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Arizona 79, Mizzou 60 - Postgame Notes

  • Sophomore forward Kevin Puryear (Blue Springs, Mo.) recorded 11 points and seven rebounds in the game, his sixth game this season and 21st game of his career where he has scored at least 10 points and grabbed at least five rebounds.
  • Puryear led Mizzou in points (11) and rebounds (seven) for the second time this season and fourth time in his career.
  • Freshman guard Frankie Hughes (Cleveland, Ohio) recorded 10 points today, his seventh double-digit scoring outing in nine career games.
  • Hughes matched season-highs in free throws made and attempted in the game, connecting on 5-of-6 from the charity stripe.
  • This is the sixth game of the season, and third straight, Hughes and Puryear have both scored in double figures. Mizzou is 4-2 in such games this year.
  • Senior forward Russell Woods recorded six rebounds in the game, his sixth straight contest of five or more boards. Before the stretch of six straight, Woods reached five rebounds twice in 32 games as a Tiger.
  • Sophomore guard Cullen VanLeer connected on two three-pointers in the contest, the fifth time this season and 12th time in his career he has drained multiple threes in a game.
  • The Mizzou defense held Arizona scoreless for the last 2:05 of play in the first half. That sparked a 7-0 run for Mizzou heading into the halftime break. The Tigers shot 4-of-5 (80 percent) during the run.
  • The Mizzou defense forced nine turnovers in the first half, tied for the second most turnovers forced in a half this season. Mizzou has now forced nine turnovers in a half for three straight games.
  • This is the sixth game of the year for Mizzou to have nine or more players score.