COLUMBIA, Mo. — After nine years, the storied men's basketball rivalry between Missouri and Kansas returns, Saturday, Dec. 11 inside Allen Fieldhouse. The matchup between the former conference foes will tip at 2:15 p.m. on ESPN with Chris Spatola and Mizzou alum, Tom Hart, on the call.
Mike Kelly and Chris Gervino will also have the call on Tiger Radio Network. Full list of affiliates can be found here.
MIZZOU HEADLINES
- Kobe Brown became the first Tiger to record three-straight double-doubles since DeMarre Carroll in 2009 with an 11-rebound, 11-point performance Tuesday evening.
- Mizzou is coming off a 28-point win against Eastern Illinois, with the Tigers offense clicking and shooting a season-high 51 percent from the field.
- The Tigers rank 19th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (13.67), led by Ronnie DeGray III who is second in the SEC with 3.22 per game.
- Amari Davis has become a steady scoring threat for the Tigers, recording double-digits in six-consecutive games.
- Missouri had four players record double-digits against the Panthers, including 12 second-half points from DaJuan Gordon.
- Tuesday showed the potential of Mizzou's freshman, highlighted by Anton Brookshire who recorded a career-high eight points with three assists and a pair of three-pointers.
THE SERIES
- Saturday will be the first meeting between the two programs as non-conference opponents.
- The game marks the 269th in the all-time series, the most frequent opponent in Mizzou history.
- Missouri and Kansas split the pair of meetings in 2012, each taking a contest on their home court.
- Kansas leads the all-time series, 173-95, including a hefty 88-33 record in Lawrence.
- There has been a total of seven overtime games between the two teams, including the most recent contest on Feb. 25, 2012 in Lawrence.
SCOUTING KANSAS
- Kansas comes into Saturday's game with a No. 8 ranking in the latest AP poll, making them Missouri's first ranked opponent of the season.
- The Jayhawks lone loss came to Dayton in neutral territory at the ESPN Events Invitational. Kansas has wins over Michigan State, Iona and St. John's.
- Kansas ranks sixth in the country with a 51.8 field goal percentage, led by Christian Braun who is top-25 after shooting 62.8 percent through the first eight games of the season.
- Ochai Agbaji, a Naismith Trophy Watch List candidate, leads the Jayhawks with an average of 22.6 points per game.
UP NEXT
Mizzou returns to Columbia for a Saturday matchup against Utah, Dec. 18. Tip is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on SEC Network. The game will be Missouri's annual "Teddy Bear Toss" with special holiday guests in attendance.
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