| Opponent | Location | Day/Time (CT) |
|---|---|---|
| at Texas A&M | Reed Arena - College Station, Texas | Wednesday, Jan. 21 / 6:00 p.m. CT |
| Game Media | SEC Network  | Live Stats | Live Audio |
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TWEETABLE TIGER TRACKS...
• Mizzou Men's Basketball (7-10, 1-3) hits the road to continue SEC action at Texas A&M (11-5, 2-2), tipping off at 6 p.m., Wednesday on SEC Network.
• The Tigers have been led by sophomore forward Johnathan Williams, III, who is currently averaging 12.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
• Williams averaged just 5.8 points per game in 2013-14, but under head coach Kim Anderson, the Tiger's production has more than doubled.
• Senior guard Keith Shamburger is second in the SEC in free throw shooting, hitting 89.6 percent (43-of-48).
• The Tigers were outlasted by Tennessee in recent league action (Jan. 17), with the Volunteers escaping Mizzou Arena with a 59-51 result.
• Mizzou's freshman class has accounted for 39.1 percent of the team's minutes through 17 games.
• With the addition of sophomores, underclassmen have been playing 66.8 percent of the Tigers' minutes.
• 7 of Mizzou's top 8 scorers are underclassmen, with Shamburger (8.8) the only exception.
• In SEC games, Shamburger's stout 7.0 A/TO ratio (14 assists/2 turnovers) is second in the conference.
LAST TIME OUT...
• Mizzou (7-10, 1-3) had four different Tigers score eight points or more, but a second half run fell short as the Tigers dropped to 7-10 (1-3) on the season against Tennessee (11-5, 3-1) following a 59-51 setback.
• Held Tennessee to just 26 points in the first half, the third-lowest Mizzou opponent scoring effort in an opening period this season.
• Namon Wright led the Tigers with 13 points, as he hit multiple three-pointers in a game for the seventh time this season with his 3-of-6 long range shooting.
• Jakeenan Gant recorded two blocks on a single Tennessee possession inside the first minute of the second half, matching his season-high in the span of eight seconds.
• Keith Shamburger recorded four assists, his 13th game this season with at least three assists.
• Tramaine Isabell shot a perfect 3-for-3 in 13 minutes in the second half, scoring eight points thanks in part to two three-pointers.
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT... TEXAS A&M
• Texas A&M (11-5, 2-2) hosts Mizzou on Wednesday, Jan. 21, riding a hot home court stretch, winning 8-of-9 games inside Reed Arena.
• SMU transfer Jalen Jones, a junior guard, leads fourth-year coach Billy Kennedy's squad in scoring with his 13.8 points per game. Junior guard Danuel House, another transfer from Houston, follows Jones closely with his 13.5 points per game. Jones also pulls down a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game and is the team's leader in blocks (11).
• Mizzou leads the all-time series vs. Texas A&M, 16-11. Head coach Kim Anderson helped the Tigers to a 4-1 record against the Aggies as an assistant coach on Norm Stewart's staff from 1991-1999.
• The Tigers have won three-straight against Texas A&M, which includes two wins in the SEC Tournament (62-50 in 2013, 91-83 [2OT] in 2014).
• Mizzou went 2-0 against the Aggies in 2013-14, both exciting contests that went down to the wire. The first win was on Senior Night in Mizzou Arena on March 5, with senior Earnest Ross scoring the Tigers' final seven points of the game in the final 1:06 to get the victory, 57-56.
• The Tigers and Aggies met again eight days later in the SEC Tournament at the Georgia Dome on March 13, 2014, with that Mizzou win needing two overtime periods. Behind 20-point games from Jabari Brown (26) and Ross (24), the Tigers topped Texas A&M by a score of 91-83. Current sophomore forward Johnathan Williams, III pulled down a game-best 15 rebounds, his second highest total on the boards from his freshman season.
VOTE FOR COACH ANDERSON...
• Mizzou head coach Kim Anderson is competing with 47 other NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches for a great cause: a $100,000 donation to charity. Anderson is representing Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia, Missouri, in the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge, which is a four-round contest driven by online fan voting.
• Mizzou fans and those wishing to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia, Missouri, can vote for Anderson at www.espn.com/infiniti.
• As an official corporate partner of the NCAA, Infiniti will make total donations throughout the competition of $349,000. As coaches advance throughout the competition, donations totaling $249,000 will be awarded to each of their charities of choice; the farther they advance, the more money the coaches raise. The final winning coach will receive a total of $100,000 to benefit his charity of choice.
• The initial round runs from Jan. 5 - Jan. 25, with the second round of voting cutting the field to 24 coaches.
