Mizzou: Amazing Stat

[SoonerTraveler]

The Tigers (23-10), who have lost eight in a row to A&M, ...

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201103100587

Loubeau, Holmes lead Texas A&M past Missouri 86-71
By DOUG TUCKER, AP Sports Writer 21 minutes ago

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—David Loubeau scored Texas A&M’s first eight points and got the Aggies off to a quick start en route to an 86-71 victory over Missouri Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.

Loubeau and B.J. Holmes combined for 31 points in a first half that ended with A&M leading 46-33 over a team it squeaked past 91-89 in overtime on Jan. 15. They each finished with 20.

The Tigers (23-10), who have lost eight in a row to A&M, will nervously await Sunday’s announcement by the NCAA tournament selection committee. Ranked as high as ninth earlier this season, they’ve dropped three of their last four and fallen completely out of the poll.

In Friday night’s semifinals, the third-seeded Aggies (24-7) will hook up with ancient enemy and second-seeded Texas in the 220th game between the two, the most-played rivalry in Texas A&M history.

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[playmakr]

That's incredible. 8 in a row?

What that tells me is they have won a couple of those in Columbia, which tells me Defense travels. OU has got to get back to playing better defense, which starts with getting more size. I think Osby and Goff will, if nothing else, add interior depth. If the decision is made to keep Capel, he really needs to bring someone in to help coach defense. (forgetting for a moment offensive deficiencies) If we hire someone else, I think it has to be a guy whose teams have been known to guard like hell.