MISSOURI BASKETBALL. TIGER NEWS & NOTES NCAA Tournament South Regional

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1 MISSOURI BASKETBALL DATE OPPONENT/TELEVISION TIPOFF (NABC Classic Syracuse, N.Y.) Nov. 12 vs. Wisconsin (MSN) L, Nov. 13 vs. Princeton (MSN) W, NOV. 19 UNC-ASHEVILLE W, NOV. 21 WESTERN CAROLINA W, NOV. 27 MORGAN STATE W, DEC. 1 SMU W, DEC. 7 #15 INDIANA (MSN) L, Dec. 12 at Saint Louis (TWA Dome) (MSN) L, DEC. 18 IOWA (MSN) W, (Busch Braggin Rights Game St. Louis, Mo.) Dec. 21 vs. #15 Illinois (MSN) W, (Sugar Bowl Classic New Orleans, La.) Dec. 30 vs. #25 Kentucky (FOX SPORTS NET) L, JAN. 4 WINTHROP L, Jan. 8 +at Iowa State (ESPN) L, JAN. 12 +COLORADO W, JAN. 15 +KANSAS STATE (BIG 12/ESPN+) W, Jan. 18 +at Baylor W, JAN. 22 +#7 KANSAS (ABC) W, JAN. 29 +TEXAS A&M (BIG 12/ESPN+) W, Feb. 2 +at Colorado W, Feb. 5 +at Nebraska (BIG 12/ESPN+) W, FEB. 9 +#17 IOWA STATE (MSN) L, FEB. 12 +#18 TEXAS (BIG 12/ESPN+) L, Feb. 15 +at Texas Tech W, Feb. 19 +at Kansas State (BIG 12/ESPN+) W, FEB. 21 +#10 OKLAHOMA STATE (ESPN) L, Feb. 26 +at #20 Oklahoma (ESPN) L, MAR. 1 +NEBRASKA (MSN) W, Mar. 5 +at #23 Kansas (CBS) L, (Big 12 Tournament Kansas City, Mo.) M 9 Texas Tech (BIG 12/ESPN+) W, M 10 Oklahoma (BIG 12/ESPN+) L, (ot) (NCAA Tournament Birmingham, Ala.) M 17 North Carolina (CBS) 6:55 p.m. All times listed are Central time, and are subject to change. + Big Twelve Conference game. TIGER NEWS & NOTES NCAA Tournament South Regional March 17-19, 2000 Birmingham Civic Center Birmingham, Ala. SOUTH REGION SCHEDULE FIRST-ROUND SCHEDULE -- Friday, March 17 At Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Ala. Game 1 -- #4 Tennessee (24-6) vs. #13 La.-Lafayette (25-8), 11:30 a.m. CST Game 2 -- #5 Connecticut (24-9) vs. #12 Utah State (28-5), 30 minutes after game 1 Game 3 -- #8 North Carolina (18-13) vs. #9 MISSOURI (18-12), 6:55 p.m. CST Game 4 -- #1 Stanford (26-3) vs. #16 South Carolina St. (20-13), 25 minutes after game 3 At Nashville Arena Nashville, Tenn. Game 5 -- #2 Cincinnati (28-3) vs. #15 UNC-Wilmington (18-12), 11:30 a.m. CST Game 6 -- #7 Tulsa (29-4) vs. #10 UNLV (23-7), 30 minutes after game 5 Game 7 -- #3 Ohio State (22-6) vs. #14 Appalachian State (23-8), 6:50 p.m. CST Game 8 -- #6 Miami, Fla. (21-10) vs. #11 Arkansas (19-14), 25 minutes after game 7 SECOND-ROUND SCHEDULE -- Sunday, March 19 At Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Ala. Game 9 -- Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 1:20 p.m. CST Game Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 30 minutes after end of game 9 SECOND-ROUND SCHEDULE -- Sunday, March 19 At Nashville Arena Nashville, Tenn. Game Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1:15 p.m. CST Game Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 30 minutes after game 11 SOUTH REGIONAL SCHEDULE -- Friday, March 24 At Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Game Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, time TBA Game Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, time TBA Sunday, March 26 Game Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, time TBA TIGERS SET TO DANCE IN 2ND-STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT The Missouri Tigers (18-12 overall) will make their second-straight appearance (and 15th in the last 21 years) in the NCAA Tournament, when they travel to Birmingham, Ala. for a first-round tussle with North Carolina (18-13). Missouri will carry the #9 seed in the South Region, while Carolina will defend the #8 seed. It is the third straight time that Missouri has played in the 8-9 game in the NCAA Tournament. Missouri is guided by rookie Head Coach Quin Snyder, who has won the most games of any first-year head coach in MU history. Snyder, a graduate of Duke (1989), is no stranger to the NCAA Tournament, however, as he was involved in five Final Fours as a player and assistant coach for the Blue Devils.

2 MEDIA INFORMATION On hand in Birmingham, to provide you with information about the Tigers is Assistant SID Chad Moller (basketball SID). He ll be staying at the Mountain Brook Inn Hotel (205/ ) with the Missouri team. Mizzou s NCAA Tournament History 18th NCAA Tournament NCAA Record YEAR REGION SITE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE 1999 West (8) Denver, Colo. New Mexico (9) Lost SITE MEDIA DIRECTOR: Charles Bloom (Southeastern Conference) Phone: (205) x West (8) Boise, Ida. Indiana (9) Won UCLA (1) Lost PLEASE NOTE - All Missouri interviews are to be conducted during the tournament s established activities. No interviews at the team hotel! MISSOURI QUICK FACTS Location Columbia, Mo. Enrollment 22,723 Colors Old Gold & Black Nickname Tigers Conference Big 12 Chancellor Dr. Richard L. Wallace Faculty Rep. Carl Settergren Athletic Director Michael Alden Senior Associate AD Gene McArtor Associate AD Mario Moccia Associate AD Sarah Reesman Associate AD Peter Fields MISSOURI BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach: Quin Snyder in his 1st season overall in his 1st season at MU Associate Head Coach: John Hammond Assistant Coaches: Tony Harvey, Igor Kokoskov, Jason Sutherland Director of Basketball: Lee Rashman Student Assts: Andy Herbert, A.J. Schrange Athletic Trainer: Pat Beckmann Student Trainer: Andy Green Equipment Manager: Kit Lisauskas Strength/Conditioning Coach: Bob Jones MU NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE THURSDAY,, MARCH 16th Team Birm. Civic Center 7:10-8:00 p.m., Open to Public/Media NCAA Press Conference Two Student-Athletes, 6:30-6:45 p.m. Quin Snyder, 6:45-7:00 p.m. Remainder of Student-Athletes in dressing room, 6:30-7:00 p.m. FRIDAY,, MARCH 17th Team Birm. Civic Center 9:20 a.m., Closed to Public/Media #8 North Carolina vs. #9 Missouri 6:55 p.m. SATURDA TURDAY,, MARCH 18th Team Birm. Civic Center 1:30-3:00 p.m., Closed to Public/Media NCAA Press Conference Two Student-Athletes, 3:05-3:25 p.m. Quin Snyder, 3:25-3:45 p.m. Remainder of Student-Athletes in dressing room, 3:05-3:45 p.m NCAA Tournament Notes 1994 West (1) Ogden, Utah Navy (16) Won Wisconsin (9) Won Los Angeles, Calif. Syracuse (4) Won (ot) Arizona (2) Lost West (10) Salt Lake City, Utah Temple (7) Lost East (5) Greensboro, N.C. West Virginia (12) Won Seton Hall (4) Lost Southeast (3) Richmond, Va. Northern Iowa (14) Lost Midwest (3) Dallas, Texas Creighton (14) Won Texas (11) Won Minneapolis, Minn. Syracuse (2) Lost East (6) Chapel Hill, N.C. Rhode Island (11) Lost Midwest (4) Indianapolis, Ind. Xavier (13) Lost West (11) Ogden, Utah Alabama-Birm. (6) Lost Midwest (2)# Louisville, Ky. Iowa (7) Lost Midwest (2)# Tulsa, Okla. Marquette (7) Won St. Louis, Mo. Houston (6) Lost Midwest (9) Austin, Texas Lamar (8) Lost Midwest (5) Lincoln, Neb. San Jose St. (12) Won Notre Dame (4) Won (ot) Houston, Texas LSU (1) Lost Midwest Wichita, Kan. Utah Lost (2 ot) 1976 Midwest Lawrence, Kan. Washington Won Louisville, Ky. Texas Tech Won Michigan Lost Western Kansas City, Mo. Utah Lost Pepperdine Won& Note: Numbers in parenthesis indicates regional seedings, which began with the 1979 NCAA Tournament. # - Missouri received a first-round bye & - Regional third-place game 2

3 TIGER ROSTER & QUICK FACTS QUOTING THE TIGERS MISSOURI BASKETBALL No. Tiger Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Note 3 Kenge Stevenson F So-1L Ladue, Mo Walkon played career-high 5 min. vs. Okla. and had 2 rebs. 4 Clarence Gilbert G So.-1L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla MU s 3-pt. record holder averaged 23.5 ppg in Big 12 Tournament 5 Keyon Dooling G So.-1L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla Leads MU in scoring (15.3 ppg), assists (110) and blocks (17) 11 Mark Wampler F Gr.-2L Savannah, Mo Former walk-on started vs. Iowa//Scored 1st pt. of season vs. A&M 12 Brian Grawer G Jr.-2L St. Louis, Mo Big 12 s leading FT shooter (90.5%)//Had 10 pts. vs. OU Friday 15 Josh Kroenke G Fr.-HS Columbia, Mo Freshman is 5th on team w/22 3-pt. FGs 21 Kareem Rush F Fr.-HS Kansas City, Mo Big 12 Freshman of the Year averaged 18.2 ppg in Big 12 play 24 Jeff Hafer F Sr.-3L Joplin, Mo Led MU comeback at KU w/14 pts., including career-high 4 3-pt. FGs 31 Johnnie Parker F Jr.-2L St. Louis, Mo Had 5 pts., 5 rebs., 2 steals and 1 assist Fri. vs. Oklahoma 33 Tajudeen Soyoye F/C Jr.-Tr Lagos, Nigeria MU s top rebounder was held to 3 pts./3 rebs. Fri. vs. Oklahoma 41 Justin Gage G/F Fr.-HS Jefferson City, Mo Provided key minutes off the bench in Big 12 Tournament 54 Pat Schumacher C So.-1L St. Louis, Mo Gave MU big lift w/6 pts. & 2 rebs. in 11 minutes vs. OSU Denotes probable starters Head Coach: Quin Snyder (Duke, 89); at MU,.600 (1st season); overall,.600 (1st season) Associate Head Coach: John Hammond (Greenville, 76) Assistant Coaches: Tony Harvey (Cameron, 88); Igor Kokoskov (Belgrade, 93) HEAD COACH QUIN SNYDER On Playing North Carolina: I think Carolina has more wins than any other team in the history of the NCAA, so its not only exciting to be in the tournament, it is exciting to play a team that has such a rich tradition. I think more than Carolina though, its us and what these guys have done. To have what I think is a season in which we have controlled the things we have been able to control such as how hard we work and our passion this is a stamp on those things for these guys. The good guys won. We got in. Now you roll the dice and get ready to play ball. On making the Tournament: I went to my first Big 12 meeting last year and Bob Frederick had a talk with the coaches on what you needed to do to get in and I think we did those things. We played the right people. Everybody we lost to this year is in the tournament and the fact that we lost to some teams that were No. 3 seeds was not held against us. We played those teams tough and battled. That has to give our guys some sense that we belong and we can compete. Whether or not that turns into victories that remains to be seen. I think it does translate into a team that believes it can make some noise. good things during that time and we stayed focused on what we were doing. We practiced a little harder, but I don t think anybody would look at this team and say Wow that is a team to be reckoned with. I mean that as an ultimate compliment to my players. They have somehow found things inside them that they can do on the floor that have gotten us there. That is a credit to them. On all the close losses: We are certainly a team that plays unconventional. It can be a good thing or a rough situation. I think we are do in some respects for something. I don t know what that is, but they deserve something for what they have put in. I believe in karma so we will see what happens. SOPHOMORE GUARD KEYON DOOLING On the end of the season: We ve been in ballgames, but we haven t won any of them yet, really. Hopefully we can start now. What a perfect time to start winning. We don t care about advantages or disadvantages. We know what we have and we ve been doing it together all year. We are just going to go out there and continue to do this together. On the tough non-conference schedule: We will continue to schedule the tough opponents. Any chance you get to play Kentucky, Indiana, Kansas twice and now North Carolina it is a plus for the program. That is the kind of season that builds character. On match-ups: It will not be size versus. size. I am familiar with Carolina s team obviously. I think they have an excellent team. Coach Gutheridge does a great job. They have a system that has been time tested. In addition to that, they have kids individually that are great players. Whether is it Ed Cota or Jason CapeL. I coached his brother as an assistant. I recruited Chris Lange so I am familiar with those guys and like them and respect them. We are different than them and we just need to see how all that plays out. I think our guys will be ready to play. On the possibility of an NCAA bid when the team was 7-6: I think I have been consistent in the lens through which I have viewed this year. When we were 7-6 we started to do some JUNIOR GUARD BRIAN GRAWER On North Carolina: Carolina is a good ballclub. Not only in tradition, but this year. Ed Cota leads their team, he s one of the best point guards in the nation. Haywood down low is a force to be reckoned with. We ve got our work cut out for us, but it is going to be one of the best match-ups of the first round. It s exciting to play against Carolina Blue. Everybody knows who North Carolina is and knows what they represent. SENIOR FORWARD JEFF HAFER On the tough schedule paying off: If you look at a schedule of games that gives you an NCAA type atmosphere, I don t think anyone has as good of one as us. We re prepared for this. Now we just have to realize it is a one-game season. We have to be ready to lay it all on the line again NCAA Tournament Notes

4 TIGER FACT-OF-THE- GAME MU and UNC square off Friday on St. Patrick s Day, and that could be a good omen for the Tigers. The last three times Mizzou has played an NCAA Tournament game on St. Patty s Day, they ve won. MU defeated Indiana, on March 17, 1995; Navy on March 17, 1994 and Creighton on March 17, SERIES HISTORY NORTH CAROLINA (Series tied, 4-4) W, at St. Louis L, *58-73 at Honolulu L, at Greensboro W, #81-76 at Honolulu L, at Anchorage W, ^91-81 at Lahaina L, %60-76 at Charlotte W, $80-73 at New York * Rainbow Classic # Hawaii Pacific Invitational + Great Alaska Shootout ^ Maui Classic % Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions $ Big Apple (pre-season) NIT at Neutral Sites: Series tied, 4-4 TIGER COMEBACKS Missouri has rallied from deficits eight times this season to register wins under Quin Snyder. Here s a look at those games: Date Opp. Deficit (Time) Final Score Princeton 9 pts. (13:06, 1st) UNCA 10 pts. (1:26, 1st) SMU 6 pts. (5:58, 2nd) Illinois 14 pts. (8:03, 1st) Colorado 7 pts. (9:21, 1st) Texas A&M 8 pts. (14:24, 1st) at Nebraska 14 pts. (17:06, 2nd) at Texas Tech 11 pts. (15:31, 2nd) MU CLASS LINES Here s a quick look at how MU s production breaks down among the player s experience: Category FR SO JR SR Points 19.5% 39.6% 31.5% 9.4% Rebounds 16.4% 22.7% 40.6% 11.0% Assists 9.7% 44.1% 32.3% 14.0% Turnovers 14.9% 35.5% 35.0% 13.8% 2000 NCAA Tournament Notes TIGERS HEAD TO ALABAMA For the 18th time in school history and the 1st time under first-year Head Coach Quin Snyder, the Missouri Tigers are playing in the NCAA Tournament. Mizzou has been assigned the #9 seed in the South Region, where they ll take on the #8-seeded North Carolina Tarheels in first-round action. Missouri is making its second straight appearance in the tournament, and its 15th in the last 21 years. The Tigers are looking to atone for a loss last season in the opening round against New Mexico. The 9th-seeded Lobos downed the 8th-seeded Tigers on a lastsecond shot. Missouri is alltime in NCAA play, and twice got as far as the Elite Eight round, first in 1976, and most recently in MU s assignment to the South Region is a bit of a refreshing thing for Tiger fans, as the last four times the Tigers have been to the Big Dance, they ve been sent out West 1993 (#10 seed), 1994 (#1), 1995 (#8) and 1999 (#8). 8-9 GAME IS A FAMILIAR SIGHT This will mark the third straight time that MU has appeared in the NCAA Tournament as part of the 8-9 seed game. Last year, the #8 Tigers were defeated by #9 New Mexico in Denver, Colo. The previous appearance in 1995 saw 8th-seeded MU down #9 Indiana in the opening round in Boise, Ida., and then fall to #1-seeded UCLA, on what we now refer to as the Tyus Edney affair. UCLA went on to win the national championship. MU s only other appearance in the 8-9 game came back in 1981, when the 9th-seeded Tigers fell in the opening round to #8 Lamar, 71-67, in Austin, Texas. MU VS. THE 2000 NCAA FIELD Missouri has played one of the nation s toughest schedules this season, and that probably went a long way toward helping the Tigers land an NCAA bid. Mizzou s schedule ranks as the 16thtoughest in the nation, according the latest strength ratings at Every one of MU s 12 losses on the season have come to teams that are in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers stand 2-12 against the tournament field, but seven of those losses were virtual toss-ups that were decided by five points or fewer. 4 TALE OF THE TAPE MIZZOU NORTH CAROLINA Overall Record Conference Record 9-7 L 1 Current Win-Loss Streak L Field Goal Percentage Opponent FG Percentage PT FG Percentage Opponent 3-PT FG Percentage PT FGs Made Per Game PT FGs Attempted Per Game Free Throw Percentage Rebound Average Rebound Margin Turnovers Per Game Opponents Turnovers Per Game Points Per Game Opponents Points Per Game Average Margin +5.4 MU-NORTH CAROLINA SERIES Missouri and North Carolina will meet for the 9th time when they take the court on Friday in Birmingham, Ala. The previous eight meetings have been evenly split, 4-4. Oddly, this will mark the 9th different court on which the schools have played, and all of the games have been played at neutral sites. MU and UNC first met in St. Louis, Mo. in the season opener for the season, and Mizzou defeated the Tarheels the defending national champions by a margin. Tiger all-americans Steve Stipanovich and Jon Sundvold led the way, with 22 points and 18 points, apiece. Additionally, MU s Ron Jones guarded UNC s Michael Jordan, and held the great one to 13 points, on 5-of-11 shooting. Since that first meeting, the teams have met seven more times on seven different courts: twice in Honolulu (once in the Blaisdell Center, the other in the Bloch Arena), and once each at Greensboro, N.C., Charlotte, N.C., Anchorage, Alaska, Lahaina, Hi. and New York, N.Y. Six of the meetings have come in tournaments, including such name outings as the Maui Classic, Rainbow Classic, Great Alaska Shootout and the Pre-Season NIT. SNYDER EARNS NATIONAL HONOR Missouri has enjoyed a nice bit of success this season under Head Coach Quin Snyder, who has led MU to an NCAA Tournament berth in just his first year as a head coach.

5 Snyder s efforts haven t gone unnoticed, as he was named this week as the national Rookie Coach-of-the-Year, by Basketball Times. Snyder broke the school record for wins by a first-year coach last week when the Tigers defeated Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament. Snyder s 18th win broke the record for coaches in their first year at MU, a feat which had been accomplished twice but not since the season, when Craig Ruby guided MU to a 17-1 mark and the Missouri Valley Conference championship. Three years prior to that, in the season, Walter Meanwell (now in the College Basketball Hall of Fame) coached the first of his two seasons at MU, and led the Tigers to a similar 17-1 record, and an MVC title that marked Mizzou s first-ever conference championship in the sport of basketball. POST-SEASON HONORS ROLL IN Missouri has enjoyed quite a bit of success in its first year under Head Coach Quin Snyder, and the accolades are beginning to flow. Last week, three Tigers earned honors as part of the Big 12 Coaches and Associated Press season-end awards. Sophomore guard KEYON DOOLING was a unanimous 2nd-team all-big 12 selection by both the coaches and media, for his play in leading the Tigers to a 10-6 mark in league play. Dooling was an honorable mention all-big 12 pick last year as a freshman, and was a Big 12 all-freshman team pick, as well. Freshman phenom KAREEM RUSH made enough of an impression upon league coaches to be named Big 12 co-freshman-of-the-year, along with Bernard King of Texas A&M. Rush, who is on the way to setting an MU freshman scoring record, was named to the honorable mention all-big 12 team by both the coaches and media,as well. Rush also was named to the Big 12 all-freshman team, as well as part of the all-bench team by the Associated Press. Sophomore guard CLARENCE GILBERT was named to the all-big 12 3rd team by league coaches. He was also selected to the Big 12 all-improved team by the Associated Press, as the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native has averaged 13.6 points a game this year nearly three times as much as his average of 4.8 points a game last year as a freshman at Mizzou. THE QUIN-TISENNTIALS The 15th head coach in Missouri basketball history, Quin Snyder is in his first season as a head coach. He notched his first career win Nov. 13th vs. Princeton, when the Tigers grabbed a victory in the NABC Classic in Syracuse, N.Y. His first win in the Big 12 Conference came on Jan. 12th, as the Tigers jumped Colorado, His first-ever road win will go down in the books as a win at Baylor on Jan. 18th. An exciting new era began at Missouri last April, when Snyder was introduced as men s head basketball coach by Director of Athletics Michael Alden. Snyder, an assistant coach at Duke University the previous four years, is just the fifth different head coach at Missouri since Snyder s mission is to take the Tiger program to the next level. And if that next level represents the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, Snyder will be a repeat visitor. In 10 years at Duke, he took part in five Final Fours three as a player (1986, 88, 89) and two more as a coach (1994, 99). For those of you keeping score at home, that s exactly five more Final Fours than Mizzou has qualified for in its previous 93 years. Snyder had served as Duke s associate head coach the previous two seasons, and was entrusted with numerous on-court coaching responsibilities, as well as recruiting duties for the Blue Devils by Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski. He was widely credited with recruiting the group of student-athletes (including 1999 national player-of-the-year Elton Brand) at Duke who compiled a 37-2 record last year and finished as NCAA runners-up. Snyder and his wife, Helen, were married on Sept. 24th of Snyder celebrated his 33rd birthday on Oct. 30th. SEVEN-GAME STREAK WAS HUGE After losing the Big 12 conference opener at Iowa State back on Jan. 8th, the Missouri Tigers returned to Columbia with a record that stood at just 7-6. Hopes of an NCAA Tournament berth weren t exactly high at the time. But give credit to the Tiger coaches and players, who kept working to improve, and kept their focus on one game at a time. That focus led to a seven-game winning streak which is a huge reason why the Tigers are in the Big Dance. Missouri began its seven-game winning streak on Jan. 12th in Columbia against Colo- MISSOURI BASKETBALL TIGER AWARDS Here s a look at the awards claimed by Missouri Tiger players during the season: QUIN SNYDER National Rookie Coach-of-the-Year (Basketball Times) KEYON DOOLING 2nd-Team All-Big 12 (A.P.) 2nd-Team All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches) NABC District 12 First-Team NABC Classic All Tournament Team CLARENCE GILBERT 3rd-Team All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches) Big 12 All-Improved Team (A.P.) BRIAN GRAWER First Team Academic All-Big 12 Dean s List (Fall, 99) JEFF HAFER Dean s List (Fall, 99) JOSH KROENKE Dean s List (Fall, 99) KAREEM RUSH Big 12 Freshman-of-the-Year (Big 12 Coaches) Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches) Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (A.P.) Big 12 All-Freshman Team (A.P.) Big 12 All-Bench Team (A.P.) Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Feb. 21) Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Feb. 7) Dean s List (Fall, 99) TAJUDEEN SOYOYE Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 21) MARK WAMPLER First Team Academic All-Big 12 Dean s List (Fall, 99) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Pts: 28, Marcus Fizer, Iowa State, FG: 11, Two tied with FGA: 22, Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma, FG: 6, Two tied with 3FGA: 12, Two tied with FT: 10, Jaquay Walls, Colorado, FTA: 12, Jaquay Walls, Colorado, Reb.: 14, Tony Kitt, Kansas State, Asst: 11, Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State, Blocks: _ 5, Brodney Kennard, Texas Tech, Steals: 4, Jose Winston, Colorado, NCAA Tournament Notes

6 MU RECORD WHEN Ahead at half 14-3 Behind at half 4-9 FG% of.450 or more 11-1 FG% less than Better FG% than opp Worse FG% than opp Opp. shoots less than FG% of.400 or more 8-2 3FG% less than Try more than 20 3FGs Try 20 or less 3FGs 5-1 Try more FTs than opp Try less FTs than opp Bench outscores opp. bench 8-4 Opp. bench outscores MU bench 10-7 Outrebound opp. 7-1 Tied or outrebounded More TOs than opp. 5-3 Same or fewer TOs 13-9 Make 10 or more TOs Make less than 10 TOs 5-1 Score less than 50 pts. 0-1 Score pts. 1-3 Score pts. 1-3 Score pts. 5-2 Score 80 or more pts Allow less than 50 pts. 2-0 Allow pts. 3-1 Allow pts. 5-2 Allow pts. 6-4 Allow 80 or more pts. 2-5 Overtime 0-1 Vs. AP Top Home Games 10-5 Road Games 5-3 Neutral Site Games 3-4 Day Games 8-4 Night Games 10-8 On Monday 0-1 On Tuesday 3-2 On Wednesday 4-1 On Thursday 1-1 On Friday 1-2 On Saturday 8-3 On Sunday 1-2 On Mizzou Sports Network 4-4 On CBS 0-1 On ESPN 0-3 On ESPN-Plus 5-3 On ABC 1-0 GAMES DECIDED BY... 5 pts. or less pts pts or more pts NCAA Tournament Notes rado. After that, MU knocked off Kansas State, Baylor, #15 Kansas, Texas A&M, Colorado again, and Nebraska in succession. The streak was broken on Feb. 9th by #17 Iowa State, as the Cyclones posted a win in Columbia. In those seven games, Missouri really put things together on the offensive end. MU shot 49.5 percent as a team in the seven wins, compared to just 43.3 percent by opponents. Perhaps most impressive was the fact that the Tigers averaged 84.4 points a game in the string just under 16 points more than the team was averaging prior to the first meeting with CU (68.5 ppg). The Tigers outscored foes by a 13.8 point margin per game during the streak (84.4 to 70.6). Prior to the seven-game winning streak, the Tigers dropped three-straight games to the hands of Kentucky, Winthrop and Iowa State. Here s a comparison of the numbers from those two streaks: 7-Game Streak Previous 3 Gms. MU Points Per Game Scoring Margin Rebounding Margin MU FG Percentage 49.5% 34.8% Opp. FG Percentage 43.3% 44.9% MU 3-pt. FG Percentage 42.7% 28.0% MU Assists Per Game MU FT Attempts Per Game SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR Missouri has marquee wins this year over Illinois and Kansas, but has been so tantalizingly close to knocking off even more top-notch foes, only to see things get away in the end. In MU s last two losses, the Tigers led in each of the games final 13 seconds, only to see things turn the wrong way. Against 15th-ranked Oklahoma last week, MU led after a pair of Keyon Dooling free throws with 12 seconds left in regulation. But OU s Hollis Price got the good side of a block/charge call with three seconds left, and hit both foul shots to send the game into overtime. OU eventually won, On March 5th at Lawrence, Kan., MU rallied from as far as 14 points down in the second half to take an lead with 1:40 left. MU held that same lead heading into the final 15 seconds, but KU s Drew Gooden was fouled by Jeff Hafer on what was ruled an intentional foul. Gooden sank both foul shots, and Kirk Hinrich made another pair after KU got the ball again to go up, The 23rd-ranked Jayhawks held on for the win when Keyon Dooling s three-pointer from the wing wouldn t 6 go down with three seconds left. Clarence Gilbert tipped in the miss at the buzzer to account for the final score. On Feb. 12th against #18 Texas, Mizzou led for most of the game, only to see the Longhorns post the comeback win. MU had a lastsecond three-pointer try by Brian Grawer, but the 35-footer fell short just before the buzzer. One that got away came back on Dec. 7th vs. #15 Indiana. Playing before a record home crowd, Mizzou jumped out to a 16-point first half lead. But the veteran Hoosiers posted a furious comeback in the second half, and got their first lead of the game with just :43 seconds left on a Dane Fife layin. MU s Clarence Gilbert couldn t connect on a three-pointer on MU s next possession, and IU hit 5-of-6 free throws down the stretch to claim the win. BIG 12 TOURNAMENT REVIEW Missouri enters the NCAA Tournament coming off a hard-fought overtime loss to 15th-ranked Oklahoma, which took place last Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Missouri went toe-to-toe with the bigger and stronger Sooners, and had a chance to win at the end of regulation. MU s Keyon Dooling hit a pair of free throws with just 12 seconds left to put the Tigers up, But OU s Hollis Price drove to the basket, and drew a foul with just three seconds left. The freshman calmly sank both freebies to send the game into overtime Mizzou s first extra period of the year. Dooling scored four quick points in overtime to put MU up, 76-72, and MU led with 2:28 left on a floater in the lane by freshman Kareem Rush. But the Sooners wouldn t be denied, as Kelley Newton hit a three pointer with 23 seconds left to give OU an lead. After MU s Clarence Gilbert s three pointer from the left corner went in and out, Newton hit a pair of foul shots with four seconds left to ice the game. There were 21 lead changes and 14 ties during the game, which is already being called the best game ever played in the four-year history of the Big 12 Tournament. MU made just 4-of-25 three pointers on the night, more than five below its season average. MU opened the tourney with a methodical dismantling of Texas Tech, in the first round. Gilbert torched the Red Raiders for 26 points, just one shy of his career high. Gilbert made six three pointers on the night, and helped lead a defensive effort that held Tech to just

7 32.0% shooting. It was MU s largest win in tournament history. LAST YEAR AT THE NCAA TOURNAMENT #25 New Mexico 61, MU 59 March 11, Denver, Colo. New Mexico s Lamont Long hit a jumper in the lane with six seconds left to give New Mexico a first-round win over Missouri in the NCAA West Regional. Due to a timer s error, the game clock did not stop after Long s bucket, meaning the Tigers lost around two precious seconds as they raced down court to get their own buzzer-beater off, but Brian Grawer s desperation 25-footer couldn t find the mark. Despite the error being correctable under NCAA rules, the game officials left the court immediately at the buzzer, and refused to return. Missouri rallied from a 12-point first-half deficit to twice take leads of three points, late in the game. But the Tigers couldn t get the ball to drop in a key sequence with one minute left, as Keyon Dooling missed a layup in traffic after a steal, and Albert White s follow dunk rimmed out. That happened with the score tied at 59 apiece, setting up Long s heroics. NMU (61) FG 3PT FT RB A PF TP Davis - f Thomas - c Long - g Henry - g Robinson - g Walker Hannah Totals MU (59) FG 3PT FT RB A PF TP White - f Hardge - c Dooling - g Grawer - g Woods - g Gilbert Hafer Parker Schumacher Totals Officials: Scagliotta, Bova, Jones New Mexico Missouri Attendance: 15,000 MU S RPI IS A.O.K. Missouri ranks 37th in the latest RPI rankings, while North Carolina rates #41 in the land. MU s schedule ranks as the 16th-toughest in the nation currently. The Big 12 Conference is ranked as the #4 league in strength ratings, behind only the Big Ten, SEC, and Conference USA. For you historians, here s a look back at MU s last few NCAA appearances, and where the Tigers ranked in the RPI rankings after the regular season. Season Record RPI Schedule th 16th st 79th th 22nd nd 35th TIGERS SET THREE-POINT RECORD After nailing 14 three-pointers on Feb. 15th at Texas Tech, Missouri broke the school single-season three-point field goal record. Through 30 games now, the Tigers have far and beyond proven to be the school s most prolific long-range shooting team, with 283 treys. That shatters the single-season team record of 214 treys made by the squad. Missouri has also broken the Big 12 record for three pointers in a season. They broke the record of 274 set by Oklahoma just last season. MU already has broken the Big 12 record for threes attempted in a season. The old mark was 717 attempts by Texas in Additionally, MU s 773 three-point attempts thus far has shattered the school single-season mark of 580 set by the Tiger squad. Here s a look at the single-season marks: THREE-POINT FGs MADE THREE-POINT FGs ATTEMPTED THREE-PEATS Missouri enters Friday s contest as the 4th-most prolific three-point shooting team in the country, according to the latest set of NCAA statistics. Through games of March 6th, Missouri ranked 4th in the NCAA with an average of 9.6 three-point field goals made per game. The Tigers trail only Tennessee Tech (10.0 per game), Belmont (9.8) and Samford (9.7). Additionally, while MU s success isn t solely related to its success from long range, there is a standard that appears to dictate whether the Tigers will be successful, or not. To date, MU is tough to beat when it hits UNIVERSITY HISTORY Founded in 1839 as the first state university west of the Mississippi River, the early University was patterned after the ideals of Thomas Jefferson, a vigorous advocate of higher education. After passage of the Morrill Act by Congress in 1862, the University of Missouri became a land-grant institution. The University had its beginning in Columbia, but has since grown to a fourcampus system. Other campuses are located in St. Louis, Rolla and Kansas City. The University is governed by a nine-member Board of Curators appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Not more than five members can be from the same political party, and no more than one member can be from a particular congressional district. The curators name the president of the University (Dr. Manuel Pacheco). Each of the campuses is supervised by a chancellor. In his third year as chancellor in Columbia, is Dr. Richard Wallace. SOME FAMOUS MU ALUMNI James Lehrer, journalist Jack Germond, columnist Dick Richards, astronaut Linda Godwin, astronaut James Kilpatrick, columnist Sam Walton, Wal-Mart founder Eugene Field, author Tom Berrenger, actor Kate Capshaw, actress Brad Pitt, actor Sheryl Crow, recording artist Tennessee Williams, author Bill Trogdon, author Robert Loggia, actor Marlin Perkins, Wild Kingdom Debbye Turner, 1990 Miss America Mort Walker, cartoonist Bryan Burrough, author Frederick Robbins, 1954 Nobel Prize for polio research Alan Greenberg, Bear Stearns Co. Harold S. Hook, American Gen. Ins. Stan Kroenke, owner, St. Louis Rams Elizabeth Vargas, ABC News Sonja Steptoe, CNN/SI NCAA Tournament Notes

8 MU IN THE BIG 12 (Thru Games of March 5) TEAM STATISTICS Scoring Offense 7th 74.0 Big 12 Only 1st 78.9 Scoring Defense 6th 69.8 Big 12 Only 7th 74.4 Free Throw Percentage 3rd.698 Big 12 Only 2nd.722 Field Goal Percentage 11th.425 Big 12 Only 6th.440 Field Goal Percentage Defense 11th.457 Big 12 Only 10th Pt. FG Made 1st 270 Big 12 Only 1st Pt. FG Percentage 4th.373 Big 12 Only 2nd.389 Rebounding 12th 33.5 Big 12 Only 11th 33.7 Rebounding Margin 12th -4.2 Big 12 Only 10th -4.2 Blocked Shots 12th 1.90 Big 12 Only 11th 2.06 Assists 9th Big 12 Only 8th Steals 2nd 9.00 Big 12 Only 1st 8.88 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (Top 15 Rankings Only) Scoring Keyon Dooling 10th 15.2 Big 12 Only 12th 14.4 Kareem Rush 11th 15.1 Big 12 Only 3rd 18.2 Clarence Gilbert Big 12 Only 11th 14.8 Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush 15th.516 Big 12 Only 5th.568 Jeff Hafer Big 12 Only 13th.511 Free Throw Percentage Brian Grawer 1st.906 Big 12 Only 1st.905 Kareem Rush 6th.776 Big 12 Only 8th.778 Keyon Dooling 14th.728 Big 12 Only 3rd.810 Assists Keyon Dooling 12th 3.75 Big 12 Only 6th Pt. Field Goals Made Clarence Gilbert 5th 2.71 Big 12 Only 2nd 3.25 Kareem Rush 12th 2.21 Big 12 Only 7th 2.82 Keyon Dooling 13th Pt. Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush 3rd.442 Big 12 Only 1st.517 Clarence Gilbert 13th.390 Big 12 Only 10th.391 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio Brian Grawer 6th 1.98 Big 12 Only 10th 1.96 Clarence Gilbert 11th 1.67 Big 12 Only 7th 2.00 Steals Jeff Hafer 8th 1.67 Big 12 Only 12th NCAA Tournament Notes 40.0% or better from three-point range, as the Tigers are 8-2 in those games. Conversely, MU is a.500 club (10-10) when it makes less than 40.0% from three-point range. MU is looking to regain the touch from beyond the arch, as the Tigers connected on just 4-of-25 three pointers (16.0%) against Oklahoma last Friday in Kansas City. OU also held MU to a season-low 3-of-23 (13.0%) on Feb. 26th at Norman. MU TIES BIG 12 RECORD FOR THREES Missouri came out firing on all cylinders on Feb. 19th at Kansas State, as the Tigers hit their first six three-point field goal attempts, on the way to a 12-of-19 effort beyond the arch in the first half. The 12 threes made in the opening half tied the Big 12 record for threes made in a single half, tying the 12 made by Texas against Kansas State in The Tigers appeared well on their way to breaking the MU single-game mark of 15 threes made (accomplished three times previously, including once this season), as well as the Big 12 single-game record of 18 (by Texas in 1997 vs. Kansas State), but the basket tightened up after halftime. MU connected on just 2-of-14 threes in the second half, to end the game 14- of-33. DOOLING DUNK WAS ONE FOR THE AGES If you haven t had a chance to see the highlight of Keyon Dooling s breathtaking dunk at Kansas on March 5th, do yourself a favor and track down a copy of the play it could arguably have been the play of the year. With just under nine minutes left in the first half, and MU holding a lead, Dooling led a 2-on-1 fastbreak opportunity, and he smelled blood. Dooling attacked the left side, planted his feet roughly 8-10 feet from the basket, and soared high over KU s posterized Ashante Johnson. Dooling threw the dunk in, and fell to the floor after being bumped during the play. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the basket was waved off, as Dooling was called for a charge. Wow. Really, we mean wow. That s all we can say without being flogged in public. The play was a momentum turner, as the foul was Dooling s second of the half, and he was forced to sit the final eight minutes on the bench. Additionally, instead of a three-point play and a MU lead, the score remained 22-19, and KU quickly tied it up when Kirk Hinrich nailed a three pointer on the Jayhawks 8 next possesion. DOOLING NAMED TO NABC 1ST TEAM Sophomore guard Keyon Dooling was selected to the National Basketball Coaches Association District 12 First Team, as recently released by the NABC. Dooling was named on the District 12 First Team along with Eduardo Najera of Oklahoma, Marcus Fizer of Iowa State, Desmond Mason of Oklahoma State and Eric Coley of Tulsa. Dooling was also recently named 2nd team all-big 12 by league coaches and the Associated Press. First and second teams were chosen in each of 15 districts, making 150 student-athletes honored overall. Fifteen of those players will later be selected to first, second or third team all-america teams. Anthony Peeler is the last Tiger to be selected to the NABC all-america team, when he was named a 2nd-team NABC all-american in CARDIAC KIDS While the Tigers would certainly prefer a big win on Friday against North Carolina, MU has been predisposed to playing tight ballgames this season. Just under half of MU s games (14-of-30 to be exact) have been decided by six points or fewer. The Tigers hold a 7-7 record in those games. MU s last two losses have come by a combined five points. The Tigers are coming off a tough overtime loss to #15 Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament. Sanwiched around an bombing of Texas Tech, the Tigers dropped a heartbreaking one-point loss at #23 Kansas on March 5th, a game in which the Tigers led with as little as 13 seconds left in the contest. MU VS. RANKED TEAMS Missouri has played 10 games against ranked teams entering the NCAA Tournament, and the Tigers stand 2-8 in those contests. Each of MU s last seven losses have come at the hands of teams which are currently ranked in the top-25 Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Iowa State (twice). MU s other loss vs. ranked competition came at the hands of then-#15 Indiana. MU s wins came against then-#7 Kansas and then-#15 Illinois.

9 KAREEM OF THE CROP Since returning to the MU lineup 13 games ago, freshman Kareem Rush has established himself as the Tigers top offensive threat, as he s averaged a team-high 17.4 points per game in that stretch. In those games, he s made 55.0% of his field goals, 48.5% of his 3-pt. field goals and 75.0% of his free throws. His efforts were rewarded last week when he was named the Big 12 co-freshman-of-the- Year by Big 12 coaches, along with Bernard King of Texas A&M. He was also selected to the all-big 12 honorable mention team by both coaches and media, and was named to the Big 12 all-freshman and all-bench team by the Associated Press. Rush averaged 13.0 points and 7.0 rebounds a game in MU s two Big 12 Tournament games last week. He s led MU in scoring seven times since his return on Jan. 29th from an NCAA-mandated nine-game leave of absence. After coming off the bench in his first 16 games, Rush has been a starter now for the last five contests. With 17 straight games in double figures entering Friday s contest, Rush has the longest freshman double-figure scoring streak ever at MU. The previous long for a Tiger freshman was 12, set by Nathan Buntin in Additionally, his streak is the longest by any Tiger since Paul O Liney did the trick in 17 straight games during the campaign. Doug Smith, with 30 straight games in double figures in , holds the single-season record in the category. Rush led MU in scoring during league play, with an 18.2 per-game average. It s the first time that a freshman has ever led MU in scoring in league play, and his average is the highest in league play by any Tiger since Paul O Liney averaged 20.6 points a game during the Big Eight season. On Feb. 21st, he won his second Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week award in three weeks, based on incredible performances at Texas Tech and Kansas State. At Tech, Rush scored a career-high 31 points, leading MU to a come-from-behind win that was crucial to keeping the Tigers in the Big 12 race, as well as keeping hopes alive for an NCAA Tournament bid. Just how impressive were his exploits in Lubbock? You be the judge: Rush virtually single-handedly drew MU back from an 11-point second-half deficit. Texas Tech took an 11-point lead, at 55-44, with 15:31 left in the game. From that point on, Rush scored 19 points, just two fewer than the 21 points tallied by the Red Raiders the rest of the way, as MU rallied for an win. Rush was 10-of-14 from the floor, including 7-of-9 from three-point range, including consecutive threes with under four minutes left that gave MU the lead for good. Rush s 10-of-14 (71.4%) shooting was vital, as the rest of the team shot a combined 29.4% as a team (15-of-51). Rush followed with yet another salty performance at Kansas State, scoring 19 points, and adding three rebounds and three steals in 25 minutes. He hit 4-of-7 three pointers, and nailed 7-of-8 free throws. MORE RUSH-HOUR Kareem Rush s 31-point performance at Texas Tech marked just the second time in Tiger history that a freshman has scored 30 or more points in a game. He joined former Tiger all-american Derrick Chievous in that select group, as Chievous scored 32 points as a rookie on Dec. 29, 1984 against Arizona. Additionally, Rush s total was the most ever scored by a Tiger in Big 12 play, and was the most overall since Sammie Haley scored 31 against Murray State in the 1996 NIT. The last time a Tiger had scored 30 or more in a conference game was back in 1994, when Melvin Booker scored 32 at Kansas. MU HITTING THE FREEBIES FREELY All season long, Tiger Coach Quin Snyder has preached the importance of driving the ball, which leads to open shots and getting fouled. Missouri s focus on being aggressive offensively led to 32 free throw attempts in the last time out vs. Oklahoma, of which the Tigers connected on 28 (87.5%). Unfortunately, OU received 47 foul shots in the slugfest, and made 37 (78.7%). The Tigers have been rather clutch from the line recently, as they ve connected on 78.7 percent of its foul shots in their last eight games (148-of-188). More importantly, in its last six wins, the Tigers have been solid from the foul line in the clutch, as MU has gone a combined 34-of-44 (77.3%) from the line in the last two minutes of all six games. Mizzou finished 2nd in the Big 12 Confer- MISSOURI BASKETBALL BEST OF THE SNYDER ERA FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED (GAME) 48 Princeton Morgan State Winthrop LOWEST FG PERCENTAGE ALLOWED (GAME).320 Texas Tech (16-50) Morgan State (20-58) SMU (22-63) FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED (HALF) 18 Texas Tech (1st) Winthrop (1st) Kansas State (1st) Princeton (2nd) SMU (1st) LOWEST FG PERCENTAGE ALLOWED (HALF).200 Texas Tech (5-25) Oklahoma (6-26) Morgan State (8-29) SMU (8-29) Winthrop (8-29) MOST POINTS SCORED (GAME) 100 vs. Colorado vs. Texas A&M vs. Morgan State HIGHEST FG PERCENTAGE (GAME).646 vs. Colorado (31-48) vs. Kansas (29-53) vs. Illinois (23-44) vs. Texas A&M (34-65) MOST POINTS SCORED (HALF) 60 at Nebraska (2nd) vs. Colorado (2nd) vs. Morgan St. (2nd) at Iowa State (2nd) vs. Texas A&M (1st) HIGHEST FG PERCENTAGE (HALF).706 vs. Illinois (2nd) vs. Colorado (2nd) vs. Colorado (1st) NCAA Tournament Notes

10 MU INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS 3-PT. FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Clarence Gilbert _ Mark Atkins Paul O Liney Jason Sutherland Mark Atkins Jason Sutherland Melvin Booker John Woods Brian Grawer Derek Grimm PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1. Clarence Gilbert _ Mark Atkins Paul O Liney Mark Atkins Jason Sutherland John Woods Keyon Dooling _ Melvin Booker Lee Coward Jason Sutherland _ PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. Lee Coward Derrick Chievous Brian Grawer Derek Grimm Jason Sutherland Brian Grawer Melvin Booker Lee Coward Kareem Rush Anthony Peeler FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. Brian Grawer Travis Ford Derek Grimm Orv Salmon Jason Sutherland Ron Coleman Jon Sundvold Jon Sundvold Jon Sundvold Al Eberhard NCAA Tournament Notes ence in foul shooting in league play, with a team percentage rate of 72.2 percent. In all games, the Tigers rate 3rd in the league, with a season mark of 70.9 percent. Getting to the line has proven to be an indicator of MU s success this season. In its 18 wins, the Tigers have attempted an average of 24.3 foul shots per game. In its 12 losses, MU is shooting just 17.8 freebies a game, compared to 24.1 by its foes. The 6.5 extra attempts would have certainly come in handy in its seven losses suffered by five points or fewer. MU SOLID IN THE CLUTCH Since conference play began, Missouri has hit for an outstanding 81.6 percent as a team from the foul line in the last three minutes of the game, as well as overtime (84-of-103). That breaks down to a a 31-of-36 mark at home (86.1%), 48-of-61on the road (78.7%) and 5-of-6 at neutral sites (83.3%). Here s a look individually at MU s numbers: Tiger FT FTA PCT. Parker Gage Grawer Dooling Rush Soyoye Hafer Gilbert Kroenke Schumacher Total PICK YOUR POISON During the Big 12 Conference season, Quin Snyder s bunch exhibited an impressive balance offensively, making it hard for opponents to focus on one person. Three Tigers, led by freshman Kareem Rush (18.2 ppg), averaged double figures in scoring in conference play. Others in double figures included Keyon Dooling (14.4 ppg) and Clarence Gilbert (14.8). Additionally, three other Tigers, Tajudeen Soyoye (9.1 ppg), Brian Grawer (8.5) and Jeff Hafer (8.7) were just shy of giving MU six people averaging double digits. Here s a quick look at a few numbers which told the story during MU s 10-6 record in the conference season: Big 12 Season Non-Conference MU Points Per Game 78.9 (1st) 67.4 (12th) Scoring Margin +4.9 (6th) +3.8 (9th) Rebounding Margin -3.3 (10th) -4.2 (12th) 10 MU FG Percentage 44.0% (6th) 40.3% (12th) Opp. FG Percentage 46.5% (10th) 44.7% (12th) MU 3-pt. FG Percentage 38.6% (3rd) 35.2% (7th) Opp. 3-pt. FG Percentage 33.5% (4th) 32.5% (7th) MU Assists Per Game 14.6 (8th) 12.8 (12th) MORE POISON To illustrate just how improved MU s offensive attack was during conference play, here s a quick look at how several Tiger individuals did scoring-wise in league play, compared to non-league play: PPG PPG Tiger Big 12 Non-Conf. Kareem Rush Clarence Gilbert Keyon Dooling Jeff Hafer Brian Grawer MORE SCORING FACTS Missouri scored 80 or more points in 10- of-16 conference games (62.5%). That s a pretty heady feat, given the fact that in the previous years of Big 12 Conference play, MU had scored 80 or more points in just 13 of 48 league contests (27.0 percent). Missouri won the team scoring title in Big 12 Conference games, averaging a league-best 78.9 points per contest. SCORING EXPLOSION Missouri earned an comeback win at Nebraska on Feb. 5th thanks in large part to a monster 2nd-half offensive performance that saw MU score a whopping 60 points. The Tigers shot 53.1 percent from the floor in the second half, after making just 9-of-30 shots in the opening 20 minutes (30.0%), and hit 9-of-19 three pointers (47.4%) after making just 2-of-10 in the first half (20.0%). MU also got it done at the foul line, as they hit 17-of-22 freebies in the second half (77.3%), including 12-of-16 in the final two minutes to seal the win. WHEN 17-0 ISN T A FOOTBALL SCORE A score of 17-0 is more suited for a football game than a game on the hardcourt, but that s exactly what Mizzou put on Texas Tech in an incredible ending to the Feb. 15th game at Lubbock, Texas. Missouri outscored Texas Tech by a 17-0 margin to end the game, a span which stretche the final 6:42 of the contest.