No. 4/4 Alabama Faces Missouri on the Road

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama men's basketball wraps up its two-game roadtrip on Saturday against Missouri at Mizzou Arena. The No. 4/4 Crimson Tide look to improve to 7-0 in the Southeastern Conference while the Tigers are coming off their third win over an AP Top-25 opponent this season (79-76 vs. No. 25 Arkansas).

The Alabama-Missouri matchup features two of the best scorers in the conference as Alabama's Brandon Miller ranks first in the SEC, scoring 21.6 points per game during conference play, while Mizzou's Kobe Brown is averaging 18.1 points per contest, which ranks No. 4 during SEC games.

The Broadcast

Saturday's game is set for a 5 p.m. CT tipoff and will be aired on the SEC Network with Mike Morgan (play-by-play) and Daymeon FIshback (analyst) on the call.

The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call, while Tom Stipe (engineer) is turning the dials. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.

Notes You Need To Know

Alabama became the fourth team in the last 50 years to start conference play by winning each of its first six contests by double figures (+20.8 scoring margin) joining Kentucky (twice – 1977-78 and 1994-95) and Florida (2012-13)
Alabama has five Quad 1 wins this season, which is tied for third-most in the country behind Purdue and Kansas (7 wins)
Alabama is looking to improve to 7-0 in SEC play for the second time under Coach Oats. Prior to Oats' arrival, the Tide had not started SEC play 6-0 since the 1986-87 season.
Alabama is ranked No. 4 in the AP Top-25 Poll for the second time this season, its highest AP ranking since 2006-07 (Ranked No. 4)
After recording 16.9 turnovers per game during non-conference play, the Tide is now averaging just 11.7 turnovers in SEC games
Alabama is 14-12 against AP Top 25 teams during Nate Oats' tenure
Alabama has posted five wins over top-25 opponents in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history, going 10-5 over the span
Brandon Miller was named NCAA March Madness' Player of the Week and SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 16 for the fifth time this season
Miller is averaging 20.1 points per game, the most by any freshman in the country and No. 20 overall
Miller is the only freshman in the country to rank in the top 70 in points and rebounds per game (No. 69)
Miller is one of six players in Division I, the only player in the SEC and the only freshman in the country that has scored 360 points and recorded 150 rebounds this season

About Missouri

Mizzou ranks third nationally with a turnover margin of +7.1, outscoring teams 22.3 to 12.6 in points off turnovers
Kobe Brown is on target to become the first Tiger in 11 years to average 15 points, five
rebounds and two assists
D'Moi Hodge is averaging 16.7 points in wins this year but just 9.3 points in losses
Missouri is shooting 36.9 percent from 3-point range at home – 14.1 percent higher than its 22.8 percent on the road
Mizzou is currently one of just four schools in the nation to feature five 1,000-point scorers (Penn State, San Diego and UAB)
Players with past Division I experience and in their first year at Mizzou are accounting for 74.5 percent of its points, 65.4 percent of rebounds, 83.1 percent of assists, 48.1 percent of blocks and 79.8 percent of steals
The Tigers currently rank first in the country with 11.6 steals per game, while placing ninth overall by forcing 18.8 turnovers per game
Nine Tigers have scored in double figures this year, while Mizzou features four players averaging at least 10.0 points

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