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Mizzou Basketball News and Notes 2007-08University of Missouri Tigers (15-13, 5-8 Big 12) vs.

Baylor University Bears (19-8, 7-6 Big 12)Regular Season Game 29 - March 1, 2008 - Waco, Texas

Tip-off: 3 p.m. CSTArena: Ferrell Center - Waco, Texas (10,284)TV: ESPN Plus (Fred White play-by-play; Bob Sundvold analyst)Radio: Tiger Radio Network (Mike Kelly play-by-play; Gary Link analyst)Rankings: Mizzou: NR/NR, Baylor: NR/NR in Associated Press / USA Today Coaches pollsSeries: Missouri leads 10-8 overall; in Waco the Bears lead 4-3Coaches: Missouri: Mike Anderson (Tulsa ’82); 122-66 overall (6th season); 33-25 at Mizzou (2nd) Baylor: Scott Drew (Butler ’93); 75-88 overall (6th season); 55-77 at Baylor (5th)

EXHIBITION SEASONDate Opponent Time/ Res TV/Score Nov. 3 UMSL (Exh.) Win 78-51 Nov. 8 Missouri Western (Exh.) Win 113-55

REGULAR SEASONDate Opponent Time/ Res TV/Score Nov. 12 $ - Central Michigan Win 87-76 Nov. 13 $ - Fordham Win 79-55Nov. 16 Southern Win 95-50 Nov. 19 # - Michigan State Loss 86-83 Nov. 20 # - Maryland Win 84-70 Nov. 25 Western Illinois Win 91-52 Nov. 28 at Arkansas Loss 94-91 Dec. 1 & - at California Loss 86-72 Dec. 8 Purdue Win 73-63 Dec. 15 McNeese State Win 81-44 Dec. 17 North Carolina A&T Win 94-66 Dec. 22 % - Illinois Loss 59-58 Dec. 27 Coppin State Win 72-38 Dec. 30 at Mississippi State Loss 87-75 Jan. 8 UMKC Win 96-76 Jan. 12 *Texas Win 97-84 Jan. 16 *at Iowa State Loss 72-67 Jan. 19 *Kansas Loss 76-70 Jan. 23 *at Texas Tech Loss 92-84 Jan. 26 *at Colorado Win 66-62 Jan. 30 *Nebraska Loss 66-62 Feb. 2 *Kansas State Win 77-74 Feb. 4 *at Kansas Loss 90-71 Feb. 9 *Texas A&M Loss 77-69 Feb. 13 *at Nebraska Win (OT) 86-78 Feb. 16 *at Kansas State Loss 100-63 Feb. 23 *Colorado Win 60-53 Feb. 26 *Oklahoma State Loss 75-73 March 1 *at Baylor 3 p.m. ESPN+ March 5 *Iowa State 7 p.m. ESPN+ March 8 *at Oklahoma 2:30 p.m. ABC March 13-16 ^ Big 12 Championships ESPN

Home Games in Bold$ - O’Reilly’s Auto Parts CBE Classic - Columbia, Mo.# - O’Reilly’s Auto Parts CBE Classic - Kansas City, Mo. % - Busch Braggin’ Rights (St. Louis, Mo. - Scottrade Center)* - Big 12 Conference Game^ - Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City, Mo. - Sprint Center)

For Openers> Missouri looks to rebound from a 75-73 defeat to Oklahoma State on Tuesday, as it travels to Waco, Texas, to face the Baylor Bears at 3 p.m. on Saturday ... The Tigers were the victims of the red-hot shooting Cowboys on Tuesday, as OSU hit an incredible 14-of-24 three-pointers to earn the two-point victory.> Not to be lost in the narrow defeat was the career effort from junior forward Leo Lyons ... Lyons recorded career highs of 27 points and 18 rebounds vs. the Cowboys, while hitting a near-fl awless 12-of-13 shots from the fl oor ... The 18 boards were the most for a Tiger since Arthur Johnson in 2003 (vs. Marquette in the NCAA Tourney) and he fi nished just two boards shy of the fi rst 20-20 game at Mizzou since 1979 (Curtis Berry had 20 points and 20 rebounds vs. Kansas).> The 18 rebounds were the most in a regulation game in Big 12 play this season and tied Baylor’s Kevin Rogers for the most boards corralled in a Big 12 game regardless of length ... If you remember, Rogers grabbed 18 boards in that epic 5-OT contest at Texas A&M on Jan. 23 ... The 18 boards are also a Mizzou Arena record.> In addition to Lyons, be sure to keep an eye on Keon Lawrence ... The sophomore guard has reached double fi gures in nine consecutive games vs. members of the Big 12 “South” ... During that stretch of nine games, Lawrence is averaging 16.2 points per outing and is shooting a robust 49-of-90 (.544) from the fl oor and 20-of-37 (.541) from beyond the three-point stripe.> Lawrence actually recorded his fi rst career 20-point game against Baylor last season, when he dropped in 24 on Feb. 14, 2006, in Columbia ... This season Lawrence scored 24 at Texas Tech and dumped in 18 in a win over league-leading Texas just to highlight a few of his great games vs. “The South”.> Despite losing primary ball-handler Stefhon Hannah, Missouri has been an improved team at protecting the basketball of late ... The Tigers committed just four turnovers vs. Colorado, a season low, while dishing out 12 assists ... Against Okie State on Tuesday the Tigers had just nine miscues vs. a team that ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 in turnovers forced ... Over the last eight games Missouri is averaging just 12.0 turnovers, down from their average of 13.8 turnovers through the fi rst 20 games of the year.

Television ListingsMissouri at Baylor

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Pos. No. Name HT WT YR P/G R/G A/G S/G Hometown F 01 DeMarre Carroll 6-8 225 Jr. 12.4 6.6 1.4 1.2 Birmingham, Ala.F 05 Leo Lyons 6-9 240 Jr. 12.6 5.1 1.6 0.6 Panevezys, LithuaniaG 33 Matt Lawrence 6-7 203 Jr. 8.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 St. Louis, Mo.G 04 J.T. Tiller 6-3 187 So. 7.0 2.0 1.7 0.8 Marietta, Ga.G 02 Keon Lawrence 6-2 175 So. 11.0 3.5 2.5 1.0 Newark, N.J.

Pos. No. Name HT WT YR P/G R/G A/G S/G Hometown F 23 Kevin Rogers 6-9 240 Jr. 12.9 8.5 0.7 0.7 Dallas, TexasF 40 Mark Shepherd 6-9 220 Sr. 1.7 2.3 0.3 0.5 Austin, TexasG 00 Curtis Jerrells 6-1 200 Jr. 15.3 3.7 3.6 1.3 Austin, TexasG 05 Henry Dugat 6-0 170 Jr. 12.0 4.0 1.6 1.3 Dayton, TexasG 45 Tweety Carter 5-10 180 So. 9.0 1.7 2.9 1.0 Reserve, La.

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Mizzou Sports NetworkThe Mizzou Sports Network will televised 15 Tiger contests this season as part of the program’s third-tier television package.

Mizzou games on MSN will be televised in St. Louis on FSN Midwest and in Kansas City on Metro Sports. Below is a station listing for games to be televised in Mid-Missouri. Mid-MODate Opponent CoverageNov. 3 Missouri-St. Louis KZOUNov. 8 Missouri Western KZOUNov. 12 Central Michigan KZOUNov. 13 CBE Second Round KZOUNov. 25 Western Illinois KOMUNov. 28 at Arkansas KOMUDec. 15 McNeese State KOMUDec. 17 North Carolina A&T KZOUDec. 27 Coppin State KZOUDec. 29 at Mississippi State KOMUJan. 8 UMKC KOMUJan. 16 at Iowa State KOMUJan. 30 Nebraska KZOUFeb. 13 at Nebraska KZOUFeb. 23 Colorado KOMU

2007-08 Roster No. Name Pos. HT. WT. Class Hometown (Last School) Notes 1 DeMarre Carroll F 6-8 225 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Vanderbilt) Has emerged as the front-runner for Big 12 Newcomer of the Year 2 Keon Lawrence * G 6-2 175 So. Newark, N.J. (Weequahic) Averaging 14.7 points on 53.2 percent shooting over last seven 4 J.T. Tiller * G 6-3 187 So. Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler) Averaging 10.6 points per game over his last eight outings 5 Leo Lyons ** F 6-9 240 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. (Coastal Christian Academy) Averaging 15.9 points, 7.1 boards over his last seven games 10 Nick Berardini ** G 6-1 190 Jr. Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest HS) On schedule to graduate with degree in broadcast journalism 11 Zaire Taylor G 6-4 185 Jr. Staten Island, N.Y. (U of Delaware) Will sit out the 2007-08 season after transferring from Delaware 12 Jason Horton *** G 6-2 190 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Cedar Hill HS) Ranks among Missouri’s career Top 5 with 395 assists 13 Michael Anderson, Jr. * G 5-11 180 Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (UAB) Played a career high 12 minutes vs. Neb. 3 pts, 2 dimes, steal 15 Marshall Brown *** F 6-6 225 Sr. Austin, Texas (LB Johnson HS) Reached double fi gures at Nebraska with 11 tallies 23 Justin Safford F 6-8 225 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Charis Prep) Hit 4-of-5 shots at Kansas State, fi nished with nine points 32 Vaidotas Volkus * F 6-8 210 Sr. Panevezys, Lithuania (Redlands CC) Scored a career high 12 points in 26 minutes vs. Nebraska 33 Matt Lawrence ** G 6-7 203 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Lafayette HS) No. 9 all-time at Mizzou with 151 career three-pointers 35 Darryl Butterfi eld * F 6-7 227 Sr. Miami, Fla. (Mineral Area CC) Has taken a team-leading 17 charges this season

COACHING STAFFHead Coach — Mike Anderson (Tulsa, 1982) 2nd year at MizzouAssoc. Head Coach — Melvin Watkins (UNC-Charlotte, 1977) 4th year at MizzouAssistant Coaches — Matt Zimmerman (Arkansas, 1990) 2nd year at Mizzou T.J. Cleveland (Arkansas, 2002) 2nd season at Mizzou

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEVaidotas Volkus (VIE - tuss VOLE-cuss)Nick Berardini (bur-are DEE-KNEE)Zaire (pronounced like the African country)

Mizzou Quick-Hitters> Missouri looks for its third road win of the season on Saturday as it travels to Waco, Texas, to face the Baylor Bears ... The Tigers have split their last four games on the road, including an overtime win at Nebraska on Feb. 13.> In an odd twist, the Tigers are actually 2-0 in their last two plane trips ... The Tigers fl ew to Boulder and Lincoln (both wins) and bussed to Lawrence and Manhattan (two losses) in between those contests.> Texas natives Marshall Brown and Jason Horton are making their fi nal trips to the Lone Star State this weekend ... Brown hails from nearby Austin, while Horton is a Dallas native.> Horton needs just fi ve assists on Saturday to top the 400 mark for his career ... He’ll be just the fi fth Tiger in school history to accomplish that feat.> Brown needs just 29 points to reach the 900 career point mark for his tenure at MU.> Matt Lawrence is looking to make his 59th consecutive start for the Tigers on Saturday ... That’s the most consecutive starts for an MU player since Rickey Paulding made 86 consecutive from 2002-04.> Lawrence needs just two three-point makes on Saturday to move into eighth on Missouri’s career three-point fi eld goals list ... Lawrence has 151 career treys, just one behind Mark Atkins (1993-94), who had 152 in his two seasons with the Tigers.> Not to harp on tough games, but of the Top 35 teams in this week’s USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, Missouri has already played 10 games vs. those programs ... So far the Tigers are 4-6 in those games this year, including wins over Texas, Kansas State and Purdue, who are currently in the Top 25, as well as a win over a surging Maryland club.> Of the six losses, Missouri has had second-half leads in three of those games.> The Tigers have been close in nearly every game this season and have dropped nine

Tale of the Tape Mizzou BaylorRecord: 15-13 18-9FGM: 805 762FGA: 1750 1657FG %: .460 .4603pt FGM: 192 2363pt FGA: 576 6083FG %: .333 .388FTM: 374 435FTA: 552 584FT % .678 .745Points: 2176 2195Per Game: 77.7 81.3Reb./Gm 34.8 37.4Steals 8.4 7.5Assists: 17.0 12.5Blocks: 3.1 4.6

games by eight points or less, including two games to opponents currently ranked in the Top 20, Kansas and Michigan State.> Although Mizzou is doing a much better job protecting the ball of late, the Tigers continue to force turnovers at a high rate ... The Tigers have forced 487 turnovers (236 steals) in 28 games this season ... Last year, Mizzou led the Big 12 with 10.1 steals and 18.9 turnovers per game and are averaging 8.4 steals and 17.4 turnovers forced per game this year, including the 23 turnovers forced vs. 2007 NCAA Tournament qualifi ers Maryland and Arkansas.> Mizzou has done an excellent job converting off those miscues and are averaging 21.0 points per game off turnovers ... When you break down the numbers, Missouri is scoring nearly 30 percent of its points off of turnovers (21.0-of-77.7 ppg).> Conversely, the Tigers are turning the ball over just 13.3 times per game, which ranks

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Opponent Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward Record ** Central Michigan Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 1-0Fordham Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 2-0Southern Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-0Michigan State Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-1Maryland Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 4-1Western Illinois Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 5-1Arkansas Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 5-2California Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 0-1 Purdue Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 1-1McNeese State Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 2-1North Carolina A&T Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-1Illinois Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-2Coppin State Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons M. Brown 1-0 Mississippi State Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-3UMKC Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 4-3Texas Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 5-3Iowa State Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 5-4Kansas Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 0-1Texas Tech Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 0-2Colorado Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Brown Carroll 1-0 Nebraska Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 0-1 Kansas State Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 1-1Kansas Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 1-2 Texas A&M Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 1-3 Nebraska Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 2-3Kansas State Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 2-4Colorado Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 3-4Oklahoma State Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 0-1 Baylor Iowa State Oklahoma

** - Running total of Missouri’s overall record when this group is starting

2007-08 Tiger Starting Line-Ups

Current Tiger Streaks(Regular Season / Postseason)

All Games .............................................................1 LAt Mizzou Arena ...................................................1 LOn The Road .........................................................1 LNeutral Sites ..........................................................1 LNon-Conference (Home) .................................. 27 WNon-Conference (Road) ........................................8 LBig 12 Reg. Season Play .......................................1 LBig 12 (Home) ......................................................1 LBig 12 (Road) ........................................................1 L

Mizzou Career Totals 2007-08 CareerDouble-Digit Scoring GamesMarshall Brown 5 35Darryl Butterfi eld 2 6Stefhon Hannah 17 43Jason Horton 2 12Keon Lawrence 17 33Matt Lawrence 8 25Leo Lyons 17 25J.T. Tiller 9 12DeMarre Carroll 18 *18Justin Safford 1 1Vaidotas Volkus 1 1

7+ Rebounding GamesMarshall Brown 1 10Stefhon Hannah - 2Jason Horton - 2Matt Lawrence - 1Keon Lawrence 1 3Leo Lyons 8 13Darryl Butterfi eld - 1Vaidotas Volkus - 1DeMarre Carroll 15 *15Justin Safford 1 1J.T. Tiller 1 1

5+ Assist GamesJason Horton 7 29Stefhon Hannah 13 26Keon Lawrence 2 3DeMarre Carroll 1 *1Leo Lyons 2 2

2+ Blocked Shot GamesMarshall Brown 3 6DeMarre Carroll 3 3Keon Lawrence 4 4Leo Lyons 6 13Justin Safford 2 2J.T. Tiller 1 1

3+ Steal GamesJason Horton 4 19Stefhon Hannah 4 16Marshall Brown - 4Keon Lawrence 2 6Matt Lawrence 1 3Leo Lyons 1 2J.T Tiller 1 2Darryl Butterfi eld 2 2DeMarre Carroll 5 5

4+ 3-Point Field Goal GamesStefhon Hannah 2 6Jason Horton - 1Keon Lawrence - 2Matt Lawrence 4 14

Double-DoublesDeMarre Carroll 4 4Marshall Brown - 1Stefhon Hannah - 2Leo Lyons 3 3* - at Mizzou only

among the nation’s leaders, including an average of 6.5 turnovers in their last two games combined vs. Colorado and Oklahoma State.> Overall, the Tigers are forcing a turnover once every six possessions, which allows them to average 6.3 more shots per game than their opponents.> In addition to steals, a trademark of Mike Anderson-coached teams has been assist totals and the Tigers are recording assists on 60.0 percent of their buckets this season (476 assists on 805 FG’s).> Speaking of assists, the 2007-08 Tigers are closing in on the Top Five for single-season dimes ... Missouri has 476 assists already and needs just 72 assists to move into the Top Five, passing the 1982-83 squad.> Overall, Missouri’s 17.0 assists per game rank No. 20 nationally.> Missouri has fl ashed a balanced playing rotation, as eight Tigers are averaging at least 13.6 minutes per game and no player is averaging more than 28.7 minutes.> Missouri has topped double fi gures in three-point makes six times this year, including a season high 12 vs. Texas ... The Tigers also hit 11 three-pointer at Nebraska and vs. McNeese State and 10 three-pointer vs. Michigan State, Kansas State and Southern.> ESPN’s Pat Forde named Mizzou Arena the No. 1 “New School” college basketball arena in America ... Who can argue?, the place is loaded!

Tiger Tidbits (Individual Notes)> The Junk Yard Dog has had a major impact in just his fi rst season ... DeMarre Carroll, also known as J.Y.De, has reached double fi gures in 18-of-28 games this season to rank fi rst on the team in double-fi gure scoring contests this year.> Carroll has also been the team’s most consistent rebounder, and is averaging 6.4 rebounds per game in Big 12 play, including 13 boards at Iowa State and 12 vs. Kansas and Nebraska.> Carroll has actually been close to producing double-double efforts in 15 games this year.> The Big 12 Newcomer of the Year front-runner also ranks among the Big 12 Conference leaders in field goal percentage, scoring (21st) and rebounding (9th).> Even more incredible is that he is producing those numbers in just 24.7 minutes per game.> Despite his size and position, Carroll ranks among the Big 12’s leaders with 1.2 steals per game.> Carroll always seems to fi nd a way to impact the game for Missouri and while he was saddled with foul trouble vs. Purdue, the junior forward blocked a career high three shots in the fi nal 4:11 to help lead Missouri to the come-from-behind win ... Carroll actually scored three points, had three blocks, two assists and a steal in the fi nal 7:35 of the MU win vs. Purdue ... The Birmingham native also added a career-high tying four steals vs. McNeese State and UMKC, showing another way he has impacted a Tiger win.> Carroll was recently named one of Seth Davis’ (Sports Illustrated) Key Faces in New Places for 2007-08.


> ESPN’s Andy Katz also said “there may not be a harder working interior player -- outside of Tyler Hansbrough -- than DeMarre Carroll.”> In case you were wondering, Carroll dominates the classroom too and needs seven hours in the spring semester to fi nish his degree and begin his Masters work in Administration.> Keon Lawrence has reached double fi gures in 25 of his last 35 games, including a career high 25 points at Kansas on ESPN Big Monday.> Lawrence now has multiple 20-point games this season, both of which came on the road, including a 24-point effort at Texas Tech.> Because of those efforts, it’s not surprising that Lawrence is averaging an improved 12.1 points per game on the road this year.> Lawrence has been Missouri’s go-to-guy offensively over the last seven games and is averaging 14.7 points and 3.0 assists during that stretch.> Lawrence has enjoyed some strong play vs. the Big 12 South ... In 11 career games vs. “The South”, Lawrence has reached double fi gures nine times, including 24 points vs. Baylor, 18 points at Oklahoma State and the game-winning jumper vs. Oklahoma last season.> Lawrence also dumped in 18 points in the win over No. 12/13 Texas ... At one point, Lawrence scored 10 consecutive points in the fi rst half for the Tigers setting the stage for the upset win.> The dynamic guard is also third on the team with 15 blocks.> As was documented by the Kansas City Star, there are no “off days” for Lawrence, as he makes 1,000 shots each day the team is given off by head coach Mike Anderson.> Fellow sophomore J.T. Tiller has added a consistent offensive punch over the last eight games in addition to being the team’s top perimeter defender ... Tiller is averaging 10.6 points during the surge.> Tiller has reached double fi gures in fi ve of his last eight games, including a career high 20 points vs. No. 22 Kansas State to lead the Tigers to the upset win.> In his fi rst 50 career games, Tiller had reached double fi gures in scoring just seven times.> For his efforts vs. Kansas State, the Marietta, Ga., native was named Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 4. > Although scoring production gets more publicity, Tiller is one of the Big 12’s top defenders and leads Mizzou with 98 defl ections.> The Georgia native earned his fi rst career start vs. Coppin State and responded with 10 points, three assists and two steals in 25 minutes.> Tiller also reached double-fi gures vs. Illinois on Dec. 22, scoring 10 points in a career high 28 minutes.> While his scoring totals are up, Tiller played some key defensive minutes late vs. Purdue, helping to hold the Boilermakers to just one fi eld goal in the fi nal 7:47 of the game en route to Mizzou’s game-winning 24-4 run.> Forming Mizzou’s kamikaze line along with Tiller is senior forward Darryl Butterfi eld ... Butterfi eld leads the team with 17 charges

drawn this year, while adding 18 steals in just 14.3 minutes per game.> The Miami native has drawn multiple charges four times this season, including four vs. Maryland.> Matt Lawrence poured in a career high 28 points on Dec. 30 at Mississippi State ... The 6-foot-7 guard hit 6-of-11 treys and tied a season high with six rebounds.> Lawrence tied his season high with 6-of-11 shooting from three-point range at Kansas State on Feb. 16 ... It was his second 20-point game of the season and both outings have come on the road this year.> Over his last 22 games, Lawrence has hit multiple treys in 16 of those contests.> A vocal leader for the Tigers, Lawrence tied up Kansas State’s Bill Walker under the Wildcat basket in the fi nal seconds to help lift Mizzou to the win, a Walker put-back would have put K-State in front with just seconds remaining.> In fact, the St. Louis native has been at his best on the road throughout his career and his shooting 42.1 percent from beyond the arc (56-of-133) from three-point range away from Mizzou Arena.> Leo Lyons has played much-improved basketball this season and has reached double-fi gures in 15 of his last 20 contests.> Lyons’ has already reached double fi gures 17 times this season, surpassing the nine double fi gure games he enjoyed his fi rst-two seasons combined.> Lyons has certainly stepped up his game over his last eight outings, as he is averaging 15.9 points and 7.1 rebounds a contest, both tops on the club.> Included in that surge were career high totals of 27 points and 18 rebounds vs. Oklahoma State on Feb. 26.> The 18 boards were the most for a Tiger since Arthur Johnson had 18 vs. Marquette in the 2003 NCAA Tournament.> Lyons was two boards shy of the fi rst 20-20 game at Mizzou since 1979 ... Curtis Berry had 20 points and 20 boards vs. Kansas on Jan. 17, 1979.> Lyons led Mizzou to its 66-62 win at Colorado on Jan. 26, scoring 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting ... Lyons scored 16 of his points and dished all-three of his assists in the second half.> He then scored a 24 points against Texas A&M on Feb. 9 for his fourth 20-point output of the year.> Lyons recorded his fi rst 20-point game in his hometown return to Kansas City and scored a career high 23 points and grabbed 11 boards vs. Maryland.> Lyons earned Player of the Game honors from Dick Vitale and Co. as he hit 8-of-11 shots and 7-of-11 free throws en route to his fi rst career double-double.> Lyons also torched UMKC for 22 points on a career-best 10-of-12 shooing from the fl oor.> Lyons recorded his second double-double of the year in the win over Top 25 Purdue, chipping in 13 points and 10 rebounds.> Lyons fl ashed his versatility vs. Western Illinois when the 6-foot-9, 240-pounder dished a career

General InformationLocation: .......................... Columbia MissouriFounded: ..................................................1839Enrollment: ...........................................28,253Nickname: ............................................. TigersColors: ............................. Black and Old GoldArena: ........................................Mizzou ArenaOpened: ....................................................2004Capacity: ...............................................15,061Affi liation: ........................... NCAA Division IConference: ...........................................Big 12Chancellor: ................................ Brady DeatonAthletics Director: .........................Mike AldenAthletics Department Phone: ..(573) 882-6501Ticket Off Phone: ..... (573) 884-PAWS (7297)........................................Or 1-800-CAT-PAWS

HistorySeasons of Basketball: ...........................102ndFirst Season of Basketball: ................. 1906-07All-Time Record: ......................... 1,421-1,004NCAA Tournament Appearances: ................21Last Appearance: ......................................2003NIT Appearances: .......................................... 7Last Appearance: ......................................2005

Basketball StaffHead Coach: ............................Mike AndersonAlma Mater: ................................ Tulsa (1982)Record at MU (Years): ..........33-25 (2nd year)Record Overall: ....................122-66 (6th year)Basketball Offi ce Phone: .........(573) 882-3463Basketball Offi ce Fax: .............(573) 884-5965Associate Head Coach ............ Melvin WatkinsAlma Mater: ................. UNC-Charlotte (1977)Assistant Coach: .................. Matt ZimmermanAlma Mater: ..........................Arkansas (1990)Assistant Coach: ........................T.J. ClevelandAlma Mater: ..........................Arkansas (2002)Basketball Operations: ................. Jeff DanielsCoord. of Basketball Operations: Ben LindseyDirector of Player Development: Brian DaileyGraduate Assistant: .....................Brian DaileyBasketball Trainer: ................... Pat BeckmannCoach Anderson Assistant. .........Donna SnyderBasketball Admin. Asst.: ...Tammy Armentrout

2006-07 Team Information.........................................Total . Home ...Away2006-07 Record ............. 18-12 ... 15-4 ....... 3-62006-07 Big 12 Record ..... 7-9 ..... 4-4 ....... 3-5Big 12 Finish: ............................................. 6thStarters Returning/Lost: ............................11/3Letterwinner’s Returning/Lost: .................. 4/1

Media ServicesMRD Offi ce Phone: ................ (573) 882-3241MRD Offi ce Fax: ....................(573) 882-4720Mizzou Arena Press Row: ....(573) 882-1442MU Athletics Website: ..... www.mutigers.com

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high six assists and recorded two steals ... Lyons has 41 assists, which is tops among Tiger post players.> He just goes about his business quietly, but senior guard Jason Horton has dished out 76 assists compared to just 30 turnovers this season, to rank No. 2 in the Big 12 in assist-turnover ratio at 2.5-to-1.> Horton now has 395 career dimes, which is No. 5 all-time in school history ... Horton passed Tiger great Jon Sundvold (382) for No. 5 on the list on Feb. 9 vs. Texas A&M.> Horton is 38 assists shy of Lee Coward for No. 4 all-tme.> Horton is also closing in on the career top 10 in steals and needs two more thefts to pass Melvin Booker for No. 10 with 147.> Senior forward Marshall Brown is closing in on 1,000 career points ... The Austin, Texas native currently has 871 tallies and needs 129 points to become the 38th member of the Mizzou 1,000-point club.> The selfl ess senior was named team captain in December by teammates and coaches.> Brown actually leads the team in three-point shooting accuracy at 41.0 percent.> Brown has made at least one trey in four of his last fi ve games.> Brown logged some key minutes in the road win at Nebraska, and scored 11 points thanks to a pair of treys and 5-of-6 free throws.> Missouri is 4-1 when Brown reaches double fi gures this year with that lone loss coming to Michigan State.> The Texas product then earned his fi rst start

Mizzou in 2007-08 When ...Playing at home ................................. 12-4

Playing on the road ............................. 2-7

Playing on a neutral court .................... 1-2

Big 12 games ...................................... 5-8

Big 12 at home .................................... 3-4

Big 12 on the road ............................... 2-4

Following a win .................................... 6-9

Following a loss ................................... 9-4

Leading at half ................................... 11-3

Trailing at half ...................................... 3-9

Tied at half ........................................... 1-1

Shoots at least 50% ............................ 4-0

Shoots less than 50% ...................... 11-13

Opponent shoots 50% ......................... 1-4

Opp. shoots less than 50% ............... 14-9

Shoots more FT than Opp. .................. 8-2

Shoots fewer FT than Opp. ................. 6-9

Shots same FT as Opp. ....................... 1-2

Makes more FT than Opp. ................... 8-2

Makes fewer FT than Opp. ................ 6-10

Makes same FT as Opp. ..................... 1-1

Scores 90-110 ..................................... 5-1

Scores 80-89 ....................................... 4-2

Scores 70-79 ....................................... 4-5

Scores 69 or fewer .............................. 2-5

Leads in rebounding ............................ 8-4

Trails in rebounding ............................. 7-9

Tied in rebounding ............................... 0-0

More turnovers than Opp. ................... 1-4

Fewer turnovers than Opp. ................ 14-8

Tied in turnovers .................................. 0-1

In November ........................................ 5-2

In December ........................................ 4-3

In January ............................................ 3-4

In February .......................................... 3-4

In March .............................................. 0-0

Margin between 1-5 ............................. 2-5

Margin between 6-10 ........................... 3-3

Margin between 11-20 ......................... 4-3

Margin 20+ .......................................... 5-1

Overtime Games ................................. 1-0

Teams Bench 2nd Chance Paint Off Turnovers Fast Break MU / Central Michigan 21 / 29 21 / 13 44 / 30 22 / 10 12 / 0 MU / C.Missouri/Fordham 26 / 23 6 / 11 44 / 14 28 / 11 14 / 0 MU / Southern 34 / 14 18 / 7 44 / 20 30 / 6 14 / 2 MU / Michigan State 23 / 12 14 / 15 32 / 34 20 / 15 12 / 8 MU / Maryland 21 / 13 8 / 11 46 / 42 26 / 6 4 / 12 MU / Western Illinois 23 / 25 12 / 7 46 / 26 30 / 12 8 / 0 MU / Arkansas 14 / 27 11 / 20 40 / 48 34 / 21 10 / 17 MU / California 15 / 21 6 / 17 24 / 40 17 / 18 4 / 4 MU / Purdue 34 / 15 7 / 2 30 / 38 22 / 22 10 / 14 MU / McNeese State 29 / 13 17 / 13 28 / 24 28 / 11 10 / 2 MU / North Carolina A&T 36 / 27 25 / 11 42 / 32 30 / 13 18 / 10 MU / Illinois 22 / 13 11 / 8 20 / 30 9 / 13 4 / 6 MU / Coppin State 35 / 8 10 / 6 28 / 16 29 / 16 10 / 4 MU / Mississippi State 15 / 7 13 / 18 26 / 42 15 / 14 2 / 12 MU / UMKC 27 / 27 16 / 22 44 / 16 28 / 16 19 / 0 MU / Texas 38 / 10 7 / 28 22 / 30 21 / 8 10 / 2 MU / Iowa State 12 / 0 13 / 17 30 / 36 9 / 13 0 / 0 MU / Kansas 22 / 14 12 / 15 32 / 26 13 / 13 8 / 2 MU / Texas Tech 44 / 0 19 / 1 46 / 32 14 / 22 2 / 4 MU / Colorado 35 / 4 17 / 8 26 / 26 20 / 13 4 / 4 MU / Nebraska 5 / 18 7 / 11 34 / 30 14 / 19 8 / 8 MU / Kansas State 26 / 11 9 / 16 26 / 38 13 / 13 4 / 4 MU / Kansas 13 / 30 10 / 18 34 / 38 10 / 9 10 / 20 MU / Texas A&M 43 / 16 9 / 15 26 / 30 19 / 10 2 / 0 MU / Nebraska 34 / 6 9 / 9 18 / 28 27 / 19 6 / 8 MU / Kansas State 25 / 22 11 / 27 42 / 16 30 / 20 11 / 18 MU / Colorado 32 / 8 11 / 4 22 / 34 16 / 4 4 / 6 MU / Oklahoma State 8 / 18 16 / 23 30 / 24 9 / 17 2 / 2 MU / Baylor - - - - - MU / Iowa State - - - - - MU / Oklahoma - - - - - Totals 718 / 411 345 / 373 926 / 828 585 / 384 222 / 169

2007-08 Scoring Superlatives

Mizzou Hustle StatisticsOpponent Defl ections Steals Charges Dunks Central Michigan 30 11 6 3 Fordham/C.Missouri 26 9 5 2 Southern 29 13 3 3 Michigan State 30 8 1 1 Maryland 31 13 7 2 Western Illinois 24 10 2 2 Arkansas 23 11 1 0 California 19 8 2 1 Purdue 25 8 2 1 McNeese State 34 15 1 3 North Carolina A&T 33 13 2 4 Illinois 20 6 2 0 Coppin State 35 12 1 1 Mississippi State 16 6 0 0 UMKC 32 15 2 2 Texas 23 5 2 2 Iowa State 19 2 1 0 Kansas 14 8 2 3 Texas Tech 23 9 1 1 Colorado 21 4 1 2 Nebraska 19 7 2 3 Kansas State 21 5 3 0 Kansas 17 6 0 1 Texas A&M 23 7 3 3 Nebraska 24 7 3 3 Kansas State 16 8 1 1 Colorado 23 5 2 0 Oklahoma State 21 6 2 1 Baylor Iowa State Oklahoma Season Totals 642 236 59 45


of the year vs. Coppin State and later scored a season high 14 points vs. his hometown Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 opener.> Freshman Justin Safford graced ESPN’s Top 10 Plays on Nov. 8 with his alley-oop slam vs. Missouri Western ... Safford checked in at No. 6.> The versatile rookie has enjoyed increased playing time over the last seven games, including a career efforts vs. No. 22 Kansas State and No. 18 Texas A&M ... Safford scored nine points, dished two assists and blocked two shots in a career high 21 minutes vs. the Wildcats, before scoring 10 points and grabbing four boards vs. A&M.> He recently scored nine points in 16 minutes in the return game at Kansas State on 4-of-5 shooting.> Over his last seven games Safford is averaging 5.0 points on 48.1 percent shooting from the fl oor and 45.5 percent shooting from beyond the arc (5-of-11).> Safford enjoyed a great game at Mississippi State on Dec. 30, scoring four points and grabbing four boards in nine second-half minutes vs. the Bulldogs.> Senior forward Vaidotas Volkus earned his fi rst career start vs. Kansas and recorded then-career highs of eight points and two assists ... Volkus also hit 4-of-5 shots from the fl oor vs. the Jayhawks.> The Lithuania native returned to the starting rotation vs. Nebraska on Jan. 30 and scored a career high 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, while grabbing four rebounds in a career-best 26 minutes of action.

About The Baylor BearsBaylor (19-8, 7-6 Big 12) is coming off back-to-back wins over Kansas State and Colorado heading into Saturday’s contest and looks to continue positioning themselves for NCAA Tournament play ... The Bears have rebounded nicely from a 1-6 stretch earlier in league play that saw them lose four consecutive on the road, including a heart-breaking 92-91 loss at Oklahoma ... Curtis Jerrells leads Baylor in scoring and assists with 15.3 points and 3.6 dimes per game ... Talented post player Kevin Rogers is also back and averages 12.9 points and a team-leading 8.5 boards per night ... Overall Baylor has six players averaging 9.0 points per game or better and have fi ve players who have hit 39 treys or more this season.

The Series With BaylorMissouri and Baylor will meet for the 19th time Missouri and Baylor will meet for the 19th time in series history on Saturday, with the Tigers in series history on Saturday, with the Tigers holding a 10-8 series advantage ... The two holding a 10-8 series advantage ... The two clubs split a pair of meetings last year, but Bay-clubs split a pair of meetings last year, but Bay-lor has won two of the last three contests, in-lor has won two of the last three contests, in-cluding a 90-64 win in Waco on Feb. 7, 2006 ... cluding a 90-64 win in Waco on Feb. 7, 2006 ... In Waco, Baylor holds a 4-3 series advantage.In Waco, Baylor holds a 4-3 series advantage.

The Key On KeonKeon Lawrence has become Missouri’s go-to man over the last seven games as the sophomore is averaging 14.7 points and 3.0 assists per game during the recent stretch ...

Lawrence has shot a much-improved 53.2 percent from the fl oor and 44.0 percent from three-point range during the last seven games, marking sharp shooting improvements from his fi rst 21 games this season ... Through the fi rst 21 games Lawrence struggled to shoot just 39.4 percent from the fl oor and just 29.4 percent from three en route to a 9.8 ppg. scoring norm.

Lyons Roars Against Oklahoma StateIt was a career game for Leo Lyons and perhaps one of the top all-around games for a Tiger player in quite some time ... Lyons nearly led Missouri to a win over the red-hot Oklahoma State Cowboys on Feb. 26, recording career highs of 27 points and 18 rebounds in 35 minutes vs. the Pokes.> Lyons missed just one shot from the fl oor en route to his 12-of-13 shooting and fi nished with a game high 27 tallies, topping his previous career best of 24 points vs. Texas A&M earlier this year.> He also grabbed 18 boards, the most at Mizzou since Arthur Johnson grabbed 18 in an overtime contest vs. Marquette in the 2003 NCAA Tournament ... While Johnson had overtime to get his 18 boards, Lyons’ rebounds were the most in a regulation game since Curtis Berry grabbed 20 vs. Kansas on Jan. 17, 1979 ... Incidentally, that was the last “20-20” game for Mizzou, a statistic Lyons was just two rebounds shy of updating.> The Kansas City native also dished a pair of assists and blocked three shots in one heck of an all-around performance.> Lyons’ night also re-wrote a few Mizzou Arena records as well ... The 18 boards were a facility mark, as was the 12-of-13 shooting (.923).

Horton Taking Advantage Of CharityJason Horton has improved his free throw shooting each season as a Tiger, culminating with a career high 80.6 percent shooting this year ... Horton is on pace for a career high in makes and needs just two free throws to eclipse the 30 he made as a freshman in 2004-05.> Just how good has Horton’s free throw shooting been this season? Well through his fi rst three years, the Dallas native was a combined 69-of-135 (.511) from the stripe before his 79.4 percent shooting touch this year.

Year FT-A Pct.2004-05 30-62 .4842005-06 18-36 .5002006-07 21-37 .5682007-08 29-36 .806Career 98-171 .573

Bench Stepping Up For MizzouAlthough “former” reserves Keon Lawrence and J.T. Tiller have been thrust into the starting lineup, Mizzou’s bench production has remained steady over the last fi ve games ... On the year Missouri is averaging 25.6 points per game from its “second wave”, but is getting a much-improved 28.4 points per outing over the last four contests, including 43 points against Texas A&M ... During this recent surge Mizzou’s bench

Top 25 National RankingsUSA Today / ESPN Top 25 Coaches PollRk. School Rec. Points1. Memphis (31) 25-0 775 1. Tennessee (31) 25-2 775 2. North Carolina 26-2 726 3. Memphis 26-1 714 4. UCLA 24-3 669 5. Texas 23-4 635 6. Duke 23-3 590 7. Kansas 24-3 581 8. Stanford 22-4 546 9. Wisconsin 23-4 523 10. Georgetown 22-4 501 11. Xavier 24-4 475 12. Indiana 23-4 424 13. Butler 25-3 365 14. Vanderbilt 23-4 346 15. Michigan State 22-5 287 16. Connecticut 21-6 285 17. Notre Dame 21-5 272 18. Louisville 22-6 268 19. Purdue 21-6 263 20. Drake 24-3 259 21. Marquette 20-6 173 22. Washington State 21-6 138 23. Saint Mary’s 23-4 89 24. Kent State 23-5 30 25. Brigham Young 21-6 27

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESMississippi State 21, Gonzaga 18, Texas A&M 15, Davidson 12, Clemson 9, Arizona 8, Miami (FL) 8, South Alabama 7, USC 6, Kentucky 4, Kansas State 2, UNLV 2, New Mexico 1, Florida 1.

Associated Press Top 25 PollRk. School Rec. Votes1. Tennessee (69) 25-2 1,797 2. Memphis 26-1 1,682 3. North Carolina (2) 26-2 1,668 4. UCLA (1) 24-3 1,593 5. Texas 23-4 1,478 6. Kansas 24-3 1,368 7. Duke 23-3 1,344 8. Stanford 22-4 1,264 9. Xavier 24-4 1,228 10. Wisconsin 23-4 1,175 11. Georgetown 22-4 1,101 12. Indiana 23-4 969 13. Louisville 22-6 828 14. Butler 25-3 752 15. Connecticut 21-6 688 16. Purdue 21-6 655 17. Notre Dame 21-5 630 18. Vanderbilt 23-4 627 19. Michigan State 22-5 625 20. Drake 24-3 621 21. Marquette 20-6 389 22. Washington State 21-6 364 23. Kent State 23-5 125 24. Gonzaga 21-6 94 25. Saint Mary’s 23-4 77

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESMiami (FL) 62, Davidson 40, Clemson 26, Texas A&M 21, Brigham Young 20, South Alabama 14, Kansas State 14, Arizona 11, USC 11, Mississippi State 8, Pittsburgh 7, Stephen F. Austin 7, Virginia Commonwealth 4, Western Kentucky 3, Kentucky 3, Florida 3, Arizona State 1, Cornell 1, UAB 1, New Mexico 1.

Rankings as of Feb. 25, 2008

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is outscoring its opposition 142 to 70, including a 32 to 8 margin last Saturday vs. Colorado ... In fact, Missouri’s reserves outscored their starters 32-28 vs. the Buffs.

Tigers for Tigers CampaignMizzou Athletics is teaming up with Auburn and Clemson Universities to save and protect wild tigers ... You can help support “Tigers for Tigers” by making a donation to the World Wildlife Fund ... For more information visit tigers.missouri.edu. Help Mizzou with the “Tigers for Tigers” challenge and save the tigers species.

20-Something: Tigers Have Six Players With 20-Point Games This SeasonKeon Lawrence’s career-high tying 24 points at Texas Tech (also added 25 at Kansas) and J.T. Tiller’s career high 20 points vs. No. 22 Kansas State made the sophomore duo the fi fth and sixth Tigers to top the 20-point barrier this season ... Lawrence and Tiller joined DeMarre Carroll, Stefhon Hannah, Matt Lawrence and Leo Lyons as other Tigers to reach 20 points this season.> Mizzou is actually the league leader with six different 20-point scorers ... Baylor, Kansas State and Texas have also had fi ve different players reach 20-points this season.

11 Tigers Have Reached Double-FiguresHighlighting Mizzou’s scoring balance even more is the fact the Tigers have had an incredible 11 players reach double-fi gures this season ... While DeMarre Carroll’s 18 double-digit scoring games this season leads the club, the Tigers have gotten surprise scoring outputs from Vaidotas Volkus and Justin Safford of late to help the team reach that total ... Last season Missouri had 10 players record double-fi gure scoring games after having just seven accomplish the feat in 2005-06 and just eight in 2004-05.

With A Tiger Win ...> Missouri would push its Big 12 Conference record to 6-8 and improve to 16-13 on the year.> Missouri would earn its third road win of the year, with all three victories coming in Big 12 play.> Missouri would have its fi rst win in the state of Texas since winning 70-66 at Baylor on Feb. 21, 2004.> Overall, Anderson would improve to 123-66 in his six seasons as a head coach.> Missouri would earn its 16th win of the year, moving within two victories of last season’s 18-win mark.> The Tigers would move to 34-25 all-time under Anderson.

Graduating TigersOctober through March are typically the busy months throughout college basketball playing circles, but as head coach Mike Anderson pointed out, May could be the busiest month

of all for Missouri Basketball ... The Tigers anticipate having seven current or former student-athletes walk the stage this particular spring to receive their diplomas as seniors Marshall Brown, Darryl Butterfi eld, Kalen Grimes, Jason Horton and Vaidotas Volkus and juniors Michael Anderson, Jr., and DeMarre Carroll are scheduled to graduate from school this year.

Tiller The Thriller Stepping Up For MizzouJ.T. Tiller has become one of Missouri’s go-to players and over the last eight games, as the sophomore guard is averaging 10.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists ... Prior to his breakout efforts, Tiller averaged just 5.6 points and 1.7 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per game (fi rst 20 games), marking a sharp increase in playing time and productivity for the improving guard.> Tiller has reached double fi gures in fi ve of his last eight games, reaching career highs in back-to-back games against Nebraska (14 points, eight rebounds) and Kansas State (20 points).> Tiller later scored 13 points at No. 4 Kansas, marking the second consecutive season the Marietta, Ga., native reached double fi gures in Allen Fieldhouse.

These Sophs Aren’t SoftJ.T. Tiller and Keon Lawrence have fi lled some major shoes for the Tigers and are among the club’s leaders in scoring, assists and shooting percentage during this recent eight-game stretch.> Below is a comparison of the previous 20 games for both Tiller and Lawrence compared to the last seven games ... That seven-game stretch boasts games against a four Top 25 teams, including a game at No. 4 Kansas and the two meetings with Kansas State.

Avg. Pre / Tiller Pre / LawrencePPG 5.6 / 10.6 10.0 / 13.6RPG 1.7 / 2.8 4.0 / 2.3APG 1.4 / 2.4 2.4 / 3.0SPG 0.6 / 1.3 1.2 / 0.4MPG 15.9 / 25.9 26.6 / 34.0FG% 44.7 / 46.5 39.7 / 51.2

Horton Enters Mizzou Top 5 In AssistsJason Horton moved to No. 5 in career assists at Mizzou with his fi ve dimes vs. Texas A&M ... Horton currently has 395 helpers over his four-year career and is eyeing his third 100-assist season ... Horton currently has 76 assists this year and would need 24 assists the rest of the way to reach the century mark.

Mizzou Dismisses Stefhon HannahMizzou dismissed Stefhon Hannah from the program on Feb. 12 for a violation of team rules ... Hannah led the team in scoring, assists, steals and minutes at the time of his dismissal ... His fi nal game was Jan. 26 at Colorado.

Big 12 Conference Standings

Team Big 12 OverallTexas 11-2 24-4 Kansas 10-3 25-3 Kansas State 8-5 18-9 Texas A&M 7-6 21-7 Baylor 7-6 19-8 Nebraska 6-7 17-9 Oklahoma 6-7 18-10 Oklahoma State 6-7 15-12 Texas Tech 6-7 15-12 Missouri 5-8 15-13 Iowa State 4-9 14-14 Colorado 2-11 10-17

Upcoming Big 12 ScheduleSaturday March 1Nebraska at Oklahoma StateTexas A&M at OklahomaMissouri at BaylorTexas at Texas TechIowa State at ColoradoKansas State at Kansas

Monday March 3Texas Tech at Kansas

Tuesday March 4Nebraska at TexasColorado at Kansas State

Wednesday March 5Iowa State at MissouriOklahoma at Oklahoma StateTexas A&M at Baylor

Saturday March 8Baylor at Texas TechMissouri at OklahomaKansas State at Iowa StateKansas at Texas A&M

Sunday March 9Oklahoma State at TexasColorado at Nebraska


It’s Not About The StealWhen watching Missouri’s high-pressure style of play it’s easy to fall in love with the steal statistic, but really, Mike Anderson’s style of play isn’t about “the theft”, it’s more about “the act” ... The huge steal totals get the most publicity because it’s an NCAA recognized statistic, when in fact, “defl ections” and turnovers are more closely charted by the coaching staff.> It’s the defl ections that often lead to turnovers and possibly steals, but can also upset the opponent’s rhythm on offense and force them to regroup while the shot clock is winding down.> So far this season Missouri has 647 team defl ections, which have ultimately led to 487 turnovers forced, either via 236 steals, 10 35-second clock violations, nine forced fi ve-second calls, four 10-second violations, etc.> J.T. Tiller leads Mizzou with 98 defl ections this season, while DeMarre Carroll has added 81 from his forward position.

Tiller Named Big 12 co-Player of the WeekJ.T. Tiller earned league-wide praise for his efforts against Nebraska and Kansas State, as the sophomore earned Big 12 co-Player of the Week honors from the league offi ce ... Tiller averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists throughout the week, including a career high 20 points in the win over Kansas State ... Tiller scored Mizzou’s fi nal fi ve points, including both ends of a 1-and-1 with just :06 seconds left and the Tigers up just 75-74.> Tiller is the fi rst Tiger to earn a league award this year and is the fi rst Missouri sophomore to be named Player of the Week since Kareem Rush on Feb. 5, 2001, after a 27-point, 11-rebound effort against No. 3 Kansas.

Horton Hears A Pair Of Top 10sHe doesn’t play with a lot of “fl ash”, but Jason Horton has quietly put together a great career in a Tiger uniform and needs just two steals to join Anthony Peeler, Mike Sandbothe and Lynn Hardy as the only players in Mizzou history to fi nish among the top 10 in career assists and career steals ... Melvin Booker is also currently in the top 10 in both categories, but will fall out of the rankings in steals once Horton records six more thefts.> Anthony Peeler leads both categories with 497 assists and 196 steals, while Sandbothe ranks fi fth in steals (172) and sixth in assists (380) and Hardy ranks third in steals (194) and eighth in dimes (358).> Horton currently has 395 assists to rank No. 5 all-time, while his 146 career steals ranks just outside the top 10.

Paint It Black and GoldMissouri’s fast-paced style of play produces a number of transition buckets and as a result, Missouri is averaging 33.1 points per game in the paint this season ... Last year Mizzou averaged 30.7 points per game in the lane, but the addition of DeMarre Carroll and improved play of Leo Lyons has the Tigers making a much larger offensive dent in the lane this season.

Home Is Where The Wins AreAs Mizzou continues the Big 12 Conference portion of its fourth season at Mizzou Arena, the Tigers are starting to establish an impressive home court advantage in the state-of-the-art facility ... Since opening the building in 2004, Mizzou is 52-18 at home and has won 18 of its last 22 games on Norm Stewart court ... Included in that run was the Jan. 30 contest against Nebraska, when the Tigers nearly upended the Huskers with just eight available players (six scholarship).> An added fact about the Tigers at home includes their great play vs. Top 25 competition ... Since the building was opened, Missouri is 5-4 vs. ranked foes, including wins over No. 12 Texas and No. 22 Kansas State this season alone.> Overall, the Tigers have won 27 consecutive home games vs. non-conference opposition, which is the 11th longest non-conference home court winning streak in the nation.

Missouri All-Time at Mizzou ArenaYear Record Pct.2004-05 14-4 .7782005-06 11-5 .6882006-07 15-4 .7892007-08 12-4 .750 Total 52-18 .743

Playing His Junior Season Like A LyonLeo Lyons has played some dynamic basketball at times during his junior season and ranks as the team-leader with fi ve 20-point games this season ... Lyons scored a career high 27 points vs. Oklahoma State to move into the team lead with fi ve 20-point outings, as he hit 12-of-13 shots en route to his career night ... The Kansas City native also led Mizzou to a 66-62 win at Colorado, with 22 points and seven rebounds, before dropping in 24 points vs. Texas A&M on 10-of-14 shooting.> Lyons has now reached double fi gures in 15 of his last 20 contests and his 12.6 points and 62.4 percent shooting percentage leads the team.> To put Lyons’ improved consistency in per-spective, the junior has reached double fi gures 17 times this season after reaching double fi g-ures nine times over his previous two seasons combined.

Mizzou’s Unrivaled Scheduling StrengthMissouri’s schedule strength has been well documented, but did you know, of all the teams in “high major” conferences, no program is playing more “high major” non-conference contests than the Missouri Tigers ... Clemson, Illinois, LSU, South Carolina and Wisconsin are each playing a total of six games vs. teams from the “high-major” leagues, while the second closest in the Big 12 is Kansas, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State with fi ve “high-major” games.

Team High-Major GamesMissouri 7 Clemson 6Illinois 6

Big 12 Statistical Rankings (All Games - Regular Season)

Mizzou In The Team Standings Category Stat/RankScoring 77.7/4thScoring Defense 71.5/11thScoring Margin +6.2/7thField Goal Pct. .460/5thField Goal Pct. Defense .435/11th3-Point Field Goal Pct. .333/10th3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense .304/1st3-Point Field Goals Made 6.86/4thFree Throw Pct. .678/10thRebounding 34.8/8thRebounding Margin -3.0/12thAssists 17.00/2ndBlocks 3.14/10thSteals 8.43/4thAssist/Turnover Ratio 1.28/3rdTurnover Margin +4.14/1st

Tigers In The Big 12 Rankings Category Stat/RankScoring Leo Lyons 12.6/18th

ReboundingDeMarre Carroll 6.6/9thLeo Lyons 5.1/20th

Field Goal Percentage Leo Lyons .624/1st

AssistsJason Horton 3.04/13th

StealsN/A

Free Throw Percentage N/A

3-Point Field Goals MadeMatt Lawrence 2.18/6th

3-Point Field Goals PercentageMatt Lawrence .337/6th

Assist/Turnover RatioJason Horton 2.53/2nd

Offensive ReboundsDeMarre Carroll 2.79/5th

Defensive ReboundsDeMarre Carroll 3.82/14th

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LSU 6South Carolina 6Wisconsin 6

Gonzaga and Memphis aren’t included in this because of conference affi liation ... However these two clubs count for teams as “high-major” programs played ... Incidentally, Gonzaga has eight games vs. “high-major” competition, while Memphis has seven, but don’t play in comparable conferences, keeping them off the above list.

J.Y.De (As in Junk Yard DeMarre)He plays the game with such passion and ferocity that just one season into his Tiger career DeMarre Carroll has earned the moniker J.Y.De. ... Carroll has ranked among Missouri’s leaders in both scoring and rebounding in nearly each game thus far and has reached double fi gures in scoring in 18-of-28 contests, including four double-doubles vs. Western Illinois and North Carolina A&T, Iowa State and Nebraska ... Carroll even led the team in assists with a season high fi ve dimes against Southern and in steals, with four against McNeese State and UMKC and three more vs. Coppin State and Nebraska.> Carroll made his Tiger debut by scoring a career high 23 points vs. Central Michigan on 10-of-12 shooting and narrowly missed a double-double with eight boards.> That opening night by the 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward turned into a career night, as he eclipsed the 22 points he poured in on Kentucky as a Vanderbilt sophomore on Feb. 11, 2006.> The Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, Carroll has reached 20 points three times this season, including a 22-point, 12-board double-double on Monday vs. North Carolina A&T and 10 more boards vs. a much larger Illinois squad on Dec. 22.> Recently Carroll was pressed into extended minutes (career high 38) vs. Nebraska and scored 15 points and grabbed 12 boards in a head-to-head match-up with Aleks Maric.

The Good Tigers Giveth ...Looking for two under-valued statistics that often translate into “W’s”?... look no further than assists and steals.> So far this season Missouri is averaging 17.0 assists per game (No. 22 nationally), led by the talented trio of guards: Keon Lawrence (2.5 apg) and Jason Horton (3.0 apg).> The Tigers are producing assists on 60.0 percent of their buckets this year and eight players have 20 assists or more this year.

... And Taketh AwayThe Tigers are also doing an outstanding job wreaking havoc on defense and have forced teams into an average of 17.4 miscues per night ... Mizzou forced both Arkansas and Maryland into 23 turnovers, while a senior-laden Fordham group (fi ve senior starters) turned the ball over 22 times.> With that high turnover total, Missouri is averaging 21.0 points per game off of turnovers

and lead their opponents 222-169 in fast break tallies.

The Pine Is Just FineMike Anderson says he has eight or nine starters and the numbers prove it ... In his fi rst year at Mizzou the club set a school record with 26.4 points per game coming from its reserves and 2007-08 appears to be no different.> So far this season the Tiger bench is aver-aging 25.6 points per game, including a sea-son high 44 points at Texas Tech, 43 vs. Texas A&M and nine other contest over 30 points.> Marshall Brown (fi ve times), Keon Law-rence (fi ve times), J.T. Tiller (three times) and Darryl Butterfi eld (twice) and Leo Lyons (six-times) have each reached double fi gures off the bench this season and as the Tigers are getting 32.9 percent of their scoring from reserves.

Now That Schedule Is Tiger ToughIt’s a schedule that would make Jeff Sagarin and Joe Lunardi scream “Uncle!”. Missouri’s 2007-08 schedule is loaded with great competition and that tough slate began with the opening rounds of the CBE Classic in Columbia.> From the season opener against Central Michigan to 13 games against teams ranked or receiving votes in the Associated Press’ Top 25 at the start of the year, Missouri’s schedule ranks among the nation’s toughest.> The Tigers faced seven opponents from BCS Conferences during non-league play, which would be the most in the regular-season since the 1985-86 campaign when the Tigers faced eight “BCS” squads.> In fact, Missouri faced a team from each BCS league except for the Big East ... Missouri had games vs. Mississippi State and Arkansas from the SEC, Michigan State, Purdue and Illinois from the Big Ten, California from the Pac-10 and Maryland from the ACC.> Mizzou faced fi ve programs that participated in the 2006-07 NCAA Tournament, including games against: Illinois, Arkansas, Purdue, Maryland and Michigan State ... In addition to those contests, the Tigers had a game at Mis-sissippi State, a team that advanced to Madi-son Square Garden for the semifi nals of the Postseason NIT last season.

Carroll Earning Preseason AwardsDeMarre Carroll continues to rack up the pre-season accolades ... A 6-foot-8, 225-pound transfer from Vanderbilt, Carroll was named the Big 12 Conference’s Preseason Newcom-er of the Year by the league coaches, while be-ing ranked among the nation’s top transfers by rivals.com, Street & Smith and Lindy’s College Basketball annuals.> The 6-foot-8, 225-pounder resumes his col-legiate playing career after sitting out the 2006-07 campaign as a transfer from Vandy ... A two-year performer for the Commodores, Car-roll averaged 10.9 points and 6.4 rebounds as a sophomore in 2005-06, playing in 29 games and making 15 starts.> The Birmingham, Ala., native played his best

Big 12 Statistical Rankings (Big 12 Games Only - Regular Season)

Mizzou In The Team Standings Category Stat/RankScoring 72.7/4thScoring Defense 76.8/11thScoring Margin -4.2/8thField Goal Pct. .452/2ndField Goal Pct. Defense .456/11th3-Point Field Goal Pct. .335/9th3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense .359/8th3-Point Field Goals Made 6.46/5thFree Throw Pct. .648/12thRebounding 32.5/9thRebounding Margin -6.8/12thAssists 14.69/3rdBlocks 2.00/12thSteals 6.00/6thAssist/Turnover Ratio 1.15/3rdTurnover Margin +1.31/3rd





StealsN/A



3-Point Field Goals PercentageN/A

Assist/Turnover RatioN/A

Offensive ReboundsDeMarre Carroll 2.31/9thLeo Lyons 2.00/13th


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basketball in Southeastern Conference ac-tion, seeing his statistical averages jump to 12.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game ... The 7.4 boards led Vandy and ranked No. 9 in the SEC, while his 12.1 points ranked second on the club and No. 18 in the league.> Carroll was also named the nation’s No. 3 Impact Transfer by both Rivals.com and ESPN college basketball expert Pat Forde.> Most recently Carroll claimed MVP honors at the Columbia Regional of the CBE Classic and was cited for his toughness in the paint by ESPN’s Andy Katz during the Mizzou’s contest vs. then-No. 11 Michigan State.

Year No. 2 Has Been One Of Big Improve-ment For Head Coach Mike AndersonNamed the nation’s No. 1 Immediate Impact Coach by Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis last seas on may have just been the tip of the ice-berg ... After all, Head Coach Mike Anderson typically makes his most signifi cant strides in year No. 2 ... From his playing days at both Jefferson State Community College (NJCAA National Runner-up in second year) and Tulsa (NCAA Tournament in second season) to his coaching tenures at Arkansas and UAB, An-derson has helped his clubs make large im-provements in year No. 2.> Overall, Anderson’s teams have averaged a startling 5.3 win improvement during that second season, which becomes even more impressive since his fi rst-year clubs at Tulsa, Arkansas, UAB and Missouri averaged a solid 17.5 wins per year.> Each time in year No. 2, Anderson’s clubs found their way to post-season play, including his 2003-04 UAB club that advanced to the Sweet Sixteen and claimed a share of Conference USA’s National Division ... In his second season at Tulsa, Anderson helped the Golden Hurricane to NCAA Tournament action, while in his second season at Arkansas, the Razorbacks rebounded from a 12-win campaign to go 19-14 and ad-vance to the second round of the NIT.

Family AffairMizzou Basketball is a family affair … Head Coach Mike Anderson has three relatives on this season’s squad … His son, Michael Anderson, Jr., is a junior for Missouri after transferring from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, while his nephew, DeMarre Carroll, is ready to open his Missouri career after redshirting the 2006-07 campaign following two stellar seasons at Vanderbilt … Another of Anderson’s nephews, T.J. Cleveland, is an assistant coach for the Tigers and spent his playing days under Anderson and Nolan Richardson at the University of Arkansas.> Another family connection not to be forgotten is that Associate Head Coach Melvin Watkins is the father of graduate assistant and former Tiger letterman Marcus Watkins.

Tigers Picked Fifth In Big 12 PollWhat a difference a year makes ... After being picked last by numerous preseason

publications just one season ago, Head Coach Mike Anderson and his Missouri Tigers were picked to fi nish fi fth in the Big 12 Conference Preseason Coaches Poll ... The Tigers received 66 total votes to tie with Oklahoma in the fi fth spot ... Kansas was selected as the league’s preseason favorite, accumulating 120 points and 10 total fi rst-place votes ... Texas was second with 105 points, while Texas A&M was third with 101 points and two fi rst-place tallies.

2007-08 Big 12 Preseason PredictionsPlace Team (First Place Votes) Points1. Kansas (10) 120 2. Texas 105 3. Texas A&M (2) 101 4. Kansas State 91 5. Missouri 66 Oklahoma 66 7. Oklahoma State 61 8. Texas Tech 60 9. Baylor 55 10. Nebraska 29 11. Iowa State 22 12. Colorado 16

Anderson = Championship Basketball The Tiger Slam is a term typically used in PGA Tour Golf when referring to Tiger Woods’ run of four consecutive majors throughout the 2000 and 2001 seasons, but Missouri’s newest Tiger, Head Coach Mike Anderson, has achieved a Grand Slam of success of his own … As a player, Anderson helped guide Nolan Richardson and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to the 1981 NIT Title thanks to an 86-84 win over Danny Schayes and Syracuse … Anderson then continued his success in the coaching profession, helping Arkansas achieve (12) 20-win seasons, four 30-win campaigns, three Final Fours and the 1994 National Championship … As a head coach, Anderson earned a conference title with UAB in 2004 and led the Blazers to the Sweet 16.

Big 12 Statistical Rankings (Big 12 Games Only - Regular Season)

Mizzou In The Team Standings Category Stat/RankScoring 72.7/4thScoring Defense 76.8/11thScoring Margin -4.2/8thField Goal Pct. .452/2ndField Goal Pct. Defense .456/11th3-Point Field Goal Pct. .335/9th3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense .359/8th3-Point Field Goals Made 6.46/5thFree Throw Pct. .648/12thRebounding 32.5/9thRebounding Margin -6.8/12thAssists 14.69/3rdBlocks 2.00/12thSteals 6.00/6thAssist/Turnover Ratio 1.15/3rdTurnover Margin +1.31/3rd





StealsN/A



3-Point Field Goals PercentageN/A

Assist/Turnover RatioN/A

Offensive ReboundsDeMarre Carroll 2.31/9thLeo Lyons 2.00/13th


11Come See The Show

MIZZOU HEAD COACH MIKE ANDERSON

TUBBY SMITHHead Coach, University of Minnesota“Mike Anderson is a shining star. He is the total package. A man of high integrity, class, confi dence -- a winner! I have battled Mike Anderson teams over the years and I can tell you that his style of play will make the Big 12 coaches feel uneasy. I have so much respect for him and when the team, the University and the fans meet him - they will too. Congratulations to Missouri on a blockbuster hire!”

NOLAN RICHARDSONFormer Head Coach, University of Arkansas“Mike Anderson has been with me over 22 years as a player, assistant coach, and as-sistant head coach, and there’s no question that he was a delight all the time, for all of the years we were together. I always knew that he would have the right opportunity to build a program at a place like Missouri, and that he would be a plus for any program. In my esti-mation he is truly one of the fi nest young basketball coaches around at this point in time. Secondly, I would like to congratulate Missouri for giving him this opportunity, and I have no doubt in my mind he will be very successful. My heart feels very proud to know that a young man under my tutelage for so many years has this wonderful opportunity.”

CHARLES BARKLEY,NBA Hall of Famer, NBA on TNT Analyst“Missouri is very lucky and fortunate to have a coach of (Mike Anderson’s) talent and charisma. I want to congratulate Missouri for picking a fi ne coach and I wish them the best of luck.”

DICK VITALEESPN College Basketball Analyst“Mike Anderson will bring an up-tempo, fast-paced style that will be exciting for Missouri fans. He was a protégé of Nolan Richardson and his run-press style and had Arkansas fans in Hog Heaven when they won the national title in 1994. Anderson did a great job at UAB and he will bring run-press-shoot excitement to the Columbia campus!”

FRAN FRASCHILLAESPN Broadcast Analyst“Mike Anderson is a proven winner and he will win at Missouri with players who will buy into his ‘never say die’ style of play. He got out lot out of his fi rst Missouri team and made each individual player better. It’s safe to say that, in a program that has had such great tradition of success, the pride in Tiger basketball is returning under his leadership.”

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ...

Mike Anderson enters his second sea-son as Head Coach at the University of Missouri after guiding the Tigers to a surprising 18-12 mark a year ago, including an upper-division fi nish in the Big 12 Conference.

Known for his blue-collar demeanor, hard-working teams and the family-oriented atmosphere surrounding his program, Anderson has made an im-mediate impact at Mizzou, not only on the basketball fl oor, but within Co-lumbia and state-wide communities as well.

From his fi rst day at Mizzou, Anderson made it an emphasis to begin restor-ing the program’s relationship and perception across the state. In just a few months, he had already begun to accomplish that goal.

He made better than 119 public appear-ances in his fi rst full year in Columbia and is often spotted on campus meeting with students, eating lunch downtown with his staff and occasionally playing basketball at Missouri’s state-of-the-art student recreation center.

Anderson’s message to the Mizzou Nation and its followers has been: “This is your program.”

Looking to fi nd Anderson’s passion outside of Mizzou Arena? ... it’s his family. Introduced to the Mizzou Nation along with his wife Marcheita, Ander-son is the father of four children, Dar-cheita, Michael Jr., Yvonne and Suney. His eldest son, Michael, is a junior on this season’s squad, while his nephew, former Arkansas standout, T.J. Cleve-land, is an assistant coach. Another nephew, DeMarre Carroll, is now eligi-ble to compete for Mizzou this season after transferring from Vanderbilt. Car-roll was named the Big 12’s Preseason Newcomer of the Year.

Anderson’s family extends beyond his program as well. On Thanksgiving Day, the Anderson’s will host the en-tire team for dinner, but will fi rst extend their arms to the Columbia Community, serving Thanksgiving Dinner to a num-ber of local residents. The team also raised better than 700 pounds of food before Mizzou Madness this season, which in turn was enough food to pro-vide more than 550 meals to Columbia residents for the holidays.

Mike Anderson’s Career At A GlanceUniversity of Missouri(Head Coach)Year Record Pct. Highlight2006-07 18-12 .600 Upper division Big 12 fi nish2007-08 15-13 .536 Third Place - CBE ClassicCareer Total 122-66 .649 University of Alabama at Birmingham (Head Coach)Year Record Pct. Highlight2002-03 21-13 .618 NIT Quarterfi nals2003-04 22-10 .688 NCAA Sweet 162004-05 22-11 .667 NCAA 2nd Round2005-06 24-7 .774 NCAA 1st RoundUAB Total 89-41 .685 Three NCAA BerthsUniversity of Arkansas (Part-Time Assistant / Assistant Head Coach)Year Record Pct. Highlight1985-86 12-16 .429 –1986-87 19-14 .576 NIT 2nd Round1987-88 21-9 .700 NCAA First Round1988-89 25-7 .781 NCAA 2nd Round1989-90 30-5 .857 NCAA Final Four1990-91 34-4 .895 NCAA Elite Eight1991-92 26-8 .765 NCAA 2nd Round1992-93 22-9 .710 NCAA Sweet 161993-94 31-3 .912 National Champions1994-95 32-7 .821 National Runner-Up1995-96 20-13 .606 NCAA Sweet 161996-97 18-14 .563 NIT Runner Up1997-98 24-9 .727 NCAA 2nd Round1998-99 23-11 .676 NCAA 2nd Round1999-2000 19-15 .559 NCAA 1st Round2000-01 20-11 .645 NCAA 1st Round2001-02 14-15 .483 –UA Total 390-170 .696 1994 NCAA Title University of Tulsa (Volunteer Assistant Coach)Year Record Pct. Highlight1982-83 19-12 .613 NIT First Round1983-84 27-4 .871 NCAA 1st Round1984-85 23-6 .742 NCAA 1st RoundUT Total 69-22 .758 Three Postseason Berths


THE LAST TIME A TIGER ...

SCORED 40 POINTS40 by Thomas Gardner vs. Kansas, 01-16-06

SCORED 30 POINTS30 by Thomas Gardner vs. TAMU-CC, 12-10-05

SCORED 25 POINTS27 by Leo Lyons vs. Oklahoma State, 02-26-08

SCORED 30 PTS IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES30 by Thomas Gardner at Davidson, 12-7-0530 by Thomas Gardner vs. TAMU-CC, 12-10-05

GRABBED 20 REBOUNDS20 by Curtis Berry at Kansas, 01-17-79

GRABBED 15 REBOUNDS18 by Leo Lyons vs. Oklahoma State, 02-26-08

HAD A POINT-REBOUND DOUBLE-DOUBLELeo Lyons vs. Oklahoma State, 02-26-08

HAD A POINT-ASSIST DOUBLE-DOUBLEStefhon Hannah vs. UMKC, 01-08-0813 points, 11 assists

HAD BACK-TO-BACK DOUBLE-DOUBLESKalen Grimes vs. Army, 11-11-06Kalen Grimes vs. Stetson, 11-12-06

MADE 15 FIELD GOALS16 by Anthony Peeler vs. Kansas, 3-8-92

MADE 10 FIELD GOALS12 by Leo Lyons vs. Oklahoma State, 02-26-08

ATTEMPTED 35 FIELD GOALS36 by Clarence Gilbert vs. Iowa State, 1-13-01

ATTEMPTED 30 FIELD GOALS31 by Kareem Rush vs. Iowa State, 1-13-01

ATTEMPTED 20 FIELD GOALS20 by Stefhon Hannah vs. Kansas, 1-19-08

MADE 9 THREE-POINTERS9 by Rickey Paulding vs. Marquette, 3-22-03

MADE 8 THREE-POINTERS8 by Thomas Gardner at Davidson, 12-7-05

MADE 7 THREE-POINTERS7 by Matt Lawrence vs. N.C. A&T, 11-10-06

MADE 6 THREE-POINTERS6 by Matt Lawrence at Kansas State, 02-16-08

ATTEMPTED 15 THREE-POINTERS16 by Thomas Gardner at Baylor, 2-7-06

ATTEMPTED 10 THREE-POINTERS11 by Matt Lawrence at Kansas State, 02-16-08

MADE 15 FREE THROWS17 by Linas Kleiza vs. Oklahoma, 3-11-05

MADE 10 FREE THROWS11 by Stefhon Hannah at Arkansas, 11-28-07

ATTEMPTED 20 FREE THROWS20 by Kelly Thames vs. G. Washginton, 1-13-96

ATTEMPTED 15 FREE THROWS19 by Linas Kleiza vs. Oklahoma, 3-11-05

HAD 15 ASSISTSNever

HAD 10 ASSISTS11 by Stefhon Hannah vs. UMKC, 1-08-08

HAD 7 STEALS7 by Stefhon Hannah vs. S.F. Austin, 11-25-06

HAD 6 STEALS6 by Stefhon Hannah vs. Southern, 12-30-06

HAD 5 STEALS5 by Keon Lawrence vs. Southern, 11-16-07

HAD 5 BLOCKS6 by Travon Bryant at Kansas, 2-2-04

PLAYED ALL 40 MINUTES OF A GAMERickey Paulding vs. Iowa State, 1-21-03

PLAYED MORE THAN 40 MINUTES41 by Keon Lawrence at Nebraska, 02-24-07

THE LAST TIME MISSOURI AS A TEAM ...

SCORED 110 POINTS112 vs. Iowa State, 1-13-01

SCORED 105 POINTS106 vs. UNC-Greensboro, 12-21-03

SCORED 100 POINTS101 vs. N.C. A&T, 11-10-06

ALLOWED 100 POINTS101 vs. Marquette, 3-22-03

SCORED 60 POINTS IN A HALF61 vs. UMKC, 1-08-08

FAILED TO SCORE 20 POINTS IN A HALF19 at Iowa State, 3-2-05

HELD OPPONENT BELOW 20 POINTS IN HALF16 vs. Coppin State, 12-27-07 (1st)

HELD OPPONENT BELOW 15 POINTS IN HALF13 vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 01-02-06 (1st)

GRABBED 50 REBOUNDS51 vs. Coppin State, 11-27-06

MADE 50 FIELD GOALS51 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 1-22-91

MADE 45 FIELD GOALS45 at Iowa State, 1-23-88

MADE 40 FIELD GOALS40 vs. Southern, 11-16-07

ATTEMPTED 90 FIELD GOALS90 vs. Iowa State, 1-13-01

ATTEMPTED 85 FIELD GOALS85 vs. Kearney State, 12-30-89

ATTEMPTED 80 FIELD GOALS82 vs. Southern, 11-16-07

MADE 15 THREE-POINTERS15 vs. Marquette, 3-22-03

MADE 10 THREE-POINTERS10 at Kansas State, 02-16-08

ATTEMPTED 35 THREE-POINTERS36 vs. Marquette, 3-22-03

ATTEMPTED 30 THREE-POINTERS30 at Kansas, 01-15-07

MADE 40 FREE THROWS40 vs. Oklahoma, 3-8-97

ATTEMPTED 55 FREE THROWS55 vs. George Washginton, 1-13-96

ATTEMPTED 50 FREE THROWS55 vs. George Washginton, 1-13-96

HAD 35 ASSISTS37 vs. Alabama State, 12-30-87

HAD 30 ASSISTS32 vs. N.C. A&T, 11-10-06

HAD 25 ASSISTS26 vs. UMKC, 1-08-08

HAD 25 STEALSNever

HAD 20 STEALS20 vs. vs. Southern, 12-30-06

HAD 15 STEALS15 vs. UMKC, 1-08-08

HAD 10 BLOCKS11 at Kansas, 1-24-99

HAD SIX PLAYERS IN DOUBLE-FIGURES10 by Leo Lyons vs. Texas, 01-12-0812 by DeMarre Carroll; 15 by Stefhon Hannah; 16 by Jason Horton; 18 by Keon Lawrence; 14 by Marshall Brown

HAD FIVE PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES22 by Leo Lyons vs. UMKC, 1-08-0816 by DeMarre Carroll, 13 by Stefhon Hannah, 11 by Jason Horton, 11 by Keon Lawrence

HAD TWO 30-POINT SCORERS (REGULATION)32 by Kareem Rush at Iowa, 12-16-0032 by Clarence Gilbert

HAD TWO 30-POINT SCORERS (OT)32 by Kareem Rush at Iowa State, 1-13-0143 by Clarence Gilbert

HAD THREE 20-POINT SCORERS22 by Kareem Rush vs. Kansas, 3-3-0227 by Clarence Gilbert23 by Rickey Paulding

HAD TWO 20-POINT SCORERS21 by Stefhon Hannah vs. W. Illinois, 11-25-0720 by DeMarre Carroll vs. W. Illinois, 11-25-07

TWO PLAYERS RECORD A DOUBLE-DOUBLE10 pts, 12 reb, Linas Kleiza at Oakland, 11-29-0319 pts, 11 reb, Arthur Johsnon

THE LAST TIME FOR THE TIGERS

13Come See The Show

GAMES AS LEADING SCORERGAMES AS LEADING SCORERDeMarre Carroll 7Leo Lyons 7Stefhon Hannah 5*Matt Lawrence 4*Keon Lawrence 4J.T. Tiller 1

GAMES AS LEADING REBOUNDERGAMES AS LEADING REBOUNDERDeMarre Carroll 15Leo Lyons 9*Keon Lawrence 1Matt Lawrence 2*Justin Safford 2*J.T. Tiller 1*Marshall Brown 1

GAMES AS ASSISTGAMES AS ASSIST LEADER LEADERStefhon Hannah 16*Jason Horton 8*Keon Lawrence 4*Leo Lyons 2J.T. Tiller 2*DeMarre Carroll 1*Marshall Brown 1*

20-POINT GAMES20-POINT GAMESLeo Lyons 5Leo Lyons 5Stefhon Hannah 4Stefhon Hannah 4DeMarre Carroll 2DeMarre Carroll 2Keon Lawrence 2Keon Lawrence 2Matt Lawrence 2Matt Lawrence 2J.T. Tiller 1J.T. Tiller 1

DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMESDOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMESDeMarre Carroll 18DeMarre Carroll 18Stefhon Hannah 17Stefhon Hannah 17Leo Lyons 17Leo Lyons 17Keon Lawrence 17Keon Lawrence 17J.T. Tiller 9J.T. Tiller 9Matt Lawrence 8Matt Lawrence 8Marshall Brown 4Marshall Brown 4Darryl Butterfi eld 2Darryl Butterfi eld 2Jason Horton 2Jason Horton 2Justin Safford 1Justin Safford 1Vaidotas Volkus 1Vaidotas Volkus 1

110-REB0-REBOUND GAMESOUND GAMESDeMarre Carroll 6DeMarre Carroll 6Leo Lyons 4Leo Lyons 4

FIVE OR MORE ASSISTSFIVE OR MORE ASSISTSStefhon Hannah 13Stefhon Hannah 13Jason Horton 7Jason Horton 7Leo Lyons 2Leo Lyons 2Keon Lawrence 2Keon Lawrence 2DeMarre Carroll 1DeMarre Carroll 1

THREE OR MORE STEALSTHREE OR MORE STEALSStefhon Hannah 6Stefhon Hannah 6DeMarre Carroll 5DeMarre Carroll 5Jason Horton 4Jason Horton 4Darryl Butterfi eld 2Darryl Butterfi eld 2Keon Lawrence 2Keon Lawrence 2Leo Lyons 1Leo Lyons 1Matt Lawrence 1Matt Lawrence 1J.T. Tiller 1J.T. Tiller 1

DOUBDOUBLE-DOUBLES LE-DOUBLES 77DeMarre Carroll DeMarre Carroll 44Leo Lyons Leo Lyons 33

CHARGES DRAWN CHARGES DRAWN 5544Darryl Butterfi eld 17Stefhon Hannah 7DeMarre Carroll 6Leo Lyons 6Matt Lawrence 6Jason Horton 4Vaidotas Volkus 3Justin Safford 2J.T. Tiller 2Keon Lawrence 1

DUNKS DUNKS 4141Leo Lyons 15DeMarre Carroll 8Marshall Brown 6Keon Lawrence 5J.T. Tiller 4Darryl Butterfi eld 2Vaidotas Volkus 1

THREE-POINT PLAYS THREE-POINT PLAYS 2255DeMarre Carroll 7Leo Lyons 5Keon Lawrence 3Darryl Butterfi eld 2Matt Lawrence 2Stefhon Hannah 2Marshall Brown 1Jason Horton 1J.T. Tiller 1Vaidotas Volkus 1

FOUR-POINT PLAYSFOUR-POINT PLAYSNoneNone

FORCED FIVE SECOND CALLSFORCED FIVE SECOND CALLSMissouriMissouri 8 8Opponents 0Opponents 0

FIRST SUBSTITUTIONFIRST SUBSTITUTIONJason Horton 9Keon Lawrence 8Marshall Brown 3Justin Safford 5J.T. Tiller 1Stefhon Hannah 1Leo Lyons 1

35-SECOND SHOT CL35-SECOND SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS OCK VIOLATIONS FORCEDFORCEDMissouriMissouri 10 10Opponents 2Opponents 2

DDEFLECTIONS 647EFLECTIONS 647J.T. Tiller J.T. Tiller 9988Stefhon Hannah 88Stefhon Hannah 88DeMarre Carroll 81DeMarre Carroll 81Matt Lawrence Matt Lawrence 6161Leo Lyons Leo Lyons 5757Jason Horton Jason Horton 5555Keon Lawrence 54Keon Lawrence 54Darryl Butterfi eld Darryl Butterfi eld 5252Justin Safford 37Justin Safford 37Marshall Brown 34Marshall Brown 34Vaidotas Volkus 29Vaidotas Volkus 29MiMichael Anderson chael Anderson 66Nick Berardini 4Nick Berardini 4

Mizzou Miscellaneous Numbers and Stats

Mizzou’s Largest Halftime Lead33 (50-17) vs. W. Illinois, 11-25-07

Mizzou’s Largest Halftime Defi cit21 (52-31) at Kansas State, 02-16-08

Mizzou’s Largest Lead This Year48 (95-47) vs. Southern, 11-16-07

Mizzou’s Largest Defi cit This Year42 (100-58) at Kansas State, 02-16-08

Most Points Scored97 vs. Texas, 01-12-08

Most Points Allowed100 at Kansas State, 02-16-08

Fewest Points Scored58 vs. Illinois, 12-22-07

Fewest Points Allowed38 vs. Coppin State, 12-27-07

Longest Winning Streak3, Nov. 12-163, Dec. 8-Dec. 22

Longest Losing Streak3, Jan. 16- Jan. 23

Missouri When Leading at the Half11-3

Missouri When Trailing at the Half3-9

Missouri When Tied at the Half0-1

Missouri When Leading with 5:00 Left12-1

Missouri When Trailing with 5:00 Left3-12

* - Tied for team lead in a game

Key Numbers For The Tigers This Season


SCORING AVERAGE 25.3SCORING AVERAGE 25.31. Willie Smith, 1975-76 25.31. Willie Smith, 1975-76 25.32. Charles Henke, 1960-61 24.62. Charles Henke, 1960-61 24.63. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 24.143. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 24.144. Norm Stewart, 1955-56 24.094. Norm Stewart, 1955-56 24.095. Doug Smith, 1990-91 23.65. Doug Smith, 1990-91 23.66. Anthony Peeler, 1991-92 23.376. Anthony Peeler, 1991-92 23.377. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 23.367. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 23.368. Willie Smith, 1974-75 22.48. Willie Smith, 1974-75 22.49. Henry Smith, 1970-71 22.39. Henry Smith, 1970-71 22.310. John Brown, 1971-72 21.710. John Brown, 1971-72 21.7

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 636FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 6361. Willie Smith, 1975-76 6361. Willie Smith, 1975-76 6362. Kareem Rush, 2001-02 5852. Kareem Rush, 2001-02 5853. Doug Smith, 1990-91 5533. Doug Smith, 1990-91 5534. Willie Smith, 1974-75 5334. Willie Smith, 1974-75 5335. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 5225. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 5226. Clarence Gilbert, 2001-02 5036. Clarence Gilbert, 2001-02 5037. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 4777. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 4778. Anthony Peeler, 1991-92 4758. Anthony Peeler, 1991-92 4759. Clarence Gilbert, 2000-01 4729. Clarence Gilbert, 2000-01 47210. Ray Bob Carey, 1963-64 46610. Ray Bob Carey, 1963-64 466

FIELD GOALS MADE 300FIELD GOALS MADE 3001. Willie Smith, 1975-76 3001. Willie Smith, 1975-76 3002. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 2822. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 2823. Doug Smith, 1990-91 2753. Doug Smith, 1990-91 2754. Doug Smith, 1989-90 2604. Doug Smith, 1989-90 2605. Kareem Rush, 2001-02 2495. Kareem Rush, 2001-02 249 Willie Smith, 1974-75 249 Willie Smith, 1974-75 2497. Steve Stipanovich, 1982-83 2467. Steve Stipanovich, 1982-83 2468. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 2428. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 2429. Henry Smith, 1970-71 2389. Henry Smith, 1970-71 23810. Byron Irvin, 1988-89 22710. Byron Irvin, 1988-89 227 Derrick Chievous, 1985-86 227 Derrick Chievous, 1985-86 227

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .676FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .6761. Jeff Warren, 1990-91 .6761. Jeff Warren, 1990-91 .6762. Greg Church, 1988-89 .6532. Greg Church, 1988-89 .65333. Mark Dressler, 1979-80 .636. Mark Dressler, 1979-80 .6364. Marvin McCrary, 1981-82 4. Marvin McCrary, 1981-82 .635.635 Ricky Frazier, 1979-80 .635 Ricky Frazier, 1979-80 .6356. Greg Church, 1987-88 .6346. Greg Church, 1987-88 .6347. Jeff Warren, 1991-92 7. Jeff Warren, 1991-92 .628.628 Gary Leonard, 1987-88 .628 Gary Leonard, 1987-88 .62888.. Leo Lyons, 2007-08 Leo Lyons, 2007-08 ..66242499. Curtis Berry, 1979-80 . Curtis Berry, 1979-80 .616.616 Dan Bingenheimer, 1985-86 .616 Dan Bingenheimer, 1985-86 .616

33-POINT FIELD GOALS ATT. 308-POINT FIELD GOALS ATT. 3081. Clarence Gilbert, 2001-02 3081. Clarence Gilbert, 2001-02 3082. Clarence Gilbert, 2000-01 2772. Clarence Gilbert, 2000-01 2773. Kareem Rush, 2001-02 2743. Kareem Rush, 2001-02 2744. Ricky Clemons, 2002-03 2584. Ricky Clemons, 2002-03 2585. Thomas Gardner, 2005-06 2375. Thomas Gardner, 2005-06 2376. Clarence Gilbert, 1999-00 2336. Clarence Gilbert, 1999-00 2337. Mark Atkins, 1992-93 2127. Mark Atkins, 1992-93 2128. Paul O’Liney, 1994-95 2028. Paul O’Liney, 1994-95 2029. Mark Atkins, 1993-94 2009. Mark Atkins, 1993-94 20010. Thomas Gardner, 2004-05 19610. Thomas Gardner, 2004-05 196

33-POINT -POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 118FIELD GOALS MADE 1181. Clarence Gilbert, 2001-02 1181. Clarence Gilbert, 2001-02 1182. Kareem Rush, 2001-02 1112. Kareem Rush, 2001-02 1113. Clarence Gilbert, 2000-01 1023. Clarence Gilbert, 2000-01 1024. Thomas Gardner, 2005-06 944. Thomas Gardner, 2005-06 945. Ricky Clemons, 2002-03 885. Ricky Clemons, 2002-03 88 Clarence Gilbert, 1999-2000 88 Clarence Gilbert, 1999-2000 887. Matt Lawrence, 2006-07 817. Matt Lawrence, 2006-07 81 Mark Atkins, 1992-93 81 Mark Atkins, 1992-93 819. Paul O’Liney, 1994-95 799. Paul O’Liney, 1994-95 7910. Rickey Paulding, 2002-03 7510. Rickey Paulding, 2002-03 75

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT. .5273-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT. .5271. Lee Coward, 1987-88 .5271. Lee Coward, 1987-88 .5272. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 .5152. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 .5153. Brian Grawer, 1998-99 .4963. Brian Grawer, 1998-99 .4964. Derek Grimm, 1994-95 .4754. Derek Grimm, 1994-95 .4755. Jason Sutherland, 1995-96 .4665. Jason Sutherland, 1995-96 .4666. Brian Grawer, 1997-98 .4566. Brian Grawer, 1997-98 .4567. Kareem Rush, 2000-01 .4487. Kareem Rush, 2000-01 .4488. Matt Lawrence, 2006-07 .4438. Matt Lawrence, 2006-07 .4439. Rickey Paulding, 2001-02 .4429. Rickey Paulding, 2001-02 .44210. Melvin Booker, 1991-92 .43510. Melvin Booker, 1991-92 .435

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 302FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 3021. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 3021. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 3022. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 2612. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 2613. Byron Irvin, 1988-89 2593. Byron Irvin, 1988-89 2594. Don Tomlinson, 1968-69 2504. Don Tomlinson, 1968-69 2505. Charles Henke, 1959-60 2345. Charles Henke, 1959-60 2346. Anthony Peeler, 1991-92 2326. Anthony Peeler, 1991-92 232 Derrick Chievous, 1985-86 232 Derrick Chievous, 1985-86 2328. Linas Kleiza, 2004-05 2318. Linas Kleiza, 2004-05 2319. Willie Smith, 1975-76 2309. Willie Smith, 1975-76 23010. Gene Jones, 1967-68 21610. Gene Jones, 1967-68 216

FREE THROWS MADE 244FREE THROWS MADE 2441. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 2441. Derrick Chievous, 1986-87 2442. Byron Irvin, 1988-89 2142. Byron Irvin, 1988-89 2143. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 2003. Derrick Chievous, 1987-88 2004. Anthony Peeler, 1991-92 1874. Anthony Peeler, 1991-92 1875. Derrick Chievous, 1985-86 1865. Derrick Chievous, 1985-86 1866. Willie Smith, 1975-76 1836. Willie Smith, 1975-76 1837. Paul O’Liney, 1994-95 1727. Paul O’Liney, 1994-95 1728. Don Tomlinson, 1968-69 1658. Don Tomlinson, 1968-69 1659. Charles Henke, 1959-60 1649. Charles Henke, 1959-60 16410. John Brown, 1971-72 16210. John Brown, 1971-72 162

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .905FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .9051. Brian Grawer, 1999-2000 .9051. Brian Grawer, 1999-2000 .9052. Travis Ford, 1989-90 .8962. Travis Ford, 1989-90 .89633. Derek Grimm, 1995-96 .885. Derek Grimm, 1995-96 .88544. Orv Salmon, 1971-72 .881. Orv Salmon, 1971-72 .8815. Jason Sutherland, 1995-96 .8775. Jason Sutherland, 1995-96 .87766. Ron Coleman, 1966-67 .873. Ron Coleman, 1966-67 .8737. Jon Sundvold, 1981-82 .8717. Jon Sundvold, 1981-82 .8718. Jon Sundvold, 1982-83 .8688. Jon Sundvold, 1982-83 .8689. Jon Sundvold, 1980-81 .8599. Jon Sundvold, 1980-81 .85910. Al Eberhard, 1972-73 .85610. Al Eberhard, 1972-73 .856

REBOUNDS 379REBOUNDS 3791. Bill Stauffer, 1951-52 3791. Bill Stauffer, 1951-52 3792. Bill Stauffer, 1950-51 3572. Bill Stauffer, 1950-51 3573. Arthur Johnson, 2002-03 3163. Arthur Johnson, 2002-03 3164. Al Eberhard, 1973-74 3134. Al Eberhard, 1973-74 3135. Doug Smith, 1990-91 3115. Doug Smith, 1990-91 3116. Nathan Buntin, 1989-90 3046. Nathan Buntin, 1989-90 3047. Steve Stipanovich, 1982-83 3007. Steve Stipanovich, 1982-83 300 Bob Reiter, 1954-55 300 Bob Reiter, 1954-55 3009. John Brown, 1972-73 2989. John Brown, 1972-73 29810. Doug Smith, 1989-90 29510. Doug Smith, 1989-90 295

REBOUNDING AVERAGE 16.5REBOUNDING AVERAGE 16.51. Bill Stauffer, 1951-52 16.51. Bill Stauffer, 1951-52 16.52. Bill Stauffer, 1950-51 14.92. Bill Stauffer, 1950-51 14.93. Bob Reiter, 1954-55 14.33. Bob Reiter, 1954-55 14.34. Al Eberhard, 1973-74 12.04. Al Eberhard, 1973-74 12.05. Ned Monsees, 1964-65 11.85. Ned Monsees, 1964-65 11.86. Charles Henke, 1959-60 11.56. Charles Henke, 1959-60 11.57. John Brown, 1972-73 11.07. John Brown, 1972-73 11.08. George Flamank, 1964-65 10.88. George Flamank, 1964-65 10.89. Charles Henke, 1960-61 10.89. Charles Henke, 1960-61 10.810. Gene Jones, 1967-68 10.710. Gene Jones, 1967-68 10.7

ASSISTS 179ASSISTS 1791. Anthony Peeler, 1989-90 1791. Anthony Peeler, 1989-90 1792. Lee Coward, 1988-89 1642. Lee Coward, 1988-89 1643. Larry Drew, 1979-80 1563. Larry Drew, 1979-80 1564. Wesley Stokes, 2001-0

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