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The first conference game for both teams finds Texas coming in at 11-3 and Missouri at 8-6. Texas is on a six game winning streak while Mizzou is coming off losses to Florida State (43-75) and # 9 Xavier (51-83). Texas has had a week to prepare for this game while Missouri tangled with Xavier on Wednesday. Both teams have faced Tenn with both hosting and losing to the Lady Vols. Texas lost by 77-92 while Mizzou lost 44-82.
Missouri has 12 active players, having lost Bekah Mills, a starting guard, to an ACL injury in the third game of the season. They have six players averaging over 10 minutes a game. Texas has 11 players on the roster, having gotten Kristen back at the end of the fall semester and having Tiffany cleared to play after breaking her wrist in a preseason practice.
Missouri is led scoring by Raeshara Brown (# 23, 5-8 Sr. G) with 15.7 ppg and Christine Flores (# 50, 6-3 Jr. F) at 15.5 ppg. Shakara Jones (# 44, 6-2 Sr. F) at 9.5 ppg and Sydney Crafton (# 21, 5-10 Soph. G) at 7.9 ppg are the only other Tigers averaging more than 4 ppg. Those four plus Jasmyn Otote (# 10, 5-9 Sr. G) are the likely starters as Brown, Jones, and Otote have started all 14 games while Flores has started 13 and Crafton 11. Brown (22-60, 36.7%) and Otote (7-55, 12.7%) are the top 3pt shooters for the Tigers although Otote has had trouble hitting so far this season. Flores (14-31, 45.2) is actually the best 3pt shooter by percentage. Jones (2-9, 22.2%) and Crafton (10-38, 26.3%) also will take a shot from BTA. Flores is also the best from the FT line for Missouri, hitting 49-65 (75.4%). Brown (46-66, 69.7%) and Jones (21-29, 72.4%) are other top threats to get to and convert from the FT line. Rebounding is by committee for Missouri with Brown (6.6 rpg), Flores (6.2 rpg), Jones (6.1 rpg) and Crafton (5.9 rpg) the top four. Brown with 70 assists is far and away the best distributor for the Tigers although four others have between 22 and 18 assists. Flores’ 33 blocks is more than the next two have combined. Jones and BreAnne Brock (# 22, 6-2 Jr. F) with 15 apiece. Brown’s 34 steals leads the Tigers while Crafton is second with 13. The Tigers use primarily an eight player rotation, with Bailey Gee (# 2, 5-11 Jr. G) and Trenee Thornton (# 25, 5-7 Soph. G) coming off the bench along with Brock.
Texas has four players in double digit scoring with two others at 8+ ppg. Kat is the leading scorer at 16.6 ppg. Chassidy (15.8 ppg), Ashleigh (13.6 ppg) and Yvonne (12.1 ppg) join her in averaging double figures. Kat is also the second leading rebounder at 8.1 rpg while Ashley tops the team with 10.1 rpg. Ashley’s 62 blocks (4.43 bpg) leads the team with Anne Marie’s 10 second. Ashleigh’s 37 steals lead six players with at least 17 steals. Two more have 8 steals. Kat is the main 3pt threat (35-82, 42.7%) but Chassidy (23-65, 35.4%), Yvonne (17-38, 44.7%) and Chelsea (13-35, 37.1%) also provide strong threats from BTA. Ashleigh has been a slight slump from BTA which has dropped her percentage below 30% (11-37, 29.7%) but she was also shooting in the mid 30s percentage wise before her slump. Five players are getting to the FT line about 4 times a game each. That accounts for about 20 of the 29 FT attempts the Horns average each game. Kat is pretty much automatic, hitting 54-59 (91.5%). Yvonne (35-42, 83.3%) and Chassidy (47-59, 79.7%) are also outstanding from the FT line.
Eight Horns are averaging at least 13 minutes a game with the other three averaging just under ten minutes per game. It’s a pretty solid rotation with interchangeable parts on the perimeter. Kristen’s return gives the Horns an experienced post to rotate with Ashley, Kat and Anne Marie. It also allows Coach G to go tall with Kat at the SF with two of the others playing inside.
Projected Starting Lineups:
Texas Mizzou
Kat (6-2) Jones (6-2)
Ashley (6-4) Flores (6-3)
Ashleigh (5-8) Otote (5-9)Chassidy (5-10) Crafton (5-10)
Yvonne (5-7) Brown (5-8)
Jones and Flores had good success against the taller and far more renowned Xavier frontcourt duo of Amber Harris (6-5 F) and Ta’Shia Phillips (6-6 C). Ashley and Kat will need to work hard to keep the Missouri duo under control. Yvonne, being the best perimeter defender, will most likely start off on Brown, MU’s leading scorer and main perimeter threat. Kat and Ashley will need to keep in mind that Flores is doing very well from BTA and get in her face when she drifts out there. Kat will present the same type of problem for Jones. The Horns’ ability to hit the 3 could take advantage of a Missouri weakness. Flores does a very credible job protecting the middle for Missouri. I wonder if Kat will draw Flores on defense and Ashley Jones. Given Flores ability to hit from outside, that might be a good matchup to watch.
Both teams have played 14 OOC games with Texas at 11-3 and Missouri at 8-6.
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TEAM STATISTICS Texas Mizzou
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SCORING................. 1216 849
Points per game....... 86.9 60.6
Scoring margin........ +20.9 +0.4
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 414-911 320-767
Field goal pct........ .454 .417
FGs made per game .... 29.6 22.9
FGs Att. per game .... 65.1 54.8
FGs Att. per minute... 1.6 1.4
2 POINT FG-ATT........... 310-639 255-527
2-point FG pct........ .485 .484
2-pt FG made per game. 22.1 18.2
2-pt FG Att. per game. 45.6 37.6
3 POINT FG-ATT........... 104-272 65-240
3-point FG pct........ .382 .271
3-pt FG made per game. 7.4 4.6
3-pt FG Att. per game. 19.4 17.1
FREE THROWS-ATT......... 284-407 144-223
Free throw pct........ .698 .646
F-Throws made per game 20.3 10.3
F-Throws Att. per game 29.1 15.9
REBOUNDS................ 639 546
Rebounds per game..... 45.6 39.0
Rebounding margin..... +6.9 +3.1
ASSISTS................. 217 178
Assists per game...... 15.5 12.7
TURNOVERS............... 249 249
Turnovers per game.... 17.8 17.8
Turnover margin....... +3.0 -3.2
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.9 0.7
STEALS.................. 160 83
Steals per game....... 11.4 5.9
BLOCKS.................. 90 74
Blocks per game....... 6.4 5.3
ATTENDANCE.............. 28787 7610
Home games-Avg/Game... 7-4112 6-1268
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
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Texas............... 609 607 -1216
Mizzou.............. 419 430 - 849
Ave. Score by Half: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
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Texas............... 43.5 43.4 - 86.9
Mizzou.............. 29.9 30.7 - 60.6 [/pre]
As of 01/15/2011, Horns top the Big 12 in scoring at 86.9 ppg. They are the tops in getting to the FT line, averaging 29 FT attempts a game. The 20 FTs made per game also top the league. Missouri is last in scoring at 60.6 ppg. Missouri is last in scoring margin at +0.4 while Texas is seventh at +20.9. Where Missouri might get a bit of encouragement is that Texas is dead last in scoring D at 65.9 and in FG % D, allowing opponents to hit 37.3% from the field. Both teams are good at blocking shots with Texas 2nd at 6.43 bpgand Mizzou 4th at 5.29 bpg. The Tigers had 7 blocks against Xavier with Flores getting 3.
But Missouri doesn’t play at the pace that Texas does. So who will impose their style of play on the other? If Texas can get out and run, Missouri could be looking at another 25+ beat down, but if the Tigers can slow the game down, can Texas be patient and get good shots in their half court offense?
Game time this Saturday is 4 pm CST. The game will not be on TV. The men’s game vs UConn will start at 2:30 pm Saturday. Not sure if KVET 1300 AM will carry the women’ or the men’s game. KVET 98.1 FM should carry the game if it’s not on 1300 AM.
Missouri has 12 active players, having lost Bekah Mills, a starting guard, to an ACL injury in the third game of the season. They have six players averaging over 10 minutes a game. Texas has 11 players on the roster, having gotten Kristen back at the end of the fall semester and having Tiffany cleared to play after breaking her wrist in a preseason practice.
Missouri is led scoring by Raeshara Brown (# 23, 5-8 Sr. G) with 15.7 ppg and Christine Flores (# 50, 6-3 Jr. F) at 15.5 ppg. Shakara Jones (# 44, 6-2 Sr. F) at 9.5 ppg and Sydney Crafton (# 21, 5-10 Soph. G) at 7.9 ppg are the only other Tigers averaging more than 4 ppg. Those four plus Jasmyn Otote (# 10, 5-9 Sr. G) are the likely starters as Brown, Jones, and Otote have started all 14 games while Flores has started 13 and Crafton 11. Brown (22-60, 36.7%) and Otote (7-55, 12.7%) are the top 3pt shooters for the Tigers although Otote has had trouble hitting so far this season. Flores (14-31, 45.2) is actually the best 3pt shooter by percentage. Jones (2-9, 22.2%) and Crafton (10-38, 26.3%) also will take a shot from BTA. Flores is also the best from the FT line for Missouri, hitting 49-65 (75.4%). Brown (46-66, 69.7%) and Jones (21-29, 72.4%) are other top threats to get to and convert from the FT line. Rebounding is by committee for Missouri with Brown (6.6 rpg), Flores (6.2 rpg), Jones (6.1 rpg) and Crafton (5.9 rpg) the top four. Brown with 70 assists is far and away the best distributor for the Tigers although four others have between 22 and 18 assists. Flores’ 33 blocks is more than the next two have combined. Jones and BreAnne Brock (# 22, 6-2 Jr. F) with 15 apiece. Brown’s 34 steals leads the Tigers while Crafton is second with 13. The Tigers use primarily an eight player rotation, with Bailey Gee (# 2, 5-11 Jr. G) and Trenee Thornton (# 25, 5-7 Soph. G) coming off the bench along with Brock.
Texas has four players in double digit scoring with two others at 8+ ppg. Kat is the leading scorer at 16.6 ppg. Chassidy (15.8 ppg), Ashleigh (13.6 ppg) and Yvonne (12.1 ppg) join her in averaging double figures. Kat is also the second leading rebounder at 8.1 rpg while Ashley tops the team with 10.1 rpg. Ashley’s 62 blocks (4.43 bpg) leads the team with Anne Marie’s 10 second. Ashleigh’s 37 steals lead six players with at least 17 steals. Two more have 8 steals. Kat is the main 3pt threat (35-82, 42.7%) but Chassidy (23-65, 35.4%), Yvonne (17-38, 44.7%) and Chelsea (13-35, 37.1%) also provide strong threats from BTA. Ashleigh has been a slight slump from BTA which has dropped her percentage below 30% (11-37, 29.7%) but she was also shooting in the mid 30s percentage wise before her slump. Five players are getting to the FT line about 4 times a game each. That accounts for about 20 of the 29 FT attempts the Horns average each game. Kat is pretty much automatic, hitting 54-59 (91.5%). Yvonne (35-42, 83.3%) and Chassidy (47-59, 79.7%) are also outstanding from the FT line.
Eight Horns are averaging at least 13 minutes a game with the other three averaging just under ten minutes per game. It’s a pretty solid rotation with interchangeable parts on the perimeter. Kristen’s return gives the Horns an experienced post to rotate with Ashley, Kat and Anne Marie. It also allows Coach G to go tall with Kat at the SF with two of the others playing inside.
Projected Starting Lineups:
Texas Mizzou
Kat (6-2) Jones (6-2)
Ashley (6-4) Flores (6-3)
Ashleigh (5-8) Otote (5-9)Chassidy (5-10) Crafton (5-10)
Yvonne (5-7) Brown (5-8)
Jones and Flores had good success against the taller and far more renowned Xavier frontcourt duo of Amber Harris (6-5 F) and Ta’Shia Phillips (6-6 C). Ashley and Kat will need to work hard to keep the Missouri duo under control. Yvonne, being the best perimeter defender, will most likely start off on Brown, MU’s leading scorer and main perimeter threat. Kat and Ashley will need to keep in mind that Flores is doing very well from BTA and get in her face when she drifts out there. Kat will present the same type of problem for Jones. The Horns’ ability to hit the 3 could take advantage of a Missouri weakness. Flores does a very credible job protecting the middle for Missouri. I wonder if Kat will draw Flores on defense and Ashley Jones. Given Flores ability to hit from outside, that might be a good matchup to watch.
Both teams have played 14 OOC games with Texas at 11-3 and Missouri at 8-6.
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TEAM STATISTICS Texas Mizzou
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SCORING................. 1216 849
Points per game....... 86.9 60.6
Scoring margin........ +20.9 +0.4
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 414-911 320-767
Field goal pct........ .454 .417
FGs made per game .... 29.6 22.9
FGs Att. per game .... 65.1 54.8
FGs Att. per minute... 1.6 1.4
2 POINT FG-ATT........... 310-639 255-527
2-point FG pct........ .485 .484
2-pt FG made per game. 22.1 18.2
2-pt FG Att. per game. 45.6 37.6
3 POINT FG-ATT........... 104-272 65-240
3-point FG pct........ .382 .271
3-pt FG made per game. 7.4 4.6
3-pt FG Att. per game. 19.4 17.1
FREE THROWS-ATT......... 284-407 144-223
Free throw pct........ .698 .646
F-Throws made per game 20.3 10.3
F-Throws Att. per game 29.1 15.9
REBOUNDS................ 639 546
Rebounds per game..... 45.6 39.0
Rebounding margin..... +6.9 +3.1
ASSISTS................. 217 178
Assists per game...... 15.5 12.7
TURNOVERS............... 249 249
Turnovers per game.... 17.8 17.8
Turnover margin....... +3.0 -3.2
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.9 0.7
STEALS.................. 160 83
Steals per game....... 11.4 5.9
BLOCKS.................. 90 74
Blocks per game....... 6.4 5.3
ATTENDANCE.............. 28787 7610
Home games-Avg/Game... 7-4112 6-1268
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
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Texas............... 609 607 -1216
Mizzou.............. 419 430 - 849
Ave. Score by Half: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
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Texas............... 43.5 43.4 - 86.9
Mizzou.............. 29.9 30.7 - 60.6 [/pre]
As of 01/15/2011, Horns top the Big 12 in scoring at 86.9 ppg. They are the tops in getting to the FT line, averaging 29 FT attempts a game. The 20 FTs made per game also top the league. Missouri is last in scoring at 60.6 ppg. Missouri is last in scoring margin at +0.4 while Texas is seventh at +20.9. Where Missouri might get a bit of encouragement is that Texas is dead last in scoring D at 65.9 and in FG % D, allowing opponents to hit 37.3% from the field. Both teams are good at blocking shots with Texas 2nd at 6.43 bpgand Mizzou 4th at 5.29 bpg. The Tigers had 7 blocks against Xavier with Flores getting 3.
But Missouri doesn’t play at the pace that Texas does. So who will impose their style of play on the other? If Texas can get out and run, Missouri could be looking at another 25+ beat down, but if the Tigers can slow the game down, can Texas be patient and get good shots in their half court offense?
Game time this Saturday is 4 pm CST. The game will not be on TV. The men’s game vs UConn will start at 2:30 pm Saturday. Not sure if KVET 1300 AM will carry the women’ or the men’s game. KVET 98.1 FM should carry the game if it’s not on 1300 AM.
