The Missouri men’s basketball team aims for a spot in the Sweet 16 when it faces Princeton on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff in the NCAA Tournament Second Round is set for 5:10 p.m. CT on TNT.
ABOUT MIZZOU
• After earning their first NCAA Tournament win in 13 years, the Tigers own a 25-9 overall record.
• Mizzou has won six of its last seven games with its only defeat coming to No. 1 Alabama.
• MU finished fourth in the SEC standings with an 11-7 conference record.
• All-SEC First Team honoree Kobe Brown leads Mizzou with 15.9 points and 6.3 rebounds.
• D’Moi Hodge (15.1) and DeAndre Gholston (10.7) also score in double figures for the Tigers.
• Hodge has anchored the Mizzou defense and is fourth nationally with 2.6 steals per game.
• Nick Honor leads MU with 3.0 assists per game.
• Mizzou ranks 25th in the country with a scoring offense of 79.4, while allowing 74.3 points.
ABOUT PRINCETON
• Princeton earned the automatic bid out of the Ivy League as the second-seeded Tigers defeated Penn and Yale in the Ivy Tournament.
• The Tigers, who are 22-8 overall, advanced to the second round after a 59-55 win against second-seeded Arizona on Thursday.
• Tosan Evbuomwan leads Princeton with 15.0 points and 4.8 assists per game.
• Ryan Langbord is second with 12.0 points, while Caeden Pierce has team-best 7.1 rebounds.
• Princeton averages 75.4 points per game, while allowing 68.1 on defense.
SERIES HISTORY
• The schools have met twice previously, both on neutral-site courts in early-season tournaments.
• Mizzou has won both meetings, earning an 83-71 win at the 1957 Big Seven Tournament in Kansas City and a 51-48 win at the 1999 NABC Classic in Syracuse.
MIZZOU VERSUS IVY LEAGUE
• MU has won all seven meetings with Ivy League foes, including once earlier this year.
• Mizzou claimed a win over Penn on Nov. 11, 92-85, as Noah Carter led MU with 28 points and six made 3-pointers.
• MU also owns one win in the NCAA Tournament with an Ivy League opponent, coming in 2009 when Missouri defeated Cornell, 78-59.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• Mizzou is competing in its 29th NCAA Tournament.
• The Tigers improved to 23-28 all-time in the dance after Thursday’s win.
• Mizzou’s best finish is the Elite Eight on five occasions (1944, 1976, 1994, 2002 and 2009).
• MU’s No. 7 seed is its…
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