Live Blog of Mizzou basketball vs. SIUE

FINAL: MIZ 96, SIUE 58

Senior guard Jordan Crawford checked in for the final minutes, meaning every active Tiger took the court in the blowout win. Crowe (34) and Bryant (18) combined for 52 points while Tiller (11) joined them as the only other Tiger in double figures. Every Tiger besides Mark Mitchell, Luke Northweather and Nicholas Randall — all of whom played three or less minutes — found themselves in the scoring column.

MIZ 82, SIUE 51 - 3:50 remaining in the second half

Gates has turned to Rowe as the backup point guard for the majority of the second half; Cord Stansberry has played zero minutes in the half while Rowe has played six, almost all of which were alongside Crowe. Bryant threw down a pair of consecutive dunks — one courtesy of a lob from Davis, and the other a dish from Crowe — to bring Missouri's scoring total to 80. Crowe, now up to 34 points, has set Missouri's all-time single-game freshman scoring record.

MIZ 74, SIUE 40 - 7:37 remaining in second half

The Cougars are up to nine offensive rebounds on the day, making their presence felt on the glass. In other news, Crowe knocked down his second and-1 triple of the night to put him past the 30-point mark for the first time in his collegiate career — he's at 32 points on 10-for-13 shooting.

MIZ 68, SIUE 34 - 11:25 remaining in second half

The Tigers still have doubled the Cougars' point total.

On Aaron Rowe's first offensive possession, he raced down the court and threw an alley-oop to Jamier Jones, who rose high and flushed it down with authority. Davis took a heat-check 3-pointer that missed but knocked down one after the whistle — that didn't count — a few plays later. Crowe and Bryant remain the only Tigers in double-figures in the scoring column.

MIZ 65, SIUE 30 - 13:27 remaining in second half

Kennard Davis' release is so quick and smooth — he's 3-for-3 on triples tonight. Overall, this has been quite a physical game, with the whistle blows fluctuating throughout. Additionally, four Tigers have three or more assists. Aaron Rowe has checked in for the first time tonight out of the timeout.

MIZ 58, SIUE 28 - 15:41 remaining in second half

Burns opened the second half in place of Mitchell, who will not return tonight after suffering an injury to his face early in the first half. Crowe is up to 24 points, just shy of SIUE's team total. It wouldn't be surprising to see Gates turn to his reserves soon.

HALFTIME - MIZ 48, SIUE 24

Crowe leads all scorers with 22 points on 7-for-9 shooting — just one point shy of his season-high of 23 against Cleveland State. Bryant is next up with eight points via two triples and a pair of free throws, and Tiller joins him with eight points of his own.

Sophomore forward Nicholas Randall checked in with 1:00 left in the half for his first action since the Tigers' win over Cleveland State but did not log a stat. Aaron Rowe and Jordan Crawford are the only active Tigers yet to check in.

As a team, Missouri is out-rebounding SIUE 17-11 and is winning the turnover battle 5-8. The Tigers have knocked down six of their 11 3-pointers and are shooting 10-for-12 from the charity stripe. At times, their zone defense has broken down and allowed the Cougars quality looks at the rim, but it likely won't be enough of a worry for the score to change in a major way.

First Half

MIZ 36, SIUE 21 - 2:44 remaining in first half

The Cougars have matched the Tigers' point total since the last timeout, each teams scoring eight points in the span. Crowe hit a deep pullup 3-pointer to bring his point total to 15 on 5-for-7 shooting, Toni Bryant made his first field goal with a corner triple and Mark Mitchell remains out for the first half with a face injury. He will be re-evaluated at halftime.

MIZ 28, SIUE 13 - 7:19 remaining in first half

Luke Northweather checked in for the first time this season at the 9:56 mark — he logged an offensive rebound and an assist before checking out about 90 seconds later. Jamier Jones intercepted a pass for a wide-open fastbreak dunk that felt like he jumped to the moon during.

Missouri has been running a 1-3-1 zone for the better part of the first half, disrupting the Cougars' offense and forcing tough looks.

MIZ 20, SIUE 8 - 11:26 remaining in first half

Trent Burns checked in with with18-6 13:25 left, and Missouri largely funneled its offense through the 7-foot-5 big. Burns missed a layup through contact but found a cutting Pierce for a bucket on a nice dish.

Crowe still leads all scorers with eight points, converting an and-1 3-pointer to double his total, and Tiller has six. Tigers have led for the entire game.

MIZ 12, SIUE 6 - 15:44 remaining in first half

Mark Mitchell went down on the Tigers' first defensive possession of the game after taking a blow to the face from an SIUE defender. He stayed on the ground for a couple minutes before heading to the bench with a towel over his face and eventually heading to the locker room with staffers. Bryson Tiller was the subject of a flagrant foul a few plays later — quite the chippy start.

Missouri's first points came courtesy of an inbound lob from Jason Crowe Jr. to Trent Pierce. A Tiller 3-pointer, a Crowe middie and layup and a pair of free throws from Toni Bryant put the Tigers up early.

Pregame

Mizzou will roll out the same starting five it has since its second exhibition game against UNLV.

Same starting five for #Mizzou:

Crowe
Pierce
Bryant
Mitchell
Tiller pic.twitter.com/OxsZuJCcR8
— Killian Wright (@byKillianWright) November 10, 2026

Mizzou basketball (1-1) is set to host Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2-1) for its third game of the season at 7 p.m. Monday at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers are fresh off a loss to 90-84 loss to the Saint Louis Billikens on Friday, the first loss to a mid-major program Missouri has suffered since its 2025 NCAA Tournament loss to Drake.

The Tigers now have a chance to rebound against the SIUE Cougars at home, with five-star freshman guard Jason Crowe Jr. at the center of that opportunity. He struggled against the Billikens, shooting three for 18 from the field and scoring just eight points in 35 minutes. If his 23-point performance against Cleveland State is any indicator on how he'll perform against less challenging programs, his chances of bouncing back against the Cougars are likely.

Starting bigs Mark Mitchell and Bryson Tiller will look to build upon their success against SLU, with Tiller scoring a career-high 26 points and Mitchell scoring 21.

Missouri will be mostly healthy for the contest tonight. Per Jon Rothstein, senior forward Luke Northweather, who averaged 3 points per game in 2025-26, is available to make his season debut after missing the first two games due to "precaution." Fellow senior forward Jaylen Carey is still out, serving a suspension that coach Dennis Gates said was due to a "violation of team rules," and freshman wing Aidan Chronister will remained sidelined with an injury to his left hand.

Missouri has rolled out the same starting lineup in both of its first two games of the season: Crowe, Trent Pierce, Toni Bryant, Mitchell and Tiller. Bryant played just 13 minutes and scored one point while Pierce scored three points in 23 minutes; Jamier Jones excelled off the bench, dropping 13 points and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of play.

Gates has lineup flexibility and has changed his starting lineup around in nonconference play the last two seasons. Stay tuned here for live score updates, analysis and reports.

How to Watch: Mizzou basketball vs. SIUE

Who: Mizzou vs. Southern Illinois University Illinois

When: Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. CT

Where: Mizzou Arena in Columbia

TV: SEC Network Plus

Radio: Tiger Radio Network

Series: Missouri leads 4-0

Missouri On SI beat writers will also provide coverage with a live blog featuring score updates and anlaysis throughout Monday's game.

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