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Tigers face final mid-major tuneup before the schedule gets rugged
Mizzou faces Bethune-Cookman in its ninth mid-major game before a challenging schedule that includes Florida and Kentucky, with Bethune-Cookman holding a 3-6 record.
- On Saturday, Mizzou will host Bethune-Cookman at 1 p.m. at Mizzou Arena as its ninth mid-major game against the 3-6 Wildcats.
- Dennis Gates warned `We gotta be able to continue to play for a full 40 minutes` as Florida Jan. 3 and at Kentucky Jan. 7 approach, emphasizing the need for full-game focus before Saturday's game against Bethune-Cookman.
- After a 6-for-8 outing from deep, graduate forward Jacob Crews made his first Mizzou start and reached 34 3-pointers this season, with Dennis Gates saying, `I think Crews is doing a great job.`
- Experimentation over the last two games has produced new starting looks, with sophomore guard Annor Boateng earning consecutive starts over junior guard Sebastian Mack.
- Bethune-Cookman arrives off a Dec. 3 win and is led by senior guard Jakobi Heady, who averages 15.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
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