Upcoming Game Promotions

• Mizzou's next home game vs. Tennessee (Wednesday, Jan. 17) is Space Jam Night at Mizzou Arena, honoring the beloved basketball movie. Commemorative posters will be available to the first 1,500 fans, while t-shirts will be handed out to the first 2,000 students. Arrive at Mizzou Arena early for the 8 p.m. CT tipoff.

Story Lines

• Head coach Cuonzo Martin has sculpted Mizzou into a squad capable of knocking down shots, as well as defending against teams with the same mindset. The Tigers rank in the nation's Top 20 in both effective field goal percentage (57.6, 11th) and effective field goal percentage defense (45.2, 18th).
• With the game at Arkansas, the Tigers have the opportunity to win three-straight road games for the first time since the 2011-12 season. Mizzou claimed away victories at Texas (Jan. 30, 67-66), at Oklahoma (Feb. 6, 71-68) and at Texas A&M (Feb. 18, 71-62).
• The Tigers climbed back into the SEC win column with a stellar second-half performance at home vs. Georgia (Jan. 10), scoring 48 points after the break to run away with a 68-56 victory.
• Freshman forward Jontay Porter stood out for Mizzou in the win vs. Georgia, recording the second double-double of his career (15 points, 10 rebounds). Porter had three blocks in the win, as well.
• Senior forward Jordan Barnett is averaging 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game over the Tigers' last 11 games. In that stretch, Barnett has scored in double-figures in 10-of-11 games and is converting 52.0 percent of his field goal attempts (65-125 FG) and 49.3 percent of his three-pointers (36-73 3PT).
• Graduate senior guard Kassius Robertson and Porter rank as the league's most accurate foul shooters in conference action thus far. Both Tigers have sank 13-of-14 (.929) free throws.
• Robertson scored 15 points vs. Georgia (Jan. 10) for his sixth-straight game scoring in double-figures. The former Canisius standout has averaged 17.7 points per game over Mizzou's last six games.
• Mizzou's 153 three-pointers rank as the most in program history through 15 games, ahead of the 1999-2000 season's 144 through 16 games. Mizzou sank 133 triples in 15 games in 2009-10.

Scouting Arkansas

• Led by seventh-year head coach Mike Anderson, Arkansas has started 1-3 in Southeastern Conference play within an overall record of 11-5. The Razorbacks have solid nonconference wins to their credit, including Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 92-83) and Minnesota (Dec. 9, 95-79).
• Arkansas has averaged 86.3 points per game through 16 games and have allowed an average of 75.7 points to their opponents.
• While Mizzou ranks fourth in the league with a solid 47.8 field goal percentage, Arkansas ranks second with its 49.6 overall shooting success rate. The Razorbacks rank second-worst in the conference in field goal percentage defense (.434), while the Tigers rank fourth-best (.395).
• Senior guards Jaylen Barford and Daryl Macon have led UA in SEC play, averaging 19.3 and 19.0 points per game, respectively.

Notes From The Georiga Game

• Mizzou's win  against Georgia was its first over the Bulldogs since Jan. 10, 2013, a 79-62 home win. Georgia had won the previous six meetings. Mizzou cut UGA's lead in the all-time series to 6-5.
• The 12-point win was Mizzou's largest in SEC play since a 15-point triumph over Auburn on Jan. 9, 2016, nearly two years to the day and a span of 41 games.
• Mizzou won for the first time this season when trailing at the half. Mizzou dropped its previous three contests when trailing following the initial 20 minutes.
• With 15 points and 10 rebounds, freshman forward Jontay Porter scored in double-figures for the second time in three SEC games and secured the second double-double of his career.
• Freshman forward Jeremiah Tilmon scored all 10 of his points in the final 20 minutes of action, as was the same with junior forward Kevin Puryear's nine points.

Mizzou Misled Maten

• Mizzou's bigs were tasked with a difficult objective heading into the Tigers matchup with Georgia (Jan. 10): stop preseason All-SEC First-Team selection Yante Maten.
• The 6-foot-8 Bulldog entered the matchup averaging 19.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, and had scored 10-or-more points in all 14 games this season, including seven 20-point games.
• Maten's double figures streak came to a halt, as Mizzou held him to nine points and two rebounds, both season-lows. Maten had recorded no fewer than 13 points and four rebounds in every game this season.
• Both of Mizzou's freshmen bigs, Jontay Porter (15) and Jeremiah Tilmon (10), posted double-figure scoring nights.