GAME NOTES

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou (16-9, 6-5) returns home Sunday after a two-game road swing to face border rival Arkansas for the second time this season. Tip off on SEC Network is set for 5 p.m. 

PROMOS

• GIRL POWER DAY: Pregame event with kids 12 & under that features female Mizzou student-athletes discussing topics such as responsibility and leadership. Fans interested in attending can RSVP by e-mail gettm@missouri.edu
• Diaper Derby baby race at halftime
• Mizzou's sophomore class will be available for postgame autographs

OF NOTE

• Mizzou needs one more win to clinch its fifth consecutive winning season. The last time the Tigers put together five straight winning seasons was 1985-90.
• Mizzou's win at Arkansas earlier this season marked the Tigers' first victory over the Razorbacks in Fayetteville since Dec. 21, 2008.
• Mizzou is looking to sweep the season series over Arkansas for the first time as members of the SEC.
• A win Sunday would give Mizzou four consecutive home wins in league play. That would be the longest home win streak for the Tigers in conference action since the 2005-06 campaign.
• After shooting 88.9 percent form the free throw line at Tennessee, Mizzou has shot above 70 percent from the line in 22 of 25 games.
• Mizzou has been dominant in first quarters this season, outscoring opponents 432-334 in the frame, including 178-130 in SEC play.
• Mizzou currently has four wins over Top-25 RPI opponents, including Creighton, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Auburn. 
• Through 25 games, redshirt senior point guard Lianna Doty is averaging 3.4 assists per game, which ranks 12th in the SEC. She has dished at least four dimes in a game 11 times in 2016-17. Doty recorded six assists against Tennessee, her highest output in SEC play.
• With 461 career assists, Doty tops active SEC players in career dimes. She has 44 more assists than any other active SEC player. She ranks 26th among active Division I players in career assists. Doty needs just 10 more assists to move into second all-time in program history. 

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE

• Sophomore Cierra Porter has scored at least 10 points in 22 of 25 contests this season.
• After a 19-point, 10-rebound outing at Tennessee, Porter has a team-high 10 double-doubles this season. When Porter has recorded a double-double, Mizzou is 8-2. She is one of two Tigers to post 10 double-doubles in a season since 2007, alongside teammate Jordan Frericks (2014-15). Porter is one of six players in the SEC with at least 10 double-doubles. She has 11 career double-doubles through 56 career games played. Only five Tigers in program history have recorded 15 career double-doubles.
• Porter made 4-of-4 shots and scored 10 points in Mizzou's last win at Arkansas, marking the first perfect night from the field in her career.

STILL CASHING IN AT THE CHARITY STRIPE

• Mizzou continues to lead the SEC in free throw percentage and ranks fourth in the nation, shooting 79.5 percent from the charity stripe as a team.
• The Tigers have shot above 70 percent from the line 22 times in 25 games, more than any other SEC team this season.
• Porter ranks second in the league in free throw percentage during conference play, shooting 88.5 percent. She's sunk an SEC-high 125 free throws this season.
• Mizzou is one of 22 teams in the nation that have made at least 360 free throws this season.
• When Mizzou takes more free throw attempts than an opponent, the Tigers are 12-2 and when Mizzou makes more free throws than an opponent, the Tigers are 15-2.

LAST TIME VS. ARKANSAS

• Head coach Robin Pingeton secured her 450th career win as the Tigers raced past Arkansas, 60-46. Mizzou clinched the second total win over the Razorbacks in Fayetteville in program history.
• Senior guard Sierra Michaelis (Mercer, Mo.) tallied a game-high 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Mizzou. During the performance, Michaelis became the 34^th Tiger in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points. 
• Sophomore Cierra Porter (Columbia, Mo.) contributed 10 points and dished three assists for the second time this season.  Fellow sophomore Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) chipped in five points, seven rebounds and five assists in an all-around effort. Freshman Amber Smith (Shreveport, La.) added nine points off the bench, including three consecutive buckets to end the first quarter.

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