-Mizzou's defense was significantly better in the second half, but its offense was just as bad. The shot selection was poor, which hadn't really been an issue before this game. The ball movement wasn't nearly as good. It was their worst night shooting inside the arc, a place they rarely missed through the first nine games. Mizzou could've played the best defense the Jayhawks had seen all season and I'm not sure they would've scored enough to keep it close.
-Many of the players didn't step up to the moment, but a few did. Nick Honor was one of them. He hasn't had a huge scoring night all year long, but he's probably been the team's most consistent player night-to-night. It doesn't matter if he's playing against SEMO or Kansas, you know what you're getting from Honor.
-What surprised me the most was that the Jayhawks almost had twice as many points off turnovers than Mizzou. The Tigers obviously usually score a lot of points on the fast break, but they also usually do a better job of getting back and defending in transition. That wasn't the case today.
-It's safe to say Mizzou isn't a top-10 team, but I'm not sure anyone really thought they were heading into tonight. I think it still remains to be seen how far outside the top 10 they actually are, though and I still don't think this loss automatically removes them from the NCAA tournament discussion. But they will no doubt have to play better with three more top-17 teams coming up in the next four games. We'll learn a lot more about this team in that stretch.
-Many of the players didn't step up to the moment, but a few did. Nick Honor was one of them. He hasn't had a huge scoring night all year long, but he's probably been the team's most consistent player night-to-night. It doesn't matter if he's playing against SEMO or Kansas, you know what you're getting from Honor.
-What surprised me the most was that the Jayhawks almost had twice as many points off turnovers than Mizzou. The Tigers obviously usually score a lot of points on the fast break, but they also usually do a better job of getting back and defending in transition. That wasn't the case today.
-It's safe to say Mizzou isn't a top-10 team, but I'm not sure anyone really thought they were heading into tonight. I think it still remains to be seen how far outside the top 10 they actually are, though and I still don't think this loss automatically removes them from the NCAA tournament discussion. But they will no doubt have to play better with three more top-17 teams coming up in the next four games. We'll learn a lot more about this team in that stretch.
