Jan. 20, 2012
Tip-off: 4 p.m.
Arena: Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Radio: KTGR 1580 AM, ESPN 100.5 FM
Coaches:
MU: Robin Pingeton (St. Ambrose `90) 23-24 at MU (second season)
OSU: Jim Littell (Southwestern Collge, `77), 9-4 at OSU (first season)
Columbia, Mo.-- Missouri Women's welcomes Oklahoma State on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Mizzou Arena. Tickets for the event will be sold for $1 each, and fans are encouraged to wear black.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite taking an early lead in the game, Mizzou dropped to No. 13/14 Texas A&M 78-52 on Wednesday (Jan. 18) in College Station, Texas. The Tigers now drop to 10-6 overall on the season and the team is 0-5 in Big 12 play. The Tigers were led by Senior Christine Flores who recorded 13 points and five blocks on the night. Senior BreAnna Brock was one board away from a double-double on the night as she snatched nine rebounds and tallied 12 points.
UP NEXT
Missouri travels to Texas for a match up with the Longhorns on Jan. 25 before returning to Columbia on Jan. 28 to host Oklahoma. No. 1-ranked Baylor comes to town on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. as well.
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls are 10-4 on the season, coming to Mizzou off of a 65-60 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks. The Cowgirls started the season on an eight game win streak, before dropping to Long Island in December. Liz Donohoe leads the Cowgirls as she averages 14.3 points a game. Toni Young and Tiffany Bias also average in the double figures, with 12.1 and 11.4 points per game. Bias has also recorded 106 assists this season.
SERIES HISTORY WITH OSU
Missouri leads the series with Oklahoma State 29-23 in program history. The Tigers and the Cowgirls first faced off at the Big Eight Tournament in 1976. Missouri pulled out a 67-62 victory in the game. Missouri also topped OSU last season in a 71-65 overtime victory in Mizzou Arena. Before last season, the Tigers had not topped the Cowgirls since 2006.
BIG 12 CONFERENCE HISTORY
Missouri is 254-304 in Big Eight/Big 12 series history. The Tigers have winning records over several conference foes including Iowa State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
TIGER TRENDS
> Christine Flores has reached double-figures in four straight games against teams ranked in the Top 25 (Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas State).
>The Tigers have finished 12 of 16 games this season with a better shooting percentage than their opponents.
>The Tiger post duo of Christine Flores has accounted for at least 24 points in each of the Tigers' first five Big 12 games this season.
>Mizzou dished a Big 12 season-best 17 assists in its last game at defending national champion Texas A&M.
>The Tigers have grabbed at least 30 rebounds in all five of its Big 12 games this season.
>Aside from the Tigers' lost at Kansas State, they have hit at least five 3-point field goals in all of their Big 12 games this season.
> Mizzou has won the block battle in 13 games this season...BreAnna Brock and Christine Flores lead the way with 97 of 111 total rejections this season.
> Mizzou has had more assists than each of their opponents in 10 of their first 15 games...Missouri averages 14.75 assists per game which ranks them eighth in the Big 12.
>Missouri has outscored their opponent in the paint in 10 games this season. Against UTSA, the Tigers and Roadrunners each scored 22 points in the paint.
>At least two Tigers have hit double figures in scoring in 15 games this season. Missouri has had three Tigers in double figures in eight games, and two players have scored in double figures in four of the last five games.
>In eight games this season, the Tigers' largest lead of the game has been 19 points or higher.
>The Tigers have 19 steals over their last three games, including a Big 12 season-best nine at Texas A&M. In that span, Mizzou is averaging 6.3 steals per game and has forced its opponents into 49 turnovers (16.33 per game).
>Mizzou has done a nice job staying out of foul trouble, averaging just under 14 fouls per game at 13.8 in league play. Just one Tiger has fouled out in league play.