University of Missouri
Wichita State
Men's Basketball Hosts Wichita State Sunday
12/1/2023 4:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Missouri (6-2, 0-0 SEC) vs. Wichita State (7-1, 0-0 AAC) | |
| Game Details | Sunday, Dec. 3 • 2 p.m. • Columbia, Mo. • Mizzou Arena | Gameday Info |
| Television | ESPN2 |
| Radio | Tiger Radio Network | Sirius XM: 387 | Sirius XM App: 977 |
| Game Notes | Missouri | Wichita State |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats | Twitter: @MizzouHoops | Instagram: @MizzouHoops |
| Tickets | Ticketmaster | 1-800-CAT-PAWS |
The Missouri men's basketball team returns to Columbia and hosts Wichita State on Sunday afternoon – its final game at Mizzou Arena in nearly four weeks. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN2.
PROMOTIONS
• Coach Norm Stewart will be honored during halftime's game for his 30 years of dedication and creating Coaches vs. Cancer with the NABC.
• The Bank of Missouri Teddy Bear Toss, in support of the Salvation Army, is also set for Sunday.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Missouri has won its last three games to improve to 6-2 on the season.
• The Tigers are coming off a 71-64 road victory at Pittsburgh on Tuesday in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge.
• Sean East II has led Mizzou in scoring in 5-of-8 games. Overall, he leads MU in both points (16.1) and assists (2.8).
• Noah Carter is second with 13.0 points and a team-leading 6.6 rebounds, while Nick Honor also scores in double figures with 11.4 points.
• The Tigers are averaging 74.6 points per game, while allowing 66.6 points.
ABOUT THE SHOCKERS
• The Tigers and Shockers have met on six prior occasions with Mizzou claiming 5-of-6 victories.
• Missouri rallied for an 88-84 victory at Wichita State last season.
• MU trailed 10 points with five minutes remaining before a late rally pushed the game to overtime. Noah Carter and Sean East II combined to score 26 of the team's final 33 points in the victory.
• Wichita State earned its lone victory in the series two years ago with a 61-55 win at Mizzou Arena.
TIGERS VERSUS AAC
• Missouri is 7-3 all-time against the American Athletic Conference since its formation in 2013.
• Under Coach Gates, the Tigers are 2-1 versus the conference, defeating Wichita State and UCF last season and falling to Memphis earlier this year.
EARLY-SEASON GAINS
• The Tigers have put together some resume bullet points early in the season.
• Missouri is one of just two schools in the nation with two road victories over power-conference schools after wins at Minnesota and Pittsburgh.
• In fact, it marks the first time since 2003-04 that Missouri has two road wins in non-conference play and first time since 1991-92 with two over power-conference foes.
NEW LOOK TIGERS ON THE GLASS
• Missouri is quickly proving they are the not the same team from a year ago in rebounding.
• The Tigers have outrebounded their opponent in 5-of-8 games this season. Last year, Mizzou won the battle on the glass just twice in 35 games.
• Perhaps the team's most impressive day on the boards came on Tuesday. Facing a Pittsburgh team that ranked first nationally in rebounds (48.5) and third in rebounding margin (+17.5), MU finished with a 36-33 edge on the glass.
• Noah Carter leads the team with 6.6 boards per game, while Caleb Grill is second with 5.3.
BLOCK PARTY
• Another sign of Mizzou's strong presence inside this season is its ability to reject shots.
• The Tigers currently rank second nationally with 6.8 blocks per game.
• In their win over South Carolina State on Nov. 22, the Tigers set a school record with 12 blocks, topping the previous standard of 11, set three times and most recently in 2015.
• Aidan Shaw leads the Tigers and ranks 38th in the country with 2.12 blocks per game, while Noah Carter is 89th nationally at 1.62 per game.
20-POINT THREAT IN SEAN EAST
• Graduate guard Sean East II has saved his best for last in 2023-24.
• East leads the Tigers with 16.1 points per game, eclipsing 20 points four times this season.
• His four 20-point games are double the total he had in his first three seasons combined.
• In fact, it marks the first time that a Tiger has eclipsed 20 points in four of the season's first eight games since Jordan Clarkson in 2013-14.
3-POINT EDGE
• The Tigers' success this season has come from hitting their shots beyond the arc.
• Missouri ranks 37th nationally and third in the SEC with 9.5 triples per game, while placing fourth in the league with a clip of 35.3.
• Defensively, MU is allowing only 6.5 makes per game with a mark of 30.5 percent.
• Overall, the Tigers rank 19th nationally with 24 more makes this season than their opponent.
YOUR HONOR
• Graduate Nick Honor has led the Tigers from beyond the arc throughout the season.
• Honor leads Mizzou with 21 made 3-pointers, making 46.7 percent from beyond the arc.
• The guard ranks 26th nationally with his 3-point clip of 46.7 and 93rd with 2.62 makes per game.
• Overall, Honor is third on the team with 11.4 points per game.
