COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou will host UT Martin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mizzou Arena for its third home game of the season. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network+ and on the radio through the Mizzou Tigers app.
Mizzou enters the contest 3-0 after a decisive 106-59 win over Tennessee Tech on Monday. The offensive output marked the Tigers’ first time scoring 100 or more points since Nov. 20, 2024, against Saint Louis.
The victory was a team effort, with six Tigers scoring in double figures. Senior guard Grace Slaughter led the way with 25 points and six rebounds.
Freshman forward Ellie Muller recorded five blocks against the Golden Eagles. She is the first Tiger with back-to-back games of four or more blocks since Christene Flores did so on Dec. 3 and Dec. 7, 2011.
Fifth-year guard Tanyuel Welch continues to be a strong force for the Tigers. She tallied a double-double with 18 points and a team-high 12 rebounds, along with six assists.
Slaughter leads Mizzou’s offense and is now 11th on the program’s all-time scoring list with 1,514 points. No. 10 on the list is Erika Martin, who scored 1,535 from 1992 to 1996. Slaughter was also named to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team and the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year watch list.
Freshman forward Khloe Ford has made notable contributions this season and is one of two SEC freshmen averaging 11.0 or more points and 9.0 or more rebounds.
Ford and Muller are part of Mizzou’s No. 25-ranked recruiting class, the program’s highest-ranked class since 2018.
With the additions of Neveah Caffey and McKenzie Mathurin, Mizzou has five top-100 recruits on its roster spanning the 2025 and 2026 classes: Mathurin (No. 39), Caffey (No. 42), Hodge (No. 54), Ford (No. 82) and Maples (No. 96). Among SEC teams, Mizzou has the highest percentage of underclassmen on its roster at 66.67% (8 of 12).
UT Martin enters the matchup 2-1 after a loss to Mississippi State on Sunday.
Skyhawks head coach Kevin McMillan is in his 17th season with the program. He has led the team to 10 Ohio Valley Conference titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances.
Senior guard Raven Sims has led the Skyhawks in both scoring and rebounding in two of their three games.
The teams will meet for the eighth time all-time, with Mizzou winning the last matchup, 60-55, on Nov. 17, 2022.
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