MIZZOU (5-9, 0-2) GAME DAY - Tuesday, Jan. 10
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME	MEDIA
Auburn (10-5, 0-3) (Full Game Notes)	Mizzou Arena	Tuesday	6 p.m.	Live Stats  Listen Watch Tickets

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Men's Basketball (5-9, 0-2) have won back-to-back games over Auburn (10-5, 0-3), which head coach Kim Anderson's squad welcomes to Mizzou Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 10, for a 6 p.m. CT tipoff on the SEC Network.

• Mizzou turned away Auburn by a score of 76-61 nearly a year ago to the day (Jan. 9, 2016) in the two programs' most recent meeting.
• In Mizzou's latest three contests, junior forward Jordan Barnett is averaging 16.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.
• In conference play, sophomore guard Terrence Phillips is also averaging 16.0 points per game.
• Mizzou was powered through its nonconference schedule by the strong play of sophomore forward Kevin Puryear. The Blue Springs, Mo., native leads the Tigers with his 11.9 points per game. 
• Mizzou ranks second in the SEC for overall field goal defense, holding opponents to a 39.5-percent mark from the field (327-of-827).
• The Tigers rank second in the SEC for 3-point field goal defense, keeping their foes to a 29.3-percent success rate (89-of-304) from deep.
• Mizzou is once again cultivating a talented, but young roster during the 2016-17 season. According to KenPom.com, the Tigers rank 344th out of 351 NCAA Division I teams in terms of experience.

OPPONENT - AUBURN

• Auburn, 10-5 on the year and 0-3 in Southeastern Conference play, enters Mizzou Arena on a three game losing streak, dropping its first three contests in conference play to Georgia, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. 
• Led by head coach Bruce Pearl, the Tigers opened the season winning six of its first seven games, including a 67-65 win over Texas Tech on Nov. 22. Following a loss to Boston College, Auburn went on a four game win streak, which included wins over Oklahoma and UConn.
• Leading Auburn is scoring is a trio of freshman. Guard Mustapha Heron leads the Tigers, averaging 16.2 points per game while shooting 40.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc (22-of-54). Guard Jared Harper and forward Danjel Purifoy are tied for second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game, each.
• Heron leads the team in rebounding as well, averaging 6.3 rebounds per game, while Purifoy is second on the team averaging 5.8 rebounds per game. Senior forward LaRon Smith leads the team with 26 offensive rebounds, while Heron is second on the team with 25 offensive rebounds.
• Auburn is averaging 79.4 points and 37.3 rebounds per game through 15 contests, allowing 75.2 points and 39.7 rebounds per game to its opponents. Foe of the Tigers have shot 41.8 percent from the field and 31.7 percent from the three-point line.

PHILLIPS' SCORING PUNCH IS BACK

• After seeing his scoring diminish down the stretch of nonconference play (6.0 PPG vs. Western Kentucky, Miami-Ohio, Arizona, Eastern Illinois), sophomore guard Terrence Phillips (Orange County, Calif.) has come back swinging.
• Starting with his 14-point game vs. Illinois (Dec. 21), Phillips has averaged 13.0 points per game and has a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio over the past four contests.
• Phillips recorded the second 20-point game of his career with 20 points (7-of-17 FG, 5-of-12 3PT, 1-of-2 FT) at Georgia (Jan. 7). He opened conference action with 12 points (4-of-10 FG, 2-of-7 3PT, 2-of-2 FT) vs. LSU (Jan. 4).
• In conference action, Phillips' 5.0 assist/turnover ratio (10 assists, 2 turnovers) ranks fifth.

WALTON STOCK RISING

• Sophomore guard K.J. Walton (Indianapolis, Ind.) has taken his addition to Mizzou's starting lineup and run with it, scoring 11 and 13 points in Mizzou's games vs. LSU (Jan. 4) and at Georgia (Jan. 7), respectively. 
• Walton's ability to get to the free throw line has been on full display, as his 16 free throw attempts thus far in conference play are a team-best. No other Tiger has reached double digits in charity stripe visits in SEC action.

JB GETS COMFORTABLE

• Junior forward Jordan Barnett (St. Louis, Mo.) would need time shaking the rust off, warned head coach Kim Anderson prior to the Texas transfer becoming eligible. The Tigers' leader was on the mark, as Barnett totaled just seven points and seven rebounds over his first two appearances vs. EIU (Dec. 17) and Illinois (Dec. 21).
• Barnett has effectively acclimated himself now, averaging 16.0 points and 10.3 rebounds over Mizzou's latest three games, resetting his career high in scoring twice in that span. Barnett poured in 18 points vs. LSU (Jan. 4), scoring 14 in the first half on 6-of-9 field goal shooting.
• The former St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year (2014) has asserted himself on the boards, as well. Barnett has led the Tigers in rebounding in the last three games, with 13, nine and nine rebounds, respectively, against Lipscomb (Dec. 29), LSU (Jan. 4) and Georgia (Jan. 7).

THEORY OF THE THREE

• Mizzou has had an individual make five three-pointers in a game three times already this season after only one occurrence throughout the entire 2015-16 season. 
• Sophomore guard Terrence Phillips (Orange County, Calif.) has accomplished the feat twice, first against North Carolina Central (Nov. 28), hitting 5-of-7 from deep, and again at Georgia (Jan. 7), making 5-of-12.
• Freshman guard Frankie Hughes (Cleveland, Ohio) sank 5-of-13 from three-point range against Xavier (Nov. 17) at the Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando, Fla.
• Mizzou attempted 36 three-pointers at Georgia (Jan. 7), which nearly tied the program record most recently set during the 2009-10 season. The Tigers put up 37 three-point attempts vs. Chattanooga on Nov. 24, 2009.