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For the third time in four weeks, the focus of the college basketball world will be on the fourth-ranked Missouri Tigers as they prepare to take on No. 6 Baylor on Saturday at Mizzou Arena in a game that features huge Big 12 titles implications.

Both teams enter the game ranked in the national top 10 as Mizzou is 9-2 in league play while Baylor is 8-3. The game will air live on the Big 12 Network at 12:47 p.m.

Missouri currently sits atop the Big 12 Conference at 9-2 this season, tied with Kansas, who defeated Baylor on Wednesday.

Saturday's game will mark the Tigers' third top-10 matchup for the Tigers this season, all coming in the last four weeks, beginning with a Jan. 21 win over Baylor in Waco.

The tigers are 2-0 in top-10 matchups this season (wins at Baylor and vs. Kansas) as Missouri has claimed a pair of wins over top 10 teams for the first time since 2009 when they defeated Oklahoma and Memphis.

Missouri  has not defeated three top 10 opponents in the same season since 2003.

For more information go to www.mutigers.com