@MizzouHoops Hits Road for Utah for Thursday Night Battle

Thursday, November 16

Salt Lake City, Utah

7 PM CT

Missouri

Utah

@MizzouHoops Hits Road for Utah for Thursday Night Battle

11/15/2017 1:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Tigers and Utes tip off at 7 p.m. CT, live on Pac-12 Networks

Mizzou Men's Basketball (2-0) makes its first-ever trip to Utah (2-0) on Thursday, Nov. 16, for a matchup tipping off at 7 p.m. CT from the Jon M. Huntsman Center, and to be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks. Live radio coverage can be found on the Tiger Radio Network.

Mizzou at Utah
Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.
Pac-12 Networks

Game Notes

Story Lines

The Cuonzo Martin Era has started with plenty of points and an emphasis on defense. The Tigers have averaged 86.5 points per game, while allowing 57.0 points per game.
Tall! Mizzou has five Tigers who stand 6-10 or taller on its roster for just the second time in program history. Legendary head coach Norm Stewart's 1995-96 squad also had five at 6-10 or taller.
The Tigers are 1-0 all-time against Larry Krystkowiak-coached teams. Krystkowiak's 2004-05 Montana squad visited Columbia on Dec. 11, 2004, and was handed an 87-62 loss.
Mizzou's 2017-18 campaign began with a win, as Mizzou handled old conference foe Iowa State, 74-59, powered by 17 points and eight boards off the bench by Kevin Puryear, both team bests.
The effort was the ninth time in Puryear's career, and third time in his last four games, that he has led Mizzou in both points and rebounds.
Mizzou Arena is sold out for the 2017-18 season, with the public season ticket sales total of 9,572 setting a school record. Last year's public season ticket total was 5,802.
Martin's squad features last season's top three scorers (Jordan Barnett, 12.2; Kevin Puryear, 11.8; Terrence Phillips, 10.4).

Mizzou vs. Utah

The series history between Mizzou and Utah is short, having played just twice and not since 1978.
Neither matchup in the series has occurred on campus, with Thursday's game serving as the first. Both previous meetings came during the NCAA Tournament.
The Utes got the better of the Tigers, 45-35, on March 24, 1944, in Kansas City, and again on March 12, 1978, by a score of 86-79 (2OT) in Wichita, Kansas. Utah went on to win the 1944 NCAA title.