Live Blog For Mizzou's Matchup Against Bethune Cookman

The Missouri Tigers earned another win at home on Sunday afternoon, taking down Bethune-Cookman 82-60.

It took some time for the Tigers to get going, but the end of the first half and the beginning of the second marked the turning point of the game. The Tigers went on a ferocious run during that time period, getting their lead up to as much as 25 points in the second half.

Junior guard Anthony Robinson II and senior forward Mark Mitchell gave the Tigers excellent minutes in their tenth win, finding a mixture of physicality and efficiency to lead Missouri in scoring. Mitchell finished the day with 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting, while Robinson went for 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting.

That being said, the Tigers didn’t have a great shooting night in general. They did go 34-for-59 from the field, but mixed in with that was a 7-for-19 showing from the perimeter and 7-for-11 from the free-throw line. These are recurring issues that won’t hurt the Tigers during a game like this, but absolutely could down the road.

Senior guard Jacob Crews was the lone bright spot when it came to perimeter shooting, going 3-for-4 from the three-point line and finishing with 20 points. Crews ended up leading the Tigers in scoring.

Missouri’s offensive performance may have been more glaring, but the way the Tigers played on defense was promising. They forced plenty of tough shots and 16 turnovers throughout the game, showing that they’re capable of being a tough defensive group.

The effort was also high all game long. That hasn’t been an issue this season, but given the circumstances, Missouri created its own energy and took control of the game when it needed to. The Tigers are now 10-2 on the season.

Missouri’s next game is its final non-conference game of the season, taking on No. 13 Illinois at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 in St. Louis.

Second half

Missouri walks away with a 82-60 win over Bethune-Cookman.

True freshman big man Nicholas Randall is in the game for the Tigers. Missouri leads 80-55 with 2:20 left in the game.

Missouri is continuing to add to its lead, going up 80-51 after a triple from Jacob Crews. He's hit three of those tonight.

Two consecutive threes from Annor Boateng has the Tigers up 71-45 with 7:24 to play.

Missouri leads 65-45 with 9:14 to play. Bethune-Cookman has hit some challenging shots over the last few minutes, despite the Tigers playing good defense.

Robinson is up to 15 points on the day for Missouri and the Tigers lead 56-33. He just went to the bench and may even be done, but the young guard looks like he's getting some confidence back.

Six straight points from Robinson to open the half have the Tigers up by their largest margin of the game.

First half

The Tigers lead 39-25 at halftime. Robinson and Jevon Porter scored the final points for the Tigers in the half.

Two straight triples from the Wildcats, courtesy of Rickey Mitchell Jr. and Jakobi Heady, cut the Tiger lead to only six points. Missouri leads 26-20.

A transition slam from mitchell has the Tigers up 22-12. Mitchell leads Missouri early in scoring with six points with 8:29 to play.

Once again, the Tigers are struggling from the free-throw line. They're 3-of-7 in the first eight minutes of play, leading 11-5 in the process.

At the first time out of the game, Missouri leads 7-2. The Tigers are playing solid defense but look sloppy on offense.

The Tigers lead 4-2 in the early stages of the game after some good paint work from Anthony Robinson II and Mark Mitchell.

Pregame

Mizzou starters

G- Anthony Robinson II
G- Annor Boateng
G- Jacob Crews
F- Mark Mitchell
C- Shawn Phillips Jr.

Bethune-Cookman starters

G- Jakobi Heady
G- Arterio Morris
G- Rickey Mitchell Jr.
G- William Gonzalez
F- Quentin Heady

Second half

First half

Pregame

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