Red Raiders to meet Tigers tonight

Missouri head coach Mike Anderson shouts instructions as Tiger guard Michael Dixon defends Oklahoma’s Carl Blair during Saturday afternoon’s game at Mizzou Arena. Dixon came off the bench to score a team-high 16 points in Missouri’s 84-61 win.

Missouri head coach Mike Anderson shouts instructions as Tiger guard Michael Dixon defends Oklahoma’s Carl Blair during Saturday afternoon’s game at Mizzou Arena. Dixon came off the bench to score a team-high 16 points in Missouri’s 84-61 win. Photo by The Associated Press.

By Tom Rackers

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Preparing to play the Missouri Tigers isn’t hard. Actually playing against the Tigers, that’s a different matter.

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“Kids don’t understand,” Texas Tech head coach Pat Knight said Monday as the Red Raiders (11-14) prepared for today’s game (6 p.m., ESPN2-TV) against the Tigers (19-6) at Mizzou Arena. “They like playing against it, but as coaches, we hate it because it gets you playing too fast.”

Mizzou Arena has been a house of horrors for Tiger opponents. Missouri is 15-0 at home this season.

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