OPENING TIP 
• Mizzou started the season 13-0 for the first time in program history with an unblemished run through nonconference play and the Tigers have reached 18 wins before February for only the second time in program history and first since the 1976-77 season. Mizzou is currently 6-6 during SEC play and eighth in the league standings. The Tigers have defeated three top 50 RPI opponents and six top 100 RPI foes thus far in 2015-16.
• On Thursday evening, Mizzou earned a 63-52 victory over Alabama. Sierra Michealis paced the Tigers with 14 points and four 3-pointers. Sophie Cunningham (12), Cierra Porter (11) and Jordan Frericks (10) all scored in double figures. The Tigers outscored the Crimson Tide 20-10 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
• Attendance has been soaring at Mizzou Arena this season. The average home crowd is 3,792 and the last 10 home games have featured at least 3,028 in attendance. A new Mizzou Arena attendance record for a women's basketball contest was established against No. 12 Tennessee on Jan. 4 with 7,989 fans.

#ZOUNOTES
• The Tigers rank 27th nationally in rebounding margin (+8.2) and field goal percentage defense (35.6), 40th in free throw percentage (73.8), 41st in scoring margin (+11.8), 44th in field goal percentage (43.5) and 49th in 3-pointers per game (6.9).
• Forwards Jordan Frericks and Cierra Porter are shooting 55 and 52 percent from the field, respectively. Mizzou's starting five is shooting 49 percent from the floor and 37 percent from 3-point range.
• Freshman guard Sophie Cunningham leads the team in scoring (13.3) and is 11th in the SEC. She is the only freshman in the top 24 in the league in points. Cunningham has been named SEC Freshman of the Week four times, which is also tops among SEC freshmen.
• Mizzou is 5-11 all-time against Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Tigers, 64-52, on Jan. 17 in Fayetteville. In Columbia, Mizzou is 3-4 against Arkansas, including a 57-41 victory in the regular season finale last year. Sierra Michaelis scored 15 points and was a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc in that contest. Jordan Frericks added 10 points.

ABOUT ARKANSAS...    
• The Razorbacks are 10-14 overall and 5-6 during SEC play. Former ESPN analyst Jimmy Dykes is 28-28 overall in his second season as head coach.
• Jessica Jackson ranks second in the SEC in scoring with 17.1 points per game. She ranks fourth in career scoring (1,355), 3-pointers (146) and blocks (106), sixth in field goals made (464) and 11th in rebounds (536) among active SEC players. She also averages 6.7 rebounds per contest.
• Devin Casper averages 9.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
• Melissa Wolff averages a team-leading 7.7 boards per contest to go along with 6.1 points.