Story Published:
Mar 14, 2010 at 9:14 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Mar 15, 2010 at 10:04 AM CDT
Columbia, MO - Mizzou's dancing shoes fit again. The #10 seeded University of Missouri Tigers (22-10) will play in their second straight NCAA Tournament Friday in Buffalo, N.Y., against the #7 seeded Clemson University Tigers (21-10). This is Clemson's third straight tourney appearance.
It may seem both schools are looking at each other in mirror.
Mizzou enters the tournament on a two-game losing streak after losses to #1 overall seed Kansas University Jayhawks and the Nebraska University Cornhuskers in the Big 12 tournament.
Clemson is reeling too. It lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to North Carolina State. It closed out the regular-season with losses to Wake Forest and North Carolina.
The best comparison though is on the court. Each team presses. Each team prefers an up-and-down pace. Missouri's "Fastest 40 Minutes" produces nearly 23 points a game off its turnovers. Clemson's offense feeds off the faster pace. One thing you can count on is for this first round game to be a lot of fun.
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