University of Missouri
LIU
Men's Basketball Hosts LIU in Saturday Matinee
12/13/2024 4:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Missouri (8-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. LIU (4-8, 0-0 NEC) | |
| Game Details | Saturday, Dec. 14 • 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 |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats | Twitter: @MizzouHoops | Instagram: @MizzouHoops |
| Tickets | Ticketmaster | 4 FOR $24 TICKETS | 1-800-CAT-PAWS |
Fresh off a victory over the nation's No. 1 team, the University of Missouri men's basketball team is back in action Saturday morning, hosting LIU. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. on SEC Network+.
PROMOTIONS
• Fans can take advantage of a ticket promo by purchasing four tickets for just $24.
• The first 500 fans will receive a free CoMo flag giveaway.
• The Bank of Missouri Teddy Bear Toss, in support of the Salvation Army, is set for Saturday.
• A Corgi Race is also set for halftime on Saturday.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Mizzou has won eight-straight games to improve to 8-1 during the 2024-25 campaign.
• The Tigers are coming off a win over No. 1 Kansas on Sunday, 76-67.
• Senior Tamar Bates scored a season-best 29 points versus the Jayhawks and now leads the team with 14.1 points per game.
• Overall, four Tigers are currently scoring in double figures – Caleb Grill (13.6), Mark Mitchell (12.8) and Anthony Robinson II (11.9).
• Bates and Robinson are also tied for the team lead with 18 steals, while Robinson averages a Mizzou-best 4.1 assists per game.
• Josh Gray has a team-best 5.8 rebounds.
• MU ranks fourth nationally with a scoring offense of 89.4 points, 81st with scoring defense of 66.8 and fifth with a scoring margin of +22.7.
ABOUT THE SHARKS
• LIU owns a 4-8 record, coming off a 69-62 loss to UMass Lowell on Wednesday.
• Malachi Davis leads the Sharks with 17.5 points per game, while Jamal Fuller is second with 10.7.
• Terell Strickland adds 9.1 points with a team-leading 5.2 assists per game.
• Shadrak Lasu has a team-best 6.0 rebounds.
• The Sharks average 71.8 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
• The schools are meeting for the first time on the basketball court.
TIGERS VERSUS NEC
• Missouri is playing a Northeast Conference foe for just the fourth time in program history.
• The Tigers last played an NEC opponent in 2017, earning a 99-55 victory over Wagner.
• MU also owns wins over Marist in 1992 and Fairleigh Dickinson in 2009.
MIZZOU DEFEATS NO. 1
• The Tigers are coming off a win over top-ranked Kansas on Sunday, marking the program's fifth-ever win versus No. 1
• MU is now 5-20 all-time against the No. 1 team, earning its first win since defeating KU in 1997.
• The Tigers also posted wins over the top-ranked team in 1989 (Oklahoma) and 1990 (Kansas twice).
BATES LEADS MIZZOU VERSUS KU
• Senior Tamar Bates was the star of the Tigers' win over No. 1 Kansas on Sunday.
• Bates surpassed his season high in points by halftime with 18 in the first 20 minutes before finishing with 29 points.
• His 29 points are the second-most by a Tiger in 25 games against a No. 1 team, surpassed only by Byron Irvin's 34 against Oklahoma in 1989.
• In addition, Bates matched his career high with five steals, becoming just the third player in the last 50 years with 25 points and five steals in a win over No. 1 – joining UCLA's Reggie Miller in 1986 and West Virginia's Jaysean Paige in 2016.
TRIO OF HONORS FOR BATES
• Following the victory over No. 1 Kansas, Tamar Bates earned multiple weekly honors.
• The senior guard collected SEC Player of the Week accolades, March Madness National Player of the Week honors and was named to Dickie V's Weekly Stars.
• Overall, Bates leads Mizzou with 14.1 points and 2.0 steals per game this season, shooting 54.2 percent from the field.
STAY HOT TIGERS
• Mizzou is currently one of the nation's hottest teams, having won eight-straight games.
• The Tigers own the nation's seventh-longest winning streak entering Saturday.
• In addition, Mizzou's eight-game run is the team's longest since starting the 2022-23 season with a 9-0 record.
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
• The Mizzou offense is one of the nation's best this season.
• The Tigers enter the weekend ranked third in the country with a scoring offense of 89.4 points.
TARGET PRACTICE
• The simple key to the MU's early-season success on offense is efficient shooting.
• The Tigers currently rank third nationally with a field goal clip of 51.8 percent.
• Mizzou has shot under the national average of 44.98 just once in nine games this season (44.2 versus Kansas).
• In fact, Missouri's nine-game run of shooting at least 44 percent is its longest since a 10-game stretch in 2007-08.
