Missouri improves to 3-0 for 1st time since 2013-14 season
AP
Dec 06, 2020
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Mark Smith scored 19 points, Kobe Brown and Dru Smith each added 14 and Missouri Tigers beat Wichita State Shockers 72-62 on Sunday for its first 3-0 start to a season since 2013-14.
Missouri played with the lead or was tied for all but 45 seconds in its first two games. That included No. 21 Oregon. Against Wichita State, the Tigers trailed 2-0 but tied it on a basket by Brown, and a Jeremiah Tilmon dunk gave Missouri the lead, 4-2, for good.
Smith scored seven points during an 11-0 run to give Missouri a 49-33 lead early in the second half, and the Tigers led by double figures the rest of the way.
Brown grabbed seven rebounds, Mark Smith had six and Dru Smith dished out four assists for Missouri (3-0).
The win over the Ducks on Wednesday was the Tigers' first victory over an AP Top 25 team away from home since beating No. 12 Illinois on December 22, 2012.
Tyson Etienne and Clarence Jackson scored 14 points apiece for Wichita State (1-1). Alterique Gilbert had 13 points, five rebounds and six assists, and Dexter Dennis added nine points and seven boards.
Mizzou is 4-0 all-time against Wichita State - with the series' previous game coming in 1951.
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1st Half
MIZZ
Tigers
34
WICH
Shockers
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Shockers gains possession)
19:34
+2
Morris Udeze makes two point dunk (Alterique Gilbert assists)
0-2
19:22
+2
Kobe Brown makes two point layup (Jeremiah Tilmon assists)
2-2
19:06
Alterique Gilbert misses two point jump shot
19:04
Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
18:54
+2
Jeremiah Tilmon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dru Smith assists)
4-2
18:38
Trey Wade misses three point jump shot
18:36
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
18:26
+2
Dru Smith makes two point driving layup
6-2
17:51
Dexter Dennis misses two point driving layup
17:49
Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
17:43
Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
17:41
Alterique Gilbert defensive rebound
17:28
Morris Udeze misses two point turnaround hook shot
17:26
Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
17:18
+2
Kobe Brown makes two point dunk (Xavier Pinson assists)
8-2
16:54
Tyson Etienne turnover (lost ball) (Dru Smith steals)
16:50
+2
Dru Smith makes two point driving layup
10-2
16:50
Shockers 30 second timeout
16:29
+2
Clarence Jackson makes two point layup (Tyson Etienne assists)
10-4
16:29
Xavier Pinson shooting foul (Clarence Jackson draws the foul)
16:29
Clarence Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:29
Dexter Dennis offensive rebound
16:17
Clarence Jackson misses three point step back jump shot
16:15
Mitchell Smith defensive rebound
16:02
Dexter Dennis blocks Xavier Pinson's two point layup
16:02
Xavier Pinson offensive rebound
16:02
Jump ball. Xavier Pinson vs. Dexter Dennis (Tigers gains possession)
15:45
Dexter Dennis shooting foul (Jeremiah Tilmon draws the foul)
15:45
TV timeout
15:45
+1
Jeremiah Tilmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-4
15:45
Jeremiah Tilmon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:45
Clarence Jackson defensive rebound
15:25
Alterique Gilbert misses three point jump shot
15:23
Shockers offensive rebound
15:14
Tyson Etienne misses three point jump shot
15:12
Parker Braun defensive rebound
14:44
Mitchell Smith turnover (traveling)
14:18
Tyson Etienne misses three point jump shot
14:16
Clarence Jackson offensive rebound
14:15
Clarence Jackson turnover (traveling)
13:58
Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
13:56
Jeremiah Tilmon offensive rebound
13:40
Kobe Brown misses two point layup
13:38
Morris Udeze defensive rebound
13:30
Tyson Etienne turnover (traveling)
13:13
+2
Jeremiah Tilmon makes two point dunk (Dru Smith assists)
13-4
12:49
Trey Wade misses two point pullup jump shot
12:47
Mark Smith defensive rebound
12:27
Mark Smith turnover (traveling)
12:08
Clarence Jackson misses two point turnaround hook shot
12:06
Mark Smith defensive rebound
12:02
Clarence Jackson blocks Mark Smith's two point driving layup
12:00
Javon Pickett offensive rebound
11:58
+2
Javon Pickett makes two point putback layup
15-4
11:58
TV timeout
11:33
Morris Udeze misses two point turnaround hook shot
11:31
Mitchell Smith defensive rebound
11:17
Mitchell Smith turnover (bad pass) (Morris Udeze steals)
11:06
+2
Trevin Wade makes two point turnaround jump shot
15-6
10:34
Jeremiah Tilmon misses two point layup
10:32
Mark Smith offensive rebound
10:16
Dru Smith misses two point driving layup
10:14
Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
10:02
Mitchell Smith blocks Alterique Gilbert's two point driving layup
10:00
Javon Pickett defensive rebound
9:55
Jeremiah Tilmon offensive foul (Morris Udeze draws the foul)
9:55
Jeremiah Tilmon turnover
9:43
Dexter Dennis misses three point jump shot
9:41
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler offensive rebound
9:29
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler turnover (bad pass) (Dru Smith steals)
9:23
Dru Smith offensive foul (Dexter Dennis draws the foul)
9:23
Dru Smith turnover
9:04
Alterique Gilbert misses two point floating jump shot
9:02
Alterique Gilbert offensive rebound
9:03
Kobe Brown personal foul (Alterique Gilbert draws the foul)
8:45
+2
Clarence Jackson makes two point jump shot (Alterique Gilbert assists)
15-8
8:42
Kobe Brown turnover (bad pass) (Dexter Dennis steals)
8:37
+2
Clarence Jackson makes two point layup (Alterique Gilbert assists)
15-10
8:34
Tigers 30 second timeout
8:27
Mark Smith misses three point jump shot
8:25
Clarence Jackson defensive rebound
8:11
+2
Alterique Gilbert makes two point fadeaway jump shot
15-12
8:05
+2
Mark Smith makes two point driving layup (Xavier Pinson assists)
17-12
8:05
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler shooting foul (Mark Smith draws the foul)
8:05
+1
Mark Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1
18-12
7:44
Alterique Gilbert misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:42
Mark Smith defensive rebound
7:36
+2
Mitchell Smith makes two point driving dunk (Mark Smith assists)
20-12
7:18
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler misses two point pullup jump shot
7:16
Xavier Pinson defensive rebound
7:08
Mark Smith misses three point driving jump shot
7:06
Alterique Gilbert defensive rebound
6:56
Jeremiah Tilmon shooting foul (Tyson Etienne draws the foul)
6:56
TV timeout
6:56
+1
Tyson Etienne makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-13
6:56
+1
Tyson Etienne makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-14
6:35
Kobe Brown misses two point reverse layup
6:33
Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
6:13
Trevin Wade misses three point turnaround jump shot
6:11
Shockers offensive rebound
6:10
Javon Pickett personal foul (Clarence Jackson draws the foul)
5:58
Clarence Jackson turnover (traveling)
5:47
Xavier Pinson misses three point step back jump shot
5:45
Dexter Dennis defensive rebound
5:31
Morris Udeze turnover (lost ball) (Mark Smith steals)
5:31
Mark Smith misses two point driving layup
5:29
Kobe Brown offensive rebound
5:26
Morris Udeze shooting foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)