| Mizzou coach Mike Anderson knows his Tigers will be tested for the first time when they take on #16 Georgetown at the Sprint Center in Kansas City on Tuesday night. |
The University of Missouri basketball program has cracked the Top 10 in both the AP Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll despite not really playing well in any of their contests to date.
Mizzou readies for a showdown against #16 ranked and undefeatd Georgetown on Tuesday night at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Tigers know that they haven't played a full game yet this season, and Tuesday's match-up against the Hoyas has to be different.
"It's just something we've got to fix," said junior forward Laurence Bowers. "We know we're coming out flat. We're not coming out intentionally that way."
Part of the problem for the Tigers is how they have started the game against some weaker opponents. Mizzou coach Mike Anderson knows that it is unacceptable.
"We're a team of energy. That's the brand we've established. I thought that first half, we didn't have any. We probably left (it) in customs coming back from Cancun."
Despite winning the 2010 Cancun Challenge, the Tigers really haven't been challenged thus far this season, with their most meaningful victory being an 83-71 thumping of LaSalle of the Atlantic 10 in the Cancun Championship.
The Hoyas are going to be sure to let the whole nation know if Mizzou is worthy of their Top 10 ranking.
Keep an eye on the Mizzou pressure defense going up against Georgetown's Princeton-style offense. Should be an interesting match-up in western Missouri.
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