Halftime Report
After a tough loss on the road their last time out, Texas looks much better today on their home court. They have jumped out to a quick 32-25 lead against Missouri.
If Texas keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 13-6 in no time. On the other hand, Missouri will have to make due with a 15-4 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
Missouri Tigers @ Texas Longhorns
Current Records: Missouri 15-3, Texas 12-6
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What to Know
After two games on the road, Texas is heading back home. They and the Missouri Tigers will face off in an SEC battle at 9:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Moody Center. The Longhorns are expected to win (but not by much) so they better bring their A-game into this one.
Last Saturday, Texas suffered a grim 84-60 defeat to Florida.
Ze’Rik Onyema put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four).
Texas struggled to work together and finished the game with only eight assists. Sadly, that’s becoming something of a trend for them; they were averaging 15.4 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they’ve fallen to only 8.6 per game.
Meanwhile, Missouri entered their tilt with Arkansas on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they’ll enter their next game with four. They enjoyed a cozy 83-65 victory over the Razorbacks. 83 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Missouri can attribute much of their success to Caleb Grill, who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Mark Mitchell, who had 17 points in addition to five rebounds and two steals.
Texas has been struggling recently as they’ve lost four of…
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