| Match | Location | Day/Time (CT) | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Ole Miss | Columbia, Mo. | Sunday // 2:00 p.m. | SEC Network + |
GAME 26: MIZZOU VS. OLE MISS
SUNDAY, FEB. 15
Tip-off: 2:00 p.m. CT
Arena: Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Radio: KTGR 100.5 FM, 103.1 FM and 1580 AM
TV: Sec Network +
Live Scoring: Mizzou.StatBroadcast.com
Sunday's Promotions: Mizzou returns to Columbia on Sunday, hosting Ole Miss in a 2 p.m. contest. The game marks the annual Play 4Kay game, supporting breast cancer awareness. The first 1,000 fans to arrive on Sunday will receive a FREE pink t-shirt. Sunday's game will also mark the Family Funday featuring pregame activities on the concourse and free admission for kids 12 and under.
Last Time vs. Ole Miss
The Rebels visited Columbia last year on Senior day, and the squad sent its seniors off on a high note, using a second-half surge to oust Ole Miss, 75-72. Bri Kulas led all scorers with 26 points and junior Morgan Eye added 21, surpassing the 1000-career point mark to help Mizzou (17-11, 6-9) complete a season sweep over the Rebels. Kulas also went over the 1,000-mark for her career.
Scouting Ole Miss
The Rebels come to Mizzou riding a six-game losing streak, falling to Tennessee last Thursday. The Rebels are sitting on a 14-10 record overall and 4-7 in league play, looking to improve on Sunday. Standout senior Tia Faleru leads the Rebels in several categories as she averages 14.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Her offensive and defensive rebounding numbers lead the SEC as well. Faleru is the only player in the league to be averaging a double-double in those categories this year.
Quick Hits
• It's no secret that sophomore Jordan Frericks is Mizzou's weapon on the glass. She is averaging 9.9 rebounds per game and stands as the first Tiger to average almost 10 rebounds per game since Kesha Bonds averaged 10.1 rpg in the 1997-98 season.
• #RoadWarrior: In road games this year, Jordan Frericks averages an impressive 18.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. She accounts for 32-percent of the team's points and 28-percent of the team's rebounds in road games.
• In 23 games this season the Tigers have allowed just four teams to shoot better than 40-percent in a game. In fact, the Tigers have limited opponents to less than 37-percent shooting in 16 games, winning 12 of those 16 contests.
• The 47 points allowed by Mizzou against Florida are the fewest that the Tigers have ever allowed in a regular season SEC game since joining the league and match the fewest ever in an SEC game allowed by the Tigers (Mizzou held Vanderbilt to 53 in the SEC Tournament in 2012-13)
• Mizzou has been getting it done with defense so far this season. In fact, in 16 of the Tigers' games this season, they have held their opponents to 60 or fewer points. Of course, Mizzou has won 11 of those 16 contests. Mizzou held its opponents to 60 or fewer points just 11 times last season. In fact, Mizzou has won 20 of its last 26 games when holding opponents to fewer than 60 points (dating back to the start of last season).
• A big reason why Mizzou's defense has been so stingy is the fact that they are limiting opponents to 34.6-percent shooting this season, 3rd in the SEC and the 13th in the nation.
• The Tigers have also made a living on limiting second-chance points this season. In 10 games this year, Mizzou has limited its opponent to single-digit second-chance points. The last time coming against Auburn in Columbia, when the Tigers allowed the Gators just three second-chance points. Mizzou averages 14.5 second chance points per game while only allowing opponents an average of 9.8.
• Jordan Frericks sits at No. 40 in the nation for her rebounding numbers so far this season. Not only that, but the Tigers are outrebounding opponents by 4.9 rebounds per game, good for 54th in the nation and fourth in the SEC.
• The Tigers have gone hard on the glass this season, outrebounding opponents in 18 games so far this year. The Tigers grabbed a season-high 55 rebounds against UNLV on Nov. 21. Mizzou has tallied 50 or more boards in three games.