Following a 12-point victory on the road against Ole Miss, the Missouri Tigers will welcome the Iowa State Cyclones into town on Saturday, looking to pick up their most influential victory of the season.
Mizzou is no stranger to Iowa State, having faced the Cyclones during its days in the Big Eight and Big 12 Conference, but this marks the second consecutive year these two former foes will face off. Iowa State cruised to a 17-point win just a year ago but is just 22-81 away from home against the Tigers.
Prior to Saturday’s reminiscent meeting, however, Mizzou men’s basketball head coach Dennis Gates and senior guard Sean East II discussed the team’s storylines heading into the weekend.