University of Missouri Athletics

Mizzou Basketball Postgame Notes
LSU 88, Mizzou 77

• Junior forward Jordan Barnett set his career high in scoring for the second straight game, pouring in 18 points, including 14 points in the first half on 6-of-9 shooting.
• Barnett led the team in rebounding for the second straight game, grabbing nine boards.
• After scoring seven points and grabbing seven rebounds in his first two games as a Tiger, Barnett has averaged 16.5 points and 11.0 rebounds over the last two contests.
• Barnett turned away two shots in the game, the first time in his career he has recorded multiple blocks.
• With 15 points and seven rebounds, sophomore forward Kevin Puryear scored at least 10 points and snagged at least five rebounds for the ninth time this season and 24^th time in his career. Puryear has now posted "10 & 5" in three straight contests.
• In his first career game off the bench, sophomore guard Terrence Phillips matched a career high with eight assists, the second time this season he has reached that mark.
• Phillips produced his fourth game in double digits this season, scoring 12 points while snagging seven rebounds, one board off his season high.
• Sophomore guard Jordan Geist scored in double digits for the third straight contest, scoring 13 points, including 7-of-8 from the free throw line.
• Sophomore guard K.J. Walton scored 11 points in the game, the third time this season and 12^th time in his career he has scored in double figures.
• Senior forward Russell Woods had two blocks in the game, his second career game with multiple blocks.
• Mizzou had five players – Barnett (18), Puryear (15), Geist (13), Phillips (12), Walton (11) – score in double-figures for the second time this season and the second consecutive game with at least four scorers in double figures.