Nov. 6, 2009

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Game Notes – MU vs. Truman State 11/6/09

 

 

With their 96-33 victory, the Tigers improved to 7-0 all-time in the preseason under Head Coach Mike Anderson…

 

Sophomore Laurence Bowers enjoyed a solid outing, leading all scorers with 14 points while also grabbing 12 rebounds and notching two blocks, two steals, and an assist…

 

Michael Dixon, the 2009 Missouri High School Player of the Year, led all Tiger newcomers in points with 10, followed by Tyler Stone's seven, and John Underwood's four…

 

Stone finished second on the team in rebounds, hauling in seven in just 10 minutes on the court…

 

Reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year J.T. Tiller compiled 13 points in 16 minutes of action, while shooting 5-6 from the field…

 

The Tiger defense picked up right where it left off in 2008, as the squad grabbed 54 rebounds, forced 29 turnovers, and snagged 20 steals…

 

The Tigers held Truman State without a field goal for a stretch of 17:37 in the second half, while outscoring them 46-8 and holding them to 1-17 from the field…

 

Missouri proved that its roster still runs deep, as the Tiger bench accounted for 47 of their 96 points…

 

Offensively, Missouri dominated the paint as they outscored Truman State 52-8 from the post while also grabbing 24 total offensive rebounds…