MIZZOU

Tilmon leads efficient No. 19 Missouri past South Carolina

AP
Jan 19, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Jeremiah Tilmon had 19 points and 10 rebounds in another efficient performance, and No. 19 Missouri Tigers beat South Carolina Gamecocks 81-70 on Tuesday night.

Tilmon, who came in shooting a SEC-leading 74% from the floor, improved on that mark by going 8 of 11. With the exception of a nine-point game against No. 6 Tennessee on Dec. 30, the big man has scored at least 14 points in every conference game.

''I've just continued to let the game come to me,'' Tilmon said. ''I'm still not forcing anything. I've been the same player since the beginning of the season, I would say. Things are just being better for me, I guess.''

Missouri (9-2, 3-2 SEC) had its best shooting performance overall at 58.3%. Mark Smith scored 18 points and went 3 for 7 from 3-point range for the Tigers. Dru Smith added 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

Missouri jumped out to a 10-0 lead and didn't allow South Carolina to get closer than five points the rest of the way. Up 45-34 at halftime, the Tigers weren't quite able to turn it into a rout but were never seriously threatened.

The Tigers led by as much as 18 points in the second half, and the 81 points allowed by the Gamecocks were a season high. Missouri also outscored South Carolina 20-7 in transition.

''You want to get up and down and play, you want to have some excitement,'' Tigers coach Cuonzo Martin said. ''The key is you have to continue to grow in that role and how you play that way, that pace you play. But you've got to still be tough defensively to get stops.''

Reserve Keyshawn Bryant scored 19 points for South Carolina (3-4, 1-2) and Trey Anderson had 17, also off the bench, as 45 of the Gamecocks' points came from substitutes. South Carolina's leading scorers, A.J. Lawson and Jermaine Cousinard, combined for 11 points on 4-of-20 shooting.

The Tigers committed 19 turnovers, but the Gamecocks only scored 18 points off them. South Carolina tied its season high with 70 field goal attempts, but shot 38.6% from the field. The Gamecocks also struggled from the free-throw line, going 8 for 19 (42.1%).

''If you're not going to defend, offensively you'd better make shots,'' South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. ''Our defense ... it was not good against LSU the other day, and it was definitely not good today. You're not outscoring good teams on the road. You'd better defend.''

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

Tilmon has evolved into one of the SEC's premier big men. The 6-foot-10 senior entered the game averaging career highs in both points (16) and rebounds (7.8) during league play. His double-double Tuesday was his fourth in six games.

BIG PICTURE

South Carolina: Martin returned to the sideline for the first time since his second positive COVID-19 test - he previously caught the virus last summer. Assistant Bruce Shingler filled in as acting head coach during Martin's absence. Tuesday was South Carolina's second game in four days after previously playing two games in 41 days due to a litany of COVID-19 issues.

Missouri: Since an 11-day pause due to COVID-19 issues, the Tigers have put up two double-digit victories in a row. Missouri also cracked the 80-point barrier for the fourth time this season, improving its record to 4-0 when doing so.

UP NEXT

South Carolina: Hosts Auburn on Saturday.

Missouri: At No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday. The visiting Volunteers beat the Tigers 73-53 on Dec. 30.

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1st Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
34
MIZZ
Tigers
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Wildens Leveque vs. Jeremiah Tilmon (Seventh Woods gains possession)
19:42		Jeremiah Tilmon kicked ball violation
19:28		Seventh Woods offensive foul
19:28		Seventh Woods turnover
19:20		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Jeremiah Tilmon draws the foul)
19:11	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	0-2
18:47		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
18:45		Justin Minaya offensive rebound
18:39		Jeremiah Tilmon blocks Justin Minaya's two point jump shot
18:37		Tigers defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Jeremiah Tilmon makes two point dunk (Xavier Pinson assists)	0-4
18:06		AJ Lawson misses two point jump shot
18:04		Dru Smith defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Jeremiah Tilmon makes two point jump shot	0-6
17:27		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (lost ball) (Mark Smith steals)
17:22	+2	Mark Smith makes two point layup (Kobe Brown assists)	0-8
17:05		Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot
17:03		Dru Smith defensive rebound
16:56	+2	Jeremiah Tilmon makes two point dunk (Dru Smith assists)	0-10
16:53		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
16:31		Seventh Woods misses three point jump shot
16:29		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
16:24	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point dunk (Justin Minaya assists)	2-10
16:11		Xavier Pinson turnover (Trae Hannibal steals)
16:11		Dru Smith personal foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
15:50		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
15:48		Mitchell Smith defensive rebound
15:35	+3	Dru Smith makes three point jump shot (Drew Buggs assists)	2-13
15:17	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point dunk	4-13
15:00		Mark Smith misses three point jump shot
14:58		Seventh Woods defensive rebound
14:53		Dru Smith shooting foul
14:58		TV timeout
14:54		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:54	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-13
14:28		Mark Smith offensive foul (AJ Lawson draws the foul)
14:28		Mark Smith turnover
14:14		Keyshawn Bryant turnover (bad pass)
14:02		Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
14:00		Mitchell Smith offensive rebound
13:58		AJ Lawson personal foul (Mitchell Smith draws the foul)
13:48		Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
13:46		Jeremiah Tilmon offensive rebound
13:42		Jeremiah Tilmon misses two point layup
13:40		Kobe Brown offensive rebound
13:34	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point layup	5-15
13:25	+3	TJ Moss makes three point jump shot (Justin Minaya assists)	8-15
12:58		Keyshawn Bryant blocks Kobe Brown's two point layup
12:56		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
12:52		TJ Moss misses three point jump shot
12:50		Kobe Brown defensive rebound
12:37		Drew Buggs misses two point jump shot
12:35		Kobe Brown offensive rebound
12:30	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point jump shot (Jeremiah Tilmon assists)	8-17
12:17		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (Drew Buggs steals)
12:13	+2	Drew Buggs makes two point driving layup	8-19
12:13		TJ Moss shooting foul (Drew Buggs draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Drew Buggs makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-20
11:51		Wildens Leveque misses two point hook shot
11:49		Javon Pickett defensive rebound
11:25		Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
11:23		Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound
11:12	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point jump shot	10-20
11:04		Xavier Pinson turnover (traveling)
11:05		TV timeout
10:52		Seventh Woods misses two point jump shot
10:50		Trey Anderson offensive rebound
10:50		Mitchell Smith personal foul
10:41		AJ Lawson misses three point jump shot
10:39		Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
10:26		Xavier Pinson turnover (lost ball) (TJ Moss steals)
10:23		AJ Lawson misses three point jump shot
10:21		Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
10:07		Wildens Leveque personal foul
9:49	+2	Javon Pickett makes two point jump shot	10-22
9:40	+3	TJ Moss makes three point jump shot (Trey Anderson assists)	13-22
9:18		Mark Smith turnover (bad pass) (Seventh Woods steals)
9:16	+2	Seventh Woods makes two point layup	15-22
9:06		Drew Buggs offensive foul
9:06		Drew Buggs turnover
9:06	+2	Trey Anderson makes two point layup	17-22
8:55		Jeremiah Tilmon shooting foul (Trey Anderson draws the foul)
8:54		Trey Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:54		Mitchell Smith defensive rebound
8:40		Jeremiah Tilmon misses two point jump shot
8:38		Justin Minaya defensive rebound
8:32		Seventh Woods turnover (Jeremiah Tilmon steals)
8:18		Seventh Woods personal foul
8:02		Dru Smith misses three point jump shot
8:00		Justin Minaya defensive rebound
7:53		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
7:51		Drew Buggs defensive rebound
7:42		TV timeout
7:40	+3	Mark Smith makes three point jump shot (Dru Smith assists)	17-25
7:18		Trae Hannibal turnover (traveling)
7:04		Mark Smith misses three point jump shot
7:02		Tigers offensive rebound
6:50		Kobe Brown turnover (traveling)
6:40		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (Mitchell Smith steals)
6:32	+2	Mitchell Smith makes two point dunk	17-27
6:24		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
6:22		Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound
6:08	+2	Justin Minaya makes two point layup	19-27
6:02	+2	Javon Pickett makes two point layup (Dru Smith assists)	19-29
5:56		Javon Pickett shooting foul (Keyshawn Bryant draws the foul)
5:56		Mitchell Smith defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Dru Smith makes two point layup	20-31
5:28		Keyshawn Bryant turnover (out of bounds)
5:07	+1	Mark Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-32
5:07	+1	Mark Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-33
4:54	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-33
4:54	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
3:47	+2	Justin Minaya makes two point layup (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	26-35
3:03		Dru Smith turnover (bad pass)
2:48		AJ Lawson misses three point jump shot
2:46		Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
2:42	+2	Mark Smith makes two point layup (Jeremiah Tilmon assists)	29-39
2:42		Official timeout
2:28		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (Drew Buggs steals)
2:17	+3	Mark Smith makes three point jump shot (Drew Buggs assists)	29-42
2:10		AJ Lawson misses three point jump shot
2:04		Gamecocks offensive rebound
1:56		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
1:54		Gamecocks offensive rebound
1:45		Justin Minaya misses three point jump shot
1:43		Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
1:36		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point dunk
1:34		Trey Anderson offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Trey Anderson makes two point layup (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	31-42
1:18	+3	Mark Smith makes three point jump shot (Javon Pickett assists)	31-45
1:00		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot
0:58		Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
0:37		Javon Pickett misses two point layup
0:35		Trey Anderson defensive rebound
0:24	+3	Trey Anderson makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Bryant assists)	34-45
0:05		Drew Buggs offensive foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
0:05		Drew Buggs turnover
0:02		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
0:01		Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
36
MIZZ
Tigers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Jeremiah Tilmon makes two point layup (Kobe Brown assists)	34-47
19:39		Seventh Woods turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Tilmon steals)
19:29		Xavier Pinson misses two point layup
19:27		Jeremiah Tilmon offensive rebound
19:27	+2	Jeremiah Tilmon makes two point layup	34-49
19:14		Wildens Leveque misses two point layup
19:12		Xavier Pinson defensive rebound
19:07		Jeremiah Tilmon turnover (bad pass) (Seventh Woods steals)
18:48		Seventh Woods misses three point jump shot
18:46		Justin Minaya offensive rebound
18:45		Jeremiah Tilmon blocks Justin Minaya's two point jump shot
18:43		Trey Anderson offensive rebound
18:41	+2	Trey Anderson makes two point layup	36-49
18:21		Jermaine Couisnard personal foul
18:09		Xavier Pinson misses two point layup
18:07		Justin Minaya defensive rebound
17:56		Justin Minaya misses three point jump shot
17:54		Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
17:29	+2	Dru Smith makes two point layup	36-51
17:12	+2	AJ Lawson makes two point layup (Seventh Woods assists)	38-51
17:12		Dru Smith shooting foul (AJ Lawson draws the foul)
17:12		AJ Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:12		Kobe Brown defensive rebound
16:58		Justin Minaya shooting foul (Mark Smith draws the foul)
16:58	+1	Mark Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-52
16:58		Mark Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:58		AJ Lawson defensive rebound
16:45		Jeremiah Tilmon blocks Keyshawn Bryant's two point jump shot
16:43		Javon Pickett defensive rebound
16:24		Xavier Pinson turnover (bad pass) (Justin Minaya steals)
16:15	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point dunk (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	40-52
15:49		Trey Anderson shooting foul (Xavier Pinson draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49		Xavier Pinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:49	+1	Xavier Pinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-53
15:29	+3	AJ Lawson makes three point jump shot (Trey Anderson assists)	43-53
15:08		Trey Anderson personal foul (Jeremiah Tilmon draws the foul)
14:54	+2	Jeremiah Tilmon makes two point layup	43-55
14:54		Trey Anderson shooting foul (Jeremiah Tilmon draws the foul)
14:54	+1	Jeremiah Tilmon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-56
14:37	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Justin Minaya assists)	46-56
14:13	+2	Javon Pickett makes two point layup	46-58
13:59		AJ Lawson misses three point jump shot
13:57		Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound
13:56	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point putback dunk	48-58
13:33		Javon Pickett offensive foul (Justin Minaya draws the foul)
13:33		Javon Pickett turnover
13:15		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
13:13		Javon Pickett defensive rebound
12:59		Keyshawn Bryant shooting foul (Jeremiah Tilmon draws the foul)
12:59	+1	Jeremiah Tilmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-59
12:59		Jeremiah Tilmon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:59		Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
12:52		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Tilmon steals)
12:45		Keyshawn Bryant blocks Javon Pickett's two point layup
12:43		Tigers offensive rebound
12:42	+3	Dru Smith makes three point jump shot (Drew Buggs assists)	48-62
12:14		Wildens Leveque turnover (lost ball)
11:54		Wildens Leveque personal foul (Mitchell Smith draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	Mitchell Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-63
11:54	+1	Mitchell Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-64
11:35	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point jump shot	50-64
11:17		Trae Hannibal personal foul (Dru Smith draws the foul)
11:17	+1	Dru Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-65
11:17	+1	Dru Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-66
11:08		Justin Minaya misses three point jump shot
11:06		Tigers defensive rebound
10:42		Javon Pickett offensive foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul)
10:42		Javon Pickett turnover
10:23		Trae Hannibal misses three point jump shot
10:21		Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
10:19	+2	Wildens Leveque makes two point dunk	52-66
10:14		Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Drew Buggs draws the foul)
10:14	+1	Drew Buggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-67
10:14	+1	Drew Buggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-68
10:03		TJ Moss turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Brown steals)
9:58		TJ Moss flagrant 1 (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
9:58		Kobe Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:58		Kobe Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:58		Tigers offensive rebound
9:36		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:23		Keyshawn Bryant misses three point jump shot
9:21		Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Jeremiah Tilmon makes two point dunk (Kobe Brown assists)	52-70
8:59	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup	54-70
8:59		Drew Buggs shooting foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
8:59		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:59		Tigers defensive rebound
8:43		Jeremiah Tilmon misses two point jump shot
8:41		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
8:37		Xavier Pinson personal foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
8:34		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
8:32		Dru Smith defensive rebound
8:32		Jump ball. (Justin Minaya gains possession)
8:09		Mark Smith misses three point jump shot
8:07		Mitchell Smith offensive rebound
7:48		Dru Smith turnover (traveling)
7:48		TV timeout
7:26	+3	Trey Anderson makes three point jump shot (Justin Minaya assists)	57-70
7:03		AJ Lawson personal foul (Mark Smith draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Mark Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-71
7:03	+1	Mark Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-72
6:52		Xavier Pinson personal foul (Seventh Woods draws the foul)
6:49		Jeremiah Tilmon shooting foul (Trey Anderson draws the foul)
6:49		Trey Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:49	+1	Trey Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-72
6:24		Justin Minaya blocks Kobe Brown's two point layup
6:22		Xavier Pinson offensive rebound
6:20		Kobe Brown turnover (lost ball)
6:03		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
6:01		Tigers defensive rebound
5:49		Jeremiah Tilmon offensive foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
5:49		Jeremiah Tilmon turnover
5:38	+3	Justin Minaya makes three point jump shot (AJ Lawson assists)	61-72
5:36		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
5:36		TV timeout
5:14	+2	Javon Pickett makes two point jump shot (Drew Buggs assists)	61-74
4:57		Mark Smith shooting foul (Keyshawn Bryant draws the foul)
4:57		Keyshawn Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:57	+1	Keyshawn Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-74
4:53		Mark Smith offensive foul
4:53		Mark Smith turnover
4:40		Trey Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:38		Justin Minaya offensive rebound
4:34	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point layup (Justin Minaya assists)	64-74
4:13	+2	Dru Smith makes two point layup	64-76
3:53		Seventh Woods misses two point jump shot
3:51		Mark Smith defensive rebound
3:31		Mark Smith misses three point jump shot
3:29		Justin Minaya defensive rebound
3:19		Justin Minaya misses three point jump shot
3:17		Gamecocks offensive rebound
3:19		TV timeout
3:08		Dru Smith blocks Trae Hannibal's two point layup
3:06		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
3:06		Drew Buggs personal foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
3:02		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:02	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-76
3:00		Trae Hannibal personal foul (Drew Buggs draws the foul)
3:00		Drew Buggs misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:00	+1	Drew Buggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-77
2:46		Justin Minaya misses two point layup
2:44		Dru Smith defensive rebound
2:44		Justin Minaya personal foul (Dru Smith draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Dru Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-78
2:44	+1	Dru Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-79
2:35		Trey Anderson misses two point layup
2:33		Justin Minaya offensive rebound
2:33		Kobe Brown personal foul (Justin Minaya draws the foul)
2:33		Justin Minaya misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:33		Justin Minaya misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:33		Mark Smith defensive rebound
2:06		Xavier Pinson turnover (bad pass)
1:52		AJ Lawson misses two point layup
1:50		Jeremiah Tilmon defensive rebound
1:39		Xavier Pinson misses two point jump shot
1:37		AJ Lawson defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Trey Anderson makes two point jump shot	67-79
0:56		Trey Anderson shooting foul (Jeremiah Tilmon draws the foul)
0:56		Jeremiah Tilmon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:56	+1	Jeremiah Tilmon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-80
0:56	+2	Keyshawn Bryant makes two point dunk (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	69-80
0:56		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:41		Justin Minaya personal foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
0:41		Kobe Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:41		Kobe Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:41		Justin Minaya defensive rebound
0:24		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
0:22		Justin Minaya offensive rebound
0:22		Mitchell Smith personal foul (Keyshawn Bryant draws the foul)
0:22		Keyshawn Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22	+1	Keyshawn Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-80
0:14		Justin Minaya personal foul (Xavier Pinson draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Xavier Pinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-81
0:14		Xavier Pinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		Trey Anderson defensive rebound
0:13		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
0:11		Justin Minaya offensive rebound
0:10		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
0:08		Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound
0:07		Keyshawn Bryant misses two point layup
0:05		Gamecocks offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Gamecocks offensive rebound