Mizzou Basketball Prepares for Texas A&M

The nationally-ranked Missouri basketball teams begins a two-game road trip with a contest at Texas A&M. Tipoff in College Station is set for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network.

ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Missouri is 13-2 during the 2022-23 season with a 2-1 record in SEC play. Mizzou is ranked No. 20 in both the AP poll and coaches poll.
• The Tigers are coming off an 85-82 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday for their second SEC win of the season.
D’Moi Hodge leads four Tigers in double figures with 15.9 points per game.
Kobe Brown is second on the team with 15.5 points, while adding a MU-best 5.6 rebounds.
Nick Honor leads the Tigers with 3.7 assists.
• MU ranks second nationally with a scoring offense of 87.1, while adding a scoring defense of 75.1.

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ABOUT THE AGGIES
• Texas A&M enters with a 10-5 record and has won its last four games.
• The Aggies are one of three unbeaten teams left in the SEC with a 2-0 record after wins against Florida and LSU.
• Wade Taylor IV leads the Aggies with 15.4 points and 3.6 assists per game.
• Tyrece Radford (12.7) and Henry Coleman III (10.1) also score in double figures with Coleman also leading Texas A&M with 5.2 rebounds.
• Texas A&M averages 74.6 points, while allowing 67.4 on defense.

SERIES HISTORY
• In a series that dates back to 1969 and has been played annually since 1996-97, Texas A&M holds a slight all-time edge over the Tigers, 22-20.
• While the Aggies are 12-7 at home in the series, Mizzou has claimed the last two games in College Station, including a 70-66 victory last season.
Kobe Brown led MU to the win last year with 21 points, six rebounds, six assists and two blocks.

13-2 START
• The Tigers are currently enjoying one of their best starts in years.
• Mizzou has started a season 13-2 for the first time in nine years and the ninth time overall in the past 40 seasons.
• Of the eight previous times the Tigers won at least 13 of their first 15 games, seven resulted in NCAA Tournament bids.
• With a win Wednesday, Mizzou will improve to 14-2 for just the sixth time in the last 40 seasons.

2-1 SEC START
• MU is also enjoying a strong start to the SEC year.
• The Tigers have won two of their first three conference games for just the third time in their 11 seasons in the league.
• With a win Wednesday, Mizzou will improve to 3-1 in SEC play for the first time in its history.

NO. 2 IN SCORING OFFENSE
• One of the biggest keys to success this season for Mizzou is owning a top scoring attack.
• Mizzou enters the game ranked second nationally with an offense of 87.1 points.

TARGETING 70 POINTS
• While the Tigers are averaging nearly 90 points this season, the magic number is just 70 for MU.
• The Tigers have won their last 16 games when scoring at least 70 points, including a perfect 12-0 mark this season.
• On the opposite end, Mizzou is just 1-2 this year when held under the target – losing 20 of its last 21 games overall with 69 or fewer points.

FREE-THROW SUCCESS
• One key to a strong offense and reaching the 70-point targeted number is the free-throw line.
• The Tigers set season highs with 27 free-throws made and 31 attempted in the win over Vanderbilt – their most makes and attempts in two years.
• MU has scored at least 70 points in all 12 games it made 70 percent from the charity stripe (12-0 mark), while failing to score 70 points in any game under the number with a 1-2 resulting record.
• Overall, Mizzou leads the SEC by making 75.8 percent from the charity stripe this year – which also ranks as the fourth-best mark in MU history.

1,000-POINT CLUB
• Four active Tigers have reached the 1,000-point mark during their career, while another three are quickly approaching the number.
D’Moi Hodge is nine points from joining the club, while DeAndre Gholston (25 points away) and Tre Gomillion (53) are also nearing the milestone.
• Seniors Nick Honor, Noah Carter and Kobe Brown have all reached the number this season, joining Isiaih Mosley in the 1,000-point club.

MULTIPLE 1,000-POINT SCORERS
• Missouri is one of the nation’s most experienced teams, evident by its multiple 1,000-point scorers.
• Mizzou is currently one of 13 schools in the country with four 1,000-point scorers on its roster.
• With three more players less than 55 points from joining the club, MU is looking to join San Diego and UAB as the only teams with five 1,000-point scorers – no school features six or more.

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