Mississippi State Visits @MizzouHoops at Mizzou Arena on Saturday

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Mississippi State Buy Tickets	Mizzou Arena	Saturday, Jan. 30 7:30 p.m.	TV: SEC Network Radio: Tiger Network Online: WatchESPN \| Live Audio \| Live Stats Game Notes

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Mizzou Men's Basketball (8-12, 1-6) welcomes Mississippi State (8-11, 1-6) to Mizzou Arena in its latest Southeastern Conference contest, with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30.
The Tigers are hosting their Annual Coaches Vs. Cancer White Out Game vs. Mississippi State. All fans are encouraged to wear white.
Head coach Kim Anderson's squad is seeking its second conference win of the season after the 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 11.4 points per game.
Junior guard Wes Clark leads the Tigers in scoring in conference games with his 11.1 points per game.

Last Time Out

Mizzou (8-12, 1-6) fell on the road to No. 20 Kentucky (16-4, 6-2), 88-54, Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. Junior guard Wes Clark led the Tigers in scoring with 11 points, the sixth time this season Clark has paced his squad.
Freshman guard K.J. Walton and freshman forward Kevin Puryear both scored in double digits on the night for the Tigers, contributing 10 points each. Walton and freshman guard Terrence Phillips led the team in rebounding, each grabbing six rebounds.
Mizzou converted 14-of-19 shots from the free throw line (73.7 percent), the tenth time this season the Tigers have shot better than 70 percent from the charity stripe.

Walton Gaines Confidence in Recent Action

After going three games without a field goal make and just two points, freshman guard K.J. Walton has responded with 14 points in 31 minutes of action in Mizzou's latest two contests.
Walton scored four points (2-of-3 FG, 0-of-1 3PT) in 10 minutes off the bench at No. 10 Texas A&M (Jan. 23), also grabbing two rebounds and dishing out two assists.
Walton matched his season-high in minutes played with 21 off the bench at No. 20 Kentucky (Jan. 27) and scored 10 points (3-of-5 FG, 1-of-2 3PT, 3-of-4 FT) with the opportunity.

Close Calls Against the Bulldogs

Mizzou and Mississippi State battled it out in two close setbacks for the Tigers in head coach Kim Anderson's first season at the helm. The Bulldogs took a 77-74 result at Mizzou Arena on Feb. 14, 2015. Mizzou was powered by sophomore Johnathan Williams III's 27 points. Then-junior forward Ryan Rosburg scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field.
The Bulldogs kept the Tigers out of the win column again in Starkville, Miss., on March 7, 2015, despite a strong game from then-freshman guard Namon Wright. The Tiger scored 12 points to tie for Mizzou's team-best. Mizzou also outrebounded the Bulldogs, 37-32.

More About Mississippi State

Mississippi State (8-11, 1-6) started 0-5 in the Southeastern Conference this season under first-year head coach Ben Howland before picking up a win over Ole Miss (Jan. 23) by a score of 83-77. The Bulldogs finished their nonconference schedule with a 7-5 record.
The Bulldogs have five players averaging double-figure scoring in SEC play, led by freshman guard Quinndary Weatherspoon's 14.1 points per game. Weatherspoon is additionally the team's second-leading rebounder in conference action (5.0). Senior forward Gavin Ware leads MSU with his 6.4 boards per game in league play.

#RallyForRhyan Game Set for Feb. 13 Tennessee Game

Fans will be offered free general admission with a cash donation of any amount for Mizzou Men's Basketball's Saturday, Feb. 13, matchup with Tennessee (2 p.m.), the first-ever Rally For Rhyan Game. The special event has been organized to raise awareness for pediatric cancer in support of assistant coach Brad Loos' five-year old daughter, Rhyan, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in October.
For more information, visit MUTigers.com/R4Rgame.

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