National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Missouri 78, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 25
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials: # Karl Hess, # Wil Howard, # Rusty Phillips
Attendance: 6154

Missouri ended the 2015 portion of its schedule on a high note, routing Arkansas-Pine Bluff 78-25 Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo.

It was the biggest margin of victory in Kim Anderson's two seasons as Missouri's coach.

Missouri (6-6) pushed around the Golden Lions (2-12) on the glass, outrebounding UAPB 56-30.

The Tigers were led by forwards Jakeenan Gant and Russell Woods, who grabbed 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively. Woods became the first Missouri player to break into double-figures in rebounding against Illinois a week ago; on Tuesday, both Woods and Gant passed that mark with over 13 minutes left against UAPB.

Forward Thaddeus Handley scored a team-high eight points for the Golden Lions, who shot 15.4 percent from the floor.

Missouri went on a 24-1 run in the first half to take a 39-12 lead into halftime. The Tigers held UAPB without a field goal for nearly 10 minutes until a 3-point field goal by Ghiavonni Robinson with under a minute to go ended the drought.

UAPB went on a 5-0 run to start the second half but would get no closer than a 22-point deficit.
Top Game Performances
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff   Missouri
Thaddeus Handley 8 Scoring Kevin Puryear 13
Charles Jackson 2 Assists Terrence Phillips 5
Devin Berry 10 Rebounds Jakeenan Gant 11
Charles Jackson 1 Free Throws Made Jakeenan Gant 5
Austin Cox 1 Steals Kevin Puryear 2
Devin Berry 1 Blocks Jakeenan Gant 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 25 15.4 6-19 3-15 6 25 2 6 21
Missouri 78 44.3 6-15 18-22 19 52 11 12 13