University of Missouri
SIUE
Mizzou Hosts SIUE on Tuesday Night
11/14/2022 7:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Missouri (3-0) vs. SIU Edwardsville (1-1) | |
| Game Details | Tuesday, Nov. 15 • 7 p.m. • Columbia, Mo. • Mizzou Arena |
| Television | SEC Network+ |
| Radio | Tiger Radio Network | Sirius XM: 374 | Sirius XM App: 374 |
| Game Notes | Missouri | SIUE |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats | Twitter: @MizzouHoops |
| Tickets | Ticketmaster | 1-800-CAT-PAWS |
The Missouri basketball team looks to win its fourth-straight game to open the 2022-23 season when its hosts SIU Edwardsville on Tuesday. The Tigers and Cougars meet at Mizzou Arena with a 7 p.m. tipoff on SEC Network+.
PROMOTIONS
• The St. Louis Disc Dogs are set to perform at halftime of Tuesday's game.
• The first 700 students will receive free tacos on Taco Tuesday.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Missouri is 3-0 to open the 2022-23 campaign, coming off its largest win of the season with an 82-53 victory against Lindenwood Sunday.
• Five Tigers are averaging in double figures during the first three games, led by 16.7 points from Noah Carter.
• Kobe Brown is second on Mizzou with 13.7 points, while D'Moi Hodge (12.3), Nick Honor (12.3) and Tre Gomillion (10.3) follow.
• Brown also leads MU with 7.7 rebounds per game, while Honor has a team-best 4.3 assists.
• Mizzou is averaging 90.3 points per game, while allowing 76.3.
ABOUT THE COUGARS
• The Cougars are 1-1 during their first two games of the 2022-23 campaign – posting an 85-57 win over Harris-Stowe, while falling at Purdue Fort Wayne, 81-76.
• Five Cougars average in double figures with Damarco Minor leading the way with 16.0 points and 5.5 assists per game.
• DeeJuan Pruitt is second with 13.5 points and first with 7.0 rebounds.
• SIUE is averaging 80.5 points per game, while allowing 69.0 on defense.
SERIES HISTORY
• Mizzou and SIUE have met twice previously with the Tigers winning both meetings at home.
• Missouri earned a 50-point victory in the first meeting in 2008-09 before following up with a 14-point win in 2012-13.
TIGERS VERSUS OVC
• Missouri is 38-1 all-time against schools in the Ohio Valley Conference, including a 37-1 mark in Columbia.
• The Tigers have won their last five meetings against OVC foes, including two of their three wins this season (97-91 versus Southern Indiana and 82-53 over Lindenwood).
THRICE AS NICE
• The Tigers have started the season with three-straight wins – one of the few times the team has accomplished the feat as of late.
• Missouri is 3-0 for just the second time in the last nine seasons, having reached the mark in 2020-21 with a 6-0 start.
HIGH-SCORING ATTACK
• The key to success so far for the Tigers has been a strong offensive start.
• Missouri ranks first in the SEC and 29th nationally with 90.3 points per game.
• In fact, Mizzou's 271 points are the third most for the team in its history through three games and the most since the 1975-76 campaign.
• MU has scored at least 80 points in a game three times this season – already matching its total during regulation contests from a season ago.
LENDING A HELPING HAND
• The team's ability to share the ball and find the open man has led to the strong offensive start.
• Missouri currently ranks 19th nationally with 21.3 assists per game.
• The Tigers have recorded at least 20 assists in all three contests and tallied 24 in Sunday's win – their most in a single game collecting 26 versus Northern Illinois during the 2010-11 campaign.
• In fact, Missouri is the only team nationally to record 20-plus assists in all three of its games this year, while reaching the number in three-straight contests for the first time since 2011-12.
1,000-POINT MILESTONE
• The Tigers have a number of players on the cusp of a milestone.
• Six Mizzou players are within 250 points of 1,000 for their career – led by senior Nick Honor, who is just 24 points shy.
• In addition to Honor's 976 career points, Noah Carter (926), Tre Gomillion (895), DeAndre Gholston (839), Kobe Brown (837) and D'Moi Hodge (790) are all approaching the milestone.
DEFENSIVE GEM
• Missouri is also coming off its best defensive game of the young season.
• The Tigers allowed just 53 points to the Lions on Sunday – 32 fewer than in any other game.
• Also, after its first two foes shot over 48 percent, MU held the Lions to just 26.8 percent shooting.
• Missouri now owns a scoring defense of 76.3 with foes making 41.7 percent of their attempts.
DEFENSIVE DISRUPTION
• A key to MU's defensive success is forcing turnovers.
• Mizzou has forced its three foes into 60 turnovers, ranking 36th nationally with 20.0 per game.
• The Tigers are also 44th with 11.3 steals per game with its 15 swipes of the ball in Friday's win versus Penn their most since posting 15 against Colorado during the 2010-11 season.
