First Half
- Shawn Phillips Jr. opens the game with a block, a second-chance layup and an and-one dunk with two hands. After Jayden Stone connects on a 3-pointer from the left wing, Mizzou leads 7-3 with 16:40 remaining in the first half.
- Nicholas Randall checks into the game for Phillips Jr. with 16:06 left.
- Mizzou leads 9-6 at the under-16 timeout. Phillips Jr. has been dominant. T.O. Barrett looks comfortable on both ends of the floor.
- Anthony Robinson II checks into the game for Barrett with 14:38 remaining. Trent Pierce also subs into the game.
- Mizzou leads 17-14 at the under-12 timeout. The Tigers are dominating the Sooners on the glass thus far with a 10-1 rebound advantage. Stone has glided through the lane for a couple of sweet buckets at the rim. Robinson II had a nice steal on defense and drew an offensive foul on an illegal screen, but he’s missed his first two shots (a contested fastbreak layup after the steal and an open 3-pointer that rattled out) and picked up an offensive foul of his own.
- Oklahoma leads 25-23 at the under-8 timeout. Before Barrett made a pair of layups off of dribble-drives, Mizzou had missed eight of nine shots. After missing their first three shots from the field, the Sooners have made eight of their last nine attempts.
- OU leads 33-32 at the under-4 timeout. Barrett has been fantastic so far, as he’s got nine points on 4-of-5 shooting, A steal and a layup got the Tigers out of a prolonged rut. Barrett, Stone and Mitchell have scored 28 of Mizzou’s 32 points so far.
- HALFTIME: Oklahoma leads 37-36. Mizzou is up 22-2 in points in the paint, but Oklahoma is up 35-14 from everywhere else on the floor. The Tigers are 1-of-10 from beyond the arc, while the Sooners are 6-of-12.
Second Half
- Oklahoma leads 44-43 at the under-16 timeout. Mizzou has missed its last five attempts from the field. Sebastian Mack is in the game for the first time tonight and just got fouled on a layup attempt.
- Trent Burns checks into the game for the first time today out of the under-16 timeout
- With Burns’ substitution, 12 players have seen the floor for Mizzou today, which is abnormal
- Dennis Gates calls a timeout after Xzavier Brown converts a wild layup to put Oklahoma ahead 52-47 with 12:58 remaining. Mizzou is 3-of-12 from the field so far in the second half.
- Phillips Jr. was called for a flagrant foul after seemingly hitting Kirill Elatontsev in the face on a boxout. Elatontsev splits the pair of free throws, and Oklahoma leads 53-52 with just under 11 minutes left.
Pregame Updates
- Starters for Mizzou
- T.O. Barrett (for the first time this season)
- Jayden Stone
- Jacob Crews
- Mark Mitchell
- Shawn Phillips Jr.
- Starters for Oklahoma
- Xzayvier Brown
- Nijel Pack
- Mohamed Wague
- Tae Davis
- Derrion Reid
Game Info
When | 1:00 p.m. CT
Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, Mo.
TV | ESPN2
Radio | Tiger Radio Network
Twitter | @MizzouHoops
KenPom prediction | Mizzou -4
ESPN win probability | 64.2% chance