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No. 13 @MizzouWBB Faces Auburn on the Road Thursday

Tip off is set for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus

COLUMBIA, MO. - Fresh off its 20th victory of the season, Mizzou Women's Basketball (20-5, 8-4) faces Auburn on the road on Thursday night.. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus. Mizzou has won three consecutive games and six true road contests this season.

No. 13 Mizzou Travels to Auburn Thursday Seeking Fourth Consecutive Win

  • The Tigers have won 13 of their last 17 regular season SEC games. Mizzou owns a winning streak against seven of 13 SEC opponents.
  • Mizzou has had a higher field goal percentage than its opponent in 23 of its 25 games this season. The Tigers held Mississippi State to its worst shooting performance (30.5) and scoring performance (57) of the season.
  • Mizzou is 6-2 in true road games this season, giving Pingeton's squad at least six road wins in a campaign for the third straight season. Mizzou hasn't won seven true road games in a single season since the 2003-04 campaign.
  • The Tigers have already clinched 20 wins, cementing three consecutive seasons with at least 20 wins for the first time since 1984-87. The win Monday gave Mizzou 20 wins by Feb. 12. That is the quickest Mizzou has reached 20 wins in a season since the Tigers did so on Jan. 29 during the 1976-77 campaign.
  • Mizzou is shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc this season (200-of-524). As of now that's on pace to set a new program record, edging the 1989-90 and 2013-14 teams who shot 37.3 percent from deep.
  • Mizzou currently ranks third in the SEC in 3-point field goal percentage. The Tigers have stepped up from deep in conference play, shooting 41 percent over their first 12 league games, which leads the SEC during conference action.
  • In 12 conference games, Pingeton's squad is averaging a league-high 8.8 made three-pointers per game.
  • Junior guard Sophie Cunningham ranks third in the league in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 47.4 percent from beyond the arc. That ranks 2nd in the nation.
  • Mizzou ranks seventh in the nation and first in the SEC in rebounding defense, holding opponents to just 30.5 rebounds per game.
  • In their last matchup, Mizzou held Kentucky to just 22 rebounds, a season-low for the Wildcats.
  • The Tigers have outrebounded their opponent 22 times in 25 games this season. They have grabbed 40+ rebounds as a team 11 times in the past 17 games. Mizzou ranks 12th in the nation in rebounding margin (+9.3) and ranks second in the SEC.
  • Reigning SEC Player of the Week Sophie Cunningham is averaging a team-best 18.4 (5th in the SEC) points per game after averaging 17.5 points per contest last season. The other four players in the top five in the league in scoring have all taken at least 319 field goal attempts.
  • Cunningham has scored 426 total points on just 249 field goal attempts.
  • She ranks second in the SEC in free throw pct. min. 100 attempts (.847) and ranks first in 3-point field goal pct. shooting 47.4 percent while ranking eigthh in the league in field goal percentage (55.8). She is the only guard in the top seven in the league in FG percentage. Cunningham ranks eighth in the nation among active players in career free throw percentage, shooting 84.2 percent at the line.

Mizzou at Auburn

  • Mizzou is looking for its second consecutive victory over Auburn and the first road victory over Auburn since Feb. 21, 2016.
  • Mizzou has won four straight regular season games against Auburn, last falling to the Tigers in blue and orange in the 2016 SEC Tournament, 47-45.
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Players Mentioned

Sophie Cunningham

#3 Sophie Cunningham

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