THE MATCHUP

• Mizzou Women's Basketball returns home to Columbia, Mo., to host the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday, Feb. 4. Tipoff from Mizzou Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network + with Nate Gatter and Jordan Roundtree on the call. In Mizzou's last time out, the Tigers narrowly missed upsetting No. 15/14 Kentucky on Sunday, ultimately falling 61-55 in Lexington. Arkansas enters the game winners of its last two, including a 90-87 win over No. 3 UConn on Thursday, Jan. 28. Arkansas has been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic this season, while Mizzou has had six games postponed or canceled.

THE SERIES

• Thursday's matchup will be the 27th all-time meeting between the two programs, as Arkansas holds a 14-12 advantage in the all-time series. The two teams met earlier this season, as the Razorbacks escaped with a 91-88 win in Fayetteville on Jan. 3. The Razorbacks have won the last three meetings between the two programs after Mizzou won the previous seven dating back to Feb. 2016. Mizzou holds a 6-5 advantage all-time in Columbia.

HIGH-POWERED OFFENSE

• Mizzou's high-powered offense has steered the way for the Tigers so far in 2020-21, as Mizzou leads the SEC and ranks third in the NCAA in field goal percentage at 49.4 percent (333-of-674). Mizzou has shot 50 percent or better from the field in seven of 12 games this season and 60 percent or better in two contests. More on Mizzou's hot shooting later. Mizzou's scoring has been a balanced attack as well, as three players are currently averaging double figures: redshirt junior forward LaDazhia Williams (14.5 ppg), sophomore guard Aijha Blackwell (14.4 ppg) and sophomore forward Hayley Frank (12.4 ppg).

REBOUNDING MACHINE

• Sophomore guard Aijha Blackwell has become a rebounding machine in her sophomore campaign, as she currently ranks third in the SEC and 18th in the NCAA at 11.3 rebounds per game. Blackwell has produced 10 or more rebounds eight times this season, including four consecutive games. Over Mizzou's last three games, Blackwell has recorded 51 rebounds, posting 16, 16 and 19, respectively. She is the first Tiger since at least 2002-03 to record 15 or more rebounds in consecutive games, let alone three straight. Her 19-board performance at Kentucky (Jan. 31) was the most since Jessra Johnson had 19 on Nov. 15, 2007.

BALANCED SCORING

• Through 12 games this season, Mizzou has had a balanced attack leading the way in scoring, as three are currently averaging double figures: redshirt junior forward LaDazhia Williams (14.5 ppg), sophomore guard Aijha Blackwell (14.4 ppg), and sophomore forward Hayley Frank (12.4 ppg) with redshirt senior guard Shug Dickson (8.8 ppg) nearby.
• Consider the small sample size - 12 games - but the last Mizzou team to have four players average in double figures was the 2006-07 Mizzou Tigers.
• Already this season, Mizzou has had three games where five players have scored in double figures. That mark ties the most for a Tiger team in a season in the head coach Robin Pingeton era with the 2015-16 Tigers. The last team to have more than three occurrences was the 2005-06 team, which did so in seven contests, including four straight between Nov. 27 and Dec. 11, 2005. This season's Tigers have had five players score 10+ in two consecutive games at Arkansas (Jan. 3) and at Ole Miss (Jan. 14).

SOPHOMORE DUO QUICK TO 500

• Sophomore guard Aijha Blackwell recorded her 500th career point against New Orleans (Dec. 19), needing only 34 games to accomplish the feat. 
• Blackwell is the quickest Tiger to reach 500 career points during the Pingeton era, and might be the quickest in program history (Mizzou does not have complete game-by-game records prior to 2003).  In comparison, it took Sophie Cunningham, Mizzou's all-time leader with 2,187 points, 36 games to reach 500 points.
• With 639 points through 43 career games (14.9 points per game), Blackwell appears to be in good position to challenge Cunningham for Mizzou's all-time scoring record, a mark which was set in 2019, the season prior to her arrival in Columbia.
• Sophomore forward Hayley Frank also reached 500 points in Mizzou's  game at Florida, Jan. 28, doing so in just 43 career games.

MILESTONE CHASING

• A host of milestones will be in-play this season for the Tigers. Below is a rundown of career achievements that have/could happen during in the 2020-21 season.
• Mizzou senior forward Shannon Dufficy will get to finish her already decorated career with a senior campaign at Mizzou. The Aussie native reached the 1,000-point career mark in Mizzou's season-opener against North Alabama (Nov. 27), and needs just 112 rebounds to eclipse 1,000 career boards. In three seasons at Utah State, Dufficy averaged 279.3 rebounds per season, including a single-season program record of 339 rebounds in 2018-19.
• Also wrapping up her collegiate career in CoMo, senior guard Shug Dickson will have the 1,000-point mark in her sights, as she currently has 799 points, needing 201 to reach the mark. In her sophomore campaign at Tulsa (2017-18), Dickson scored 410 points (14.1 ppg) in 29 games. 
• In her 11th season, head coach Robin Pingeton recently recorded her 186th win at Mizzou (186-147, .559), passing Cindy Stein (1998-10, 185-77) for second-place on Mizzou's all-time win list. She already ranks second in winning percentage, trailing only Mizzou Hall of Famer Joann Rutherford, who had a 61.8 percent winning percentage in 23 seasons (1975-98, 423-261). Pingeton is just 1 of 16 Power 5 active coaches and 1 of 31 active D-I head coaches to win 500 or more career games. 
• As a program, Mizzou captured its 800th win against Oral Roberts (Dec. 19) becoming the 74th program to reach the 800-win mark in NCAA history. In 47 seasons, Mizzou owns a mark of 801-589 (.557) all-time.

HOT SHOOTING

• All season, Mizzou has been able to shoot the ball at an extremely high level. Mizzou currently leads the SEC and ranks third nationally in field goal percentage at 49.4 percent (333-of-674).
• Sophomore forward Hayley Frank has lit up the net so far this season, as her shooting percentages currently sit at 60.7 percent (53-of-88) from the field, 44.4 percent (20-of-45) from three and 88.5 percent (23-of-26) from the free throw line. Frank would rank near the NCAA's top in each category, but her makes per game fall below the minimum threshold. 
• Redshirt junior forward LaDazhia Williams has also helped lead the charge from the field this season, as she is shooting 60.7 percent (68-of-112) from the field, a mark which ranks second in the SEC and eighth nationally. 
• Redshirt junior guard Haley Troup helps lead the Tigers from deep, as she has made 10-of-24 shots from deep (41.7 percent) this season.
• Mizzou has shot the lights out this season, recording field goal percentages of 50 percent or better in seven of its 12 games and 60 percent or better twice. Mizzou's six games of 50 percent or better is its best since 2018-19 (six), while its two games of 60 percent or better ties the most in the Coach Pingeton era with the 2016-17 squad.
• Against New Orleans (Dec. 16), the Tigers shot an incredible 63.2 percent (36-of-57) from the field, the 10th-best mark in program history and their best mark since a 65.9 percent (27-of-41) performance against Ole Miss on Jan. 3, 2019. 
• Mizzou shot above 60 percent again in its win against Southern Illinois (Dec. 20), shooting 61.2 percent (30-of-49).
• Since the 1977-78 season (43 seasons), Mizzou has shot better than 60 percent from the field just 25 times, with six occurrences (24.0 percent) happening under head coach Robin Pingeton.

DAY IN THE MIDDLE

• A much needed presence in the middle of the paint, redshirt junior forward LaDazhia Williams has become a go-to offensive option through her first five games in the Black & Gold. She has scored in double figures in 11 of Mizzou's 12 games, including a career-best mark of 23 points at Kentucky (Jan. 31). Williams recorded her first career 20-points game with a then-career best 20 points against Texas A&M (Jan. 24). 
• Her four-game stretch between Nov. 27 and Dec. 19 marked the first time in her career she has scored in double figures in four consecutive games.
• She has been highly efficient in her offensive output as well, as she is shooting 60.7 percent (68-of-112) thorough Mizzou's first 12 games. That mark ranks second in the SEC and eighth nationally.

NOTES FROM LAST TIME OUT

• Mizzou outrebounded the Kentucky Wildcats (Jan. 31), 35-30, the seventh time in 12 games it has outrebounded its opponent.
• Redshirt junior LaDazhia Williams led Mizzou in scoring for the third consecutive game and the fifth time this season with 23 points. It marked her 11th game in double figures this season and her second career 20-point game.
• With 13 points, sophomore guard Aijha Blackwell continued her stretch of scoring in double figures, doing so for the 12th time this season and for the 27th time dating back to Jan. 12, 2020.
• Blackwell attacked the glass once again, as she set a career-high with 19 rebounds, the most by a Mizzou Tiger since Jessra Johnson hit the same mark on Nov. 15, 2007. Over the last 3 games, Blackwell is averaging 17.0 rebounds per game.
• Blackwell is the only Mizzou player since at least 2002-03 to record back-to-back, let alone three straight games with 15 or more rebounds.
• With 13 points and 19 rebounds, the Tiger sophomore recorded her fourth consecutive double-double, the eighth of her season and the 15th of her career.
• With 10 points, sophomore forward Hayley Frank recorded her eighth game of the season and the 28th of her career in double figures.