-The score is obviously not supposed to be this close and Mizzou's defense has not been good. But Terry Collins is having the game of his life. It's easy to say "Just stop that guy, force someone else to shoot." But you have to give Collins some credit in creating his own looks. He's coming off screens at full speed, getting his defenders off balance, pump-faking on the catch and resetting his feet. It's not like he wasn't on the scouting report either -- he's their leading scorer this year.
-MVSU has been running zone on defense and the Tigers don't seem to know how to attack it, settling for 3s and committing a bunch of turnovers as a result. They have more shot attempts from beyond the arc than they do inside and, for the first time in a long time, have a negative assist-to-turnover ratio. The Delta Devils have more points off turnovers, which is typically a strength for Mizzou.
-In my preview, I wrote that one of the "Keys to the Game" for Mizzou was to crash the offensive glass and take advantage of second chances. And I said that because MVSU had given up the second-highest percentage of offensive rebounds to their opponents in the entire country. But that hasn't really come to fruition yet. The team has just two second-chance points off two offensive boards.
-The ball pressure for the Tigers hasn't been as big of a factor than in their past couple of games. They're still causing problems and have 12 fast break points, but it feels like it should be more based on who they're playing. Just a weird night for Missouri so far.
-MVSU has been running zone on defense and the Tigers don't seem to know how to attack it, settling for 3s and committing a bunch of turnovers as a result. They have more shot attempts from beyond the arc than they do inside and, for the first time in a long time, have a negative assist-to-turnover ratio. The Delta Devils have more points off turnovers, which is typically a strength for Mizzou.
-In my preview, I wrote that one of the "Keys to the Game" for Mizzou was to crash the offensive glass and take advantage of second chances. And I said that because MVSU had given up the second-highest percentage of offensive rebounds to their opponents in the entire country. But that hasn't really come to fruition yet. The team has just two second-chance points off two offensive boards.
-The ball pressure for the Tigers hasn't been as big of a factor than in their past couple of games. They're still causing problems and have 12 fast break points, but it feels like it should be more based on who they're playing. Just a weird night for Missouri so far.
