AUBURN (8-12, 2-5) at February 2, 2013 • 12:47 pm (CST) Mizzou Arena (15,061) #17 MISSOURI (15-5, 4-3) Columbia, Mo. GAME 20 PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 2 Allen Payne 6-6 215 Jr. Cincinnati, OH (Winton Woods) 8.4 4.7 1.4 13 pts (2-4 3s),4 reb,2 stl at UGa C 41 Rob Chubb 6-10 250 Sr. Peachtree City, GA (Montverde Acad., FL) 9.6 7.8 1.0b 3.0ppg,8.0rpg last 2;14.0ppg prev.4 G 3 Chris Denson 6-2 175 Jr. Columbus, GA (Shaw) 11.9 3.1 1.7 15.0ppg last2;1pt prev 2 after 4 DNP G 5 Shaquille Johnson 6-5 210 Fr. Alpharetta, GA (Milton) 4.6 3.1 1.6 5.1ppg(7-16 3s),4.3rpg SEC gms G 23 Frankie Sullivan 6-1 206 Sr. Uniontown, AL (R.C. Hatch) 16.8 4.4 3.0 3rd SEC ppg;9 20+ point gms s G11 Josh Wallace 5-10 170 Sr. Pensacola, FL (Booker T. Washington) 3.7 2.2 3.4 4.1 to 1 ast/to ratio last 15gms u b F 32 Noel Johnson 6-6 205 Sr. Fayetteville, GA (Clemson) 5.8 2.4 0.5 1.5ppg last4,9.0ppg(6-13 3s)prev.2 s G10 Jordan Price 6-5 225 Fr. Decatur, GA (Southwest Dekalb) 5.8 1.4 0.9 5 pts, 4 reb, 3 stl at Georgia G 24 Brian Greene Jr. 6-3 205 Fr. Chicago, IL (IMG Academy) 3.2 0.6 1.2 2min at UGa;6.8 ppg (7-11 3s) prev.6 C 0 Asauhn Dixon-Tatum 7-0 230 Jr. Anderson, IN (Chattahoochee Tech) 4.3 3.4 1.1b 10 pts v.UK;2 pts last 3 gms F 25 Jordon Granger 6-9 215 Fr. Florissant, MO (McClure North) 0.9 0.8 0.1 1 pt, 2 reb, 6 min at Georgia PROBABLE MISSOURI STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 21 Laurence Bowers 6-8 227 Sr. Memphis, TN (St. George's) 16.3 6.8 1.2b 10pts,6reb at LSU,missed prev5 C 42 Alex Oriakhi 6-9 255 Sr. Lowell, MA (Connecticut) 10.4 8.3 1.5 1pt at LSU;18.0ppg,11.5ppg prev2 G 1 Phil Pressey 5-11 175 Jr. Dallas, TX (Episcopal) 12.6 3.1 7.1 8th nation apg;25pts at LSU G 5 Keion Bell 6-7 200 Fr. Los Angeles, CA (Pepperdine) 9.1 4.0 1.4 10.2ppg,58%fgs SEC;DNP at LSU G 32 Jabari Brown 6-5 205 So. Oakland, CA (Oregon) 15.5 4.5 0.8 17.3 ppg(20-48,.417 3s) SEC gms s uG33 Earnest Ross 6-5 222 Jr. Cary, NC (Auburn) 10.1 5.5 1.2s 21 pts(2-6 3s),10 reb v. SC J22 b s F 3 Tony Criswell 6-9 240 Jr. Oklahoma City, OK (Independence CC) 6.2 5.2 0.8 5 pts, 9 reb at LSU OFFICIALS AUBURN TIGERS 2012-13 Schedule/Scores RECORD: 8-12 SCOUTING MISSOURI HOME: 6-5 NEUTRAL: 0-3 Auburn closes out its diffi cult stretch of fi ve out of seven games on the AWAY: 2-4 SEC: 2-5 road at Missouri ... Missouri lost at LSU 73-70 on Wednesday despite Phil Nov. 9 IPFW W 61-50 Pressey's 25 points (1-of-9 3fgs), fi ve assists, four steals and four rebounds Nov. 15 (1) Murray State L 59-79 and Jabari Brown's 19 points (4-of-10 3fgs) and seven rebounds ... LSU Nov. 16 (1) College of Charleston W 55-51 Nov. 18 (1) Dayton L 63-73 outshot Missouri 55.6 percent to 37.7 percent, but Mizzou had a 39-26 Nov. 21 (2) at Boston College L 49-50 rebound advantage and a 14-4 edge in second chance points ... Laurence Nov. 25 RHODE ISLAND L72-78(2ot) Nov. 30 (3) DePAUL L 76-80 Bowers, who ranks fi fth in the SEC averaging 16.3 points, totaled 10 points Dec. 11 GRAMBLING STATE W 92-42 and six rebounds in 32 minutes at LSU after missing the previous fi ve games Dec. 15 FURMAN W 64-50 with injury ... Bowers shoots 57.5 percent from the fl oor and 50.0 percent Dec. 18 TENNESSEE TECH W 81-62 Dec. 22 WINTHROP L 67-74 (13-of-26) from 3-point range but only 70.6 percent (24-of-34) from the foul Dec. 29 (4) Illinois (#12) L 79-81 line ... the only other SEC game Bowers played was against Alabama in the Jan. 2 FLORIDA STATE W 78-72 league opener ... Jabari Brown averages 15.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg while shoot- Jan. 9 LSU W 68-63 Jan. 12 at South Carolina W 74-71 Auburn-Missouri Game Facts Jan. 16 at Arkansas L80-88(2ot) Jan. 19 KENTUCKY L 53-75 Auburn Head Coach: Tony Barbee Series Notes Jan. 23 at Vanderbilt L 61-73 (UMass '93) Series Record: First meeting Jan. 26 OLE MISS (#23) L 61-63 at Auburn: 34-48, .415 (3rd year) at Auburn: 0-0 Jan. 30 at Georgia L 49-57 Overall: 116-100, .537 (7th year) at Auburn Arena: 0-0 Feb. 2 at Missouri (#17) 12:47 pm at Columbia: 0-0 Feb. 6 ALABAMA 7 pm at Mizzou Arena: 0-0 Feb. 9 at Kentucky 3 pm Missouri Head Coach: Neutral Sites: 0-0 Feb. 13 ARKANSAS 8 pm Frank Haith (Elon '88) Feb. 16 FLORIDA 12:47 pm at Missouri: 45-10,.818 (2nd Year) Feb. 20 TEXAS A&M 7 pm Feb. 23 at Ole Miss 4 pm Overall: 174-111, .611 (9th year) Feb. 26 at Alabama 6 pm Tigers on the Air Mar. 2 VANDERBILT 8 pm Tigers on TV Mar. 6 TENNESSEE 8 pm Network: Auburn IMG Sports Network Mar. 9 at Mississippi State 4:30 pm Air Time: 12:15 pm CT Network: SEC Network Mar.13-17 (5) SEC Tournament / TBA Play-by-Play: Rod Bramblett Air Time: 12:47 pm CT (1) Charleston Classic (Charleston, SC) (2) Clarleston Classic Finale (Chesnut Hill, MA) Color: Sonny Smith Play-by-Play: Dave Baker (3) SEC-Big East Challenge (Auburn, AL) Satellite Radio: XM Ch. 200 (Mizzou) Color: Jon Sundvold (4) Chicago, IL (United Center) Internet Broadcast: auburntigers.com (5) SEC Tour. (Nashville, TN • Bridgestone Arena) All Times Central Standard @AUBasketball AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS • P.O. Box 351 • Auburn, AL 36831-0351 • (334) 844-9800 • FAX (334) 844-9807 Basketball Contact: Chuck Gallina • @AUBasketball Auburn-Missouri Game Notes -- page 2 COMPARING STATS COMPARING STATS (All Games) ( Games Only) BARBEE BYTES Scoring Offense ..............67.1 75.3 Scoring Offense ..............63.7 69.4 • 7-year head coaching Scoring Defense .............66.6 65.7 Scoring Defense .............70.0 67.7 record: 116-100 (.537) Scoring Margin ................+0.5 +9.6 Scoring Margin .................-6.3 +1.7 • Averaged 18.6 wins per FG Pct. .............................419 .442 FG Pct. .............................418 .427 season as a head coach FG Pct. Defense ..............423 .402 FG Pct. Defense ..............443 .461 • 2010 Champions 3-pt. FG Pct......................333 .333 3-pt. FG Pct......................308 .322 • Coach of the Year (2010) 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense ......335 .332 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense ......355 .364 • NABC District 11 Coach of the Year Free Throw Pct. ...............672 .738 Free Throw Pct. ...............621 .771 • 2010 Tournament Rebound Avg. .................35.7 42.5 Rebound Avg. .................32.9 34.6 • 1996 Tournament Final Four Opp. Rebound Avg. .........35.0 32.9 Opp. Rebound Avg. .........37.3 31.4 • 2006 Tournament Elite 8 Rebound Margin .............+0.7 +9.6 Rebound Margin ..............-4.4 +3.1 • 1992 Tournament Sweet 16 Turnovers Per Game ......13.9 13.1 Turnovers Per Game ......12.7 13.4 • 9 Tournament appearances Opp. Turnovers ...............14.8 12.3 Opp. Turnovers ...............12.4 14.0 (7 as a coach, 2 as a player) Turnover Margin ..............+0.9 -0.7 Turnover Margin ...............-0.3 +0.6 • 6 Conference Championships • 4 Conference Tournament Championships ing 39.3 percent from 3-point range ... 3.9 blocks as a senior at McClure North • No. 3 recruiter in nation by Rivals.com Phil Pressey adds 12.6 ppg and leads for coach Randy Reed in 2011-12 while • 6 national top 10 recruiting classes the SEC and is eighth nationally with 7.1 leading the team to a 31-1 record and the • 4 playersy coached are in the assists per game ... Missouri leads the state championship. Granger won back- • 2002 Champions SEC in rebound margin (+9.5), free throw to-back state championships at McClure • played professional basketball in Spain pct. (.738), offensive rebounds (14.7) North as a junior and senior. • 2-time 2nd team (1991,1993) and is second in defensive rebounds • Freshman team (1990) (27.8) ... the Tigers are 12-3 overall, FROM TIGER TO TIGER • 4-year record of 91-39 (.700) as a 1-1 in the SEC, with Bowers ... in SEC Mizzou junior guard Earnest Ross, who standout at UMass from 1989-93 play, Missouri defeated Alabama 84-68, is averaging 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds • won back-to-back regular sea- Georgia 79-62, South Carolina 71-65 and while shooting 36.1 percent from 3-point son and tournament titles in 1992 and Vanderbilt 81-59 while losing at Ole Miss range, played two seasons at Auburn 1993 64-49 and at Florida 83-52 ..