OGT-Florida @ Missouri 2/2/22 3 PM SEC Net

Florida (13-8/3-5 SEC) vs. Missouri (8-12/2-5 SEC)
Mizzou Arena (15,061) | Columbia, Mo.
Game 22 | Feb. 2, 2022 | 9 p.m. ET

BROADCAST INFO
SEC Network | ESPN App
Play-by-Play: Roy Philpott
Analyst: Mark Wise

Gators Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert
Analyst: Lee Humphrey

 

FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
4 Anthony Duruji F 6-7 209 Sr. 25.5 9.8 4.5 1.1 stl
14 Kowacie Reeves G 6-6 182 Fr. 15.6 5.3 1.3 1.0 3fg
22 Tyree Appleby G 6-1 163 Sr. 27.4 10.6 2.3 3.9 ast
23 Brandon McKissic G 6-3 185 Gr. 26.3 6.5 3.2 1.3 stl
24 Phlandrous Fleming Jr. G 6-5 205 Gr. 24.6 10.5 3.7 1.3 stl

Missouri POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
23 Trevon Brazile F 6-9 215 Fr. 19.5 5.3 3.8 2.4 blk
24 Kobe Brown F 6-8 250 Jr. 30.4 13.0 8.5 2.4 ast
4 Javon Pickett G 6-5 215 Sr. 30.7 9.4 2.9 1.7 ast
5 Jarron Coleman G 6-5 210 RJr. 28.8 10.1 3.8 3.1 ast
12 DaJuan Gordon G 6-3 190 Jr. 25.0 8.8 4.4 1.1 3fg

 

HEAD COACHES
Mike White
136-83 | 7th season at UF
237-123 | 11th season overall

Cuonzo Martin
74-68 | 5th season at Missouri
260-189 | 14th season overall

MATCHUP BASICS
All-Time Series: 7-4
All-Time/Away: 2-3
Series under White: 4-2
Away under White: 2-1
Last Meeting:
L, 70-72, 3/3/21 (Home)

 

NUMBERS OF NOTE​

3
The resilient Gators bounced back from 16 points down to win vs. Oklahoma State on Saturday, marking UF’s
third double-digit comeback victory of the season. UF has had three such
wins in three of the past four seasons.

4
Coming off Saturday’s win vs. Oklahoma State, the Gators own wins
vs. ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 opponents in a single season for the
first time in program history.

1,000
Anthony Duruji is 10 points from the 1,000-point career milestone.
Myreon Jones surpassed the mark last game to join teammates Tyree
Appleby, Phlandrous Fleming Jr. and Brandon McKissic in the career 1,000-
point club.

 

2021-22 AT A GLANCE

• Florida resumes SEC action after Saturday’s comeback win against Oklahoma State in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge when the Gators rallied from 16 down to defeat the Cowboys. Tyree Appleby led the effort with 21 points, four assists and three steals.

• The Gators are one of six teams with a win in each of the past four NCAA Tournaments, joined by Gonzaga,
Kansas, Michigan, Villanova and Florida State. UF is also one of 12 teams nationally and the only Southeastern Conference team to reach every NCAA Tournament in that span (since 2017).

• All-SEC big man Colin Castleton posted 17.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots through four SEC
games before suffering a left (non-shooting) shoulder injury during practice on Jan. 18. Jason Jitoboh (eye)
underwent surgery on Jan. 28 after suffering a season-ending injury at Tennessee. CJ Felder (illness) has been out or limited the past three games.

• After Florida’s comeback win vs. Oklahoma State without Castleton and Jitoboh, OSU coach Mike Boynton had this to say: “It shows the character of their guys to not hang their heads ... Just lost their backup center, who was playing well, best player’s out. Give them credit for showing what true competitors do when their back’s against the wall, which is come out and try to fight for what they believe they can be.”

• Florida ranks among SEC leaders in blocked shots (second, 5.7), scoring defense (fourth, 64.2) and steals
(fourth, 9.3).

• UF’s 3-point defense has been strong in the Gators’ wins, limiting opponents to .269 shooting from beyond
the arc in those games. Florida’s foes are averaging 4.5 made 3-pointers in its victories, including four games with just two 3-pointers allowed.

• The Gators stifled Vanderbilt, limiting the Commodores to 14 second-half points. Vandy’s 42 total points
marked the second-fewest UF has allowed vs. an SEC opponent under Mike White (41 at SC, 2/10/18). No
Commodore scored more than seven points against the UF defense, and the Gators forced the SEC’s leading
scorer Scotty Pippen Jr. into a 1-for-10 day with a season-low six points.

• Anthony Duruji scored 18 of his 22 points vs. Mississippi State in the second half, helping UF rally from seven points down with 7:20 to play. Duruji nabbed a career-high five steals vs. MSU, becoming the fifth Gator since 1996 (Donovan/White Era) to post a 22-point, five-steal outing. He joins Nick Calathes (twice), Corey Brewer (twice), Brett Nelson and Jason Williams (twice).

• Florida battled back from a double-digit deficit to knock off Ohio State on Tyree Appleby’s buzzer-beating
3-pointer to win the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Phlandrous Fleming led the Florida attack with 19 points and four
steals, supported by Colin Castleton’s double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

• The Gators used a 13-0 second-half run to spark the win against 20th-ranked FSU, and Colin Castleton earned SEC Player of the Week honors with a 15-point, 16-rebound, six-blocked shot performance.

• The Gators’ quartet of veteran impact transfers combined for 3,882 career points scored at their previous
schools. The groups consist of grad transfers Brandon McKissic (UMKC) and Phlandrous Fleming Jr. (Charles-
ton Southern) along with Myreon Jones (Penn State) and CJ Felder (Boston College)

 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT​

• Florida visits a Missouri team that owns a win vs. Alabama and nearly
knocked off top-ranked Auburn last week. The Tigers also have a win
at Ole Miss and non-conference victories against Utah and SMU.

• Kobe Brown leads the way for Mizzou with 13.0 points and 8.5
rebounds per game along with 30 steals. Brown had a career day in
the win vs. Alabama with 30 points, 13 rebounds and four assists.

• Green Bay transfer Amari Davis averages 10.3 points and Ball State
transfer Jarron Coleman sits at 10.1, with Coleman’s 29 made 3-point-
ers and 55 assists are both tops on the team.

• Freshman Trevon Brazile has blocked 29 shots through just 12 appearances this season.

 

OPPONENT’S LAST 5 GAMES
Jan. 15 Texas A&M L 64-67
Jan. 18 at Ole Miss W 78-53
Jan. 22 at Alabama L 76-86
Jan. 25 Auburn L 54-55
Jan. 29 at Iowa State L 50-67


OPPONENT’S NEXT 5 GAMES
Feb. 5 at Texas A&M
Feb. 8 at Vanderbilt
Feb. 12 Ole Miss
Feb. 15 Arkansas
Feb. 19 at Mississippi State

ALL-TIME SERIES (7-4)
Jan. 19, 2013 H W 83-52
Feb. 19, 2013 A L 60-63
Feb. 4, 2014 H W 68-58
March 14, 2014 SEC W 72-49
Feb. 24, 2015 A L 52-64
March 5, 2016 A W 82-72
Feb. 2, 2017 H W 93-54
Jan. 6, 2018 A W 77-75
Feb. 23, 2019 H W 64-60
Jan. 11, 2020 A L 75-91
March 3, 2021 H L 70-72