It didnt look at all like there was any sign of nervousness or tentativeness or deferring to the other players

Missouri will be playing for its comfortable lounge chairs when it faces No. 20 Arizona on Saturday (noon ET, ESPN2).Tigers coach Kim Anderson took away three luxuries from his team as punishment following its 62-52 home loss to North Carolina Central on Nov. 28.Missouri (5-3) is 2-0 since then, earning back the right to wear its normal practice gear and to have student managers at practice, chasing down rebounds for the team and helping clean up.If the Tigers can upset Arizona (7-2) in Columbia, Mo., they would gain back their locker room chairs, which were replaced by metal folding chairs.The Wildcats are coming off a 79-57 home victory over UC Irvine on Tuesday, but they could be ripe to be upset.Arizona, which will be without point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (high ankle sprain) for the third game, has been competing with seven scholarship players. Sophomore guard Allonzo Trier, who averaged 14.8 points per game last season, has not played due to an undisclosed eligibility issue. He is practicing with the team, but school officials have not commented on a timetable for his potential return.Senior Kadeem Allen moved over from shooting guard to handle the point guard position. Allen was the starting point guard for much of last season, but he has eight turnovers in the past two games. Jackson-Cartwright had only 11 in seven starts.Hes turning the ball over more, and I think some of it is fatigue, Arizona coach Sean Miller said of Allen. He guards the other teams best player, and he uses a ton of energy there.Miller, who almost never strays from his pack-line, man-to-man defense, used about five minutes of 2/3 zone in the second half against UC Irvine in an effort to keep his players fresher and to avoid further foul trouble.The other thing is were really big, Miller said. Thats one of the strengths of our current group. So if you think about that back line and the guards, using that size is probably a smart move. ... I think working on it and using it at the appropriate time, thats probably what well do.Doing so against Missouri might be a good idea.The Tigers are shooting just 29.1 percent from 3-point range (51 of 175) and 41.4 percent overall. They shot 25 percent from the field (17 of 68) in the loss to North Carolina Central.Freshman guard Frankie Hughes leads the Tigers with 14.0 points per game. Forward Kevin Puryear is averaging 12.5.Missouri did get hot while scoring 55 second-half points Tuesday in an 81-55 home win over Miami (Ohio).When the shots werent falling, it started to weigh on us a little bit, said Puryear, who scored 19 against the Redhawks. We were kind of over-analyzing the game. Then when you see the ball go through, it built a great amount of confidence for us.Arizona is led in scoring by a trio of freshmen -- 7-foot forward Lauri Markkanen (17.8), wing Rawle Alkins (11.8) and guard Kobi Simmons (11.2). Center Dusan Ristic is averaging 9.7 points and has two double-doubles this season.Missouri often plays with a lineup in which its tallest player is 6-8. Arizona rotates four frontcourt players who are 6-9 and taller.The teams played last season in Tucson, with the Wildcats winning 88-52 as the Tigers shot just 30.4 percent. Jordan Montgomery Jersey . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. 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It was really fun.Well, maybe not for everyone.The Brazilian fans tried to spur on the African country, cheering loudly every time they scored and booing the U.S. when the Americans had the ball. The fans even shouted down a brief U.S. chant with a Senegal one. The Americans were used to that having last played in Brazil in 2006 when they lost in the semifinals of the world championship. Thats the last time the U.S. lost a game in a major tournament.We played in Sao Paolo in the world championships and we played against Russia, Bird said. And it was in Brazil again and we lost that game, and the entire place was chanting Russia. I mean every single person. Were used to that.It showed. The American reached the 100-point mark for the 15th time in Olympic history early in the fourth quarter and Breanna Stewart hit a 3-pointer with 3 minutes left to top the Olympic record 114 points the Americans had against China in 2012. They also broke the largest margin of victory in US history which had been a 60-point win over Zaire in 1996 .When you think about it, its really cool to know that history it went that far back and we were able to break it today in our first game, Stewart said. We hope to play even better in our next one.The Americans were a 57.5-point favorite coming into the contest. Taurasi swished her early 3-pointers as the U.S. raced out to a 27-5 lead. The Americans led 35-9 after the first quarter and by 43 at thee half en route to a 42nd consecutive Olympic win.ddddddddddddBoth US basketball teams opened with dominated victories. The womens performance came less than 24 hours after the mens team opened with a 57-point rout of China.More than anything, regardless of the score, its beautiful basketball. Were sharing the ball, Bird said. I dont even know how many points we scored, 100 and whatever. ... We share the ball, we move the ball, we make the right plays at the right time, and that to me is a great brand of basketball.First-time Olympians Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Stewart all had their first taste of the Games. Griner had 14 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Stewart, who won four titles under Auriemma at UConn, scored 15 points, tied for the team lead with Taurasi and Sylvia Fowles. Stewart also had two on a nifty alley-oop layup from Bird. Delle Donne added 11.We looked around and said that the three of them played like they were Olympic veterans, Auriemma said. It didnt look at all like there was any sign of nervousness or tentativeness or deferring to the other players. I was thoroughly impressed and really, really happy the way it played out for them. The perfect way for this to start.Senegal was playing in its second Olympics. The African nation lost all six of its games in 2000. Nigeria is still the only African country to win an Olympic contest, getting a victory in 2004.I dont think were really disappointed, said Senegal guard Aya Traore, who played at Purdue on the 2005-06 Sweet 16 team. This is the second time for Senegal to be in the Olympics, and for our group, this is the first time. So playing against the U.S., whos been here every Olympics and world champions and last Olympic gold medalists, what can you expect more? For us, were just happy to be here. We learned a lot of things today and hopefully, were going to take the things with us moving forward.The Americans could face a little stiffer test Monday when they take on Spain. The Spaniards beat Serbia 65-59 in their opener. In other games on Sunday, Australia edged Turkey 61-56 and France topped Belarus 73-72 on a last-second shot.---Follow Doug on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dougfeinberg ' ' '