Men's Basketball | 11/20/2022 9:00:00 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball program will attempt to conquer the mighty SEC on Sunday evening and put together a winning streak for the first time since February 2019 as it goes up against Mizzou.

What You Need to Know:
 
•    Time and Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022 (6:30 p.m.)
 
•    Video: https://bit.ly/3Ag4VVl (SEC Network+)
 
•    Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1046/content/unimissouri:allaccess-Live-4490
 
•    Live Stats: https://statb.us/b/426600
 
•    Tickets: https://am.ticketmaster.com/mizzou/virtual-venue/MjNNQjA1TVY=
 
•    Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-4, 0-0 SWAC) | Missouri (4-0, 0-0 SEC)
 
•    Location: Columbia, Missouri – Mizzou Arena
 
•    Series History: Missouri Leads 1-0
 
•    Last Meeting: 1985-86 | Missouri 81, Mississippi Valley State 67 | Columbia, Missouri (Hearnes Center)
 
•    Winning Streak: Missouri (W1) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: N/A
 
•    All-Time History vs. SEC Opponents: SEC Leads 37-0
 
Mississippi Valley State Overview:
 
Valley State has been one of the better teams in the SWAC regarding both the free throw and three-point departments over the first three weeks, making an average of 14.2 freebies per game (2nd in SWAC) and knocking down 37.1% of its attempts from behind the arc (3rd in SWAC).
 
Mississippi Valley fans cannot talk about Delta Devils basketball right now without mentioning senior star guard Terry Collins. Coming off a career-high 27-point performance versus North Alabama, he is among the national leaders free throws made with 27 (9th in NCAA) and a free-throw percentage of 96.4% (36th in NCAA), has played 36:51 minutes per game (20th in NCAA), and has scored 82 points (22nd in NCAA). On top of those numbers, he also slots top-five individually in the SWAC for points per game (16.4), rebounds (26), three-pointers a game (2.20), and total threes (11).
 
Danny Washington has been a thief for Coach Ivory's Devils, snatching eight steals, the fourth-highest mark in the conference.
 
Alvin Stredic is the squad's second-leading scorer and rebounder at 9.6 and 4.2, respectively, and has the best field-goal percentage among his teammates at 44.7%.
 
Scouting the Missouri Tigers:

After struggling in non-conference play a season ago where it went just 7-8 with losses to Kansas City and Liberty, the Tigers have taken care of business so far with an unblemished mark with wins over Southern Indiana, Penn, Lindenwood, and SIU-Edwardsville.
 
The Black and Gold have been impressive in all facets of the game with a turnover margin of 7.5, averaging 94 points and 21.5 assists per game, making more than half of their shots (52%) and pickpocketing 12.2 steals a night.
 
D'Moi Hodge has been the scoring threat for Mizzou with the seventh-highest average in the SEC (16.8).
 
Kobe Brown has been the most effective shooter after four contests, splashing 67.6% of his shots to rank 30th nationwide.
 
Tre Gomillion has been masterful with the basketball, keeping turnovers to a minimum while dishing out 14 assists as his assist-to-turnover ratio of seven is borderline top-10 among the entire NCAA.

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