Jan. 24, 2012
Missouri Game Notes 
Tip-off: 7 p.m.
Arena: Frank Erwin Center
Radio: KTGR 1580 AM, ESPN 100.5 FM
Coaches:
MU: Robin Pingeton (St. Ambrose `90) 23-25 at MU (second season)
UT: Gail Goestenkors (Saginaw Valley State, `85), 96-55 at UT (fifth season)
Austin, Texas.-- The Missouri Women's Basketball team will face Texas on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. The game will be aired on the Longhorn Network, and fans can listen to David Lile and Michael Porter on KTGR Radio.
LAST TIME OUT
The Missouri Tigers (10-7, 0-6) lost to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls (11-4, 3-3) on Saturday (Jan. 21) in Mizzou Arena by a final score of 62-58. Mizzou received a big boost from leading scorer Christine Flores, who tallied a game-high 20 points. Morgan Eye also contributed with 11 points as the Tigers fell just short of their first Big 12 win of the season. A season high 3,015 fans were in attendance for the contest.
UP NEXT
The Tigers head back to Columbia on Jan. 28 for a double-header with the Men's Basketball team. The Mizzou Women's Basketball is teaming up with the Big 12 Conference and the Special Olympics to end the R-Word. The organizations are looking to `spread the word to end the word.' Fans can find out more information by visiting R-word.org.
SCOUTING TEXAS
The Longhorns are facing Missouri after coming off of a 73-67 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday. The team is 8-3 in their home arena and 12-6 overall this season. Three Longhorns are averaging in the double figures in scoring, Chassidy Fussell leads the team with an average of 16.2 points per game. Ashleigh Fontenetter averages 11.4 points per game and the daughter of former Mizzou Head Men's Basketball Coach Mike Anderson, Yvonne Anderson is averaging 10.6 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY WITH TEXAS
The Tigers are 2-20 against the Longhorns with their only victories coming in 2001 (68-52) and in 2011. The Tigers knocked off No. 22 Texas in overtime, 85-80, on Jan. 8 last season. It was the second victory over a ranked opponent last season.
BIG 12 CONFERENCE HISTORY
Missouri is 254-305 in Big Eight/Big 12 series history. The Tigers have winning records over several conference foes including Iowa State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
TIGER TRENDS
> Christine Flores has reached double-figures in four straight games against teams ranked in the Top 25 (Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas State).
>The Tigers have finished 13 of 17 games this season with a better shooting percentage than their opponents.
>The Tiger post duo of Christine Flores and BreAnna Brock has accounted for at least 24 points in each of the Tigers' first six Big 12 games this season.
>Mizzou dished a Big 12 season-best 17 assists in its last game at defending national champion Texas A&M.
>The Tigers have grabbed at least 30 rebounds in all six of its Big 12 games this season.
>Aside from the Tigers' lost at Kansas State, they have hit at least five 3-point field goals in all of their Big 12 games this season.
> Mizzou has won the block battle in 14 games this season...BreAnna Brock and Christine Flores lead the way with 99 of 113 total rejections this season.
> Mizzou has had more assists than each of their opponents in 10 of their first 16 games...Missouri averages 14.41 assists per game which ranks them ninth in the Big 12.
>Missouri has outscored their opponent in the paint in 10 games this season. Against UTSA, the Tigers and Roadrunners each scored 22 points in the paint.
>At least two Tigers have hit double figures in scoring in 16 games this season. Missouri has had three Tigers in double figures in nine games, and two players have scored in double figures in five of the last six games.
>In eight games this season, the Tigers' largest lead of the game has been 19 points or higher.
>The Tigers have 21 steals over their last four games, including a Big 12 season-best nine at Texas A&M. In that span, Mizzou is averaging 5.25 steals per game and has forced its opponents into 57 turnovers (14.25 per game).
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