University of Missouri
Houston Christian
Mizzou Basketball Wraps Up Homestand Saturday
11/25/2022 11:59:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Missouri (6-0) vs. Houston Christian (1-5) | |
| Game Details | Saturday, Nov. 26 • 11 a.m. • Columbia, Mo. • Mizzou Arena | Gameday Info |
| Television | SEC Network |
| Radio | Tiger Radio Network | Sirius XM: 380 | Sirius XM App: 970 |
| Game Notes | Missouri | Houston Christian |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats | Twitter: @MizzouHoops | Instagram: @MizzouHoops |
| Tickets | Ticketmaster | 1-800-CAT-PAWS |
The Missouri men's basketball team play its final contest of a seven-game homestand to open the 2022-23 season, hosting Houston Christian on Saturday. First tip is set for 11 a.m. at Mizzou Arena on SEC Network.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Missouri is 6-0 to open the 2022-23 campaign, coming off its largest win of the season with an 89-51 victory over Coastal Carolina Wednesday.
• Graduate student D'Moi Hodge leads five Tigers in double figures with 17.2 points in addition to 3.2 steals per game.
• Senior Kobe Brown is second with 13.2 points to go with a team-leading 6.3 rebounds.
• Graduate student Nick Honor leads the Tigers with 3.7 assists per game.
• Missouri is scoring 91.3 points per game, while allowing 70.3 on the defensive end.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
• Houston Christian is 1-5 through six games of the 2022-23 campaign. The Huskies have lost their last three contests to Western Michigan, Georgia Southern and Rice.
• Four Huskies are scoring in double figures with Bonke Maring (14.0) and Brycen Logan (13.8) leading the way.
• Sam Hofman leads the Huskies with 7.3 boards, while Pierce Bazil has a team-best 4.7 assists.
• Houston Christian is averaging 74.0 points per game, while allowing 84.3 on defense.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Tigers and Huskies are meeting for the first time in series history.
TIGERS VERSUS SOUTHLAND
• Missouri is 19-2 all-time against the Southland Conference with an 18-1 mark in Columbia.
• In its last nine meetings with Southland foes (dating back to 2006-07), MU has won all but one by at least 20 points with the nine victories coming by an average of 27.8 points (82.2 to 54.4).
UNDEFEATED AT 6-0
• The Tigers are enjoying one of their best starts in the past decade.
• At 6-0, Mizzou has matched its best start to a year in the last nine seasons – also winning its first six games in 2020-21.
• With a win on Saturday, MU will have won its first seven games of a season for the first time since the 2013-14 team began the year 10-0.
• Mizzou is one of just 33 teams in the nation (of 363 schools) that remains unbeaten on the year.
TEMPO TEMPO
• One of the biggest changes in the Tigers' attack this season that has led to an increased scoring offense is in its tempo.
• Mizzou ranks 15th nationally in adjusted tempo with 73.5 possessions per game, while placing 12th with 14.9 seconds per offensive possession.
• Missouri hasn't ranked in the top 100 nationally in tempo since 2012-13 (94th) and in the top 50 since 2010-11 (14th).
NO. 6 SCORING OFFENSE
• The increased tempo is one reason for the Tigers owning the nation's sixth-ranked scoring offense at 91.3 points per game.
• The Tigers are also scoring their points thanks to an efficient attack that is making their shots.
• MU leads the SEC in both field goal percentage (50.7) and effective field goal percentage (58.5), ranking 21st and 22nd nationally, respectively.
NATIONAL LEADER IN ASSISTS
• The Tigers' unselfish play has also allowed MU to get off to its strong start offensively.
• Mizzou currently ranks first of 363 schools nationally with 22.3 assists per game.
• The Tigers are coming off a game when they recorded a season-best 27 assists – the most for the team since the 2010-11 season.
DEFENSIVE DISRUPTION
• On the defensive end, the Tigers have excelled forcing turnovers en route to their strong start.
• The Tigers currently rank second nationally with 13.5 steals per game, while placing fifth in the country by forcing 21.8 turnovers per game.
• In Wednesday's win over Coastal Carolina, the Tigers forced 27 turnovers with 16 steals.
• It marks the team's most steals (second time with 16 this season) and turnovers forced since the 2010-11 campaign against North Florida.
FIELD GOAL PCT. DEFENSE
• MU has also forced teams into bad-shooting days.
• Mizzou has held each of its last four opponents to under 40 percent shooting – its longest streak since a five-game run in December 2019.
• Additionally, twice foes were held under 30 percent – including on Wednesday when MU held the nation's No. 6 offense to just 24.6 percent.
• Despite being just six games into the season, Mizzou has held two foes under 30 percent in a year for just the second time in the last 10 seasons.
