11th-ranked Tigers in Boulder to take on Buffaloes

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02/21/2009 - Boulder, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Big 12 Conference foes collide in Boulder today, as the 11th-ranked Missouri Tigers pay a visit to the Colorado Buffaloes. This is the second meeting of the season between these two, and Missouri had very little trouble disposing of the Buffs in the first encounter, matching a season-high in points with a 107-62 pasting of CU in Columbia back on January 14th.

The Tigers are one of the real surprises in the Big 12 this season, running out to a 22-4 record, which includes a 9-2 mark in conference -- their best- ever start in Big 12 action. Mizzou has won five in a row and nine of its last 10, and a win today would give the Tigers their first 10-win conference campaign since 1999-2000. Missouri took care of Nebraska last Saturday, 70-47, in its most recent outing, and the team has won its last two road games to improve to 4-2 in such bouts this season.

As for Colorado, it is mired in a six-game losing streak, although the last two games have been competitive (85-76 OT loss to Texas, 46-41 setback at Nebraska). The Buffaloes are just 9-16 on the year and 10 of their 11 league games have resulted in defeats. Still, the team is two games over .500 at home (8-6) which should serve as a source of confidence today.

With the win over Colorado earlier this season, Missouri's lead in the all- time series improved to 95-52, although the Buffs own a 33-28 ledger in games played in Boulder. That said, the Tigers have claimed victory in each of their last two visits to the Coors Events Center.

Missouri's success this season stems from its ability to produce at both ends of the floor. The Tigers are knocking down their field goals at a 47.8 percent clip and netting 82.8 ppg as a result. Defensively, they are allowing just 65.5 ppg on 41.0 percent overall shooting, and they take full advantage of the 19.5 turnovers per game the opposition has been guilty of thus far. The frontcourt tandem of DeMarre Carroll (17.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and Leo Lyons (14.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg) are the top options for coach Mike Anderson's club, and both are shooting in excess of 50 percent from the floor -- Carroll actually closer to 60 percent (.576). Carroll and Matt Lawrence each scored 13 points to lead the Tigers past Nebraska last weekend, 70-47. The Tigers limited the Cornhuskers to just 28.6 percent field goal efficiency while shooting 42.4 percent themselves, which included a 51.7 percent effort in the second half. Nebraska turned the ball over 20 times, leading to plenty of easy baskets for Mizzou.

A glaring lack of offensive production has been the Buffaloes' downfall this season, as they are averaging 64 ppg, that figure dropping to 58.9 ppg against Big 12 foes. The team does have a pair of double-digit scorers in guards Cory Higgins and Dwight Thorne II, the pair netting 17.6 and 13.0 ppg, respectively. From there however, the cupboard is pretty bare as no player averages more than nine points per outing. Against the same Nebraska team that Missouri manhandled last week, Colorado managed to shoot just 31 percent from the floor and suffered 16 turnovers compared to just six for the Huskers. Higgins was the lone Buff to score in double figures, going just 3-of-9 from the field to finish with 12 points. The turnover story aside, CU did play solid defense, holding Nebraska to 34.8 percent field goal efficiency, but it wasn't enough the earn the team a victory.

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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.

The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.

Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.

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