University of Missouri men’s basketball aims for a third-straight SEC win when it travels to face No. 6 Florida on Tuesday night. Tipoff in Gainesville is set for 8 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Mizzou owns a 13-3 overall record in 2024-25 with a 2-1 mark in SEC play.
• The Tigers have won their last two games with victories over LSU, 83-67, and Vanderbilt, 75-66.
• Mark Mitchell leads four players in double-digit scoring with 13.5 points to go with 4.8 rebounds.
• Following Mitchell’s lead as double-digit scorers are Tamar Bates (13.0), Caleb Grill (11.3) and Anthony Robinson II (10.6).
• Robinson also leads Mizzou with 4.0 assists and 2.2 steals per game, while Josh Gray has tallied a team-best 5.3 rebounds per game.
• MU is 15th nationally with a scoring offense of 85.1 and 14th with a scoring margin of +16.6.
ABOUT THE GATORS
• Florida is the nation’s No. 5 ranked team in the AP poll and No. 4 in the USA Today Coaches poll.
• The Gators own a 15-1 overall record with a 2-1 mark in SEC play, winning its last two games with victories over No. 1 Tennessee and at Arkansas.
• Walter Clayton Jr. leads Florida with 17.2 points and 4.0 assists per game, while Alijah Martin is second with 15.9 points.
• Alex Condon has a team-best 8.1 rebounds.
• The Gators average 86.3 points with a scoring defense of 64.8 points.
SERIES HISTORY
• The schools have met on 15 previous occasions with Florida holding an 11-4 edge over Mizzou.
• The Gators have won the last four games in the series, including a season sweep last year.
• Mizzou’s last victory in the series was in 2021, earning a 72-70 win in Gainesville. The win was MU’s only victory in seven trips to Florida.
MIZZOU VERSUS TOP FIVE
• The Tigers are faced with another top-five foe as they take on the Gators Tuesday.
• Missouri has split a pair of games versus top-five teams this season, defeating No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 8 before falling at No. 2 Auburn on Jan. 4.
• Overall, MU is 24-92 all-time (20.7%) versus top-five teams with a 4-37 mark in road games (9.8%).
• The Tigers have lost their last six true road games to top-five opponents with their last win coming on Feb. 25, 2012 against No. 3 Baylor.
STRONG SEC START
• Playing in the nation’s toughest conference, the Tigers are off to a strong 2-1 start in…
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