SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at Missouri

Missouri-Tennessee basketball game preview

The Tennessee Volunteers visit the Missouri Tigers on Tuesday in Columbia in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Tennessee scores an average of 74.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 63.1 points per contest. Missouri scores an average of 66.0 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 70.6 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Tennessee	0.436	0.348	0.711	11.96	+2.76	9.84	4.52	16.84	12.28
Missouri	0.430	0.285	0.717	11.20	+1.16	6.76	4.04	11.96	14.12
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Tennessee	0.414	0.348	36.20	33.44	0.33	+11.36	8.96	74.4	63.1
Missouri	0.441	0.285	35.00	33.84	0.33	-4.60	5.28	66.0	70.6

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3PT%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor. M– Average game scoring margin.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
11. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	25	112	74	47	345	13.80
12. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	24	122	29	46	319	13.29
17. Brown, Kobe	Mizzou	25	112	10	82	316	12.64

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
8. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	24	122	275	0.444

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
2. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	25	74	2.96

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
8. Brown, Kobe	Mizzou	25	82	104	0.79

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
5. Brown, Kobe	Mizzou	25	58	141	199	7.96
17. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Brown,	25	59	83	142	5.68
18. Nkamhoua, Olivier	UT	22	40	84	124	5.64
19. James, Josiah-Jordan	Jordan	22	29	94	123	5.59

Tennessee vs. Missouri Basketball Series History

Tennessee leads 9-8

Tennessee Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jonas Aidoo	F	6′-11″	234	FR
1	Kennedy Chandler	G	6′-0″	171	FR
2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield	F	6′-10″	246	FR
3	Quentin Diboundje	G	6′-5″	217	FR
5	Zakai Zeigler	G	5′-9″	167	FR
10	John Fulkerson	F	6′-9″	219	SR
12	Victor Bailey Jr.	G	6′-4″	182	SR
13	Olivier Nkamhoua	F	6′-8″	232	JR
15	Jahmai Mashack	G	6′-4″	196	FR
21	Kent Gilbert	G	6′-1″	175	SO
24	Justin Powell	G	6′-6″	197	SO
25	Santiago Vescovi	G	6′-3″	191	JR
30	Josiah-Jordan James	G	6′-6″	214	JR
31	Isaiah Sulack	G	6′-5″	186	JR
32	Handje Tamba	F	6′-11″	229	FR
33	Uros Plavsic	F	7′-0″	251	JR
35	Brock Jancek	F	6′-8″	228	SR

Missouri Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Anton Brookshire	G	6′-1″	170	FR
1	Amari Davis	G	6′-2″	175	JR
2	Sean Durugordon	F	6′-5″	210	FR
4	Javon Pickett	G	6′-5″	215	SR
5	Jarron Coleman	G	6′-5″	210	JR
11	Yaya Keita	F	6′-8″	240	FR
12	DaJuan Gordon	G	6′-3″	185	JR
13	Kaleb Brown	G	6′-6″	265	FR
21	Ronnie DeGray III	F	6′-6″	225	SO
23	Trevon Brazile	F	6′-9″	215	FR
24	Kobe Brown	F	6′-8″	255	JR
32	Jordan Wilmore	F	7′-3″	300	SO

Tennessee Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UT Martin	62	Tennessee	90
11/14/2021	ETSU	62	Tennessee	94
11/20/2021	Villanova	71	Tennessee	53
11/21/2021	Tennessee	89	North Carolina	72
11/26/2021	Tennessee Tech	69	Tennessee	80
11/30/2021	Presbyterian	44	Tennessee	85
12/4/2021	Tennessee	59	Colorado	54
12/7/2021	Texas Tech	57	Tennessee	52
12/11/2021	UNC Greensboro	36	Tennessee	76
12/14/2021	SC Upstate	52	Tennessee	96
12/18/2021	Tennessee	Canc.	Memphis	Canc.
12/22/2021	Arizona	73	Tennessee	77
12/29/2021	Tennessee	68	Alabama	73
1/5/2022	Ole Miss	60	Tennessee	66
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/11/2022	South Carolina	46	Tennessee	66
1/15/2022	Tennessee	79	Kentucky	107
1/18/2022	Tennessee	68	Vanderbilt	60
1/22/2022	LSU	50	Tennessee	64
1/26/2022	Florida	71	Tennessee	78
1/29/2022	Tennessee	51	Texas	52
2/1/2022	Texas A&M	80	Tennessee	90
2/5/2022	Tennessee	81	South Carolina	57
2/9/2022	Tennessee	72	Mississippi State	63
2/12/2022	Vanderbilt	64	Tennessee	73
2/15/2022	Kentucky	63	Tennessee	76
2/19/2022	Tennessee		Arkansas
2/22/2022	Tennessee		Missouri
2/26/2022	Auburn		Tennessee
3/1/2022	Tennessee		Georgia
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

Missouri Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	C Michigan	68	Missouri	78
11/15/2021	Kansas City	80	Missouri	66
11/18/2021	N Illinois	37	Missouri	54
11/21/2021	Missouri	80	SMU	75
11/22/2021	Florida State	81	Missouri	58
11/26/2021	Wichita State	61	Missouri	55
11/29/2021	Paul Quinn	59	Missouri	91
12/2/2021	Missouri	45	Liberty	66
12/7/2021	E Illinois	44	Missouri	72
12/11/2021	Missouri	65	Kansas	102
12/18/2021	Utah	75	Missouri	83
12/22/2021	Illinois	88	Missouri	63
12/29/2021	Missouri	56	Kentucky	83
1/5/2022	Mississippi State	PPD	Missouri	PPD
1/8/2022	Alabama	86	Missouri	92
1/12/2022	Missouri	87	Arkansas	43
1/15/2022	Texas A&M	67	Missouri	64
1/18/2022	Missouri	78	Ole Miss	53
1/22/2022	Missouri	76	Alabama	86
1/25/2022	Auburn	55	Missouri	54
1/29/2022	Missouri	50	Iowa State	67
2/2/2022	Florida	66	Missouri	65
2/5/2022	Missouri	70	Texas A&M	66
2/8/2022	Missouri	62	Vanderbilt	70
2/12/2022	Ole Miss	68	Missouri	74
2/15/2022	Arkansas	76	Missouri	57
2/19/2022	Missouri		Mississippi State
2/22/2022	Tennessee		Missouri
2/26/2022	Missouri		LSU
3/1/2022	Missouri		South Carolina
3/5/2022	Georgia		Missouri

Injuries and Suspensions

Tennessee

[F] 02/07/2022 – Olivier Nkamhoua is out for season (Ankle)

Missouri

[F] 02/19/2022 – Jordan Wilmore is “?” Sunday vs Mississippi St (Back)
[F] 02/18/2022 – Yaya Keita is out indefinitely (Knee)
[G] 02/19/2022 – Anton Brookshire is out indefinitely (Wrist)

Source: statfox.com

Tennessee-Missouri Prediction

Tennessee 72, Missouri 62

Tuesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.