National Basketball Association
N.C. State 73, Missouri 59
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 19, 2015
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Jeffrey Anderson, # William Humes, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
8087
By The Sports Xchange
Anthony Barber scored 33 points to lead North Carolina State to a 73-59 victory over Missouri on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Barber, a guard, made 9 of 15 shots from the field and 13 of 15 free throws. He also had seven rebounds and four assists.
Forward Abdul-Malik Abu had 13 points and a team-best 11 rebounds and guard-forward Maverick Rowan scored 12 points for the Wolfpack.
Guard Cullen VanLeer scored 12 points and guard Tramaine Isabell had 10 to lead Missouri, which was outrebounded 37-26.
The difference in the game was at the free throw line. N.C. State made 24 of 30 and Missouri was 8 of 19.
The Tigers took their last lead at 31-30 with 19:12 left on a 3-pointer by guard Terrence Phillips before Abu's dunk put the Wolfpack ahead to stay and they pulled away from there for the nonconference win.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. State |
|
Missouri |
|
Anthony Barber 33 |
Scoring |
Cullen VanLeer 12 |
|
Anthony Barber 4 |
Assists |
Wes Clark 3 |
|
Abdul-Malik Abu 11 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Rosburg 6 |
|
Anthony Barber 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrence Phillips 2 |
|
Cody Martin 2 |
Steals |
Tramaine Isabell 2 |
|
Cody Martin 2 |
Blocks |
Jakeenan Gant 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| N.C. State
|
73 |
40.7 |
5-16 |
24-30 |
10 |
37 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
| Missouri
|
59 |
43.1 |
7-17 |
8-19 |
13 |
26 |
2 |
6 |
8 |