National Basketball Association
Missouri 83, Niagara 52
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 17, 2011
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Brent Meaux, # Greg Rennegarbe, # Jon Stigliano
Attendance:
6315
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 25 Missouri extended its school-record home win streak over nonconference opponents to 61 with an easy 83-52 win over Niagara in a regional round of the CBE Classic.
The Tigers (3-0) raced to a 45-22 halftime lead. Senior guard Marcus Denmon nailed 4 of 6 three-pointers in his 17-point first half, and finished with 22 points. Senior swingman Kim English led four others in double figures with 14.
The Purple Eagles (1-1) shot just 32.3 percent. Antoine Mason and Juan'ya Green had 10 points each.
Mizzou, gunning for its fourth straight NCAA bid, improved to 11-3 all-time in the CBE Classic, having previously appeared in 2001, 2004 and 2007.
New coach Frank Haith saw his Tigers win the rebounding battle 32-25 and play unselfishly, getting 15 assists on 25 field goals.
Top Game Performances
| Niagara |
|
Missouri |
|
Juan'ya Green 10 |
Scoring |
Marcus Denmon 22 |
|
Juan'ya Green 2 |
Assists |
Phil Pressey 5 |
|
Ameen Tanksley 5 |
Rebounds |
Marcus Denmon 7 |
|
Scooter Gillette 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Dixon Jr. 6 |
|
Antoine Mason 2 |
Steals |
Phil Pressey 5 |
|
Scooter Gillette 1 |
Blocks |
Kim English 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Niagara
|
52 |
34.5 |
5-26 |
7-10 |
6 |
28 |
4 |
3 |
|
| Missouri
|
83 |
47.2 |
12-22 |
21-29 |
16 |
37 |
2 |
13 |
|