No. 14 Men's Basketball Opens March at Vanderbilt
2/28/2025 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| #14/16 Missouri (21-7, 10-5 SEC) at Vanderbilt (19-9, 7-8 SEC) | |
| Game Details | Satudray, March 1 • 5 p.m. • Nashville, Tenn. • Memorial Gymnasium |
| Television | SEC Network |
| Radio | Tiger Radio Network | Sirius XM: 81 | Sirius XM App: 81 |
| Game Notes | Missouri | Vanderbilt |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats | Twitter: @MizzouHoops | Instagram: @MizzouHoops |
No. 14/16 University of Missouri men's basketball opens the month of March by playing at Vanderbilt in SEC action Saturday. Tipoff in Nashville is set for 5 p.m. on SEC Network.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Mizzou enters the final week of the regular season with a 21-7 overall record, including a 10-5 mark in SEC play.
• The Tigers are ranked No. 14 in the AP poll and No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches poll.
• Mizzou is coming off its largest SEC win in 12 years, defeating South Carolina, 101-71, Tuesday.
• Three Tigers score in double figures, led by Caleb Grill with 13.7 points. Mark Mitchell (13.7) and Tamar Bates (13.2) follow closely behind.
• Josh Gray has a team-best 5.1 rebounds, while Anthony Robinson II leads MU with 3.5 assists.
• MU is seventh nationally with a scoring offense of 84.3 and 15th with a scoring margin of +13.4.
ABOUT THE COMMODORES
• Vanderbilt owns back-to-back wins over ranked foes, defeating No. 24 Ole Miss last Saturday and winning at No. 12 Texas A&M on Wednesday.
• Overall, the Commodores are 19-9 on the year and 7-8 against SEC foes.
• Jason Edwards leads three Vanderbilt players in double-digit scoring with 17.2 points.
• Devin McGlockton is second with 10.6 points to go with a team-best 8.0 rebounds, while A.J. Hoggard leads the Commodores with 4.6 assists.
• Vanderbilt averages 79.8 points per game, while allowing 73.3 defensively.
SERIES HISTORY
• In a series that dates back to 1958, Mizzou owns a 10-8 advantage against the Commodores.
• The home school owns a 15-2 record in meetings between the two foes with Vanderbilt winning 7-of-9 games in Nashville.
• Earlier this season, Mizzou posted a 75-66 win over Vanderbilt with Mark Mitchell leading the team with 19 points.
MIZZOU THROUGH 15 SEC GAMES
• Through 15 conference games, the Tigers are tied for fourth place with a 10-5 record in SEC play.
• The 10-5 start is MU's best record through 15 league games since joining the SEC in 2012-13.
• With three games remaining, the Tigers are just one win shy of their best SEC record of 11-7 – accomplished in 2012-13 and 2022-23.
TIGERS DOMINATE SOUTH CAROLINA
• Mizzou is coming off one of its best games of the season with a 101-71 victory over South Carolina.
• The 30-point margin of victory is the Tigers' largest in SEC play since also defeating Arkansas by 30 on March 5, 2013.
• MU also shot 63.5 percent in the winning effort – its second-highest mark in an SEC game (shot 69.6 percent versus South Carolina in 2013).
TIGER OFFENSE ON FIRE
• The Tigers are playing their best basketball on the offensive side as of late.
• In its last five games, Mizzou is averaging 93.0 points – shooting 53.4 percent from the field.
• The Tigers have scored more than 100 points twice in the last three games. They had not done so once in any of their first 226 SEC games.
• Mizzou has also eclipsed 80 points in five-straight league contests for the first time since 1988-89 and just the fourth time overall.
TOP-10 OFFENSE NATIONALLY
• The strong offense in the last five games highlight how strong the unit has been for MU this season.
• The Tigers rank seventh nationally by averaging 84.3 points per game.
• Mizzou is on pace to post its highest scoring offense since 1989-90 (86.8) and fourth-highest overall.
STAY HOT, MARK MITCHELL
• Junior Mark Mitchell has keyed the Tigers' hot stretch as of late.
• In his last five games, Mitchell is averaging 20.0 points – shooting 56.9 percent from the field and 66.0 percent from 2-point range.
• His most impressive performance during the run was a career-high 31-point game in a win over No. 4 Alabama, making 11-of-15 field goals.
• Mitchell is now second on the team with 13.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
BEST SHOOTING SINCE
• Overall, Mizzou is posting some of its best stats in years on the offensive end.
• The Tigers' field goal mark of 48.9 leads the SEC and is the team's highest since 2011-12 (50.4).
• Mizzou's 3-point percentage of 37.5 is its highest since 2017-18 (38.3).
• Finally, MU's effective field goal clip of 56.8 is its third-highest in school history and highest since 2011-12 (58.0).
50-40-90 CLUB
• Senior Tamar Bates is enjoying one of the best shooting seasons by a Tiger in school history.
• Bates is averaging 13.2 points per game, shooting 51.2 percent overall, 41.4 percent from 3-point range and 93.4 percent from the free-throw line.
• The senior is on pace to become the first Tiger in school history to shoot 50-40-90 in a season.
• Bates is the only player nationally shooting 50-40-90 this season (minimum one made 3-pointer and free throw per game).
