Game 16: TRUMAN vs. Central Missouri (10-3, 4-1 MIAA)
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2013
Time: 3:00 pm CT
Location: Kirksville, Mo. || Pershing Arena
Radio: 104.7 KRES-FM (Moberly, Mo.) || Listen Online
Video: Watch Online
Live Stats: Regular || Media/Mobile
Game Notes: Truman || Central Missouri
Statistics: Truman || Central Missouri || MIAA
Social Media: @TrumanAthletics
Bulldog Buckets:
- The Bulldogs are scoring 72.5 ppg on the season (72.2 MIAA), shooting 45.1% from the field (43.8% MIAA), and 36.1% from three-point range (37.9% MIAA).
- The Bulldogs are connecting at a 71.3% clip from the foul line through all 14 games.
- Truman has already matched its 2012 road win total (2-12) through four road contests and is three wins away from matching the 2012 home win total (6-7) with five to play within the friendly confines of Pershing Arena.
- Entering this past weekend, the Bulldogs ranked second in the MIAA in three-pointers per game, third in assist/turnover ratio and fifth in turnover margin.
- Mike Carlson has inked his name all over the MIAA stat sheets, ranking amongst league leaders in free throw shooting (87.3%), scoring (16.9), steals (24), blocks (17), rebounds (6.4) and field goal percentage (53.7%).
Mr. 1K:
Tom Norton is inching closer to the 1,000-point club, as he sits with 982 career points entering this week’s action.
There are 24 members of Truman’s 1,000-point club, with the most recent inductees including 2011 graduates Alex Henderson (22nd; 1,031) and Ethan Freeman (24th; 1,008).
Carlson Posts Massive Week:
Despite a pair of team losses last week, Mike Carlson had a great week on both ends of the court statistically, averaging 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.
He shot 58% from the field (14-for-24) and hit 11-of-14 free throws (78.6%).
He recorded his fifth 20+ point game of the season and eighth of his career with 24 against UCO and has now reached double-figures offensively in 13 of the team’s 14 games this year.
Series Notes vs. Central Missouri:
Series Record: Central Missouri leads 125-66; 192nd meeting
Last Meeting: UCM-82, TSU-79 (Feb. 25, 2012 || Warrensburg, Mo.)
Series Streak: Central Missouri W-15
Record in Kirksville: Central Missouri leads 62-46 (UCM W-9)
Last TSU win in Kirksville: TSU-58, UCM-54 (Feb. 4, 2002)
Woodley vs. Central Missouri: 0-2
Scouting the Mules:
Central Missouri (10-3, 4-1 MIAA) enters the week on a four-game win streak, having just won three straight in Warrensburg following a 1-1 trip to Las Vegas before the Christmas holiday.
The Mules travel to Nebraska-Kearney on Wednesday night prior to their afternoon trip to Kirksville on Saturday. UCM is just 0-1 in true road games this season.
Dominique Long (14.5 ppg), Widgett Washington (11.6 ppg) and Charles Hammork (10.2) are the top three scorers for the Mules, although two other players average more than nine points per night.
As a team, UCM is shooting 45% from the floor, 32% from three-point range and 69% from the charity stripe.
The are out-rebounding opponents by 0.7 per game and have nearly made more free throws (220) than their opponents have taken (225).
Kim Anderson is in his 11th season at UCM and has a 232-85 record at the school.
Notably vs. UCM:
- Mike Carlson averaged 21.5 ppg/8.0 rpg in two games last season.
- Seth Jackson averaged 17.5 ppg/5.5 rpg in two games last season.
- Tom Norton is 8-for-26 from 3-pt range in five career games (7.2 ppg).
Up Next:
The Bulldogs close a three-game homestand next weekend by hosting MIAA-newcomer Nebraska-Kearney on January 24 (7:30 pm) before welcoming Fort Hays State on January 26 (3:00 pm).
Courtesy Truman State University