Mizzou put up 111 on the scoreboard in its last outing, but Friday’s matchup should be a better barometer for the state of the current MU offense.

“They’re a really good defensive team,” Missouri guard Caleb Grill said. “With the coach they have, like Coach Gates said earlier, with his record in Canada, we’ve just got to be prepared to execute at a very high level on the offensive end and then get stops on the defensive end as well.”

Missouri injury and availability updates

Gates was asked Thursday about the availability of point guard Tony Perkins, who missed the last game. For now, the Iowa transfer’s status still appears to be questionable.

“We’re just going to play it day by day, game by game,” Gates said. He later added, “We’ve got another guy (Anthony Robinson II) that’s just as capable, that’s able to play. And when you have that, you can make decisions for the big picture, not just the short term. What I do like is what I’ve seen from (Perkins) before Mississippi Valley, and what I’ve seen from him the last two, three days that we’ve been practicing.”