The fourth-ranked Tigers will endeavour in order to avoid a repeat in addition to hold on for their share of the Big 12 steer because they enjoy during Oklahoma on Monday nighttime through an additional stop on their conference farewell tour.
With Marcus Denmon leading that way, Missouri (21-2, 8-2) rallied from an eight- point debt from the very last 2 1/2 seconds Saturday that will border archrival in addition to No. 8 Kansas 74-71. The Tigers' leading scorer had eight with his 29 points for the duration of his team's game-closing 11-0 run, just like tiebreaking 3-pointer along with 56 minutes left.
"I are convinced our own encounter genuinely made it easier for all of us out," reported Denmon, who seem to built 10 regarding 16 shots immediately after attaching at merely a 25.6 p'cent clip with the several previous games.
The mature shield had 17 details in the course of a great 89-88 gain at then-No. a few Baylor about Jan. 21 plus matched of which overall at Oklahoma State several days to weeks later. Denmon, though, missed 12 of of sixteen photographs with of which 79-72 beat to your Cowboys.
To support target on the visit that will Oklahoma, Tigers coach Frank Haith place his group in the community resort Saturday night. With Baylor internet hosting Kansas on Wednesday, Missouri demands a succeed to stay rate using the victor in this game.
"You are unable to simply just relax here plus claim (the matchup using Kansas) seemed to be a typical game mainly because it is not. It's always great to be able to beat them, but we've got Oklahoma on Monday," keep Michael Dixon said.
With tough luck points, Dixon was one among a number of participants around dual figures while in an 87-49 romp about Oklahoma at home Jan. 3. Kim English had 23 points and Denmon chipped throughout 20 during among their team's most effective taking pictures activities belonging to the time of year (59.3 percent).
The Sooners inserted in which discussion opener 10-2 underneath first-year coach Lon Kruger but have missing three of personal trainer proceeding into this matchup, as well as their first household defeat to an unranked opponent.
Iowa State appeared to be 15 of 30 from 3- point collection during a 77-70 win Saturday along with rotten a career-best operation through Oklahoma's Andrew Fitzgerald . The gofer forwards have 27 items but couldn't stop his crew from dropping to 9-3 with home.
"We 've got to stay working," Kruger said. "We have a extended approach to go. As unsatisfying as this is, there may be clearly very little occasion to help permit up previous to all of us enjoy again. We have got to be able to bounce back in addition to generate a few advance and obtain much better with regard to Monday."
The Sooners' additional two cuts for the Noble Center were to Kansas in addition to Baylor, but the next sitting challenger to help visit Norman has effective creating presently there lately. Missouri, 3-2 in conference roads games, possesses lost inside their very last a couple excursions to help Oklahoma, lately a 66-61 defeat upon Jan. 16, 2010.
The Tigers taken 35.9 percent in the course of of which impairment and possessed one simple gamer within 2 bottle figures, the damaged Laurence Bowers.
The Sooners (13-9, 3-7) have got decreased three immediately that will sitting Missouri teams a final a pair of by way of a merged 61 points each one coming considering that the beginning of very last February.
The Tigers have missing 65 of the eighty five all-time video games at Oklahoma heading towards their final visit there before causing with the SEC.
The Sooners furthermore lead this string 112-96.
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