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Men's Basketball Rides Strong Defense to Win Over SIUE … – Mizzou Athletics
Game Recap: Men’s Basketball |
at Minnesota
11/16/2023 | 8 p.m.
Tiger Radio Network
Columbia, Mo. – A stifling second-half defensive effort got the Missouri men’s basketball team back in the win column Monday night, defeating SIU Edwardsville 68-50 in front of 9,656 fans at Mizzou Arena. With the victory, the Tigers improve to 2-1 on the year, while the Cougars drop to 1-2.
Graduate guard Sean East II led the way for the Tigers on the offensive end, finishing with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting. The Louisville, Kentucky, native became the first MU player since 2007-08 to lead the team in scoring through each of the first three contests (DeMarre Carroll).
Graduate forward Noah Carter added to a one-two punch for Mizzou, finishing with 15 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double in a Tiger uniform. Carter added three blocks which marks a career-high.
The teams weren’t able to grasp momentum in the contest’s early moments as neither school led by more than a bucket until the 12:04 mark of the first half, featuring four ties as well as four lead changes.
That was until Carter hit three straight 3-point attempts in the span of 80 seconds, boosting the Tiger lead to 18-14.
The Cougars clawed back to make it 21 all before back-to-back layups by East II ignited a 17-10 run to end the half.
Coming out of the break with a seven-point advantage, it was a deafening defense that gifted the Tigers a large cushion. SIUE only scored one bucket in the first 18:29 of the second stanza, allowing MU to begin the half on a 20-6 run.
The Cougars missed all but one of their first 21 field goal attempts in the second half, having a stretch of 16:32 without a single bucket from the floor. During the shooting slump, Mizzou forced six SIUE turnovers and outscored the opposition 26-11, rewarding MU with a comfortable victory.
Missouri shot 43.4 percent from the field, including an efficient 37.9 percent from deep while knocking down 11-of-14 free throw attempts. SIUE shot just 28.0 percent from the field, including 12.5 percent in the second half, but did convert 18-of-25 from the charity stripe.
UP NEXT
The Tigers trek north for their first road contest of the 2023-24 season as they visit Minnesota on Thursday night. First tip from Williams Arena is slated for 8 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
at Minnesota
11/16/2023 | 8 p.m.
Tiger Radio Network
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