THE MATCHUP

• Mizzou Women's Basketball (20-9, 9-6 SEC) will close the regular season portion of its schedule with a home contest against the Alabama Crimson Tide (13-15, 5-10 SEC) on Sunday, March 3. Tipoff from Mizzou Arena is slated for 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network + with Ben Arnet and Jarrett Sutton on the call. Mizzou rebounded on Thursday with a 73-67 win over Arkansas on the road, as senior forward Cierra Porter played her best game since of the season with 21 points and nine rebounds. Alabama is coming off a 46-43 win over Ole Miss on Thursday, and have won two of their last three games. Mizzou leads the all-time series between the two schools, 6-4, including a 62-56 win over Alabama last season in Tuscaloosa on Dec. 31, 2017.

SENIOR DAY

• Mizzou will honor its three seniors prior to the game, as the Tigers celebrate the decorated careers of Lauren Aldridge, Sophie Cunningham and Cierra Porter. All three student-athletes have left their own special mark on the Mizzou program, and will be honored at 1:40 p.m. prior to tipoff. Aldridge, a two-year starter after transferring from Kansas, recorded her 1,000th career point against Auburn (Feb. 24) and set the program single-season record for assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.2 in 2017-18. Cunningham will go down as one of the best players in program history, as she is one of three players to score 2,000 points, is a two-time All-SEC First Team and two-time AP All-America honorable mention selection. Porter is one of nine players in program history to score 1,000 points and grab 700 rebounds, and ranks in the top-10 in rebounding average, rebounds, blocks, free throws and free throw percentage.

#S3NIORSOPH

• Senior guard Sophie Cunningham has played some of her best basketball over Mizzou's last 11 games, as she has scored in all 11 games and is averaging 20.5 points per game with six 20-point games during the stretch. In Mizzou's win over Mississippi State (Feb. 14), Cunningham reached 2,000 career points, becoming just the third player in program history to reach that mark. Cunningham ranks near the top of numerous statistical categories in the SEC, as she ranks fifth in scoring (17.1 ppg), fifth in three-point percentage (40.3 percent) and sixth in three-pointers made (2.3). In conference games only, Cunningham leads the SEC in three-point percentage (45.7 percent) and three-pointers made per game (2.8). The Tiger senior has been recognized among the best in the nation this season, as she currently sits on the watch lists for the Wooden Award, the Wade Trophy, the Naismith Player of the Year and the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award. 
• Cunningham scored 24 points to lead Mizzou to victory over Mississippi State on Feb. 14, as she became the third player in program history to reach 2,000 career points as the Tiger senior joins Joni Davis (1981-85 – 2,126 points) and Renee Kelly (1983-87 – 2,199 points). Cunningham has now scored 2,047 points in her career. Cunningham also became Mizzou's most prolific free throw shooter in the game, as she has now sank 498 career free throws, surpassing Nancy Rutter (1974-78) and Renee Kelly's (1983-87) mark of 481 free throws made. Cunningham's 24-point performance was her 12th 20-point game of the season and the 45th of her career. 
• Cunningham was named SEC Player of the Week for the second time this season after averaging 24.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in Mizzou's wins over No. 18 Texas A&M (Feb. 7) and Vanderbilt (Feb. 10). Cunningham continues to lead active SEC players with 11 weekly honors in her career.
• Cunningham scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and matched a career-high with seven three-pointers vs. Vanderbilt. Cunningham became the second Tiger to ever make seven threes in an SEC game, as she joined Morgan Eye, who made 11 against Auburn on Jan. 6, 2013. It marked the 11th time this season and the 44th time in her career she has reached 20 points, as Mizzou moved to 10-1 in games this season in which she has scored 20+ points.
• Cunningham has now recorded 10 or more 20-point games in each season of her collegiate career (10 in '15-16, 10 in '16-17, 13 in '17-18, 11 in '18-19).
• Cunningham produced her 12th career double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds against Texas A&M (Feb. 7). Cunningham accounted for six of Mizzou's nine total points in overtime, and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the extra period.
• Cunningham was named the SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 29 after averaging 23.5 points per game t nationally-ranked Kentucky (Jan. 24) and Auburn (Jan. 27). 
• Cunningham scored 30 points and drained a season-high six three-pointers in Mizzou's 74-65 win over Auburn (Jan. 27), moving the Tiger senior into third-place on Mizzou's all-time scoring list with 1,928 points. She surpassed Julie Helm, who scored 1,925 points from 1996-00. Cunningham also reached 200 made three-pointers in the game, becoming just the third player in Mizzou history to reach that mark.
• Cunningham's 30-point game was her second of the season, and the ninth of her career. She is the SEC's only player this season to record multiple 30-point games, and now has the third-most 30-point games of any Mizzou player (nine), trailing only Renee Kelly's 16 and Joni Davis' 13. In Cunningham's 30-point performances, Mizzou is 7-2 overall.
• Cunningham shot 16-for-18 from the free throw line against Arkansas (Dec. 30). Cunningham's 16 made free throws were the second-most ever by a Tiger, and the most since Kerensa Barr set the school record of 17 against Colorado on Jan. 24, 1987.
• Cunningham posted her 40th career 20-point game against Georgia (Jan. 17), as she led the Tigers in points (23), rebounds (eight) and steals (five). Cunningham's five steals were a career-high, besting her three steals which she recorded multiple times. With her 23 points, eight rebounds and five steals, Cunningham is just the third Tiger in the last 21 seasons to record such a stat line, joining Jordan Frericks (27 points, 17 rebounds, six steals at Bradley, 12-6-14) and Christine Flores (25 points, 14 rebounds, five steals vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-7-11).  
• Cunningham has recorded two games of 20+ points and 5+ assists this season, giving her nine for her career, giving her nine of her career, the most by a Tiger since the 2000-01 season.

20 WINS

• With a 73-67 win over Arkansas on Feb. 28, Mizzou secured its fourth consecutive 20-win season for the first time since 1983-87, which was the back end of a seven-year stretch of 20-win seasons for the Tigers led by Mizzou Hall of Famer Joann Rutherford. 
• Head coach Robin Pingeton has now led Mizzou to 22, 22, 24 and 20 wins, respectively, since the 2015-16 season. The Tigers also appear to be on the verge of their fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, a feat which has not been accomplished since 1983-86. 
• With one more conference win, Mizzou will record its third consecutive season with 10+ wins in conference play, a feat which has not been accomplished since 1983-85, the first three seasons of round-robin Big Eight play.

STIFLING DEFENSE

• A trademark of head coach Robin Pingeton-led team's, Mizzou has been suffocating on the defensive end this season, as it has held its opponents to 57.6 points per game. Mizzou has held its opponents to 65 points or less in 24 of 29 games this season, the SEC's top mark, ahead of LSU (21), Kentucky (21) and Georgia (21). 
• Mizzou ranks third in the SEC in scoring defense at 57.6 points per game and first in field percentage defense at 36.3 percent. In conference games, Mizzou ranks first in the SEC in scoring defense (59.1) and field goal percentage defense (36.4 percent). The Tigers have forced 10 or more turnovers in 20 of 29 games this season, and have held their opponents to less than 40 percent from the field in 21 games.
• Mizzou held Vanderbilt to 29.5 percent shooting from the field and just 15 points in the first half. It was the third time this season that Mizzou has held an opponent to 15 points or below in one half.
• In Mizzou's 61-35 win over Georgia, the 35 points Mizzou allowed was the fewest points ever scored against Mizzou in a conference game. It was the fewest points allowed by the Tigers since Nebraska scored 35 during the 2016-17 season (11/14/16), and was the Bulldogs' lowest total since they were held to just 26 against Auburn during the 2014-15 season (2/22/15). The previous low Mizzou held a conference opponent to was 36 against Iowa State on Jan. 28, 1977.

MAKING THE FREE ONES COUNT

• Mizzou shot a remarkable 96.3 percent (26-for-27) from the free throw line against Arkansas (Feb. 28), its best mark when making 10+ free throws since shooting 100 percent (14-for-14) from the free throw line Alabama on Dec. 31, 2017.
• The Tigers' success from the charity stripe is the sixth-best free throw shooting performance in program history (minimum 10 made), trailing only 100 percent performances against Oklahoma (21-for-21) on Jan. 28, 2004, Illinois (10-for-10) on Dec. 19, 2007, North Florida (10-for-10) on Nov. 20, 2011, Alabama (14-for-14) on Dec. 31, 2017 and a 96.4 percent performance against Indiana State (27-for-28) on Nov. 22, 2016.
• Senior forward Cierra Porter was a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line in the game, matching her career-best performance from the charity stripe when she shot 11-for-11 against Kentucky on Jan. 30, 2017. She moved to No. 9 all-time at Mizzou in career free throws made with 336, surpassing Jordan Frericks (327, 2013-18).
• There have only been four perfect performances from the free throw line (minimum 10 made) in program history, and Porter now has two such performances. She joins Lisa Plummer (14-for-14 vs. Kansas, Nov. 24, 1979) and Tracy Ellis (14-for-14 vs. Tennessee Tech, Dec. 12, 1987).
• With two blocks, Porter also moved No. 10 all-time at Mizzou in career blocks with 109, surpassing Joni Davis (108, 1981-85).