National Basketball Association
Missouri 96, SE Missouri St. 89
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 4, 2022
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Owen Shortt, # Josue Nieves, # Jason Baker
Attendance:
8873
By Field Level Media
Kobe Brown scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Missouri held off Southeast Missouri State 96-89 Sunday in Columbia, Mo.
Sean East II had 21 points and six assists, D'Moi Hodge scored 15 points and Nick Honor had 11 points and four steals for Missouri (9-0).
Phillip Russell scored 26 points and had seven assists for Southeast Missouri State (5-4). Israel Barnes scored 21 points and Josh Earley added 15.
Missouri forced 18 turnovers and scored 31 points on the fast break. Southeast Missouri State stayed in the fast-paced game by hitting 13-of-16 shots from 3-point range.
Brown attacked the basket with two drives as Missouri forged a 13-6 lead took early control of the game. He drove the basket for a traditional 3-point play to push the Missouri lead to 30-18.
The Redhawks then caught fire from beyond arc with Russell, Barnes and Kobe Clark hitting long-range shots. Southeast Missouri used a 20-5 run to surge ahead 40-39.
The Tigers responded by scoring the last 11 points of the half to retake the lead 50-40. East and Brown converted fast-break layups off steals to start the run and Brown capped his 16-point first half with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The Tigers increased their margin to 65-47 with an 8-0 run capped by Honor's corner 3-point shot. Southeast Missouri State bounced back with a 12-5 run triggered by Russell's 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 70-59.
Missouri pushed back with a 12-4 surge with runout baskets by Hodge and East, but the Tigers could not pull away.
Barnes cut the Redhawks' deficit to 93-87 with a 3-point jumper with 57 seconds left, but Southeast Missouri State could get no closer. Missouri guard Tre Gomillion iced the game with a steal with 22 seconds left.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
SE Missouri St. |
|
Missouri |
Phillip Russell 26 |
Scoring |
Kobe Brown 25 |
Phillip Russell 7 |
Assists |
Sean East II 6 |
Kobe Clark 7 |
Rebounds |
Kobe Brown 8 |
Israel Barnes 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kobe Brown 5 |
Phillip Russell 2 |
Steals |
Sean East II 4 |
Dylan Branson 1 |
Blocks |
Noah Carter 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
SE Missouri St.
|
89 |
54.0 |
13-26 |
8-15 |
16 |
25 |
3 |
5 |
18 |
Missouri
|
96 |
55.7 |
11-27 |
17-23 |
17 |
28 |
1 |
14 |
14 |