University of Missouri
Georgia
No. 21 Men's Basketball Hits the Road to Face Georgia Saturday
2/14/2025 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| #21/22 Missouri (18-6, 7-4 SEC) at Georgia (16-9, 4-8 SEC) | |
| Game Details | Saturday, Feb. 15 • 2:30 p.m. CT • Athens, Ga. • Stegeman Coliseum |
| Television | SEC Network |
| Radio | Tiger Radio Network | Sirius XM: 81 | Sirius XM App: 81 |
| Game Notes | Missouri | Georgia |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats | Twitter: @MizzouHoops | Instagram: @MizzouHoops |
No. 21/22 University of Missouri men's basketball is back on the road, taking on Georgia in a key SEC contest Saturday afternoon. Tipoff at Stegeman Coliseum is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Mizzou is ranked No. 21 in the AP poll and No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches poll.
• MU cruised to a 24-point win over Oklahoma on Wednesday with an 82-58 win at Mizzou Arena.
• The win helped Mizzou improve to 18-6 overall and 7-4 in SEC play this season.
• Senior Tamar Bates leads three Tigers in double-figure scoring with 13.5 points, followed by Mark Mitchell (12.9) and Caleb Grill (12.7).
• Josh Gray has a team-best 5.3 rebounds, while Anthony Robinson II leads MU with 3.2 assists.
• Mizzou is 22nd nationally with a scoring offense of 82.4 and 15th with a scoring margin of +13.7.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
• Georgia enters the weekend with a 16-9 overall mark and 4-8 record against SEC foes, coming off a 69-53 setback at No. 8 Texas A&M on Tuesday.
• The Bulldogs are 13-2 at home with their two losses coming by a combined three points to nationally-ranked Auburn and Mississippi State.
• Asa Newell leads the team with 15.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
• Silas Demary Jr. is second with 11.8 points to go with a team-leading 3.2 assists per game.
• The Bulldogs average 75.0 points per game with a scoring defense of 67.4 points.
SERIES HISTORY
• Missouri owns a slight edge in the all-time series, 11-10, over the Bulldogs.
• Georgia swept a pair of close games last season over Mizzou – winning, 75-68, in the SEC opener before a 64-59 win in the SEC Tournament.
• While Georgia won twice last season, the Tigers have won six of the last nine meetings between the conference foes.
TIGERS IN THE RANKINGS
• Mizzou remains in the top 25 for a fourth-straight week, placing No. 21 in the AP poll and No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches poll.
• It marks the first time the Tigers have spent four-straight weeks in the polls since an 11-week run during the 2020-21 campaign.
CAREER GAME AND MILESTONES
• Junior Mark Mitchell led MU during Wednesday's win over Oklahoma, enjoying a career-best game with a milestone to celebrate.
• Mitchell tallied a career-best 25 points on just 12 field-goal attempts thanks a 13-of-18 day from the free-throw line.
• The junior also reached the 1,000-point mark for his career in the winning effort.
• Mitchell now ranks second on the team with 12.9 points per game.
BEST AT DRAWING FOULS
• Mark Mitchell's key to success at Mizzou is his ability to get to the free-throw line.
• Mitchell's 18 attempts from the free-throw line on Wednesday are the most by a Tiger since Jabari Brown had 18 on March 13, 2014.
• Overall, Mitchell – who ranks third in the SEC and 41st nationally with 153 free-throw attempts – is averaging 6.4 attempts per game, the most by a Tiger since Brown 11 seasons ago.
• Mitchell is also 14th nationally with a free-throw rate of 72.5 percent and 40th by drawing 6.4 fouls per 40 minutes.
GETTING TO THE LINE
• Overall, a large key to Mizzou's success this year is the team's march to the free-throw line.
• MU ranks second nationally with 20.0 makes per game from the free-throw line and third with 27.8 attempts.
• The Tigers have increased their attempts by 9.6 per game from a season ago when they ranked last in the SEC with 18.2 per game.
• MU is also second nationally with a free-throw rate (FTA/FGA) of 49.7 percent and 11th by getting 24.3 percent of its points from the charity stripe.
3-POINT SURGE
• Mizzou has coupled its free-throw shooting with a strong campaign behind the 3-point arc.
• The Tigers rank second in the SEC and 35th in the country with a 3-point clip of 37.4 percent.
• The Tigers have improved their national ranking by 246 spots, increasing their average by 5.6 percent from last season when they shot 31.8 percent and placed 281st in the country.
3-POINTERS + FREE THROWS
• What makes a successful team in the modern game is triples and free throws and the Tigers are one of the best to do it this season.
• MU is one of just two teams in the country with eight made 3-pointers (8.8) and 18.0 made free throws (20.0) per game, joining No. 2 Alabama.
• In fact, Mizzou is the first power-conference team to average eight triples and 20 free throws in a season since Oregon in 1994-95.
STRONG DEFENSIVE EFFORT
• The Tigers are coming off their best defensive effort of the season.
• Mizzou held Oklahoma to 58 points and just 31.0 percent shooting on Wednesday.
• It marked the fewest points allowed by Mizzou in an SEC game under head coach Dennis Gates.
