Mizzou vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith Game Notes
11/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 12, 2010
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Mizzou Basketball Post Game Notes
November 12, 2010 vs. Arkansas Fort Smith - Mizzou Arena
Final: MU 115, UAFS 74
Attendance: 8,425
Game notes
- The win improves the Tigers to 2-0 in exhibition play with an average margin of victory of 47.5 points per game. Mizzou is now 10-0 in exhibition games under head coach Mike Anderson and its average margin of victory in those 10 games is 43.0 points per contest.
- Mizzou scored a combined 229 points in its two exhibition games this season while limiting their opponents to a combined 134 points. The Tigers scored 115 points Friday night and had the game counted, it would have been the highest scored ever scored inside Mizzou Arena and the eighth-best point total in program history.
- After scoring 114 points in the its first exhibition contest against Harris Stowe, Mizzou scored just two points at the first media timeout (15:41 remaining in the firsts half). Mizzou had a pair of turnovers and was 0-4 shooting at that point of the half. Mizzou scored 113 points in the last 35:41 of the game, including 70 points in the second half alone. In fact, Mizzou outscored UAFS, 70-41, in the second half.
- Despite not starting the game, sophomore guard Michael Dixon (Kansas City, Mo.) totaled 12 points by halftime as he connected on all four of his field goal attempts, including a trio of 3-point buckets.
- Dixon and junior Laurence Bowers (Memphis, Tenn.) combined to score 25 of Mizzou's 45 points at halftime, doing so on a combined 9-13 shooting (69.2-percent). The rest of the team tallied just 20 points on a combined 5-18 shooting (27.8-percent).
- Bowers and Dixon were a huge reason why the Tiger bench outscored the Lion bench, 33-21, in the first half.
- The difference in the first half was the Tigers' ability to get to the free throw line as it made 19 trips to the charity strip, compared to only four times for Arkansas-Fort Smith. Mizzou connected on 13 of its 19 free throw attempts while UAFS made three of its four free throws.
- Mizzou, staying true to its Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball brand, turned UAFS over 12 times in the first half and converted those 12 miscues into 17 points. Conversely, the Lions scored just four points off of eight Tiger turnovers. Mizzou also tallied seven fast break points in the first half and limited the Lions to none.
- The inside play of Bowers was also a big reason why Mizzou outscored UAFS, 18-8, in the paint in the first half.
- Mizzou opened the second half on a 15-2 scoring run, helping extend the Tiger advantage to 24 points at 59-35. Mizzou forced four turnovers in that span and converted those miscues into seven points.
- Freshman guard Phil Pressey (Dallas, Texas) had just two points through nearly the first 30 minutes of play, but connected on back-to-back 3-point baskets to give the Tigers their first 30-point lead of the game at 78-48. The lead at the time as the Tigers' largest of the contest. Pressey finished the game with 19 points, the most of his Tiger career so far. Through two exhibition games, Pressey averaged 15.5 points per game while dishing five assists per contest.
- Bowers tallied 26 points in the game, which would have been a new career-best for the junior had the game counted. His career-best is 23 points, which he set against Georgia last season (Jan. 2) at Mizzou Arena. Bowers connected on 10-14 shooting in the game as well.
- Dixon scored 19 points in the game before exiting in the second half. The 19 points would have been a new career-best had the game counted. His career-best is 16, which he set in the Tigers' win over Illinois at the Scottrade Center last season (12/23). After going 4-4 in the first half, Dixon finished the game with 7-9 shooting, including 4-5 from 3-point range.
- Bowers and Dixon finished the game a combined 17-23 from the floor (73.9-percent) while the rest of the team shot 20-43, good for 46.5-percent. Mizzou as a team finished with 56.1-percent shooting from the floor in the win.
- Mizzou finished the game with a decisive advantage in points off of turnovers as it led UAFS, 38-9, in that department in the game. Mizzou also outscored the Lions 15-2 in fast break points.
- Mizzou's bench also outscored the Lions' bench, 67-44. The 67 bench points in Friday's win are 23 more than the Tigers had in the first exhibition game of the season against Harris Stowe. In all, Mizzou averaged 55.5 bench points per game in exhibition play.
- Mizzou as a team finishes the exhibition season averaging a 1.40 assist-to-turnover ratio as well.
