Tigers Host No. 4 Alabama Saturday

For the second time this season, Missouri will look to defeat a nationally-ranked school in back-to-back games when it hosts No. 4 Alabama on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. on SEC Network.

PROMOTIONS
• Saturday’s game is a black out at Mizzou Arena with all fans encouraged to wear Tiger black.
• Truman t-shirts will be given away to the first 2,000 fans in attendance.
• Christian and Scooby will perform at halftime.
• Following the game, fans can stay inside Mizzou Arena and watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Mizzou is 14-4 and 3-3 in SEC action – receiving votes in both national polls.
• MU is coming off its third ranked win of the year, defeating No. 25 Arkansas, 79-76, Wednesday.
• Senior Kobe Brown leads the Tigers with 15.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
• Overall, four Tigers are scoring in double figures with D’Moi Hodge (14.5), DeAndre Gholston (10.8) and Noah Carter following Brown.
• Nick Honor leads Mizzou with 3.4 assists.
• Mizzou ranks 10th in the country with a scoring offense of 84.1, while allowing 75.4 points.

ABOUT THE CRIMSON TIDE
• One of the top teams in the nation, Alabama is ranked fourth in both polls and enter with a 16-2 overall record and perfect 6-0 SEC mark.
• Freshman star Brandon Miller leads Alabama with 20.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
• Mark Sears is second on the Tide with 14.3 points.
• Jaden Bradley leads Alabama with 3.8 assists.
• The Tide are averaging 84.0 points per game, while allowing 69.3 defensively.

SERIES HISTORY
• In a series that dates back to 1977, Alabama holds a 12-7 advantage against the Tigers.
• Since joining the conference, the home team has largely controlled the series with the hosts combining to go 11-3.
• The Tigers have won their last three games over the Tide at Mizzou Arena, including a 92-86 win over No. 15 Alabama a year ago. Kobe Brown tallied 30 points and 13 rebounds in the upset.
• Mizzou has also won all three meetings against a ranked Alabama team.

TOP-10 SCORING OFFENSE
• Saturday’s game features two of the top-ranked offenses in the country.
• Mizzou enters the game ranked ninth nationally with an offense of 84.1 points, while Alabama is 11th at 84.0 points.

TARGETING 70 POINTS
• While the Tigers are averaging well over 80 points this season, the magic number is just 70 for MU.
• MU has won its last 17 games when scoring at least 70, including a perfect 13-0 mark this year.
• On the opposite end, Mizzou is just 1-4 this year when held under the target – losing 22 of its last 23 games overall with 69 or fewer points.
• Overall, Mizzou is averaging 89.4 points in its 14 wins this year but just 65.8 in its four losses.

OSCAR ROBERTSON WATCH LIST
• Senior Kobe Brown was recognized as one of the nation’s best as he was named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List.
• Brown is one of 50 players nationally selected to the watch list for the award, which is presented to the USBWA National Player of the Year.
• The senior forward leads MU with 15.7 points and 5.6 rebounds – shooting 56.0 percent overall and 40.8 percent from 3-point range.

STAY HOT, KOBE BROWN
• Kobe Brown is also currently enjoying some of the best basketball of his career.
• Brown has led the Tigers in scoring in six of the last seven games – averaging 20.0 points during the stretch that includes five games versus ranked opponents.
• Overall, Brown has led Mizzou in scoring in half of the team’s games this season (9-of-18) and in boards on 11 occasions.

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS
• One key to the Tigers’ offensive success is scoring off turnovers.
• Mizzou is scoring 23.7 points per game off its opponent’s miscues – accounting 28.2 percent of its points this season.
• Scoring off miscues has equaled success as MU is 13-1 when tallying 17 points off turnovers this year and also 13-1 when outscoring an opponent in the category.
• On Wednesday, the Tigers outscored Arkansas, 31-13, in points off turnovers – tied for its largest margin ever in an SEC game.
• Overall, MU has outscored its foe, 427-227, in points off turnovers – an average of 23.7 to 12.6.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME
• With a strong start to the season, the Tigers have also enjoyed a great home-court advantage.
• Missouri owns an 11-1 record inside Mizzou Arena this season with its 11 victories tied for the fourth most in the nation.
• The Tigers are also 3-0 at home in conference play for the first time since posting a perfect 9-0 home record versus SEC teams in 2012-13.