Mizzou 69, Texas State 50 - Game Notes
Mizzou 69, Texas State 50
Dec. 17, 2018
Post Game Notes
- Mizzou shot a season-best 51.9 (27-53) percent from the floor against the Bobcats. Mizzou’s previous high was 48.1 (25-52) percent against Michigan on Nov. 23. It marked the first time Mizzou shot over 50 percent from the field since Feb. 22, 2018 when the Tigers shot 53.1 percent against Vanderbilt.
- Mizzou shot 66.7 percent in the first quarter alone, the team’s second-highest first period percentage of the season. The Tigers shot a season-best 80 percent (8-for-10) in the first frame at West Virginia on Dec. 2.
- Missouri’s 24 first quarter points were also the second-highest total of the season, trailing just the 25 the team scored in the opening frame against Saint Louis on Dec. 9.
- Mizzou outscored Texas State 36-14 in the paint.
- Senior Sophie Cunningham scored a team-high 20 points in the game. It was her third outing of at least 20 points in 2018-19, and the 37th occurrence of her Tiger career.
- Cunningham also moved into a tie for sixth-place on Mizzou’s career assists list with three in the game. She is now tied with Lisa Ellis (1984-88) with 324.
- Junior guard Amber Smith finished with 15 points to mark her ninth double figure outing of the year and fifth game in a row with at least 10 points. She also matched a career-high with five assists.
- Junior guard Jordan Roundtree earned her first career start against the Bobcats and responded with career-highs in points (10), steals (three) and minutes (29) to go along with five rebounds.
- Sophomore forward Emmanuelle Tahane matched a career-high with two steals and produced the second-highest scoring output of her career with nine points.
