Men's Basketball 1/26/2016 2:32:00 PM

Road Test for @MizzouHoops at No. 20 Kentucky on Wednesday

Tigers at Wildcats tips off at 8 p.m. CT on the SEC Network

Opponent	Location	Day/Time	Media
at No. 20 Kentucky	Rupp Arena	Wednesday, Jan. 27 8 p.m. CT	TV: SEC Network Radio: Tiger Network Online: WatchESPN \| Live Audio \| Live Stats Game Notes

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Mizzou Men's Basketball (8-11, 1-5) heads to Kentucky (15-4, 5-2) on Wednesday, Jan. 27, with an 8 p.m. tipoff set for broadcast on the SEC Network.
The Tigers return home Saturday, Jan. 30, for the annual Coaches Vs. Cancer White Out Game vs. Mississippi State (7:30 p.m.). All fans are encouraged to wear white.
Junior guard Wes Clark has reset his career scoring mark three times this season, with his latest 20-point outing (26 points at No. 19 South Carolina, Jan. 16) the most recent effort of note.
Head coach Kim Anderson's squad is looking for its second conference win of the season after their decisive, 76-61 victory over Auburn (Jan. 9).
Freshman forward Kevin Puryear became the sixth-fastest freshman to break 200 points in program history vs. Georgia (Jan. 20).
Puryear leads the Tigers in scoring in overall games this season with his 11.5 points per game.

Last Time Out

Mizzou (8-11, 1-5 SEC) led by four points at the 17:25 mark in the second half at No. 10 Texas A&M (17-2, 7-0), but could not keep pace with the Aggies down the stretch, dropping a 66-53 result at Reed Arena on Saturday.
Junior guard Wes Clark led the Tigers with 12 points, also matching his career-high with a team-high nine rebounds. Clark also snagged nine rebounds vs. Chaminade at the Maui Invitational last season.
Freshman forward Kevin Puryear also reached double digits with 11 points. The freshman continued his strong shooting from the free throw line, shooting 5-of-7 from the charity stripe.

Clark Against the Wildcats

Junior guard Wes Clark has done his part in three career games against Kentucky, averaging 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
In most recent action against the Wildcats (Jan. 29, 2015), Clark scored a then-career-best 19 points on 7-of-16 FG shooting and a 3-of-7 day from beyond the three-point line. Clark has since posted three games of 20+ points this season.

Road Tests Loom Large for Mizzou

Mizzou's trip to No. 20 Kentucky on Wednesday, Jan. 27, will be the Tigers' fourth true road game against a ranked opponent this season. That total ranks tied for most in the Southeastern Conference with Vanderbilt.
Head coach Kim Anderson's squad has also played at No. 13 Arizona (Dec. 13), at No. 19 South Carolina (Jan. 16) and at No. 10 Texas A&M (Dec. 23).

Last Time vs. Kentucky

More than 13,000 fans packed into Mizzou Arena to watch head coach Kim Anderson's squad take on No. 1-ranked Kentucky on Jan. 29, 2015. Mizzou trailed by just six points (32-38) midway through the second half, but ultimately fell by a score of 69-53.
Then-sophomore guard Wes Clark led Mizzou with a then-career-high 19 points.
Mizzou was whistled for a season-high 30 fouls with two starters fouling out (Keanau Post, Namon Wright).
The Tigers limited UK to just two 3-pointers, its second-fewest of the season. The Wildcats attempted just seven, also their second-lowest of the season.

Last Time at Kentucky

Mizzou dropped an 86-37 result at No. 1 Kentucky on Jan. 13, 2015.
Then-sophomore guard Wes Clark put up a then-career-high 14 field goal attempts, which he then reset with 16 shot attempts vs. Kentucky (Jan. 29, 2015).
Senior forward Keanau Post sank all four of his field goal attempts for eight first half points before eventually finishing in double digits with 10 points.
The Tigers played all 10 players that traveled to the Kentucky game.

More About Kentucky

No. 20 Kentucky (15-4, 5-2) has won two-straight SEC games after starting conference play with a 3-2 mark. Head coach Jon Calipari's group defeated Arkansas on the road, 80-66 (Jan. 21) and Vanderbilt (Jan. 23), 76-57, in recent action.
Freshman guard Jamal Murray leads the Wildcats with his 17.8 points per game. Murray has additionally sank a three-point attempt in every game this season.
Sophomore guard Tyler Ulis runs Kentucky's offense effectively, averaging 6.0 assists per game. Ulis' scoring ability is trending upward, as the Wildcat guard has recorded 20 points or more in six of Kentucky's last eight games.