Missouri and Minnesota will face the first major test of their respective seasons on Wednesday night when they tip off in Columbia, Mo.

The Golden Gophers (2-0) will play their first road game after dispatching Gardner-Webb 87-60 and Alcorn State 95-50 at home.

The Tigers (3-0), in turn, won at Howard 88-67 and at home over Southeast Missouri State (89-84 score) and VMI (106-68) to start their season.

Missouri expects starting center Shawn Phillips Jr. back in the lineup after he sat out the last game due to an illness. The 7-footer averaged 11.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in his first two games.

The Tigers also started 6-11 Jevon Porter and 6-9 Mark Mitchell in its first two games and played 7-footer Luke Northweather extensively. Mitchell averages 20.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

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