The long-awaited Mizzou-Alabama rematch tips off tonight at Mizzou Arena (and SEC Network) at 7:30 pm CT. Rebounding will be a major key to the game — Alabama is very good at it.
Wednesday’s game presents a different challenge. Alabama comes to Columbia having lost three of its last four games and an offense that averages just 69.8 points per game, second-lowest in the conference. But the Crimson Tide win on the boards. They own the SEC’s best rebounding margin (plus-6.2). Avery Johnson’s team collects the league’s highest percentage of defensive rebounds (73.