Missouri-Lipscomb men’s basketball preview
Lipscomb at Missouri
P | No. | Lipscomb | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 10 | Talbott Denny | 6-6 | Jr. | 4.9 |
F | 52 | Malcolm Smith | 6-5 | Sr. | 13.7 |
C | 14 | Chad Lang | 6-11 | Sr. | 4.4 |
G | 4 | Nathan Moran | 5-9 | Fr. | 8.8 |
G | 2 | Josh Williams | 6-5 | So. | 14.6 |
P | No. | Missouri | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 23 | Jakeenan Gant | 6-8 | Fr. | 8.7 |
F | 3 | Johnathan Williams III | 6-9 | So. | 13.3 |
G | 13 | Montaque Gill-Caesar | 6-6 | Fr. | 12.4 |
G | 14 | Keith Shamburger | 5-11 | Sr. | 7.6 |
G | 15 | Wes Clark | 6-0 | So. | 8.6 |
▪ WHEN/WHERE: 4 p.m. Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia
▪ TV/RADIO: SEC Network; KMBZ (980 AM)
▪ ABOUT MISSOURI (5-7): Jakeenan Gant got his first start for the Tigers in the loss to Oklahoma State. Johnathan Williams III had 22 points against the Cowboys, a career best. This is the second meeting between the teams. Missouri won 89-69 in 2006. The Tigers open SEC play Thursday against LSU at home, travel to Auburn on Saturday then take on top-ranked Kentucky on Jan. 13.
▪ ABOUT LIPSCOMB (5-8): The Bisons are coming off a 78-60 loss to Chattanooga on Monday, a game in which they committed 24 turnovers. Three of the team’s five victories have come against Division I programs. They’ve defeated Austin Peay twice. Maybe Lipscomb’s best effort came in a nine-point loss at Colorado.
| Blair Kerkhoff, bkerkhoff@kcstar.com
This story was originally published January 2, 2015 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Missouri-Lipscomb men’s basketball preview."