SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Missouri at Auburn

January 29, 2019 SEC News
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Missouri plays at Auburn on Wednesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
Missouri 0.435 0.384 0.700 179 628 198 85 29 263
Missouri OPP 0.423 0.322 0.674 168 590 207 111 56 234
Auburn 0.455 0.365 0.701 277 725 301 179 109 255
Auburn OPP 0.429 0.356 0.698 204 651 234 120 73 356

NCAA RPI

Missouri: 82
Auburn: 26

Missouri Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Torrence Watson G 6′-5″ 200 FR St. Louis, MO
#1 Xavier Pinson G 6′-2″ 170 FR Chicago, IL
#2 K.J. Santos G 6′-8″ 220 SO Geneva, IL
#3 Ronnie Suggs G 6′-6″ 190 JR Washington, MO
#4 Javon Pickett G 6′-4″ 207 FR Belleville, IL
#5 Mitchell Smith F 6′-10″ 215 SO Van Buren, AR
#10 Evan Yerkes G 6′-3″ 180 FR Tinley Park, IL
#11 Jontay Porter F 6′-11″ 240 SO Columbia, MO
#12 Dru Smith G 6′-3″ 200 JR Evansville, IN
#13 Mark Smith G 6′-4″ 220 SO Edwardsville, IL
#14 Reed Nikko F 6′-10″ 250 JR Maple Grove, MN
#15 Jordan Geist G 6′-2″ 180 SR Fort Wayne, IN
#23 Jeremiah Tilmon F 6′-10″ 252 SO East Saint Louis, IL
#24 Kevin Puryear F 6′-7″ 238 SR Blue Springs, MO
#25 Brooks Ford G 6′-0″ 170 FR St. Louis, MO
#32 Adam Wolf F 6′-7″ 219 SR Beaver Dam, WI
#33 Cullen VanLeer G 6′-4″ 208 SR Pacific, MO
#42 Parker Braun F 6′-8″ 205 FR Overland Park, KS
#55 Christian Guess G 6′-5″ 180 FR Cleveland, OH

Auburn Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Horace Spencer F 6′-8″ 225 SR Philadelphia, PA
#1 Jared Harper G 5′-11″ 175 JR Mableton, GA
#2 Bryce Brown G 6′-3″ 198 SR Stone Mountain, GA
#3 Danjel Purifoy F 6′-7″ 230 JR Centreville, AL
#4 Malik Dunbar G 6′-6″ 230 SR North Augusta, SC
#5 Chuma Okeke F 6′-8″ 230 SO Atlanta, GA
#10 Samir Doughty G 6′-4″ 195 JR Philadelphia, PA
#12 J’Von McCormick G 6′-0″ 175 JR Katy, TX
#14 Preston Cook G 6′-4″ 190 FR Auburn, AL
#20 Myles Parker F 6′-8″ 200 FR Madison, AL
#21 Devontae Williams G 6′-5″ 215 JR Opp, AL
#22 Will Macoy G 6′-4″ 200 JR Birmingham, AL
#23 Jamal Johnson G 6′-4″ 185 SO Birmingham, AL
#24 Anfernee McLemore F 6′-7″ 220 JR Warwick, GA
#25 Brett Easterling G 6′-1″ 170 SO Tallahassee, FL
#33 Chase Maasdorp G 6′-0″ 170 FR Lakewood Ranch, FL
#41 Cole Blackstock F 6′-9″ 260 SR Killen, AL
#50 Austin Wiley C 6′-11″ 260 JR Hoover, AL
#54 Thomas Collier F 6′-9″ 215 JR Birmingham, AL

Missouri Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 vs Cent Arkansas W 68-55
Nov 9 at Iowa State L 76-59
Nov 16* vs Kennesaw State W 55-52
Nov 27 vs Temple W 79-77
Dec 2 vs UCF W 64-62
Dec 4 vs UT Arlington W 65-45
Dec 7 vs Oral Roberts W 80-64
Dec 18 vs Xavier W 71-56
Dec 22* vs Illinois W 79-63
Dec 29 vs Morehead State W 75-61
Jan 8 vs Tennessee L 87-63
Jan 13 at South Carolina L 85-75
Jan 16 vs Alabama L 70-69
Jan 19 at Texas A&M W 66-43
Jan 23 at Arkansas L 72-60
Jan 26 vs LSU L 86-80
Jan 30 at Auburn
Feb 2 vs Vanderbilt
Feb 5 at Tennessee
Feb 9 vs Texas A&M
Feb 12 vs Arkansas
Feb 16 at Ole Miss
Feb 19 vs Kentucky
Feb 23 at Florida
Feb 26 at Mississippi State
Mar 2 vs South Carolina
Mar 6 at Georgia
Mar 9 vs Ole Miss

Auburn Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 vs South Alabama W 101-58
Nov 9 vs Washington W 88-66
Nov 14 vs Miss. College W 103-52
Nov 19* at Xavier W 88-79
Nov 20* vs. Duke L 78-72
Nov 21* vs. Arizona W 73-57
Nov 28 vs St Peter’s W 99-49
Dec 4 vs UNC Asheville W 67-41
Dec 8 vs Dayton W 82-72
Dec 15* at UAB W 75-71
Dec 19 at NC State L 78-71
Dec 22 vs Murray State W 93-88
Dec 29 vs North Florida W 95-49
Jan 9 at Ole Miss L 82-67
Jan 12 vs Georgia W 93-78
Jan 16 at Texas A&M W 85-66
Jan 19 vs Kentucky L 82-80
Jan 22 at South Carolina L 80-77
Jan 26 at Mississippi State L 92-84
Jan 30 vs Missouri
Feb 2 vs Alabama
Feb 5 vs Florida
Feb 9 at LSU
Feb 13 vs Ole Miss
Feb 16 at Vanderbilt
Feb 20 vs Arkansas
Feb 23 at Kentucky
Feb 27 at Georgia
Mar 2 vs Mississippi State
Mar 5 at Alabama
Mar 9 vs Tennessee

Missouri-Auburn Prediction

The Missouri Tigers had it all wrapped up. Leading by 14 with just over two minutes left, Cuonzo Martin’s team was about to give LSU its first SEC loss of the season. Then everything fell apart. LSU pressed, forcing turnovers, and a few whistles didn’t go Missouri’s way. Before the home team knew it, the visitors from Baton Rouge had forced overtime. LSU pounced on a shaken opponent which still couldn’t believe what had happened. Missouri let a near-certain home win slip away, an event which seems to occur at least once every winter. Now Mizzou has to face another group of Tigers, this time on the road. Auburn will be steaming mad after losing a second straight game. Bruce Pearl’s team has to stop fooling around, chiefly in the paint, where this team has underperformed. This could get ugly. Auburn 89, Missouri 66. (Matt Zemek)

Game Time: 8:30 ET, 7:30 CT, on SEC Network

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