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Tigers Back on Road for Tuesday Night Tilt at Ole Miss

@MizzouHoops tips off in Oxford at 8 p.m. CT, Tuesday, on SEC Network

Mizzou Men's Basketball (15-8, 5-5) heads out on the road again for a Southeastern Conference matchup at Ole Miss (11-12, 4-6) on Tuesday, Feb. 6, with tipoff slated for 8 p.m. CT. Live coverage can be found on the SEC Network and the Tiger Radio Network.

Story Lines

  • Head coach Cuonzo Martin led Mizzou to the first win over Kentucky in program history on Saturday, Feb. 3, as the Tigers took down the No. 21-ranked Wildcats by a score of 69-60 at Mizzou Arena.
  • The Tigers guided the Wildcats to their lowest scoring half since 2008 with 18 first-half points. The 18-point total was the lowest scoring half for Kentucky in the John Calipari era.
  • Graduate senior guard Kassius Robertson led the Tigers in scoring for the 12th time this season with 16 points vs. Kentucky (Feb. 3) -- tying for the team lead with senior forward Jordan Barnett.
  • Robertson earned SEC Player of the Week recognition for his efforts against Kentucky and on the road at Alabama (Jan. 31). The weekly honor was Mizzou's first since the 2013-14 season when former guard Jordan Clarkson was recognized on Dec. 30, 2013.
  • Robertson has averaged 16.0 points per game overall, a total that sets him apart as the nation's highest-scoring graduate transfer at the high major level (as of Feb. 3).
  • Martin has installed his patented defensive approach, while also shaping a sharp-shooting squad. Mizzou ranks in the nation's Top 50 in both off. (55.2, 35th) and def. (45.5, 11th) effective FG percentage.
  • Mizzou is devoted to keeping its opponents off the boards, allowing just 32.8 rebounds per game in league action, which ranks No. 1 in the SEC. Mizzou ranks third in the SEC in scoring defense, holding opponents to 66.6 points per game.
  • Mizzou is the No. 2 free throw shooting team in the SEC, hitting on 77.5 percent of its foul shots (148-of-191) through the first 10 games of the league schedule.


Scouting Ole Miss 

  • Although Ole Miss welcomes Mizzou to Oxford on Tuesday, Feb. 6, with an 11-12 overall record, the Rebels have managed a 4-6 mark in Southeastern Conference play, thus far.
  • Ole Miss has dropped two-straight league games with back-to-back losses vs. Auburn (Jan. 30, 79-70) and at Tennessee (Feb. 3, 94-61).
  • Four Rebels have averaged double-digits in scoring in league action, led by senior guard Deandre Burnett's 14.7 points per game. Ole Miss' leading rebounder, junior guard Terence Davis (6.5), is also averaging double-digits in the scoring column with 11.2 points per game.
  • Ole Miss has been stout at home in SEC play, winning 4-of-5 conference contests.


First-Ever Win vs. Kentucky

  • Mizzou's 69-60 win vs. No. 21 Kentucky (Feb. 3) was not only its second win over an AP Top-25 team this season, but it was also the Tigers' first win against the Wildcats in program history.
  • The relatively short series between the two programs has moved to 1-10 all-time.

Kash Money 

  • Graduate senior guard Kassius Robertson earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week recognition for his leading role in Mizzou's wins at Alabama (Jan. 31, 69-60) and vs. No. 21 Kentucky (Feb. 3, 69-60), as he averaged 19.0 points across the two victories.
  • The weekly honor from the conference office was also significant in that it was Mizzou's first in four seasons of basketball. The last time a Tiger earned SEC Player of the Week before Robertson's recognition was during the 2013-14 season when former guard Jordan Clarkson earned the award on Dec. 30, 2013.
  • Robertson is averaging a solid 16.0 points per game, a total that ranks No. 1 among graduate transfers playing at the high major level. That total stands as fifth-best overall among all graduate transfers across NCAA Division I.
  • Robertson has five 20-point games out of Mizzou's nine conference games played, thus far.
  • Robertson is one of three players in the SEC averaging 15.0 points per game while shooting at least 40.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from three-point range and 80.0 from the free throw line, according to Basketball-Reference.com.
  • Robertson's 67 three-pointers on the season has cracked the program's all-time Top 10 for deep range makes by a senior at ninth-best. The next ladder rung, No. 8 all-time, are the 71 makes by Mark Atkins (1993-94) and Brian Grawer (2000-01).
  • Robertson had his best game to-date as a Tiger, as he scored a season-high 26 points at Arkansas (Jan. 13) and posted season-bests in field goals made (9), three-pointers (6), rebounds (8) and steals (3).

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Barnett

#21 Jordan Barnett

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Barnett

#21 Jordan Barnett

6' 7"
Senior
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Kassius Robertson

#3 Kassius Robertson

6' 3"
Graduate Student
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