COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Men's Basketball (7-20, 2-13) hits the road in Southeastern Conference action on Saturday, Feb. 25, facing Ole Miss (17-11, 8-7) in Oxford, Miss. The matchup tips off at 2:30 p.m., with coverage on the SEC Network and Tiger Radio Network.

• The Tigers have been powered by the recent play of sophomore guard Terrence Phillips, who has averaged 20 points per game over Mizzou's last two games and 14.5 over his last four games. Phillips scored a career-high 22 points vs. No. 11 Kentucky (Feb. 21).
• Phillips scored 18 points (6-of-9 FG, 4-of-6 3PT, 2-of-3 FT), but Mizzou fell at Tennessee (Feb. 18), 90-70.
• Head coach Kim Anderson won his 300th career game as Mizzou defeated Vanderbilt, 72-52 (Feb. 11). The Tigers were sparked by a second consecutive 23-point game from junior forward Jordan Barnett. 
• The second-ever #RallyForRhyan Game, an 83-78 win vs. Arkansas (Feb. 4) was a success on and off the court, with more than $54,000 raised for pediatric cancer research.
• The entire 2016-17 Mizzou roster is made up of first- or second-year players. Not a single member of the Black & Gold has been with the squad for three seasons. According to KenPom.com, the Tigers rank 331st out of 351 NCAA Division I teams in terms of experience.

OPPONENT - OLE MISS

• Ole Miss enters its matchup with Mizzou holding a 17-11 overall record and 8-7 mark in Southeastern Conference play. The Rebels sit in sixth place in the conference with three games remaining on their schedule.
• Led by head coach Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss has won five of its last seven games, including an 87-82 overtime victory against Mississippi State on Tuesday. 
• Ole Miss is led by junior guard Deandre Burnett, who is averaging 16.7 points per game while shooting 89.6 percent (163-of-182) from the free throw line. Two other Rebels are averaging double-figure scoring marks. Senior forward Sebastian Saiz is averaging 15.3 points per game, while sophomore guard Terence Davis is averaging 14.6 points per game.
• Saiz is leading the team in rebounding with 11.0 rebounds per game. Davis is second on the team with 5.6 boards per game. Saiz leads the team in offensive rebounds with 88, while junior forward Justas Furmanavicius is second with 59.
• Ole Miss is averaging 78.5 points and 39.2 rebounds per game through 28 contests, allowing 76.6 points and 37.0 rebounds per game to its opponents. Foes of the Rebels have shot 42.4 percent from the field and 37.0 percent from the three-point line.

PHILLIPS NEARLY WILLS MIZZOU TO VICTORY OVER NO. 11 KENTUCKY

• Mizzou sophomore guard Terrence Phillips (Orange County, Calif.) sank four three-pointers for the second-straight game and set a career-high with 22 points in Mizzou's game vs. No. 11 Kentucky (Feb. 21). Phillips' scoring performance was boosted by his efficiency at the free throw line, going 8-for-8 on foul shots. 
• Phillips' 8-of-8 free throw effort was the second time in his career he shot perfectly from the line when taking five or more attempts (6-of-6, vs. Xavier, Nov. 17).
• The 22-point effort was the third game of 20 points or more for Phillips in his career, with all three coming this season. Phillips' 22-point game ranks tied as the sixth-most points scored by a Tiger this season.

BARNETT AND PURYEAR IN GOOD COMPANY

• Junior forward Jordan Barnett (St. Louis, Mo.) and sophomore forward Kevin Puryear (Blue Springs, Mo.) are two of just 11 players in the Southeastern Conference to be averaging more than 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in league play. 
• The duo of Barnett and Puryear make Mizzou one of just three schools in the SEC to have two players averaging 10.0 and 6.0 in SEC action.  

WALTON STOCK ON THE RISE AGAIN

• Sophomore guard K.J. Walton (Indianapolis, Ind.) has enjoyed one of the most impressive stretches of his career. Walton has reached double figures in scoring in five of the last eight games, averaging 10.4 points per game in that time span.
• Walton played a career-high 33 minutes vs. No. 11 Kentucky (Feb. 21), scoring nine points while drawing the defensive assignment of UK freshman guard Malik Monk, who entered the game averaging 21.7 points per game in conference play. Walton recorded two steals for the fourth-straight game, while holding Monk to 11 points.
• Walton posted a 12-point, five-rebound game vs. Alabama (Feb. 15), leading the Tigers in scoring for the fourth time this season. He also posted a season-high three assists, one shy of his career-best.
• While Walton did not reach the 10-point barrier vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 11), he did help push the Tigers to victory with a strong outing on the glass, as his nine rebounds were the second-best total of his career. The Tiger hauled in a career-high 13 boards vs. Auburn (Jan. 10) earlier this season.
• Walton's minutes have steadily increased in SEC action this season after averaging 14.6 minutes per game in nonconference play. During Mizzou's SEC schedule, Walton has played 25.4 minutes per game.

LAST TIME VS. OLE MISS

• Ole Miss narrowly edged Mizzou in Columbia, Mo., on Jan. 21, with the Rebels escaping Mizzou Arena with a 75-71 result. The Tigers were powered by a season-best performance from sophomore forward Kevin Puryear (Blue Springs, Mo.), who posted 26 points (11-of-14 FG, 4-of-4 3PT) and eight rebounds.
• Mizzou had two players - sophomore guard Terrence Phillips (Orange County, Calif.) and senior forward Russell Woods (Chicago, Ill.) - record double-doubles for the first time since March 2, 2013 when Laurence Bowers and Alex Oriahki did so. Phillips recorded 10 points and 10 assists, while Woods compiled 13 points and 11 rebounds.
• As a team, Mizzou made a season-high 11 three-pointers in the game, the most the Tigers have made in a game since connecting on 12 threes against Ole Miss on Feb. 23, 2016.

SENIOR NIGHT APPROACHING

• Mizzou will recognize its senior class on Tuesday, Feb. 28, before the Tigers take on Texas A&M at 6 p.m. at Mizzou Arena. Fans are encouraged to arrive to their seats early ahead of senior day festivities beginning.
• Senior forward Russell Woods and redshirt junior Trevor Glassman will be recognized as Mizzou's graduating student-athletes. Woods, a general studies major, has his eyes on hospitality management. Woods' mother, Vivian Winters, will be in attendance. Glassman, a finance major, will be joined by his parents, Stuart and Marianne Glassman.
• Managers Brandon Byer, Danny Frazier, Andrew Kimball and Daulton Speckhart will also be recognized.