Three-minute preview: Missouri men’s basketball vs. Nebraska-Omaha
Nebraska-Omaha at Missouri
P | No. | Nebraska-Omaha | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 15 | Tre’Shawn Thurman | 6-7 | So. | 16.8 |
F | 43 | Jake White | 6-8 | Sr. | 14.5 |
G | 3 | Devin Patterson | 5-11 | Sr. | 16.6 |
G | 21 | Zach Jackson | 6-5 | Fr. | 6.8 |
G | 24 | Tra-Deon Hollins | 6-2 | Jr. | 9.1 |
P | No. | Missouri | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 24 | Kevin Puryear | 6-7 | Fr. | 13.6 |
F | 44 | Ryan Rosburg | 6-10 | Sr. | 4.1 |
G | 1 | Terrence Phillips | 5-11 | Fr. | 9.4 |
G | 12 | Namon Wright | 6-5 | So. | 9.7 |
G | 15 | Wes Clark | 6-0 | Jr. | 7.7 |
▪ WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia
▪ TV/RADIO: SEC Network; KMBZ (98.1 FM)
▪ ABOUT MISSOURI (4-3): Missouri coach Kim Anderson was 3-3 against Derrin Hansen’s Mavericks when the teams were MIAA rivals. The Tigers, who are 4-0 at home, shot 64.3 percent in the second half of Friday’s win against Northern Illinois, the best percentage for any half during Anderson’s tenure. Missouri’s 18 assists (on 28 made baskets) also were a team-high under Anderson.
▪ ABOUT NEBRASKA-OMAHA (4-4): The Mavericks rank ninth in Division I, averaging 88.5 points per game. Hansen’s squad has reached 100 points in three games this season. Omaha played Colorado within five points in Boulder, Colo., and only lost at Minnesota by three points. The Mavs beat UMKC in overtime last month and have seven players who average at least 6.0 points per game.
Tod Palmer: 816-234-4389, @todpalmer
This story was originally published December 8, 2015 at 10:02 PM with the headline "Three-minute preview: Missouri men’s basketball vs. Nebraska-Omaha."