University of Missouri
Jacksonville State
Men's Basketball Goes for 10 Straight, Hosts Jacksonville State Tuesday
12/16/2024 4:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Missouri (9-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. Jacksonville State (6-4, 0-0 CUSA) | |
| Game Details | Tuesday, Dec. 17 • 6:30 p.m. • Columbia, Mo. • Mizzou Arena | Gameday Info |
| Television | SEC Network+ |
| Radio | Tiger Radio Network | Sirius XM: 387 | Sirius XM App: 977 |
| Game Notes | Missouri | Jacksonville State |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats | Twitter: @MizzouHoops | Instagram: @MizzouHoops |
| Tickets | Ticketmaster | 1-800-CAT-PAWS |
University of Missouri men's basketball looks to add to its nine-game winning streak when it hosts Jacksonville State on Tuesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+.
PROMOTIONS
• Tuesday is the Tigers' Holiday game with Santa Claus making an appearance during the contest.
• Fans in attendance will also receive a free Santa hat as a giveaway.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Mizzou has won nine-straight games to improve to 9-1 during the 2024-25 campaign.
• The Tigers' latest win during their streak was an 88-61 victory over LIU on Saturday.
• Senior Tamar Bates leads the team in scoring, averaging 13.3 points per game.
• Mark Mitchell and Anthony Robinson II also score in double figures, tallying 13.0 and 11.5 points, respectively.
• Robinson also leads Mizzou with 4.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game.
• Josh Gray has a team-best 5.3 boards per game.
• MU ranks fourth nationally with a scoring offense of 89.3 points, 65th with scoring defense of 66.2 and second with a scoring margin of +23.1.
ABOUT THE GAMECOCKS
• Jacksonville State enters Mizzou Arena with a 6-4 overall record, coming off a 70-66 win over Utah Valley on Saturday.
• Seven of the team's 10 games have been decided by eight or fewer points with the team's four losses coming by a combined 16 points.
• Jason Pierre Jr. leads JSU with 23.2 points and 4.5 assists per game.
• Michael Houge is second with 10.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
• The Gamecocks average 78.6 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
• The schools are meeting for the first time on the basketball court.
TIGERS VERSUS CONFERENCE USA
• Missouri owns an 8-7 all-time record against Conference USA members since the league was formed in 1995, including a 5-2 mark at home.
• The Tigers last faced a member in 2016, defeating Western Kentucky, 59-56.
STAY HOT MIZZOU
• Mizzou is currently one of the nation's hottest teams, having won nine-straight games.
• The Tigers own the nation's fifth-longest winning streak entering Tuesday's matchup.
• In addition, Mizzou's nine-game run is the team's longest since starting the 2022-23 season with a 9-0 record.
• The Tigers last won 10-straight games when they opened the 2013-14 campaign with a 10-0 mark.
PIERCE WITH CAREER-BEST GAME
• Sophomore Trent Pierce led the way during the team's ninth-straight win on Saturday.
• Against LIU, Pierce tallied a career-best 24 points, eclipsing his previous-best output of 13.
• The sophomore made 8-of-14 field goals and 5-of-8 from 3-point range in the winning effort.
• Pierce is now averaging 8.4 points this season, shooting 54.3 percent from the field and 32.1 percent from 3-point range.
TOUGH TEAM TO PLAN FOR
• The Tigers are a difficult to team to game plan for with the amount of weapons they have.
• On Saturday, Trent Pierce became the seventh different Tiger to lead the team in scoring this season in just 10 games. No player has led MU in scoring more than twice this year.
• No other SEC school has had more than five players lead the team in scoring this season.
HOME SWEET HOME
• The Tigers are aiming to put the finishing touches on a successful homestand.
• Mizzou is wrapping a 10-game homestand on Tuesday – the longest in its history. MU's previous longest streak was nine games in 2006-07.
• MU is a perfect 9-0 during the homestand, which includes a win over the nation's No. 1 team.
• The wins have come mostly in dominating fashion, leading for 304:28 of a possible 360 minutes.
• A win on Tuesday would mark the first time MU won 10-straight home games since a 26-game run from 2012 to 2014.
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
• The Mizzou offense is one of the nation's best this season.
• The Tigers are currently ranked fourth in the country with a scoring offense of 89.3 points.
CONSISTENT OFFENSE
• The key to a good offense is consistency and the Tigers are certainly doing that so far in 2024-25.
• Missouri has scored at least 75 points in all 10 games this season – its longest run since a 14-game stretch in 2011-12.
• Additionally, MU has also shot at least 44 percent in all 10 games – its longest run since a 10-game run in 2007-08. The Tigers last had a longer run with a 28-game stretch in 1988-89.
