Prior to each Mizzou hoops game this season, we will get Tiger fans set with The Starting Five. In this feature, we'll give you the anticipated starting lineups for each team, break down keys to a Missouri win and offer up a prediction.
Here is the breakdown of tonight's game against Green Bay.
OFF THE BENCH: Green Bay has eight players who have started at least once. Sukhjot Baines is a 6-6 swingman off the bench. Trevian Bell and Hunter Crist are the backcourt guards off the bench. 6-foot-7 sophomore TJ Parham is actually the Phoenix's second leading scorer, despite not having started a game.
OFF THE BENCH: Jontay Porter is the first man off the bench in the frontcourt and Reed Nikko provides a few minutes as well. Jordan Geist and Terrence Phillips are the second and third part of a point guard by committee for Cuonzo Martin's team right now.
                         KEYS TO THE GAME
1. It's about you. Cuonzo Martin's message was clear after the win over Miami (OH). It's not about who we're playing. It's about how we play. And he wasn't okay with the effort in a 19-point win even if the result was good. Martin is playing the long game with his team. He expects more out of them than he's getting right now.
2. Bombs Away. Like it or not, this is a team that needs the three ball to go down. When they shoot it well, they can beat anybody. When they don't, they can look terrible. Jordan Barnett and Kassius Robertson have been hitting of late and Kevin Puryear actually leads the team in three-point percentage. The key is playing inside-out. If the Tigers get the ball in the paint and then kick it, which they've been good at, the open shots are there and have been falling.
3. Hang on to the basketball. This will likely be a key in every game. Missouri's turnovers have gone down a little bit lately, but 17 against Miami is just too many. The vast majority of them weren't even forced. They were just careless turnovers. Those have to go away in the next couple of weeks before the schedule gets a whole lot tougher.
                        TIP TIME INFORMATION
TIPOFF: 8:00 p.m. Central
TELEVISION: SEC Network/WatchESPN
RADIO: The game will be broadcast on the Tiger Radio Network. For a list of affiliates, click here.
                         THE BOTTOM LINE
Green Bay is 3-4 without an impressive win. They lost 115-86 to Minnesota in an exhibition and that should be the expectation for the Tigers if they play well. This game shouldn't be close. More than the score, we'll be watching for the effort and execution Martin didn't think he got last time out
PREDICTION: Missouri 91, Green Bay 68
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Jeremiah Tilmon comes out with renewed focus and aggressiveness. He finishes with a double-double, 15 points and 11 rebounds.
