No. 15 Men's Basketball Hosts No. 10 Texas A&M Saturday
2/7/2025 5:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| No. 15/16 Missouri (17-5, 6-3 SEC) vs. No. 10/13 Texas A&M (17-5, 6-3 SEC) | |
| Game Details | Saturday, Feb. 8 • 2:30 p.m. • Columbia, Mo. • Mizzou Arena | Gameday Info |
| Television | SEC Network |
| Radio | Tiger Radio Network | Sirius XM: 132 or 191 | Sirius XM App: 961 |
| Game Notes | Missouri | Texas A&M |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats | Twitter: @MizzouHoops | Instagram: @MizzouHoops |
No. 15/16 University of Missouri men's basketball returns home to face No. 10/13 Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon, looking to extend their 15-game homecourt winning streak. Tipoff is at 2:30 p.m. on SEC Network.
PROMOTIONS
• Saturday's is the team's annual Rally for Rhyan game with all donations being accepted to help fight pediatric cancer.
• The 10th-annual Rally for Rhyan game, MU has raised $588,000 during its first nine games.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Mizzou is ranked No. 15 in the AP poll and No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches poll.
• The Tigers own a 17-5 overall record and are third in the SEC standings with a 6-3 conference mark.
• MU dropped a tight decision at No. 4 Tennessee on Wednesday, 85-81.
• Senior Tamar Bates leads three Tigers in double-figure scoring with 13.6 points, followed by Caleb Grill (13.1) and Mark Mitchell (12.4).
• Josh Gray has a team-best 5.4 rebounds, while Anthony Robinson II leads MU with 3.4 assists.
• Mizzou is 17th nationally with a scoring offense of 83.3 and 14th with a scoring margin of +14.0.
ABOUT THE AGGIES
• Texas A&M is tied with Mizzou for third in the SEC standings at 6-3, while also matching MU with a 17-5 overall record.
• The Aggies have won their last two games with victories over Oklahoma and at South Carolina.
• Wade Taylor IV leads the Aggies with 15.1 points and 4.4 assists per game.
• Zhuric Phelps is second with 14.8 points.
• Solomon Washington collects a team-leading 5.8 rebounds per game.
• Texas A&M averages 75.4 points, while allowing 66.2 on defense.
SERIES HISTORY
• In a series that dates back to 1969 and has been played annually since 1996-97, Texas A&M holds a slight all-time edge over the Tigers, 26-20.
• The Aggies have won the last four in the series, sweeping a pair of games home and away the last two seasons.
• Overall, Texas A&M has won the last five games against the Tigers inside Mizzou Arena with MU's last home win coming in 2018.
MU THROUGH NINE SEC GAMES
• The Tigers are currently tied for third in the SEC standings with Florida and Texas A&M with a 6-3 conference record.
• The 6-3 start to league play matches Mizzou's best-ever start through nine SEC games, also doing so during the 2020-21 campaign.
• With a win on Saturday, the Tigers will start an SEC season 7-3 for the first time in its history.
• Additionally, at 17-5, MU has matched its best overall start since starting 21-2 in 2011-12.
TOUGH STRETCH
• The Tigers are looking to finish off their most challenging stretch of games this season with a win on Saturday.
• Mizzou has played three of four-straight games against nationally-ranked teams, resulting in a 2-1 record so far – defeating No. 16 Ole Miss and No. 14 Mississippi State before falling by four points Wednesday at No. 4 Tennessee.
• It marks the first time since 1957-58 that Mizzou is playing four-straight ranked opponents.
• The only obstacle in the way of finishing the run with a winning record is No. 10 Texas A&M.
HOME SWEET HOME
• The good news for MU is that Saturday's matchup versus No. 10 Texas A&M is at Mizzou Arena, where the Tigers are unbeaten on the year.
• Mizzou is currently on a 15-game home-court winning streak – the team's longest since a 26-game run from 2012 to 2014.
• The 15-game run is also the longest active streak in the SEC and second longest in the nation.
• The 15-game run, which includes a win over No. 1 and four victories over SEC teams, has come in mostly dominating fashion, leading for 508:50 of a possible 600 minutes.
NEARING A CAREER MILESTONE
• Mark Mitchell is within reach of a milestone.
• The junior enters Wednesday's game with 972 points and is 28 shy of 1,000 for his career.
• Mitchell is looking to become the fifth current Tiger to reach the milestone (Marques Warrick, Tony Perkins, Tamar Bates and Caleb Grill).
CLEANING THE GLASS
• Going against a team that ranks fifth nationally in rebounding, the Tigers are more prepared for the challenge than past seasons.
• Mizzou has won the battle on the glass in 6-of-9 SEC games. In the previous two seasons, MU won the rebounding battle just once in 36 games.
• Overall, the Tigers rank second in SEC games with a defensive rebounding rate of 71.5 percent and ninth with an offensive rate of 31.8 after ranking 13th of 14 schools in both last season.
