Missouri
Oklahoma
Men's Basketball Renews Rivalry with Oklahoma Saturday
1/23/2026 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| Missouri (13-6, 3-3 SEC) vs. Oklahoma (11-8, 1-5 SEC) | |
| Game Details | Saturday, Jan. 24 • 1 p.m. • Columbia, Mo. • Mizzou Arena | Gameday Info |
| Television | ESPN2 |
| Radio | Tiger Radio Network | Sirius XM: 392 | Sirius XM App: 972 |
| Game Notes | Missouri | Oklahoma |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats | Twitter: @MizzouHoops | Instagram: @MizzouHoops |
| Tickets | Ticketmaster | 1-800-CAT-PAWS |
The Mizzou men's basketball team renews its rivalry with Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon, hosting the Sooners at Mizzou Arena. Game time is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
PROMOTIONS
• Mizzou is hosting a canned food drive to support the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Missouri owns a 13-6 overall record in 2025-26 with a 3-3 mark in SEC play.
• Mizzou has dropped two tight contests in a row, falling at LSU, 78-70, last Saturday and versus No. 21 Georgia, 74-72, on Tuesday.
• Mark Mitchell leads MU with 17.3 points and 5.3 rebounds, while ranking second with 3.2 assists.
• Overall, four Tigers are scoring in double figures with Jayden Stone (15.0), Jacob Crews (11.6), Trent Pierce (10.0) following Mitchell's lead.
• Anthony Robinson II leads the Tigers with 3.7 assists per game, while Shawn Phillips Jr. has a team-best 1.5 blocks per game.
• Mizzou owns a scoring offense of 80.7 points with a scoring defense of 72.3.
ABOUT THE SOONERS
• Oklahoma enters the weekend with an overall record of 11-8 and a 1-5 mark in SEC play.
• OU has lost its last five games, falling at South Carolina on Tuesday, 85-76.
• Xzayvier Brown leads the team with 16.3 points and 3.2 assists per game.
• Nijel Pack and Tae Davis follow with 15.2 and 13.2 points per game, respectively.
• Mohamed Wague has a team-best 6.9 rebounds.
• The Sooners are averaging 83.5 points, while allowing 75.3.
SERIES HISTORY
• Oklahoma holds a 116-98 edge in 214 all-time meetings in the series.
• With 214 games played, it is Mizzou's fifth-most played series in its history – trailing only Kansas (272), Iowa State (237), Kansas State (237) and Nebraska (219).
• The schools split a pair of games last season in their first matchups as SEC foes with each team winning on its home court.
• Mizzou is 62-29 versus the Sooners in Columbia, including a perfect 6-0 at Mizzou Arena.
DEFENSE LEADS TIGERS
• Mizzou has been led by its defense early in SEC play this season.
• In six conference games, the Tigers are allowing only 74.0 points per game. Mizzou currently ranks first in SEC games only in scoring defense.
• On Tuesday, Mizzou held the nation's top scoring offense (Georgia) to 22 points under its average.
NO EASY SHOTS
• Not only do the Tigers rank first in the SEC in scoring defense but also ranks first with a field goal percentage defense of 41.1 in SEC games –its top mark since joining the league in 2012.
• Mizzou's best mark currently came in 2017-18 when it held SEC foes to 41.8 percent shooting.
• MU has been anchored by its 2-point defense, this season, ranking 30th by allowing teams to shoot 46.2 percent inside the arc – the team's lowest tally allowed since 2017-18 (45.4 percent).
MAGIC NUMBER IS 73
• Offensively, the goal for the Tigers this season is simply to score 73 points.
• Mizzou is a perfect 13-0 when tallying at least 73 points but are 0-6 when failing to reach the mark.
• Overall, the Tigers are averaging 80.7 points during the 2025-26 season – tallying 87.9 points in their 13 wins and 65.0 in their six defeats.
MAKING YOUR THREES
• To reach their goal of 73 points, the Tigers need to be efficient from beyond the arc.
• Mizzou is a perfect 10-0 this season when making at least 34 percent of its 3-point attempts.
• On the other end, MU is 3-6 when making less than 34 percent from beyond the arc – losing each of its last six games when held under the mark.
• Mizzou is making 39.7 percent in its 13 wins this season and 28.5 percent in its six defeats.
TRIPLE THREATS
• The good news is that the Tigers feature multiple long-range threats in Jacob Crews, Trent Pierce and Jayden Stone.
• In fact, Missouri is only team in the country to feature three players averaging at least two made triples per game, while also shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc.
• Overall, MU ranks fourth in the SEC and 82nd in the nation with a 3-point clip of 35.9 percent.
HOME SWEET HOME
• Mizzou owns one of the top home-court advantages in the country over the last two years.
• Since the beginning of the 2024-25 season, the Tigers are 29-3 at Mizzou Arena.
• Mizzou's 29 home wins during the last two years are the second-most in the nation, behind only George Mason with 31.
• The Tigers own an 11-1 record at Mizzou Arena in 2025-26, including a 2-1 mark in SEC play.
