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Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Takes On Ole Miss Saturday

The Mizzou men's basketball team looks to continue its undefeated start in conference play when it travels to face Ole Miss on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. on SEC Network.

Missouri (12-3, 2-0 SEC) at Ole Miss (8-7, 0-2 SEC)
Game Details Saturday, Jan. 10 • 5 p.m. • Oxford, Miss. • The Pavillion at Ole Miss
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The Mizzou men's basketball team looks to continue its undefeated start in conference play when it travels to face Ole Miss on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. on SEC Network.
 
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Mizzou is 12-3 during the 2025-26 campaign.
• The Tigers are a perfect 2-0 in SEC play, earning wins over No. 22 Florida and at Kentucky to open conference action.
Mark Mitchell and Jayden Stone both scored 20-plus points in Wednesday's 73-68 win over the Wildcats with Mitchell tallying 21 and Stone chipping in 20.
• Overall, Mitchell leads Mizzou with 17.2 points and 5.1 rebounds, while ranking second on the team with 3.0 assists.
• Four Tigers are scoring in double figures with Stone (13.6), Jacob Crews (13.1) and Anthony Robinson II (11.3) following Mitchell's lead.
• Robinson also has a team-best 3.9 assists per game, while Shawn Phillips Jr. leads the Tigers with 1.5 blocks.
• Mizzou is scoring 82.5 points during the 2025-26 campaign, while allowing 71.4
 
ABOUT THE REBELS
• Ole Miss owns an 8-7 record this season with a 0-2 mark in SEC play.
• The Rebels are coming off a home loss to No. 15 Arkansas, 94-87, on Wednesday.
• Ole Miss is led by Malik Dia, who has a team-best 14.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
• AJ Storr and Ilias Kamardine also score in double figures with 11.3 points, while Kamardine adds a team-best 4.1 assists.
• The Rebels own a scoring offense of 75.1 points through 15 games this season with a scoring defense of 69.6 points.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• Ole Miss holds a 17-9 edge over Mizzou with all meetings coming since the Tigers joined the conference in 2012.
• While the Rebels hold the advantage in the all-time series, Mizzou has won six of the last eight contests.
• MU won the only meeting between the teams last year with the No. 22 Tigers defeating the No. 16 Rebels, 83-75, behind a combined 48 points from Tamar Bates and Caleb Grill at Mizzou Arena.
 
HISTORIC FIRSTS
• The Tigers are riding high early in SEC play after accomplishing a number of program firsts.
• Mizzou is coming off the school's first-ever win at Kentucky – having entered with a 0-9 all-time record in Lexington.
• With the win, the Tigers also improved to 2-0 in SEC play for first time in school history.
• Now in its 14th season in the conference, MU last owned a 2-0 league record as a member of the Big 12 in 2009-10.
 
LET'S KEEP IT GOING
• Now that the Tigers recorded their first 2-0 start in SEC play in their history, they now turn their attention toward 3-0.
• Mizzou is aiming for its first 3-0 league start since it began the 2000-01 season perfect through three as a member of the Big 12.
• The Tigers are also trying to win their first two road games in conference play for the first time since 1998-99.
 
AGAINST THE BEST
• Not only has Mizzou completed a rare 2-0 start but to make it even more impressive, it did it against the top two teams in the SEC Preseason Poll.
• Florida was named the preseason favorite prior to the year with Kentucky ranked second.
• It marks the third time in 14 seasons MU defeated the top two teams in the poll – also 2021 (Tennessee & Kentucky) and 2023 (Kentucky & Arkansas).
 
DIFFERENCE MAKERS
• The biggest difference for the Tigers in SEC play has been the return of Trent Pierce and Jayden Stone from injury.
• In the two SEC wins, the duo has averaged a combined 22.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals in their returns to play.
• A starter last season, Pierce missed the first 13 games with a lower-body injury, while Stone had missed the last seven games of non-conference action with a hand injury.
 
ROBINSON FINDING HIS RHYTHM
• Junior Anthony Robinson II has played his best basketball as of late and is starting to find his offensive rhythm this season.
• In the last five games, Robinson is averaging 14.8 points and 5.4 assists – more than tripling his scoring output from the prior four contests.
• Overall, Robinson is scoring 11.3 points this year and leads Mizzou with 3.9 assists.
 
LENDING A HELPING HAND
Anthony Robinson II has rounded out his game as the offense runs through him.
• In the last six games, Robinson has tallied at least five assists in five contests – averaging 5.5 during the stretch.
• In Wednesday's win, the junior tallied a career-best 10 helpers at Kentucky – the most by a Tiger since Terrence Phillips had 10 in 2017.
• Overall, Robinson now ranks eighth in the SEC and 177th nationally with his 3.9 assists per game.