double figures in 18 of his last 23 games, including a season high 18 points in the win over No. 12/13 Texas ... At one point, Lawrence scored 10 consecutive points in the first half for the Tigers setting the stage for the upset win.
- Despite being just 6-foot-2, 175 pounds, Lawrence is third on the club at 4.1 rebounds per game, including five games of six or more boards.
- The dynamic guard is also second on the team with 13 blocks.
- As was documented by the Kansas City Star, there are no “off days” for Lawrence, as he makes 1,000 shots each day the team is given off by head coach Mike Anderson.
- J.T. Tiller earned his first career start vs. Coppin State and responded with 10 points, three assists and two steals in 25 minutes.
- Tiller also reached double-figures vs. Illinois on Dec. 22, scoring 10 points in a career high 28 minutes.
- While his scoring totals are up, Tiller continues to be Missouri's top perimeter defender and played some key defensive minutes late vs. Purdue, helping to hold Purdue to just one field goal in the final 7:47 of the game en route to Mizzou's game-winning 24-4 run.
- Tiller continued his strong play vs. McNeese State, dishing a career-high tying four assists, without committing a turnover and added three more dimes and three steals vs. North Carolina A&T.
- Matt Lawrence is starting to heat up from three-point range and is shooting 40.7 percent (31-of-76) from beyond the arc over his last 10 outings.
- Lawrence has hit multiple treys in nine of those 11 contests as well.
- Lawrence is coming off a career high 28 points on Dec. 30 at Mississippi State ... The 6-foot-7 guard hit 6-of-11 treys and tied a season high with six rebounds.
- In fact, the St. Louis native has been at his best on the road throughout his career and his shooting 45.1 percent from beyond the arc (41-of-91) from three-point range away from Mizzou Arena.
- The Big 12's No. 2 ranked three-point shooter at 44.3 percent last season, Lawrence opened the year just 7-of-25 (.280) from beyond the arc, but is now up to 36 percent on the year.
- Despite the tough start, Lawrence has shot 50 percent or better from bonus distance in six of his last 14 games.
- Leo Lyons has played much-improved basketball this season and has reached double-figures in eight of his last nine contests.
- Lyons' has already reached double figures 10 times this season, surpassing the nine double figure games he enjoyed his first-two seasons combined.
- Lyons made his hometown return to Kansas City a special one, as he poured in career highs of 23 points and 11 boards in the 14-point Tiger win over Maryland.
- Lyons earned Player of the Game honors from Dick Vitale and Co. as he hit 8-of-11 shots and 7-of-11 free throws en route to his first career double-double.
- The 23 points made him the third different Tiger to top the 20-point plateau this year.
- Lyons also torched UMKC for 22 points on a career-best 10-of-12 shooing from the floor.
- Lyons recorded his second double-double of the year in the win over Purdue, chipping in 13 points and 10 rebounds ... Lyons ranks among the Big 12's leaders with those two double-dips.
- Lyons flashed his versatility vs. Western Illinois when the 6-foot-9, 240-pounder dished a career high six assists and recorded two steals ... Lyons has 24 assists, which is tops among Tiger post players.
- He just goes about his business quietly, but senior guard Jason Horton has dished out 50 assists compared to just 21 turnovers this season, to rank No. 3 in the Big 12 in assist-turnover ratio.
- Horton now has 369 career dimes, which is No. 7 all-time in school history and the Dallas native needs just 14 more assists to move into the MU career top five.
- Horton needs just 12 more assists to pass Mike Sandbothe (380) for sixth all-time.
- Horton is also closing in on the career top 10 in steals and needs 10 more thefts to tie Melvin Booker for No. 10 with 147.
- Although he's been known more for his defense and passing ability, Horton is averaging 13.5 points on 7-of-9 shooting (.778) over his last two games.
- The Dallas native dropped a season high 16 points on the Longhorns on Jan. 12, which was his highest scoring output since his freshman season.
- Senior forward Marshall Brown is closing in on 1,000 career points ... The Austin, Texas native currently has 823 tallies and needs 167 points to become the 38th member of the Mizzou 1,000-point club.
- The selfless senior was named team captain in December by teammates and coaches.
- Brown broke out of an offensive slump McNeese State, scoring 11 points in 17 minutes and reached double figures yet again with 13 points on a career-high tying three 3-point makes vs. North Carolina A&T.
- Brown then earned his first start of the year vs. Coppin State and later scored a season high 14 points vs. his hometown Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 opener.
- Freshman Justin Safford graced ESPN's Top 10 Plays on Nov. 8 with his alley-oop slam vs. Missouri Western ... Safford checked in at No. 6.
- Safford enjoyed his most complete game at Mississippi State on Dec. 30, scoring four points and grabbing four boards in nine second-half minutes vs. the Bulldogs.
- Darryl Butterfield leads Mizzou with 12 charges taken this season, including three games with multiple charges drawn this year.
- Senior forward Vaidotas Volkus gave the Tigers a great first-half lift off the bench vs. Purdue, scoring five points and grabbing three boards in seven minutes ... For the game, Volkus played 11 minutes, which was his third-highest output this year.
ABOUT IOWA STATE
Iowa State (10-6, 0-1 Big 12) returns home to Hilton Coliseum, a building where they are a solid 8-2 on the year, following a narrow 74-67 loss at Baylor on Jan. 12 ... The Cyclones led the Bears 38-31 at the half, but were outscored 43-29 in the second half of the seven-point defeat ... Freshman Craig Brackins has been one of the league's elite newcomers this season and scored 33 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the floor and 8-of-10 shooting from bonus distance vs. Baylor ... Sophomore Wesley Johnson added 11 points and seven boards for the Cyclones ... On the year, Johnson leads four double-figure scorers with 12.5 points per game ... Brackins is second with 12.3 tallies, while senior center Jiri Hubalek averages 11.9 points and a team-leading 7.5 boards per game ... After a 3-4 start to the season, Iowa State is 7-2 in their last nine games, including an 83-80 win over Purdue and a 56-47 win over Iowa.
THE SERIES WITH THE CYCLONES
Mizzou leads the all-time series with Iowa State 141-82 following a series split last season, which included a 77-55 Tiger win in Ames on Feb. 6, 2007 ... The Cyclones hold a 56-46 series lead in Ames, and had won seven consecutive before Missouri's 22-point triumph last season ... Overall, Iowa State has won four of the last five meetings and six of the last nine dating back to March 5, 2003 ... Mike Anderson is 1-1 all-time vs. the Cyclones.
WITH A TIGER WIN:
- Missouri would open Big 12 play 2-0 for the second time in three seasons.
- Missouri would win for the second consecutive year in Ames, which would be the first time since Feb. 16, 1994 (79-72 in OT) and Jan. 30, 1995 (80-71).
- The Tigers would earn their first road win of the year and first since winning 75-64 at No. 18 Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Feb. 17, 2007.
- The Tigers would also stop their current five-game road losing streak.
- Missouri would have a three-game winning streak, tying its longest of the year.
- Missouri would earn its 12th win of the year, moving within six victories of last season's 18-win mark.
- The Tigers would move to 30-17 all-time under Mike Anderson.
- Overall, Anderson would improve to 119-58 in his six seasons as a head coach.
NOTING THE WIN OVER TEXAS…
- Was Missouri' first win over Texas since Norm Stewart's final season in 1998-99.
- Snapped a 10-game skid to the Longhorns.
- Marked the 24th consecutive season Missouri has defeated at least one ranked opponent.
- The 97 points were the most Mizzou has scored on a ranked opponent since defeating No. 15 Syracuse 98-88 in the Sweet 16 on March 24, 1994.
- Was Missouri's first win over a ranked opponent since winning at No. 18 Oklahoma State on Feb. 17, 2007.
- Anderson improved to 2-5 all-time vs. ranked teams at Mizzou.
- Was Missouri's first win over a ranked opponent at home since defeating No. 7 Kansas 72-68 on March 6, 2005.
- Was Mizzou's largest win over a ranked team since beating No. 3 Oklahoma 67-52 on Feb. 26, 2003.
- Was Mizzou's 13th consecutive win at Mizzou Arena, a new record.
- The 13th consecutive home win is the 10th longest streak in school history.
MIZZOU's NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: BETTER 2nd-HALF PLAY
Since the turn of the new year, Mizzou has become a entirely different second-half club ... Through the season's first 14 games, the Tigers averaged 37.8 points and outscored their foes 37.8-to-33.8 over the final 20 minutes on just 42.8 percent shooting.
In their last two games vs. UMKC and No. 12/13 Texas, Missouri is averaging 60.0 second-half points on 70.7 percent shooting and are outscoring their opponents 60.0-to-42.5.
The club also owns a 2.2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in the second half and is shooting a robust 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from beyond the arc.
HORTON GETTING OFFENSIVE
His calling card has always been on defense and as a distributor of the basketball, but Jason Horton is starting to show a scorers mentality ... A double-figure scorer just nine times in his first three seasons combined, (and just once in back-to-back games) the Dallas native has reached double figures in each of his last two contests and is averaging 13.5 points on a combined 7-of-9 (.778) shooting in wins over UMKC and No. 12/13 Texas.
Horton scored a then-season high 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting vs. UMKC, before pouring in 16 points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. the nationally-ranked Longhorns.
Horton also hit a pair of treys vs. Texas, in addition to a career-best 6-of-6 shooting from the free throw line.
An added bonus to Horton's offensive production has been his steady point guard play, as he is averaging 5.0 assists over his last two games as well.
TIGERS DOMINATING AT MIZZOU ARENA
Mizzou Basketball's 13 consecutive home court wins is the 12th-longest streak in America ... Although the Tigers have won an impressive 27 consecutive home games vs. non-conference opposition, the Tigers have actually reeled off the 13 straight home wins overall dating back to a 78-71 win against Baylor on Feb. 14, 2006 ... The 13-game winning streak is also the longest in Mizzou Arena history and the 10th longest in school history ... It's also the longest homecourt streak since the Tigers won 14 consecutive in 2002-03.