Live Blog of Mizzou's Matchup with Minnesota

COLUMBIA, Mo. — In their first power-conference test of the season, the Missouri Tigers answered the call, taking down Minnesota in a 83-60 win.

When Missouri traveled to Minnesota in 2023 in the first game of this agreement, the Tigers had to shed through rough waters in the land of lakes, having to put together a 20-point comeback in the final 11 minutes.

But Wednesday night, Missouri hit some rocks early before sailing through light waters after taking a 16-point lead with 7:27 remaining. Missouri trailed by five points less than three minutes into the half, but 14 unanswered points from the Tigers in the middle minutes of the half led to smooth sailing the rest of the way.

In the second half, the Tigers shot 69.2% and grabbed 11 of the 14 opportunities for defensive rebounds.

Missouri had a diverse offensive effort to put together that scoring run. The Tigers are limited on depth early this season with three of their players being out due to injury. But, four of Missouri’s seven top scorers came off the bench and provided vital moments in the second half. Missouri's bench outscored Minnesota's with 41 points to 14.

That started with the best performance of the season thus far from sophomore T.O. Barrett. After a slower start to the season for the point guard, he was a pesky defender and made agile plays in the right moments for the Tigers offensively.

In 13 minutes of play in the second half, Barrett made all three of his shots from the field for six points, created two steals and also grabbed two rebounds.

Jacob Crews and Luke Northweather also contributed to the scoring run that gave Missouri substantial separation. Crews made 3 of his 4 attempts from 3-point range in the second half, including one 34 seconds into the half to give Missouri’s offense a boost early. Northweather also made an uncontested 3-point shot to give the Tigers’ their seventh point of the crucial scoring run.

Missouri will take a four-day break before hosting Prairie View A&M at 7 p.m. Monday.

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Final Stats

Second Half

Forward Jacob Crews was down on the court grimacing, before getting up after a minute.

An uncontested 3-point shot from Jacob Crews, followed by a fast-break steal and dunk from Jayden Stone feels like it puts Minnesota out of range from coming back in this one. Tigers lead 63-47 with 8:38 remaining.

Despite a noticeably not sold-out arena, Mizzou Arena is at the volume you'd expect for a February SEC matchup. Especially after center Luke Northweather sank a 3-point shot, followed by forward Mark Mitchell driving to put down a layup to give Missouri a 58-57 lead with 9:49 remaining.

Sophomore guard T.O. Barrett is currently clocking his best minutes of the season. In the five minutes since he's checked in, he's grabbed a rebound and put up a layup through traffic. Tigers lead 49-46 with 11:58 remaining.

Missouri is relying on true freshman Nicholas Randall in a big moment, subbing him in with the game tied at 42 with just over 14 minutes remaining. He had an impressive six-minute debut last game.

Both offenses have been to a hot start to open the half, with both landing impressive 3-point shots in the first 30 seconds of the period. Tigers on a five-point scoring run to tie the game at 40 with 16:10 remaining.

First Half Stats

First Half

Thanks to a foul on a stepback 3, Anthony Robinson II takes three free-throw -point shots and makes two of them to give the Tigers a 32-30 lead at halftime.

Missouri has now steamrolled its way to a lead, with Anthony Robinson II landing a 3-point shot to put the Tigers up 25-24 at the 4:57 mark. Missouri has gone on a 13-3 run in the last three minutes.

Missouri has some more of its teeth in this one now, trailing 21-15 now at the U8 timeout. Guard Jayden Stone has injected some life into the Tigers after subbing in at the 12:31 mark.

Minnesota has scored seven unanswered points in less than two minutes, leading to the Tigers trailing 17-8 at the U12 timeout. Missouri's already up to four turnovers.

Missouri trails 10-5 at the U16 timeout. Missouri wasn't passing very effectively on its first few posessions, but starting to play a bit cleaner offensively.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota	Missouri
G Willis Chansey Jr.	G Anthony Robinson II
G Isaac Asuma	G Sebastian Mack
F Jaylen Crocker-Johnson	F Jevon Porter
F Cade Tyson	F Mark Mitchell
F Robert Vaihola	C Shawn Phillips Jr.

After missing last game with an illness, center Shawn Phillips Jr. is back in the lineup for Missouri, as head coach Dennis Gates indicated Tuesday. Trent Pierce, Trent Burns and Annor Boateng continue to be out for the Tigers with injuries.

How to Watch

When: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m.

TV: SEC Network+

SirusXM: Away at 386, Home at 374

Radio: Tiger Radio Network: (Play-by-play Mike Kelly, Analyst Howard Richards, Sideline Chris Gervino)

Series: Missouri trails 1-2.

Last Meeting: Nov. 16, 2023 — The Tigers completed a comeback victory at Minnesota. After trailing by 20 minutes with just over 11 minutes remaining, Missouri went on a 31-9 run to earn a 70-68 victory.