Dec. 13, 2003

Check back for complete coverage of the "Battle In Seattle", with #3 Mizzou falling to #17 Gonzaga. Rickey Paulding led the Tigers with 23 points. Freshman Linus Kleiza scored a double-double with 13 rebounds and 16 points.

UNOFFICAL BOX SCORE ===================

Newspaper Box Score
Missouri vs Gonzaga
12-13-03 1:07pm CBS at Key Arena -- Seattle, Wash.
At Key Arena -- Seattle, Wash.
GONZAGA 87, MISSOURI 80
#3 MISSOURI (3-1)
Paulding, Rickey 8-29 2-4 23; Kleiza, Linas 6-13 3-9 16; Bryant, Travon 5-6
2-2 13; Kroenke, Josh 3-6 0-0 9; Johnson, Arthur 3-10 2-2 8; McKinney, Jimmy
0-6 6-8 6; Young, Kevin 2-5 1-1 5; Gardner, Thomas 0-3 0-0 0; Laurie,
Spencer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-78 16-26 80.
#17 GONZAGA (7-1)
Turiaf, Ronny 8-18 7-11 23; Morrison, Adam 6-8 4-7 16; Stepp, Blake 3-9 8-9
15; Bankhead, Kyle 1-3 8-8 11; Fox, Richard 3-3 1-2 7; Knight, Erroll 3-5
1-2 7; Mallon, Sean 2-2 0-0 4; Violette, Cory 1-5 0-1 2; Skinner, Tony 1-4
0-0 2; Michaelson, Brian 0-0 0-0 0; Raivio, Derek 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-58
29-40 87.
Missouri...................... 38 35 7 - 80
Gonzaga....................... 35 38 14 - 87
3-point goals-Missouri 10-27 (Paulding, Rickey 5-13; Kroenke, Josh 3-6;
Bryant, Travon 1-1; Kleiza, Linas 1-2; Gardner, Thomas 0-2; McKinney, Jimmy
0-3), Gonzaga 2-11 (Bankhead, Kyle 1-3; Stepp, Blake 1-3; Skinner, Tony 0-2;
Raivio, Derek 0-1; Morrison, Adam 0-2). Fouled out--Missouri-Bryant, Travon;
Kleiza, Linas; McKinney, Jimmy, Gonzaga-Violette, Cory. Rebounds-Missouri 51
(Kleiza, Linas 13), Gonzaga 40 (Violette, Cory 13). Assists-Missouri 17
(Paulding, Rickey 5), Gonzaga 11 (Stepp, Blake 6). Total fouls-Missouri 29,
Gonzaga 22.
ALL STATSTICS ARE UNOFFICAL