Mizzou 62, Texas A&M 58 - Postgame Notes
Mizzou Men’s Basketball
Postgame Notes
Mizzou 62, Texas A&M 58
- Mizzou Men's Basketball downed its third ranked team this season, the most wins against ranked opponents since the 2011-12 season, when the Tigers beat six of them. Mizzou has beaten then No. 21 Tennessee and No. 21 Kentucky.
- Mizzou also extended its conference winning streak to five games, its longest such streak since 2011-12 when the Tigers reeled off seven-straight.
- With the win, Mizzou moved to 5-2 in conference play against teams either ranked or receiving votes in the AP poll at the time of the matchup.
- Mizzou moved to 9-0 this season when leading at halftime. The Tigers held a 29-21 advantage at the intermission against the Aggies.
- Mizzou's defense held Texas A&M to 58 points, its lowest since Dec. 30 at Alabama while snapping a four-game streak of 80+ points for the Aggies.
- Mizzou registered 10 steals against A&M, tying the team's season high. The Tigers also had 10 steals against Stephen F. Austin on December 19.
- Since head coach Cuonzo Martin made a lineup change against Alabama on January 31, opting to start Cullen VanLeer and Kevin Puryear, the Tigers are a perfect 5-0.
- Mizzou held Texas A&M to just 20 points in the first half, the Aggies' lowest first half point total all season.
- Kassius Robertson's 79 three pointers this season are tied for the fourth-most ever by a senior at Mizzou in a single season. With his two made three-pointers against the Aggies, he moved past Kim English (78) and drew even with Paul O'Liney.
- Robertson has now had seven consecutive games with multiple three-pointers.
- Freshman forward Jeremiah Tilmon scored 14 points, which tied his season high. It was Tilmon's ninth time in double-figures this season. It was his third such performance in conference play, and his first double-figure scoring game since playing at Alabama on January 31.
- Tilmon also set a new season-high in free throws made, putting down six attempts in the game.
- Freshman forward Jontay Porter scored in double-figures for the fifth-straight contest, scoring 11 points. Porter is averaging 13 points over Mizzou's five-game winning streak.
- The Tiger freshman bigs both scored in double-digits against the Aggies, moving Mizzou to 5-0 on the season when both Tilmon and Porter score in double figures.
- Senior forward Jordan Barnett had it working from beyond the arc, hitting on at least three three-pointers for the eighth time this season. It is his first such performance since he hit five shots from deep against Auburn (Jan. 24).
- Barnett’s three steals set a new-season high, and was one off from his career-high of four set against Arkansas last season (Jan. 14).
- Junior guard Jordan Geist led the Tigers in assists with five dimes, the third time this season he has dished out at least five assists.
- Geist’s three steals match a career-high, a feat he’s accomplished four times now in his two years wearing the Black & Gold.
