The No. 24 Missouri Tigers look to win their 60th straight non-conference home game Monday night against the Mercer Bears in the Mizzou Arena.
Missouri is coming off a 83-68 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Friday, and for new coach Frank Haith his Tigers are just figuring out how to become a team. The former head coach of the Miami Hurricanes is still learning how to work a rotation, get to know his players and implement his style of play as they prepare for a tough non-conference schedule including Notre Dame, Villanova and their biggest rival Illinois in December.
Here are the stat leaders for the Bears and Tigers:
Team Stat Leaders
Points
- Bud Thomas Mer 18.0
- Ricardo Ratliffe Mo 20.0
Rebounds
- Bud Thomas Mer 9.0
- Ricardo Ratliffe Mo 8.0
Assists
- Jakob Gollon Mer 7.0
- Michael Dixon Mo 4.0
Missouri leads the series against Mercer 3-0, winning the most recent matchup 90-63 in 1996. Gametime starts at 7 p.m. Eastern.
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