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1 University of Missouri Tiger Basketball Mizzou Basketball - Come See The Show Mizzou Basketball News and Notes University of Missouri Tigers (13-11, 3-6 Big 12) vs. University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (14-7, 3-5 Big 12) Regular Season Game 25 - February 13, Lincoln, Neb. Tip-off: 7:05 p.m. CST Arena: Bob Devaney Center - Lincoln, Neb. (13,595) TV: MSN - Tape Delay (Dan McLaughlin play-by-play; Coach Norm Stewart analyst) Radio: Tiger Radio Network (Mike Kelly play-by-play; Gary Link analyst) Rankings: Mizzou: NR/NR, Nebraska: NR/NR in Associated Press / USA Today Coaches polls Series: Missouri leads overall; in Lincoln the Huskers lead Coaches: Missouri: Mike Anderson (Tulsa 82); overall (6th season); at Mizzou (2nd) Nebraska: Doc Sadler (Arkansas 82); overall (9th season); at Nebraska (2nd) University of Missouri Tigers (13-11, 3-6 Big 12) (Just A Guess At The Starting Lineup) Pos. No. Name HT WT YR P/G R/G A/G S/G Hometown F 01 DeMarre Carroll Jr Birmingham, Ala. F 32 Vaidotas Volkus Sr Panevezys, Lithuania G 33 Matt Lawrence Jr St. Louis, Mo. G 04 J.T. Tiller So Marietta, Ga. G 02 Keon Lawrence So Newark, N.J. University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (14-7, 3-5 Big 12) (Just A Guess At The Starting Lineup) Pos. No. Name HT WT YR P/G R/G A/G S/G Hometown F 21 Aleks Maric Sr Sydney, Australia F 11 Ade Dagunduro Jr Indlewood, Calif. G 04 Steve Harley Jr Temple Hills, Md. G 24 Cookie Miller Fr Charleston, W. Va. G 44 Ryan Anderson So Seattle, Wash. For Openers > Mizzou goes searching for its second road win of the Big 12 season on Wednesday when it travels to Lincoln, Neb., to face a much-improved Nebraska club that has won three of its last four games in league play... Included in that surge for the Huskers was a win in Columbia on Jan. 30, when the Tigers were playing with just eight available (only six on scholarship) players.. Although Nebraska led throughout, the Tigers battled back to tie the game at in the fi nal two minutes, before falling by four. > Missouri is back near full-strength and seniors Jason Horton, Marshall Brown and Darryl Butterfield, as well as junior Leo Lyons, have since returned to action for the Tigers... Lyons has played well since his return and is on a run of three consecutive double-fi gure scoring games, including a career high 24 points vs. Texas A&M on Saturday. > Missouri has enjoyed a number of career highs over the past four games, as four different Tigers have reached new heights in scoring during that stretch... J.T. Tiller (20 points vs. Kansas State), Keon Lawrence (25 points at Kansas), Leo Lyons (24 points vs. Texas A&M) and Justin Safford (10 points vs. A&M) have each recorded career-bests and have accomplished it vs. ranked opponents nonetheless. > Missouri has used the sophomore combination of J.T. Tiller and Keon Lawrence to pick up for the loss of Stefhon Hannah s 14.7 points per game scoring average over the past four outings... Tiller has seen his scoring average grow from 5.6 points over the fi rst 20 games to 13.0 points without Hannah... Lawrence s scoring average has jumped from 10.0 points over the fi rst 20 to 13.8 over the last four games, marking a net increase of 12.4 points between the two sophomore guards alone, nearly equaling Hannah s 14.7 ppg. output. > Lawrence is actually on a run of three consecutive double-fi gure scoring games and has been a much improved shooter during that three-game span... During the surge he is averaging 16.3 points and 3.3 assists per game and has hit 20-of-31 shots from the fl oor, a 64.5 percent clip. > Lawrence has been equally good on the road, reaching career highs in scoring in two of his last three road trips, initially a 24-point night at Texas Tech on Jan. 23, before pouring in a career high 25 at Kansas on Big Monday on 10-of-13 shooting... He also dished six assists and had just one turnover vs. the Jayhawks. Come See The Show University of Missouri Media Relations Men s Basketball Contact: Dave Reiter Reiter Office: Reiter Cell: Media Relations Fax: Schedule / Results EXHIBITION SEASON Date Opponent Time/ Res TV/Score Nov. 3 UMSL (Exh.) Win Nov. 8 Missouri Western (Exh.) Win REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Time/ Res TV/Score Nov. 12 $ - Central Michigan Win Nov. 13 $ - Fordham Win Nov. 16 Southern Win Nov. 19 # - Michigan State Loss Nov. 20 # - Maryland Win Nov. 25 Western Illinois Win Nov. 28 at Arkansas Loss Dec. 1 & - at California Loss Dec. 8 Purdue Win Dec. 15 McNeese State Win Dec. 17 North Carolina A&T Win Dec. 22 % - Illinois Loss Dec. 27 Coppin State Win Dec. 30 at Mississippi State Loss Jan. 8 UMKC Win Jan. 12 *Texas Win Jan. 16 *at Iowa State Loss Jan. 19 *Kansas Loss Jan. 23 *at Texas Tech Loss Jan. 26 *at Colorado Win Jan. 30 *Nebraska Loss Feb. 2 *Kansas State Win Feb. 4 *at Kansas Loss Feb. 9 *Texas A&M Loss Feb. 13 *at Nebraska 7 p.m. MSN Feb. 16 *at Kansas State 5 p.m. ESPN+ Feb. 23 *Colorado 7 p.m. MSN Feb. 26 *Oklahoma State 8 p.m. ESPNU 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 ^ 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) Television Listings Missouri at Nebraska Mizzou Sports Network (Tape Delay) Today s contest can be seen on the following affiliates in the state of Missouri: Mid-Missouri - KZOU Kansas City - Metro Sports St. Louis - Fox Sports Midwest 1

2 Roster No. Name Pos. HT. WT. Class Hometown (Last School) Notes 1 DeMarre Carroll F Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Vanderbilt) Has emerged as the front-runner for Big 12 Newcomer of the Year 2 Keon Lawrence * G So. Newark, N.J. (Weequahic) Scored a career high 25 points, dished six assists at Kansas 3 Stefhon Hannah * G Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Chipola CC) Out 3-5 weeks after suffering a fractured jaw on Jan J.T. Tiller * G So. Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler) Averaging 13 points per game over his last four outings 5 Leo Lyons ** F Jr. Kansas City, Kan. (Coastal Christian Academy) Scored a career high 24 points vs. A&M on Saturday 10 Nick Berardini ** G Jr. Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest HS) On schedule to graduate with degree in broadcast journalism 11 Zaire Taylor G Jr. Staten Island, N.Y. (U of Delaware) Will sit out the season after transferring from Delaware 12 Jason Horton *** G Sr. Dallas, Texas (Cedar Hill HS) Ranks among Missouri s career Top 5 with 383 assists 13 Michael Anderson, Jr. * G Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (UAB) Played a career high 12 minutes vs. Neb. 3 pts, 2 dimes, steal 15 Marshall Brown *** F Sr. Austin, Texas (LB Johnson HS) Scored a seven points, grabbed two boards vs. No. 18 A&M 23 Justin Safford F Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Charis Prep) Career high 10 points, four rebounds vs. Texas A&M 32 Vaidotas Volkus * F Sr. Panevezys, Lithuania (Redlands CC) Scored a career high 12 points in 26 minutes vs. Nebraska 33 Matt Lawrence ** G Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Lafayette HS) No. 10 all-time at Mizzou with 140 career three-pointers 35 Darryl Butterfi eld * F Sr. Miami, Fla. (Mineral Area CC) Has taken a team-leading 15 charges this season COACHING STAFF Head Coach Mike Anderson (Tulsa, 1982) 2nd year at Mizzou Assoc. Head Coach Melvin Watkins (UNC-Charlotte, 1977) 4th year at Mizzou Assistant Coaches Matt Zimmerman (Arkansas, 1990) 2nd year at Mizzou T.J. Cleveland (Arkansas, 2002) 2nd season at Mizzou PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Vaidotas Volkus (VIE - tuss VOLE-cuss) Nick Berardini (bur-are DEE-KNEE) Zaire (pronounced like the African country) Mizzou Sports Network The 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-MO Date Opponent Coverage Nov. 3 Missouri-St. Louis KZOU Nov. 8 Missouri Western KZOU Nov. 12 Central Michigan KZOU Nov. 13 CBE Second Round KZOU Nov. 25 Western Illinois KOMU Nov. 28 at Arkansas KOMU Dec. 15 McNeese State KOMU Dec. 17 North Carolina A&T KZOU Dec. 27 Coppin State KZOU Dec. 29 at Mississippi State KOMU Jan. 8 UMKC KOMU Jan. 16 at Iowa State KOMU Jan. 30 Nebraska KZOU Feb. 13 at Nebraska KZOU Feb. 23 Colorado KOMU 2 Mizzou Quick-Hitters > Missouri goes searching for its second road win of the year on Wednesday when it travels to Lincoln, Neb., to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers. > Mizzou is in the midst of a rough five-game stretch that has them playing four games against ranked programs... Mizzou has played No. 4 Kansas, No. 18 Texas A&M and No. 22 Kansas State already during this run, in addition to Wednesday s road game at Nebraska... The Tigers face K-State once again on Saturday. > 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 nine games vs. those programs, with No. 10 coming Saturday at Kansas State... So far the Tigers are 4-5 in those games this year, including wins over Texas, Kansas State and Purdue, who are currently in the Top 25. > Of the five losses, Missouri has had secondhalf leads in three of those games. > Mizzou has dropped four consecutive games to Nebraska, including a meeting on Jan. 30 when the Tigers competed with just six scholarship player available. > By the way, can you name the last Tiger coach to beat Nebraska? It was current associate head coach Melvin Watkins, who led Mizzou to a Senior Day win over the Huskers on March 5, > Mizzou has lost two consecutive games in Lincoln dating back to the season, a Tiger win on Feb, 19, > Although the Tigers haven t won in Lincoln since , Mike Anderson does have a more recent win at Nebraska under his belt... His UAB Blazers claimed a win at the Bob Devaney Center on Dec. 3, > The Tigers have been close in nearly every game this season and have dropped eight games by eight points or less, including three games to opponents currently ranked in the Top 20, Kansas, Michigan State and Texas A&M. > As is the case with many teams across the Tale of the Tape Mizzou Nebraska Record: FGM: FGA: FG %: pt FGM: pt FGA: FG %: FTM: FTA: FT % Points: Per Game: Reb./Gm Steals Assists: Blocks: country, Mizzou has been a buzz saw at home this year... In running their mark to 11-3 at Mizzou Arena, the Tigers have averaged a 17.5 ppg. margin of victory on Norm Stewart Court. > In fact, Mizzou has enjoyed double-fi gure margins of victory in 10 of its 11 home wins this year, with six coming by 30+ points... Included in that impressive run is a win over then- No. 12 Texas. > Missouri has been a much-improved team taking care of the ball over the last four games, averaging just 11.0 turnovers per contest vs. Nebraska, No. 22 Kansas State, No. 4 Kansas and No. 18 Texas A&M... In the previous 20 games Mizzou averaged 13.8 miscues per night... The Tigers turned it over just eight times in Lawrence, which was the fewest number of turnovers forced by KU all season. > Although Mizzou is doing a much better job protecting the ball, Missouri continues to force turnovers at a high rate... The Tigers have Mizzou Basketball

3 forced 430 turnovers (210 steals) in 24 games this season... Last year, Mizzou led the Big 12 with 10.1 steals and 18.9 turnovers per game and are averaging 8.8 steals and 17.9 turnovers forced per game this year, including the 23 turnovers forced vs NCAA Tournament qualifi ers Maryland and Arkansas. > Conversely, the Tigers are turning the ball over just 13.3 times per game, which ranks among the nation s leaders. > 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-78.9 ppg). > Overall, the Tigers are forcing a turnover once every six possessions, which allows them to average 7.3 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 (417 assists on 702 FG s). > When you take Missouri s 69 put-back buckets out of the equation, the Tigers are averaging assists on 65.9 percent of their fi eld goals. > Overall, Missouri s 17.4 assists per game rank No. 18 nationally and has the club on pace to finish third all-time with 560 assists. > Missouri has flashed a balanced playing rotation, as nine Tigers (eight active) are averaging at least 12.8 minutes per game and no active player is averaging more than 27.6 minutes. > Missouri has topped double figures in three-point Tiger Starting Line-Ups Opponent Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward Record ** Central Michigan Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 1-0 Fordham Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 2-0 Southern Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-0 Michigan State Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-1 Maryland Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 4-1 Western Illinois Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 5-1 Arkansas Hannah K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 5-2 California Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 0-1 Purdue Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 1-1 McNeese State Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 2-1 North Carolina A&T Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-1 Illinois Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-2 Coppin State Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Lyons M. Brown 1-0 Mississippi State Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 3-3 UMKC Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 4-3 Texas Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 5-3 Iowa State Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Lyons Carroll 5-4 Kansas Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 0-1 Texas Tech Hannah Horton M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 0-2 Colorado 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 1-1 Kansas Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 1-2 Texas A&M Tiller K. Lawrence M. Lawrence Volkus Carroll 1-3 Nebraska Kansas State Colorado Oklahoma State Baylor Iowa State Oklahoma ** - Running total of Missouri s overall record when this group is starting Come See The Show makes four times this year, including a season high 12 vs. Texas... The Tigers also hit 11 threepointer vs. McNeese State and 10 three-pointer vs. Michigan 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-24 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 8.6 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 14 games this year and is averaging 13.4 points and 7.2 boards to rank among team leaders in both categories. > Carroll has been at his best at home, where he is averaging 14.3 points and 7.9 boards and 2.0 steals on 59.1 percent shooting from the fl oor. > The Big 12 Newcomer of the Year front-runner also ranks fourth in the Big 12 Conference in fi eld goal percentage (.548), while ranking among league leaders in scoring (14th) and rebounding (6th). > Even more incredible is that he is producing those numbers in just 25.6 minutes per game. > Despite his size and position, Carroll ranks among the Big 12 s leaders with 1.3 steals per game. Current Tiger Streaks (Regular Season / Postseason) All Games...2 L At Mizzou Arena...1 L On The Road...1 L Neutral Sites...1 L Non-Conference (Home) W Non-Conference (Road)...8 L Big 12 Reg. Season Play...2 L Big 12 (Home)...1 L Big 12 (Road)...1 L Mizzou Career Totals Career Double-Digit Scoring Games Marshall Brown 4 34 Darryl Butterfield 2 6 Stefhon Hannah Jason Horton 2 12 Keon Lawrence Matt Lawrence 7 24 Leo Lyons J.T. Tiller 7 10 DeMarre Carroll 18 *18 Justin Safford 1 1 Vaidotas Volkus Rebounding Games Marshall Brown 1 10 Stefhon Hannah - 2 Jason Horton - 2 Matt Lawrence - 1 Keon Lawrence 1 3 Leo Lyons 5 10 Darryl Butterfield - 1 Vaidotas Volkus - 1 DeMarre Carroll 14 *14 Justin Safford 1 1 J.T. Tiller Assist Games Jason Horton 6 28 Stefhon Hannah Keon Lawrence 1 2 DeMarre Carroll 1 *1 Leo Lyons Blocked Shot Games Marshall Brown 3 6 DeMarre Carroll 3 3 Keon Lawrence 4 4 Leo Lyons 5 12 Justin Safford Steal Games Jason Horton 3 18 Stefhon Hannah 4 16 Marshall Brown - 4 Keon Lawrence 2 6 Matt Lawrence 1 3 Leo Lyons 1 2 J.T Tiller 1 2 Darryl Butterfield 2 2 DeMarre Carroll Point Field Goal Games Stefhon Hannah 2 6 Jason Horton - 1 Keon Lawrence - 2 Matt Lawrence 3 13 Double-Doubles DeMarre Carroll 4 4 Marshall Brown - 1 Stefhon Hannah - 2 Leo Lyons 2 2 * - at Mizzou only 3

4 General Information Location:... Columbia Missouri Founded: Enrollment:...28,253 Nickname:... Tigers Colors:... Black and Old Gold Arena:...Mizzou Arena Opened: Capacity:...15,061 Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:...Big 12 Chancellor:... Brady Deaton Athletics Director:...Mike Alden Athletics Department Phone:..(573) Ticket Off Phone:... (573) 884-PAWS (7297)...Or CAT-PAWS History Seasons of Basketball:...102nd First Season of Basketball: All-Time Record:... 1,419-1,003 NCAA Tournament Appearances:...21 Last Appearance: NIT Appearances:... 7 Last Appearance: Basketball Staff Head Coach:...Mike Anderson Alma Mater:... Tulsa (1982) Record at MU (Years): (2nd year) Record Overall: (6th year) Basketball Office Phone:...(573) Basketball Office Fax:...(573) Associate Head Coach... Melvin Watkins Alma Mater:... UNC-Charlotte (1977) Assistant Coach:... Matt Zimmerman Alma Mater:...Arkansas (1990) Assistant Coach:...T.J. Cleveland Alma Mater:...Arkansas (2002) Basketball Operations:... Jeff Daniels Coord. of Basketball Operations: Ben Lindsey Director of Player Development: Brian Dailey Graduate Assistant:...Brian Dailey Basketball Trainer:... Pat Beckmann Coach Anderson Assistant....Donna Snyder Basketball Admin. Asst.:... Tammy Armentrout Team Information...Total. Home...Away Record Big 12 Record Big 12 Finish:... 6th Starters Returning/Lost:...11/3 Letterwinner s Returning/Lost:... 4/1 Media Services MRD Office Phone:... (573) MRD Office Fax:...(573) Mizzou Arena Press Row:...(573) MU Athletics Website: > 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-frombehind 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 careerhigh 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 > 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. > Stefhon Hannah will miss the next 3-5 weeks with a fractured jaw that was suffered on Jan Prior to the injury Hannah had reached double figures in 24 of his last 27 games, including a four 20-point efforts this season. > Hannah seemed to step up his game in Big 12 play and has reached double fi gures in 19- of-22 career league games, including a run of 10 consecutive Big 12 contests dating back to last season. > Prior to the injury, Hannah s scoring numbers were up dramatically in Big 12 action and the senior led the team with 16.8 points per outing... In non-conference play Hannah averaged 13.9 points per game, marking a 2.9 ppg. improvement. > Hannah has also improved his assist numbers this year and ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 with 5.3 dimes per game. > Included in that improved assist average was a season high 11 dimes vs. UMKC, helping the senior record his second career point-assist double-double. > Hannah fl ashed his toughness vs. Maryland on Nov. 20 when he played with the fl u and still managed 14 points and fi ve dimes... The Chicago native wasn t able to eat all day and spent the early portion of the second half in the locker room, but returned to score eight secondhalf points, leading MU to the win. > Hannah broke out of an early offensive slump with 20 points vs. No. 11 Michigan State on Nov The consistent lead guard has reached double fi gures in 36-of-43 career games for MU. > For his efforts, Hannah was named to the CBE Classic All-Tournament Team in Kansas City. > Hannah scored a career high 28 points at Arkansas, marking the 10th 20-point effort of his career. > In addition to his scoring numbers, Hannah s assist totals were on the rise... When you factor in his 5.3 assists per game this year, the senior guard is actually accounting for 26.9 of Mizzou s 80.8 points per game (including assists on three-point fi eld goals). > Hannah s 5.3 assists are the second most in school history, behind the 5.8 dimes per game dished out by Anthony Peeler ( ). > Hannah also has 105 assists and 38 steals on the year... For his short career, Hannah has had fi ve or more dimes 28 times (including 14-of-20 games this year) and multiple steals 30 times, which is no surprise since the 6-foot-1 senior was named the nation s ninth-best perimeter defender by Fran Fraschilla and ESPN.com. > As you would expect, Hannah is a preseason candidate for the Bob Cousy National Point Guard of the Year Award. > Not to be outdone, Keon Lawrence has reached double figures in 22 of his last 31 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 12.0 points per game on the road this year. > Lawrence has enjoyed some strong play vs. the Big 12 South... In 10 career games vs. The South, Lawrence has reached double fi gures seven 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 14 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 four games in addition to being the team s top perimeter defender... Tiller is averaging 13.0 points during the surge. > Tiller scored a career high 20 points vs. No. 22 Kansas State to lead the Tigers to the upset win, following a then-career high 14 points in the initial meeting with Nebraska. > For his efforts, 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 87 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 Butterfield... Butterfield leads the team with 15 charges drawn this year, while adding 16 steals in just 14.6 minutes per game. > The Miami native has drawn multiple charges Mizzou Basketball

5 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. > Over his last 19 games, Lawrence has hit multiple treys in 13 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 (48-of-114) from three-point range away from Mizzou Arena. > Leo Lyons has played much-improved basketball this season and has reached doublefi gures in 13 of his last 16 contests. > Lyons has already reached double fi gures 15 times this season, surpassing the nine double fi gure games he enjoyed his first-two seasons combined. > Lyons led Mizzou to its win at Colorado on Jan. 26, scoring 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting... Lyons scored 16 of his points and dished allthree of his assists in the second half. > He then scored a career high 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 Mizzou Hustle Statistics Opponent Deflections Steals Charges Dunks Central Michigan Fordham/C.Missouri Southern Michigan State Maryland Western Illinois Arkansas California Purdue McNeese State North Carolina A&T Illinois Coppin State Mississippi State UMKC Texas Iowa State Kansas Texas Tech Colorado Nebraska Kansas State Kansas Texas A&M Nebraska Kansas State Colorado Oklahoma State Baylor Iowa State Oklahoma Season Totals Scoring Superlatives Teams Bench 2nd Chance Paint Off Turnovers Fast Break MU / Central Michigan 21 / / / / / 0 MU / C.Missouri/Fordham 26 / 23 6 / / / / 0 MU / Southern 34 / / 7 44 / / 6 14 / 2 MU / Michigan State 23 / / / / / 8 MU / Maryland 21 / 13 8 / / / 6 4 / 12 MU / Western Illinois 23 / / 7 46 / / 12 8 / 0 MU / Arkansas 14 / / / / / 17 MU / California 15 / 21 6 / / / 18 4 / 4 MU / Purdue 34 / 15 7 / 2 30 / / / 14 MU / McNeese State 29 / / / / / 2 MU / North Carolina A&T 36 / / / / / 10 MU / Illinois 22 / / 8 20 / 30 9 / 13 4 / 6 MU / Coppin State 35 / 8 10 / 6 28 / / / 4 MU / Mississippi State 15 / 7 13 / / / 14 2 / 12 MU / UMKC 27 / / / / / 0 MU / Texas 38 / 10 7 / / / 8 10 / 2 MU / Iowa State 12 / 0 13 / / 36 9 / 13 0 / 0 MU / Kansas 22 / / / / 13 8 / 2 MU / Texas Tech 44 / 0 19 / 1 46 / / 22 2 / 4 MU / Colorado 35 / 4 17 / 8 26 / / 13 4 / 4 MU / Nebraska 5 / 18 7 / / / 19 8 / 8 MU / Kansas State 26 / 11 9 / / / 13 4 / 4 MU / Kansas 13 / / / / 9 10 / 20 MU / Texas A&M 43 / 16 9 / / / 10 2 / 0 MU / Nebraska MU / Kansas State MU / Colorado MU / Oklahoma State MU / Baylor MU / Iowa State MU / Oklahoma Totals 616 / / / / / 135 Mizzou in When... Playing at home Playing on the road Playing on a neutral court Big 12 games Big 12 at home Big 12 on the road Following a win Following a loss Leading at half Trailing at half Tied at half Shoots at least 50% Shoots less than 50% Opponent shoots 50% Opp. shoots less than 50% Shoots more FT than Opp Shoots fewer FT than Opp Shots same FT as Opp Makes more FT than Opp Makes fewer FT than Opp Makes same FT as Opp Scores Scores Scores Scores 69 or fewer Leads in rebounding Trails in rebounding Tied in rebounding More turnovers than Opp Fewer turnovers than Opp Tied in turnovers In November In December In January In February In March Margin between Margin between Margin between Margin Overtime Games Come See The Show 5

6 Top 25 National Rankings USA Today / ESPN Top 25 Coaches Poll Rk. School Rec. Points 1. Memphis (31) Duke Kansas Tennessee North Carolina UCLA Stanford Georgetown Michigan State Butler Texas Indiana Xavier Wisconsin Drake Texas A&M Connecticut Notre Dame Vanderbilt Washington State Saint Mary s Kansas State Purdue Pittsburgh Marquette OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Louisville 59, Arkansas 48, Florida 24, Rhode Island 21, Mississippi State 14, UNLV 10, Baylor 10, Brigham Young 5, Arizona 4, Maryland 4, Mississippi 3, South Alabama 2, USC 1, Western Kentucky 1, Clemson 1. Associated Press Top 25 Poll Rk. School Rec. Votes 1. Memphis (72) , Duke , Kansas , Tennessee , North Carolina , UCLA , Stanford , Georgetown , Butler , Michigan State , Texas , Xavier Indiana Drake Wisconsin Texas A&M Connecticut Kansas State Purdue Notre Dame Washington State Pittsburgh Louisville Vanderbilt Saint Mary s OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Marquette 82, Arkansas 71, Florida 23, Rhode Island 15, Gonzaga 14, Arizona 11, Brigham Young 9, Clemson 6, Baylor 5, Maryland 2, Mississippi State 2, UNLV 2, Utah State 1, South Alabama 1. Rankings as of Feb. 11, 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 Purdue, chipping in 13 points and 10 rebounds. > Lyons flashed his versatility vs. Western Illinois when the 6-foot-9, 240-pounder dished a career high six assists and recorded two steals... Lyons has 37 assists, which is tops among Tiger post players. > He just goes about his business quietly, but senior guard Jason Horton has dished out 64 assists compared to just 27 turnovers this season, to rank No. 3 in the Big 12 in assistturnover ratio at 2.4-to-1. > Horton now has 383 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 48 assists shy of Lee Coward for No. 4 all-tme. > Horton is also closing in on the career top 10 in steals and needs nine 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 847 tallies and needs 153 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. > The Texas product then earned his fi rst start 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 four 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. > 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 thencareer 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 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska (14-7, 3-5 Big 12) comes into Wednesday s game winners in three of its lastfour contests, including a win over Texas Tech on Saturday... Alex Maric dominated the contest scoring 22 points and grabbing 14 boards, while Ryan Anderson added 19 points, seven boards and two steals... On the year Maric leads the team with 15.7 points and 9.3 rebounds, while Anderson and junior college transfer Ade Dagunduro each average 9.3 points per game... Overall the Huskers are 13-2 at home this season with those lone losses coming to Kansas and Baylor. Mizzou Series With Nebraska Missouri and Nebraska are meeting for the 211th time in series history on Wednesday, which is Missouri s third-longest existing rivalry... Mizzou and Kansas have met 259 times and the Tigers and K-State have duelled 226 times... The Tigers lead the all-time series , but the Cornhuskers have won four consecutive... In Lincoln, the Cornhuskers own a series advantage. 20-Something: Tigers Have Six Players With 20-Point Games This Season Keon 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 fifth 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. With A Tiger Win... > Missouri would push its Big 12 Conference record to 4-6 and improve to on the year. > Missouri would grab its second road win of the year and second road win in three games following their win at Colorado on Jan. 26. > The Tigers would halt a four-game losing streak to Nebraska. > Overall, Anderson would improve to in his six seasons as a head coach. > Missouri would earn its 14th win of the year, moving within four victories of last season s 18-win mark. > The Tigers would move to all-time under Anderson. > Anderson would have his second career win over Nebraska and fi rst as the head coach at Missouri. Lyons Playing Better In Reserve Roll His playing time is virtually the same, but Leo Lyons is producing improved scoring numbers in a reserve role for the Black & Gold... A starter in each of the season s fi rst 17 contests, Lyons Mizzou Basketball

7 has come off the bench in his last six outings and is averaging 14.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists during that stretch... Through the first 17 games this year (all starts), Lyons averaged 11.6 points, 4.5 boards and 1.5 assists. > Lyons has enjoyed some big scoring nights off the pine as well... He has reached double fi gures in 5-of-6 games, including 22 points in Mizzou s win at Colorado and a career high 24 points vs. No. 18 Texas A&M. Graduating Tigers October 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 Butterfield, 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 Mizzou J.T. Tiller has become Missouri s go-to man and over the last three games, as the sophomore guard is averaging 13.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in contests vs. Nebraska, No. 22 Kansas State, No. 4 Kansas and No. 18 Texas A&M. > 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 reached double figures in three consecutive games for the first time in his career, 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. Tiller Named Big 12 co-player of the Week J.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 final five points, including both ends of a 1-and-1 with just :06 seconds left and the Tigers up just > 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. Come See The Show These Sophs Aren t Soft J.T. Tiller and Keon Lawrence have filled some major shoes for the Tigers over the past two weeks and are among the club s leaders in scoring, assists and shooting percentage during that four-game stretch. > Below is a comparison of the previous 20 games for both Tiller and Lawrence compared to the last four games... That four-game stretch boasts games against a three Top 25 teams, including a game at No. 4 Kansas and a game vs. tonight s foe, Nebraska. Avg. Pre / Tiller Pre / Lawrence PPG 5.6 / / 13.8 RPG 1.7 / / 2.3 APG 1.4 / / 3.5 SPG 0.6 / / 0.5 MPG 15.9 / / 32.8 FG% 44.7 / / 57.5 Horton Enters Mizzou Top 5 In Assists Jason Horton moved to No. 5 in career assists at Mizzou with his five dimes Saturday vs. Texas A&M... Horton currently has 383 helpers over his four-year career and is eyeing his third 100- assist season... Horton currently has 64 assists this year and would need to average 5.0 assists the rest of the way to reach the century mark. Hannah Sidelined With Injury Senior guard Stefhon Hannah will miss 4-6 weeks after suffering a fractured jaw on Jan Prior to the injury, Hannah was leading the Tigers with 14.7 points per game and was No. 2 in the Big 12 with 5.3 assists per outing. The Lithuanian Sensation- Vaidotas Volkus Vaidotas Volkus has come alive over his last seven games and is averaging 5.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in a career high 14.0 minutes per outing. > Volkus has made six starts during that stretch and is shooting a much-improved 58.3 percent from the fl oor, which includes a number a nifty jumpers on the perimeter. > Volkus made his fi rst career start vs. Kansas and scored a then-career high eight points, before dumping in 12 points against Nebraska. > In the season s fi rst-17 games combined, Volkus scored just 22 total points and has scored 32 points in just his last six outings... He also averaged just 1.5 points on 38.9 percent shooting over those fi rst 17 games in just 6.1 minutes per outing. It s Not About The Steal When 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 Big 12 Conference Standings Team Big 12 Overall Kansas Kansas State Texas Texas A&M Baylor Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Tech Iowa State Missouri Oklahoma State Colorado Upcoming Big 12 Schedule Wednesday Feb. 13 Baylor at Oklahoma State Iowa State at Oklahoma Missouri at Nebraska Kansas State at Texas Tech Saturday Feb. 16 Colorado at Kansas Oklahoma State at Texas A&M Nebraska at Iowa State Oklahoma at Texas Tech Missouri at Kansas State Texas at Baylor Monday Feb. 18 Texas A&M at Texas Tuesday Feb. 19 Baylor at Oklahoma Wednesday Feb. 20 Texas Tech at Colorado Kansas State at Nebraska Saturday Feb. 23 Iowa State at Texas Tech Oklahoma at Texas Kansas at Oklahoma State Nebraska at Texas A&M Colorado at Missouri Kansas State at Baylor Monday Feb. 25 Texas at Kansas State Tuesday Feb. 26 Oklahoma State at Missouri Wednesday Feb. 27 Kansas at Iowa State Oklahoma at Nebraska Texas Tech at Texas A&M Baylor at Colorado Saturday March 1 Nebraska at Oklahoma State Texas A&M at Oklahoma Missouri at Baylor Texas at Texas Tech Iowa State at Colorado Kansas State at Kansas 7

8 8 Big 12 Statistical Rankings (All Games - Regular Season) Mizzou In The Team Standings Category Scoring Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct. Field Goal Pct. Defense 3-Point Field Goal Pct. 3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense 3-Point Field Goals Made Free Throw Pct. Rebounding Rebounding Margin Assists Blocks Steals Assist/Turnover Ratio Turnover Margin Tigers In The Big 12 Rankings Category Scoring Stefhon Hannah DeMarre Carroll Rebounding DeMarre Carroll Field Goal Percentage DeMarre Carroll Assists Stefhon Hannah Jason Horton Steals Stefhon Hannah DeMarre Carroll Free Throw Percentage Stefhon Hannah 3-Point Field Goals Made Stefhon Hannah Matt Lawrence 3-Point Field Goals Percentage Stefhon Hannah Matt Lawrence Assist/Turnover Ratio Jason Horton Stefhon Hannah Offensive Rebounds DeMarre Carroll Defensive Rebounds DeMarre Carroll Stat/Rank 78.9/4th 70.6/11th +8.3/7th.462/4th.429/10th.322/11th.278/1st 6.58/6th.679/9th 35.6/7th -2.2/11th 17.38/2nd 3.29/10th 8.75/3rd 1.31/3rd +4.62/1st Stat/Rank 14.7/11th 13.4/14th 7.2/6th.548/4th 5.25/2nd 3.05/14th 1.9/6th 1.33/15th.758/6th 2.25/5th 2.08/6th.385/5th.329/7th 2.37/3rd 1.81/9th 3.13/4th 4.08/12th opponent s rhythm on offense and force them to regroup while the shot clock is winding down. > So far this season Missouri has 564 team defl ections, which have ultimately led to 430 turnovers forced, either via 210 steals, second clock violations, nine forced five-second calls, four 10-second violations, etc. > Stefhon Hannah leads Mizzou with 88 deflections this season, while J.T. Tiller (87) and DeMarre Carroll (82) round out the top three. Horton Hears A Pair Of Top 10s He 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 nine 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 10 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 383 assists to rank No. 5 all-time, while his 139 career steals ranks just outside the top 10. Paint It Black and Gold Missouri s fast-paced style of play produces a number of transition buckets and as a result, Missouri is averaging 33.9 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 Are As 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 at home and has won 14 of its last 17 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 Arena Year Record Pct Total Playing His Junior Season Like A Lyon Leo Lyons has played some dynamic basketball at times during his junior season and ranks among team leaders with four 20-point games this year... Lyons led Mizzou to a win at Colorado, with 22 points and seven rebounds, before dropping in a career high 24 points vs. Texas A&M on 10-of-14 shooting. > Although Lyons had a couple of tough scoring nights at Iowa State and at Texas Tech, his 22 points at Colorado were the most he had ever recorded on the road and he has now reached double fi gures in 13 of his last 16 outings. > On the year, Lyons is third on the team in scoring (12.3 ppg.) and tops in fi eld goal percentage (.620), thanks to a career-best run of six consecutive games vs. California (12), Purdue (13), McNeese State (11), North Carolina A&T (15), Illinois (15) and Coppin State (11). > To put Lyons improved consistency in perspective, the junior has reached double figures 15 times this season after reaching double figures nine times over his previous two seasons combined. Mizzou s Unrivaled Scheduling Strength Missouri 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 Games Missouri 7 Clemson 6 Illinois 6 LSU 6 South Carolina 6 Wisconsin 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 figures in scoring in 18-of-24 contests, including four double-doubles vs. Western Illinois and North Carolina A&T, Iowa State and Nebraska... Carroll Mizzou Basketball

9 even led the team in assists with a season high five 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, > The Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, Carroll has reached 20 points three times this season, including a 22-point, 12-board doubledouble 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 17.4 assists per game (No. 18 nationally), led by the talented trio of guards: Keon Lawrence (2.5 apg) and Jason Horton (3.1 apg). > The Tigers are producing assists on 60.0 percent of their buckets.... And Taketh Away The Tigers are also doing an outstanding job wreaking havoc on defense and have forced teams into an average of 17.9 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 in fast break tallies. The Pine Is Just Fine Mike Anderson says he has nine starters and the numbers prove it... In his first year at Mizzou the club set a school record with 26.4 points per game coming from its reserves and appears to be no different. > So far this season the Tiger bench is averaging 25.6 points per game, including a season high 44 points at Texas Tech, 43 vs. Texas A&M and seven other contest over 30 points. > Marshall Brown (four times), Keon Lawrence (five times), J.T. Tiller (three times) and Darryl Butterfield (twice) and Leo Lyons (five times) have each reached double figures off the bench this season and as the Tigers are getting 32.5 percent of their scoring from reserves. > Perhaps Missouri s greatest indicator of bench health came Jan. 30 vs. Nebraska when the Missouri Eight nearly up-ended Nebraska despite playing with just eight available players. Come See The Show Hannah Tops 100-Assist Mark Yet Again By topping the 100-assist mark for the second consecutive season, Stefhon Hannah joined some select company among Tiger point guards. > Hannah has 105 dimes this year, but will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a fractured jaw... Prior to the injury, Hannah became just the seventh player in school history to record 100 assists in back-to-back campaigns. > Among those seven Tigers is teammate Jason Horton, who dished 103 assists as a freshman and 121 as a sophomore. > Other Tigers to accomplish back-to-back 100 assist seasons are Larry Drew ( ), Lynn Hardy ( ), Anthony Peeler ( ) and Melvin Booker ( ). > Hannah is also about to move into the singleseason Top 10 for assists and needs just 19 more helpers to pass Jon Sundvold (123 in ) for 10th all-time. Now That Schedule Is Tiger Tough It s a schedule that would make Jeff Sagarin and Joe Lunardi scream Uncle!. Missouri s 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 will face up to seven opponents from BCS Conferences during non-league play, which would be the most in the regular-season since the campaign when the Tigers faced eight BCS squads. > In fact, Missouri will face a team from each BCS league except for the Big East... Missouri has 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 has faced fi ve programs that participated in the NCAA Tournament, including games against: Illinois, Arkansas, Purdue, Maryland and Michigan State... In addition to those contests, the Tigers had a game at Mississippi State, a team that advanced to Madison Square Garden for the semifi nals of the Postseason NIT last season. Carroll Earning Preseason Awards DeMarre Carroll continues to rack up the preseason accolades... A 6-foot-8, 225-pound transfer from Vanderbilt, Carroll was named the Big 12 Conference s Preseason Newcomer of the Year by the league coaches, while being 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 collegiate playing career after sitting out the campaign as a transfer from Vandy... A two-year performer for the Commodores, Carroll averaged 10.9 points and 6.4 rebounds as Big 12 Statistical Rankings (Big 12 Games Only - Regular Season) Mizzou In The Team Standings Category Scoring Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct. Field Goal Pct. Defense 3-Point Field Goal Pct. 3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense 3-Point Field Goals Made Free Throw Pct. Rebounding Rebounding Margin Assists Blocks Steals Assist/Turnover Ratio Turnover Margin Tigers In The Big 12 Rankings Category Scoring N/A Rebounding DeMarre Carroll Field Goal Percentage Leo Lyons Assists N/A Steals N/A Free Throw Percentage N/A 3-Point Field Goals Made N/A 3-Point Field Goals Percentage N/A Assist/Turnover Ratio N/A Offensive Rebounds DeMarre Carroll Defensive Rebounds DeMarre Carroll 9 Stat/Rank 73.7/4th 77.0/11th -3.3/6th.455/2nd.449/11th.301/10th.315/4th 5.56/7th.640/12th 33.8/8th -6.4/12th 14.67/3rd 1.89/12th 5.78/8th 1.16/4th +1.33/4th Stat/Rank 7.9/6th.588/1st 3.00/4th 4.89/10th

10 Big 12 Statistical Rankings (Big 12 Games Only - Regular Season) Mizzou In The Team Standings Category Scoring Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct. Field Goal Pct. Defense 3-Point Field Goal Pct. 3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense 3-Point Field Goals Made Free Throw Pct. Rebounding Rebounding Margin Assists Blocks Steals Assist/Turnover Ratio Turnover Margin Tigers In The Big 12 Rankings Category Scoring N/A Rebounding DeMarre Carroll Field Goal Percentage Leo Lyons Assists N/A Steals N/A Free Throw Percentage N/A 3-Point Field Goals Made N/A 3-Point Field Goals Percentage N/A Assist/Turnover Ratio N/A Offensive Rebounds DeMarre Carroll Defensive Rebounds DeMarre Carroll 10 Stat/Rank 73.7/4th 77.0/11th -3.3/6th.455/2nd.449/11th.301/10th.315/4th 5.56/7th.640/12th 33.8/8th -6.4/12th 14.67/3rd 1.89/12th 5.78/8th 1.16/4th +1.33/4th Stat/Rank 7.9/6th.588/1st 3.00/4th 4.89/10th a sophomore in , playing in 29 games and making 15 starts. > The Birmingham, Ala., native played his best basketball in Southeastern Conference action, 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. Hannah Named To Cousy Award List Stefhon Hannah was named a preseason candidate for the Bob Cousy Award, given annually to the nation s top collegiate point guard... The Chicago, Ill., native is one of four Big 12 point guards recognized on this year s preseason list, joining D.J. Augustin (Texas), Curtis Jerrells (Baylor) and Russell Robinson (Kansas). > The Bob Cousy Award recognizes the top collegiate point guard in NCAA Division I, II and III and the selection committee is comprised of college basketball experts, including members of the media, along with former coaches and players. Year No. 2 Has Been One Of Big Improvement For Head Coach Mike Anderson Named 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 iceberg... After all, Head Coach Mike Anderson typically makes his most signifi cant strides in year No 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, Anderson has helped his clubs make large improvements 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 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 and advance to the second round of the NIT. Family Affair Mizzou 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 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 Poll What 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 Big 12 Preseason Predictions Place Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. Kansas (10) Texas Texas A&M (2) Kansas State Missouri 66 Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Tech Baylor Nebraska Iowa State 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 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 Mizzou Basketball

11 MIZZOU HEAD COACH MIKE ANDERSON Mike Anderson enters his second season as Head Coach at the University of Missouri after guiding the Tigers to a surprising 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 familyoriented atmosphere surrounding his program, Anderson has made an immediate impact at Mizzou, not only on the basketball fl oor, but within Columbia and state-wide communities as well. From his fi rst day at Mizzou, Anderson made it an emphasis to begin restoring 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 appearances in his first 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. TUBBY SMITH Head 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 RICHARDSON Former Head Coach, University of Arkansas Mike Anderson has been with me over 22 years as a player, assistant coach, and assistant 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 estimation 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 VITALE ESPN 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 Anderson did a great job at UAB and he will bring run-press-shoot excitement to the Columbia campus! FRAN FRASCHILLA ESPN 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. Come See The Show 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, Anderson is the father of four children, Darcheita, 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. Cleveland, is an assistant coach. Another nephew, DeMarre Carroll, is now eligible to compete for Mizzou this season after transferring from Vanderbilt. Carroll 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 entire team for dinner, but will fi rst extend their arms to the Columbia Community, serving Thanksgiving Dinner to a number 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 provide more than 550 meals to Columbia residents for the holidays. WHAT THEY RE SAYING... Mike Anderson s Career At A Glance University of Missouri (Head Coach) Year Record Pct. Highlight Upper division Big 12 fi nish Third Place - CBE Classic Career Total University of Alabama at Birmingham (Head Coach) Year Record Pct. Highlight NIT Quarterfi nals NCAA Sweet NCAA 2nd Round NCAA 1st Round UAB Total Three NCAA Berths University of Arkansas (Part-Time Assistant / Assistant Head Coach) Year Record Pct. Highlight NIT 2nd Round NCAA First Round NCAA 2nd Round NCAA Final Four NCAA Elite Eight NCAA 2nd Round NCAA Sweet National Champions National Runner-Up NCAA Sweet NIT Runner Up NCAA 2nd Round NCAA 2nd Round NCAA 1st Round NCAA 1st Round UA Total NCAA Title University of Tulsa (Volunteer Assistant Coach) Year Record Pct. Highlight NIT First Round NCAA 1st Round NCAA 1st Round UT Total Three Postseason Berths 11