University of Missouri Athletics

Mizzou Men’s Basketball
Postgame Notes
Mizzou 75, Ole Miss 69

• Mizzou snapped an eight-game losing streak to Ole Miss with a 75-69 road win in Oxford, its first-ever win in Oxford. Mizzou last beat the Rebels, 98-79, on Feb. 9, 2013, in Columbia, Missouri,
• Mizzou improved to 2-9 all-time against Ole Miss.
• As a team, Mizzou connected on 10-of-23 shots from beyond the three-point line; the 14th time this season Mizzou has made at least 10 threes. Mizzou moved to 10-4 in games this season when making 10+ three-pointers.
• The Tigers outrebounded the Rebels, 39-34, the 19th time in 24 games this season Mizzou has outrebounded its opponent.
• Mizzou made 85 percent (17-of-20) of its attempts from the free throw line, the ninth time this season Mizzou has made at least 80 percent of its attempts from the charity stripe.  
• Freshman forward Jontay Porter recorded his third double-double of the season with 18 points and a season-high 13 rebounds. Mizzou improved to 11-0 when Porter scores in double-figures.
• Porter blocked five shots in the game, the third time this season he has turned away five shots in a contest. Since 1975, it’s the first time a Tiger has recorded three games with five or more blocks in one season.
• Porter snagged 13 rebounds, the most by a Tiger this season and the most since then-junior forward Jordan Barnett grabbed 13 against Lipscomb last season (Dec. 29, 2016). It’s the fourth game with 10 or more rebounds this season for Porter, and the 20th time in 24 games he has grabbed at least five rebounds.
• Graduate senior guard Kassius Robertson scored a season-high 27 points for his ninth 20-point game of the season, marking the most 20-point games by a Tiger since Jabari Brown and Jordan Clarkson had 19 and 14, respectively, in the 2013-14 season.
• Robertson has scored in double-figures in the last five games, and has scored at least 20 points in four of the last five games. Over the last five games, Robertson is averaging 21.2 points per game.
• Robertson shot 5-of-9 from beyond the three-point arc, the 19th time this season and the 82nd time in his career he has connected on multiple three-pointers. It’s the sixth time this season he has made at least five three-pointers, a career-high for Robertson.
• The Tiger graduate transfer has now connected on 72 three-pointers this season, the sixth-most all-time by a Tiger senior.
• Junior guard Jordan Geist scored 10 points, his eighth game in double-figures this season and 17th of his career.
• Geist matched a season-high with a team-high six assists, the second time this season and sixth time in his career he has recorded at least five dimes.
• Junior forward Kevin Puryear scored 12 points, his 10th game this season and 51st game in his career he has scored in double-figures.
• Puryear had six rebounds, the 12th time this season and 54th time in his career he has recorded at least five rebounds.