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Tigers survive test and advance to sweet 16 

In what had arguably been the game of the tournament thus far the Tigers outlasted Marquette 83-79 to advance to the sweet 16 on Thursday. After taking an 11 point lead into the half the Warriors mounted a feverish comeback and had a four-point lead with less than two minutes to play but could not hold on. Great pressure free throw shooting by the Tigers down the stretch (7 of last 9 points came from the line) proved to be the difference. Survive and Advance. Now the focus changes to the battle of the Tigers as they take on an angry Memphis team that believes they should have been a number one seed and feels they have a statement to make. The tale of the tape is listed below. Talk about the game in the NCAA West chat room or in the NCAA basketball blog.

#3 University of Missouri Tigers (30-6) vs.

#2 Memphis University Tigers (33-3)

2008-09 Season Game 37 - March 26, 2009 - Glendale, Ariz.

Tip-off: 8:37 p.m. CST

Arena: University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, Ariz. (39,263)

TV: CBS - (Dick Enberg - Play by Play; Jay Bilas - Analyst)

Radio: Tiger Radio Network (Mike Kelly play-by-play; Gary Link analyst)

Rankings: Mizzou: 9/9, Memphis: 3/2 in Associated Press / USA Today Coaches polls

Series: Memphis leads Missouri 7-4 overall; First Meeting in NCAA Tournament play

Coaches:

Missouri: Mike Anderson(Tulsa '82); 153-75 overall (7th season); 64-34 at Mizzou (3rd)

Memphis: John Calipari (Clarion St. '82); 445-139 overall (17th season); 252-68 at Memphis (9th)

2008-09 Missouri Men's Basketball Roster

Coaches

# Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Class Hometown (Last School) 1 DeMarre Carroll 6-8 225 Forward SR Birmingham, Ala. (Vanderbilt) 3 Miguel Paul 6-1 172 Guard FR Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen) 4 J.T. Tiller 6-3 200 Guard JR Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler) 5 Leo Lyons 6-9 244 Forward SR Kansas City, Kan. (Coastal Christian Academy) 11 Zaire Taylor 6-4 189 Guard RS JR Staten Island, N.Y. (Delaware) 12 Marcus Denmon 6-3 185 Guard FR Kansas City, Mo. (Hogan Prep) 13 Michael Anderson Jr. 6-0 183 Guard RS SR Birmingham, Ala. (Alabama-Birmingham) 15 Keith Ramsey 6-9 210 Forward JR Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Okaloosa-Walton) 21 Laurence Bowers 6-8 205 Forward FR Memphis, Tenn. (St. George's) 23 Justin Safford 6-8 230 Forward SO Bloomington, Ill. (Charis Prep) 24 Kim English 6-6 200 Guard FR Baltimore, Md. (Notre Dame Prep) 25 Jarrett Sutton 6-3 190 Guard SO Kansas City, Mo. (Oak Park) 32 Steve Moore 6-9 264 Center FR Kansas City, Mo. (Truman) 33 Matt Lawrence 6-7 203 Guard SR St. Louis, Mo. Coaches Mike Anderson - Head Coach Melvin Watkins - Associate Head Coach Matt Zimmerman - Assistant Coach T.J. Cleveland - Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels - Director of Basketball Operations David Deets - Strength and Conditioning Coach Ben Lindsey - Coordinator of Basketball Operations

2008-2009 SCHEDULE ( Click on an event for complete event information )

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time
08/30/08	Ontario All-Stars #	St. Catherines, Ontario	4:30 p.m. CT
08/31/08	Brock University #	St. Catherines, Ontario	1:00 p.m. CT
09/01/08	Southern Ontario All-Stars #	Welland, Ontario	9:00 a.m. CT
10/29/08	Black & Gold Game #	Mizzou Arena	W, 110-84
11/06/08	vs. Lincoln (Mo) #	Mizzou Arena	W, 97-54
11/11/08	vs. Missouri Southern #	Mizzou Arena	W, 87-58
11/15/08	vs. Prairie View A&M	Mizzou Arena	W, 86-65
2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off
11/17/08	vs. Chattanooga	Mizzou Arena	W, 103-75
11/20/08	vs. Xavier	San Juan, P.R.	L, 75-71
11/21/08	vs. Fairfield	San Juan, P.R.	W, 87-59
11/23/08	vs. USC	San Juan, P.R.	W, 83-72
11/30/08	vs. Oral Roberts	Mizzou Arena	W, 92-83
12/02/08	vs. Arkansas - Pine Bluff	Mizzou Arena	W, 95-41
12/07/08	vs. California	Mizzou Arena	W, 93-66
12/13/08	vs. Murray State	Mizzou Arena	W, 75-64
12/20/08	vs. Stetson	Mizzou Arena	W, 78-44
2008 Busch Braggin' Rights Game
12/23/08	vs. Illinois	St. Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center)	L, 75-59
12/27/08	vs. SIU-Edwardsville	Mizzou Arena	W, 107-57
12/30/08	vs. Centenary College	Mizzou Arena	W, 80-52
01/03/09	at Georgia	Athens, Ga.	W, 83-76
01/06/09	vs. Coppin State	Mizzou Arena	W, 88-55
01/10/09	at Nebraska *	Lincoln, Neb.	L, 56-51
01/14/09	vs. Colorado *	Mizzou Arena	W, 107-62
01/17/09	vs. Iowa State *	Mizzou Arena	W, 77-46
01/21/09	at Oklahoma State *	Stillwater, Okla.	W, 97-95
01/24/09	vs. Texas Tech	Mizzou Arena	W, 97-86
01/28/09	at Kansas State *	Manhattan, Kan.	L, 88-72
01/31/09	vs. Baylor	Mizzou Arena	W, 89-72
02/04/09	at Texas *	Austin, Texas	W, 69-65
02/07/09	at Iowa State *	Ames, Iowa	W, 82-68
02/09/09	vs. Kansas *	Mizzou Arena	W, 62-60
02/14/09	vs. Nebraska *	Mizzou Arena	W, 70-47
02/21/09	at Colorado *	Boulder, Colo.	W, 66-53
02/25/09	vs. Kansas State *	Mizzou Arena	W, 94-74
03/01/09	at Kansas *	Lawrence, Kan.	L, 90-65
03/04/09	vs. Oklahoma	Mizzou Arena	W, 73-64
03/07/09	at Texas A&M *	College Station, Texas	L, 96-86
Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship
03/12/09	vs. Texas Tech	Oklahoma City, Okla.	W, 81-60
03/13/09	vs. Oklahoma State	Oklahoma City, Okla.	W, 67-59
03/14/09	vs. Baylor	Oklahoma City, Okla.	W, 73-60
NCAA Tournament
03/20/09	vs. Cornell	Boise, Idaho	W, 78-59
03/22/09	vs. Marquette	Boise, Idaho	W, 83-79
03/26/09	vs. Memphis	Glendale, Ariz.	8:35 p.m. CT