Mizzou 89, Mississippi State 85 - Postgame Notes
Mizzou Men’s Basketball
Postgame Notes
Mizzou 89, Mississippi State 85 (OT)
- With the victory, Mizzou has now won four consecutive Southeastern Conference games, its longest streak since joining the league in 2012-13. It’s the first time since 2011-12 the Tiger have won four-straight conference games.
- Mizzou improved to 3-0 in #RallyforRhyan games since the inception of the event. More than 60,000 dollars were raised for pediatric cancer research in today’s contest.
- The overtime victory was Mizzou’s first regular season overtime victory since beating LSU, 74-67, on January 8, 2015, at Mizzou Arena. Mizzou is now 2-0 all-time in regular season SEC overtime games.
- Mizzou’s last overtime win came in the SEC Tournament last season when they knocked off Auburn, 86-83, in the first round (March 8, 2017) thanks to a game-winning three-pointer from then-sophomore Kevin Puryear.
- Mizzou had five different scorers who reached double-digits, the sixth time this season Mizzou has had five or more double-digit scorers.
- Mizzou improved to 8-0 on the season when leading at halftime at Mizzou Arena after the Tigers took a 44-33 lead at the break.
- Mizzou shot 60 percent (12-for-25) in the first half, the highest clip in a period since the Tigers shot 66.7 percent in the first half against Steven F. Austin (Dec. 19).
- As a team, the Tigers posted a 46-percent (12-for-26) clip from behind the arc, their highest percentage from three since shooting 58 percent (11-for-19) against Florida (Jan. 6).
- Mizzou shot 82.1 percent (23-for-25) from the free throw line in the game, the 10th time this season the Tigers have made at least 80 percent of their shots from the charity stripe.
- Graduate senior guard Kassius Robertson notched his seventh 20-point game in SEC play and 10th overall this season with a team-leading 22 points. Robertson has now led the Tigers in scoring in 14 games this season.
- Robertson was 5-for-11 from behind the arc, giving him his seventh game this season with 5+ threes. Robertson has connected on multiple triples in 20-of-25 games this season.
- Robertson also hauled in five rebounds, making it the fifth time this season he has grabbed five or more boards.
- Junior guard Jordan Geist tallied 17 points, his highest total in SEC play this season. The performance gave him his third 15+ point output this season, and the 18th of his career.
- Geist knocked down four three-pointers, the most since he drained five against Green Bay (Dec. 9)
- It was Geist’s most efficient game from distance (4-for-6) since he went 4-for-6 from three-point range against Auburn last season (March 4, 2017).
- Geist matched a season- and career-high with three steals, the fourth time this season and the eighth time in his career he has recorded multiple steals.
- Puryear notched a team-high three assists, which set a personal season-high. Puryear totaled 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field.
- Senior forward Jordan Barnett chipped in 15 points, giving him 14 games this season with 15+ points. He also grabbed eight rebounds, his 16th game this season with five or more boards.
- Freshman forward Jontay Porter posted his 12th game in double figures with 10 points.
- Freshman forward Jeremiah Tilmon had one block, his 24th on the season, which now ranks fifth all-time in program history, matching Tate Decker’s 24 in 1996-97.
