University of Missouri men’s basketball returns home for its first SEC contest inside Mizzou Arena during the 2024-25 season. MU is set to host LSU at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night on SEC Network.
PROMOTIONS
• Fans can celebrate the Tigers’ first home game of 2025 with a special New Years ticket offer of four for $25 (CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE).
• Additionally, a New Years calendar is available as a giveaway, while fans can purchase beers for $2.99 at certain stands inside Mizzou Arena.
• Country artist Roman Alexander is set to perform at halftime.
ABOUT MISSOURI
• Mizzou enters its second SEC game with an 11-3 overall record.
• The Tigers lost their conference opener at No. 2 Auburn on Saturday, 86-68.
• Junior Mark Mitchell leads Mizzou with 13.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.
• Overall, three Tigers are scoring in double figures as Tamar Bates (12.6) and Caleb Grill (11.2) join Mitchell with 10-plus points.
• Sophomore Anthony Robinson II adds 9.8 points per game, while leading MU with 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
• Mizzou ranks 16th nationally with a scoring offense of 85.9 points and 17th with a scoring margin of +17.1.
ABOUT LSU
• Just like Mizzou, LSU enters Tuesday’s game with an 11-3 overall record and 0-1 mark in SEC play.
• The Tigers lost their conference opener on Saturday at home to Vanderbilt, 80-72.
• LSU is led by Cam Carter, who is averaging 17.3 points and 2.4 assists. Overall, five Tigers are currently scoring in double figures for LSU.
• Corey Chest has tallied a team-best 8.1 boards.
• LSU averages 83.4 points, while allowing 67.9 on the defensive end.
SERIES HISTORY
• LSU has had the better of the series with Mizzou, posting an 12-4 advantage over MU with the series knotted at three in Columbia.
• Last season, LSU eked out an 84-80 win in the regular-season finale over Mizzou.
• The previous season, MU swept a pair of games from LSU for the first time, including an 87-77 win in the most recent meeting at Mizzou Arena.
KEY NUMBER IS 80
• The most important number for Mizzou this season is 80, both offensively and defensively.
• The Tigers are 9-0 this season when scoring at least 80 points in a game but are just 2-3 when held under the number.
• On the opposite end, Missouri owns a 10-0 mark when holding teams under 80 points but are 1-3 when opponents hit the target.
TOP 20 OFFENSE
• With a target of 80 points, it is good thing the Tigers own one of the nation’s top offenses.
• Missouri is one of just 18 schools in the nation averaging at least 85 points, ranking 16th overall at 85.9.
• Overall, the Tigers are one of the most improved teams in the nation on the offensive end, ranking seventh nationally by increasing their scoring by 13.7 points.
GETTING TO THE LINE
• One key aspect to Mizzou’s improved offense is its ability to get to the free-throw line.
• MU ranks first nationally with 21.0 makes per game from the free-throw line and second with 29.0 attempts.
• The Tigers have increased their attempts by 10.8 per game from a season ago when they ranked last in the SEC with 18.2 per game.
• MU is also second nationally with a free-throw rate (FTA/FGA) of 51.1 percent and 17th by getting 24.4 percent of its points from the charity stripe.
HOME SWEET HOME
• The Tigers are returning to the friendly confines of Mizzou Arena for Tuesday’s contest.
• Mizzou is currently on a 11-game home-court winning streak – the team’s longest since a 26-game run from 2012 to 2014. It is also tied for the third-longest in the SEC and 19th nationally.
• The 11-game run, which includes a victory over No. 1, has come in mostly dominating fashion, leading for 360:51 of a possible 440 minutes.
WARRICK LEADS MU IN SEC DEBUT
• Marques Warrick led Mizzou in its conference opener on Saturday, which was also the first SEC game for the Northern Kentucky transfer.
• Warrick tallied 19 points at No. 2 Auburn – the most points by a Tiger in his first career SEC game since Kassius Robertson scored 23 during the 2017-18 campaign.
• Overall, Warrick is tallying 9.0 points this season, shooting a career-best 54.3 percent from the field and 48.8 percent from 3-point range.