Live Blog of Mizzou's Showdown with Cleveland State

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri moved to 8-0 on the season Friday, earning a 86-59 win over Cleveland State.

Missouri scored 23 unanswered points to open the game, while Cleveland State never sustained a run of more than five unanswered points the entire game.

Missouri’s offense was at its best when it prioritized using its size advantage inside. The Tigers scored 40 points in the paint and grabbed 18 of its 27 offensive rebound opportunities.

After building the early lead, Missouri tried to move its offense to the perimeter, but hit a cold streak. The Tigers made just 1 of their 14 3-point attempts in the final 13 minutes of the first half.

Forward Jacob Crews led the Tigers in scoring with 20 points, his second-best total on the season thus far. He nearly notched a double-double, grabbing eight rebounds. 12 of his points came from 3-point makes.

Meanwhile for Cleveland State, a streaky 3-point shooting game was most of what it could find success on offensively. After missing 8 of their first 9 3-point attempts, the Vikings made 8 of their next 14.

But outside of that, Missouri’s defense put Cleveland State’s offense in a hectic place, forcing poor shots and frequent turnovers. The Vikings gave up 17 turnovers and shot 37.5% from the field.

Next up, Missouri will hit the road for just the second time this season, and play a power-conference opponent for the second time, taking on Notre Dame in the SEC-ACC Challenge on Tuesday night.

How it Happened

Final Stats

Second Half

After an impressive debut Tuesday, Trent Burns is checking in for his second game. Missouri leads 71-48 with 5:43 remaining.

Cleveland State has opened up the half hot from 3-point range, making 5 of its 7 3-point attempts in the half. But Missouri's offense has had no problem enforcing its power with physical offense. The Tigers lead 60-39 with 12:47 remaining.

First Half

Stats

After trying multiple times to ignite a flame from deep, Missouri shifted its offensive focus to making the most of its size advantage in the paint. Cleveland State's defense hasn't had much answers for the Tigers through the first half.

Neither of these teams are shooting well through this period. Missouri has had plenty of open deep looks, but is shooting 4 for 14 on 3-point shots. Meanwhile, Cleveland State is trying to play fast pace in the half court, but hasn't been able to establish much of any ryhthym offensively.

This is not a pretty basketball game. Missouri leads 23-0 at the U12 timeout. Cleveland State has missed each of its 11 shot attempts and given up six turnovers. The Vikings have had some fine looks, but can't land a shot.

Pre Game

Starting Lineups

Missouri	Cleveland State
G Anthony Robinson II	G Jaidon Lipscomb
G Sebastisn Mack	G David Giddens
F Jevon Porter	F Preist Ryan
F Mark Mitchell	Dayan Nessah
C Shawn Phillips Jr.	Holden Pierre-Louis

How to Watch: Cleveland State at Missouri men's basketball:

Who: The Cleveland State Vikings (3-5) at the Missouri Tigers (7-0)

What: Game 8 of Missouri's season

Where: Mizzou Arena (15,061)

When: Friday Nov. 28, 1 p.m.

TV: SEC Network+

SiriusXM: Home at 391

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

Series: First meeting between the two teams.