University of Missouri Athletics

Mizzou Men's Basketball Postgame Notes

Mizzou 72, Vanderbilt 52

• Mizzou’s 20-point win over Vanderbilt is the largest margin of victory in conference play since Mizzou beat Arkansas, 93-63, on March 5, 2013.
• The win over Vanderbilt was head coach Kim Anderson’s 300^th career victory.
• Mizzou had four players – Jordan Barnett (23), Kevin Puryear (13), Terrence Phillips (12) and Russell Woods (10) – score in double figures for the eighth time this season.
• With 23 points, junior forward Jordan Barnett recorded his second-straight game of 20 or more points and third overall this season.
• Barnett has led the team in scoring in seven games this season, including three-straight and has scored in double figures in 10 games this season.
• Barnett is the first Tiger to record back-to-back games with 20 or more points since freshman guard Frankie Hughes did so against Alabama A&M (23) and Xavier (24) in the first two games of the season.
• After setting his career-high in three-pointers made in his last game at Texas A&M (Feb. 8), Barnett re-set his career-high once again with five three-pointers in the game (5-of-8 3PT).
• Barnett snagged nine rebounds in the game, tied for the second-most in his career and the 11^th time this season he has grabbed at least five boards.
• Barnett matched his career-highs in free throws made and attempted by going 6-of-6 from the free throw line.
• Sophomore forward Kevin Puryear scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the game, marking the 13^th time this season and 28^th time in his career he has recorded at least 10 points and five rebounds.
• Puryear was perfect behind the three-point line for the second time this season, shooting 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. Puryear went 4-of-4 from the three-point line against Ole Miss on Jan. 21.
• Puryear’s eight-rebound output marks the 20^th time this season and 37^th time in his career he has had five or more rebounds.
• Senior forward Russell Woods tallied his eighth game this season in double digits with 10 points.
• Sophomore guard Cullen VanLeer made one three-pointer in the game, the ninth straight game he has made at least one shot from behind the arc.
• Mizzou held Vanderbilt to just 21.4 percent (6-of-28) from behind the three-point arc. Coming into the game, Vanderbilt led the SEC in three-point shooting at 39.1 percent.
• Sophomore guard Terrence Phillips scored 12 points in the game, the 11^th time this season and 22^nd time in his career he has scored in double figures.