Missouri 68, Brown 60
11/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 15, 2004
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Game Notes
Before tonight's contest, Brown and
The Tigers now hold a 2-0 lead in the all-time series between these two teams.
The first half of tonight's game featured five lead changes and four ties.
There were five lead changes and five ties overall in tonight's contest.
After falling behind 9-7 with
Mizzou outscored Brown 10-5 over the last
The Tigers forced 22 Brown turnovers, including nine steals, and scored 23 points off of those miscues.
The Tigers' bench contributed 32 points on the evening, led by freshman forward Marshall Brown' six, while Mizzou limited the Brown bench to 20 points.
Tonight's game was the first collegiate start for freshman guard Jason Horton.
Tonight's contest marked the 57th consecutive start for junior guard Jimmy McKinney, who hasn't started a game on the bench since the sixth regular-season game of his freshman year.
At the
Senior guard Jason Conley's three-point field goal with 16:58 remaining in the first half gave him at least one three-pointer in 12 of his last 13 regular-season contests.
The first block of freshman forward Kalen Grimes' career came at
Sophomore guard Thomas Gardner ripped down a career-high 12 rebounds for the Tigers, including five on the offensive end of the floor, and dished off a career-best four assists.
Tonight's 19-point, 12-rebound effort is the first double-double of sophomore guard Thomas Gardner's Mizzou career. His 19 points were only one shy of the career-best 20 he had last season in Mizzou's win over UNLV.
Sophomore guard Spencer Laurie handed out four assists in tonight's contest, a new career high.
Freshman forward Marshall Brown paced the Tigers from the free throw line tonight with a 6-for-8 effort, accounting for all of his points on the evening.
Sophomore guard Thomas Gardner's 12 rebounds tie him for the Guardians Classic single-game record. He shares the record with Notre Dame's Jordan Cornette, Brown's Alai Nuualiitia and South Carolina's Carlos Powell.
Brown Team Notes
The Bears held
Brown held the Tigers to only 26.9% (7-26) shooting from three-point distance in tonight's game.
The Bears outscored
Brown claimed the rebounding edge in tonight's game, by the slim margin of 43-42.
Brown Player Notes
Freshman guard Damon Huffman knocked down the first shot of his Bears career, a three-point field goal at the
Sophomore forward Sam Manhanga became the first player to foul out of a game in the history of the Paige Sports Arena when he picked up his fifth personal with
Sophomore forward P.J. Flaherty fouled out of the game with
Freshman guard Adolphe Coulibaly was a perfect 3-of-3 from long distance en route to scoring 11 points in his collegiate debut.
