The Mizzou men’s basketball team returns home for the first of two games at Mizzou Arena this week. The Tigers open by hosting Georgia for an 8 p.m. tipoff on Tuesday night on SEC Network.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Missouri owns a 13-5 overall record in 2025-26 and a 3-2 mark in SEC play.
• The Tigers are a perfect 11-0 at home this year, including SEC wins over Florida and Auburn.
• Mark Mitchell leads MU with 17.3 points and 5.3 rebounds, while ranking second with 3.2 assists.
• Overall, five Tigers are scoring in double figures with Jayden Stone (15.2), Jacob Crews (11.6), Trent Pierce (10.4) and Anthony Robinson II (10.3) following Mitchell’s lead.
• Robinson also leads the Tigers with 3.9 assists per game, while Shawn Phillips Jr. has a team-best 1.5 blocks per game.
• Mizzou is scoring 81.2 points during the 2025-26 campaign, while allowing 72.2.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
• Georgia owns a 15-3 overall record in 2025-26 and is ranked No. 21 in the AP poll and No. 22 in the coaches poll.
• The Bulldogs are 3-2 in SEC play after earning a 90-76 win over No. 17 Arkansas Saturday.
• Georgia is led by Jeremiah Wilkinson with 17.9 points, while Blue Cain is second with 14.3 points.
• Somto Cyril has a team-best 6.1 rebounds with Marcus Millender leading Georgia with 3.7 assists.
• The Bulldogs are averaging 96.0 points per game with a scoring defense of 76.2.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Tigers own a slight edge in the all-time series over Georgia, 12-10.
• Mizzou has also won seven of the last 10 games between the two schools.
• Last season, the Tigers used a dominant second half to earn an 87-74 win at Georgia. Anthony Robinson II led MU with 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals in the victory.
STONE NEARS 1,000 POINTS
• Graduate student Jayden Stone enters Tuesday’s game within reach of a career milestone.
• Stone has accumulated 992 points in his career and is now just eight shy of scoring 1,000.
• Stone would become the third active Tiger to reach the mark – joining Mark Mitchell (1,470), Jevon Porter (1,177) and Jacob Crews (1,128).
STONE HEATS UP
• Jayden Stone should have no problem reaching 1,000 points Tuesday considering his recent form.
• Stone has scored at least 20 points in three of the last four games. During that span, he is tallying 19.5 points – shooting 60.0 percent overall and 47.8 percent from 3-point range.
• Overall, Stone is averaging 15.2 points – shooting 59.6 percent overall and 43.4 percent from three.
HOME SWEET HOME
• Mizzou owns one of the top home-court advantages in the country over the last two years.
• Since the beginning of the 2024-25 season, the Tigers are 29-2 at Mizzou Arena.
• Mizzou’s 29 home wins during the last two years are the second-most in the nation, behind only George Mason with 30.
DEFENSE LEADS TIGERS
• Mizzou has been led by its defense early in SEC play this season.
• In five conference games, the Tigers are allowing only 74.0 points per game. Mizzou currently ranks first in SEC games only in scoring defense.
• In 18 games overall, Mizzou has allowed 72.2 points per game, ranking fifth in the SEC.
MAGIC NUMBER IS 72
• The goal on the offensive end for the Tigers this season is simply to score 72 points.
• Mizzou is a perfect 13-0 when tallying at least 72 points but are 0-5 when failing to reach the mark.
• Overall, the Tigers are averaging 81.8 points during the 2025-26 season – tallying 87.9 points in their 13 wins and 63.6 in their five defeats.
ROBINSON KEY TO SUCCESS
• The player that the Tigers need to get going if they hope to win is Anthony Robinson II.
• Robinson is averaging five more points in wins and shooting more than 20 percent better from the field. He also tallies twice as many turnovers in losses.
• Overall, Robinson is averaging 10.3 points and 3.9 assists per game in 2025-26.
MR. VERSATILE, MARK MITCHELL
• Mark Mitchell has led the charge for Mizzou and has started the season on an elite level.
• Mitchell is averaging a team-best 17.3 points and 5.3 boards, while ranking second with 3.2 assists.
• In fact, he is one of only 10 players in the nation tallying 17 points, five boards and three assists.
• The last Tiger to average 17 points, five boards and three assists was Big Eight Player of the Year Anthony Peeler during the 1991-92 campaign.
