Shawn Phillips Jr. totaled 17 factors and eight rebounds on Tuesday, guiding Missouri to a 98-66 victory over South Carolina State in Columbia, Mo.
Mark Mitchell contributed 15 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists for the Tigers (7-0), whereas Sebastian Mack and Annor Boateng added 12 factors apiece. T.O. Barrett chipped in 11 factors off the bench for Missouri, which prolonged its finest begin to a season since starting 9-0 in 2022-23.
The Tigers outrebounded South Carolina State 46-29.
South Carolina State (0-7) was led by Owen Bronston Jr.’s 17 factors and Florian Tenebay’s 13. Reserve Rayniel Wright put up 10 factors for the Bulldogs, who performed their first of three Southeastern Convention opponents. South Carolina State will journey to face South Carolina and Tennessee in December.
After Jayden Johnson’s free throw put the Bulldogs on the board early within the sport, Barrett and Jevon Porter’s 3-pointers started an 11-0 run that give the Tigers a 19-1 lead.
Cameron Clark’s basket with 13:55 left within the half gave South Carolina State its first subject purpose.
Mitchell’s three-point play and Phillips’ layup prolonged the commanding benefit to 25 halfway by means of the primary half.
Bronston related on the Bulldogs’ first 3-pointer on the 7:54 mark, pulling the guests inside 22.
South Carolina State continued to chip away, pulling inside 15, earlier than Boateng’s six straight factors keyed a 10-0 run that lifted Missouri to a 53-28 lead.
Mitchell led all scorers with 13 first-half factors as Missouri took a 55-30 edge into the locker room.
Mack’s layup and Barrett’s dunk gave the Tigers a 70-38 benefit with 12:23 remaining, the most important margin to that time.
A Porter 3-pointer and a dunk from Boateng prolonged the hole to 85-49 with 6:01 remaining.
Tigers reserve Nicholas Randall completed the sport with a layup, simply his second basket of the season, stamping Missouri’s convincing win.
–Subject Stage Media
