@MizzouHoops at Arkansas Up Next on Saturday

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Tigers at Razorbacks set for 5 p.m. tipoff on SEC Network on Saturday

MIZZOU (5-10, 0-3) ROAD TRIP - Saturday, Jan. 14
Arkansas (12-4, 1-3) (Full Game Notes)	Bud Walton Arena	Saturday	5 p.m.	Live Stats Listen Watch

MIZZOU (5-10, 0-3) ROAD TRIP - Saturday, Jan. 14

OPPONENT

LOCATION

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Arkansas (12-4, 1-3)
(Full Game Notes)

Bud Walton Arena

Saturday

5 p.m.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Men's Basketball (5-10, 0-3) next hits the road for Arkansas (12-4, 1-3), with tipoff scheduled for 5 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 14, at Bud Walton Arena. Live coverage will be provided by the SEC Network and the Tiger Radio Network.

In Mizzou's latest four contests, junior forward Jordan Barnett is averaging 17.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Barnett ranks eighth in the SEC in scoring with his 17.7 points per game in league action. He ranks sixth in rebounding in SEC games (8.0).
In conference play, sophomore guards Terrence Phillips and K.J. Walton are averaging 14.7 and 10.7 points per game, respectively.
Phillips is third in the SEC in assists per game during conference action, dishing 5.3 per game.
Mizzou was powered through its nonconference schedule by the strong play of sophomore forward Kevin Puryear. The Blue Springs, Mo., native led the Tigers with 12.5 points per game prior to conference action.
The Tigers rank third in the SEC for overall 3-point FG defense, keeping their foes to a 29.8-percent success rate (98-of-329) from deep.
Mizzou is once again cultivating a talented, but young roster during the 2016-17 season. According to KenPom.com, the Tigers rank 338th out of 351 NCAA Division I teams in terms of experience.

OPPONENT - ARKANSAS

Arkansas enters the matchup with Mizzou with a record of 12-4 and 1-3 in SEC play. Among the Razorbacks' notable wins this season include an 84-72 win over Houston on Dec. 6 and a 77-74 win over Texas on Dec. 17.
Led by head coach Mike Anderson, Arkansas started the 2016-17 campaign quick, winning 11 of its first 12 games, but have limped its way at the beginning of conference play, going 1-3 to start SEC competition. The Razorbacks' lone SEC win came on the road against Tennessee on Jan. 3.
Four Arkansas players are averaging double-figures in scoring, led by redshirt senior guard Dusty Hannahs, who is averaging 14.1 points per game. Junior guard Daryl Macon is second on the team with 13.7 points per game, while senior forward Moses Kingsley averages 11.8 points per game and junior guard Jaylen Barford averages 10.2 points per game.
Kingsley leads the team in rebounding, averaging 8.4 rebounds per game, while redshirt junior forward Dustin Thomas is second on the team with 4.3 boards per game.
Arkansas is averaging 81.6 points and 38.1 rebounds per game through 16 contests, allowing 73.3 points and 35.8 rebounds per game to its opponents. Foes of the Razorbacks have shot 41.4 percent from the field and 33.1 percent from the three-point line.

SEASON-BEST ON THE BOARDS VS. AUBURN

Mizzou pulled down 51 rebounds vs. Auburn (Jan. 10), setting a new season high in the process. Nearly half of the Tigers' boards were on the offensive glass, with the 25 offensive rebounds.
Mizzou's 25 offensive boards are the most for the Tigers since recording 27 during the 2001-02 season vs. Grambling (Dec. 1, 2001). Mizzou also had 25 offensive rebounds during the 2006-07 season vs. Southern University (Dec. 30, 2006).
After only posting one 50-rebound game under head coach Kim Anderson's watch entering the 2016-17 season, the Tigers have two such games under their belts this campaign. Mizzou hauled in 50 boards against Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 6.
Prior to Mizzou recording 56 rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff last season (Dec. 29, 2015), the Tigers had not recorded 50 or more rebounds in a game since the 2012-13 season (50 vs. Ole Miss, Feb. 9, 2013).

ATTACK THE SECOND HALF

Mizzou has played strong opening halves in all three of its Southeastern Conference games, although the trio of contests ended as setbacks for the Tigers. Mizzou held the lead at the break of all three SEC games: vs. LSU (40-35); at Georgia (26-20); vs. Auburn (35-34).
Head coach Kim Anderson's focus has been on helping the Tigers maintain focus coming out of the locker room. Mizzou has averaged 4.7 more turnovers in the second half than the first half of its SEC games.

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 in conference action.
Starting with his 12-point game vs. LSU (Jan. 4), Phillips has averaged 14.7 points and 5.3 assists per game.
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).
In conference action, Phillips' 2.3 assist/turnover ratio (16 assists, 7 turnovers) ranks sixth.

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, 13 and eight points in Mizzou's games vs. LSU (Jan. 4), at Georgia (Jan. 7) and vs. Auburn (Jan. 10), respectively.
Walton's ability to get to the free throw line has been on full display, as his 22 free throw attempts thus far in conference play are a team-best.
Walton smashed his personal career rebounding record with 13 boards against Auburn (Jan. 10), surpassing two prior instances of six rebounds. Walton's strong game on the glass vs. Auburn matched him with Jordan Barnett (St. Louis, Mo.) for the team's season-high in boards (13 vs. Lipscomb, Dec. 29).

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 17.0 points and 9.3 rebounds over Mizzou's latest four games, resetting his career high in scoring three times 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. He then broke his person record with 20 points (6-of-18 FG, 2-of-8 3PT, 6-of-6 FT) vs. Auburn (Jan. 10), also recording six rebounds.
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 three of the last four games, with 13, nine and nine rebounds, respectively, against Lipscomb (Dec. 29), LSU (Jan. 4) and Georgia (Jan. 7).