University of Missouri
North Carolina A&T State University
Carroll's 22 Lead Tigers to 94-66 Win
12/17/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 17, 2007
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- DeMarre Carroll scored 22 points and Missouri's pressure defense forced 25 turnovers Monday as the Tigers beat North Carolina A&T 94-66.
Carroll dominated the inside with 12 rebounds. The point total fell one short of his season-best 23 in Missouri's season-opening 87-76 win over Central Michigan. Most of his points came on lay-ups and put-backs.
Leo Lyons scored 15 points for Missouri (8-3), including a twisting behind-the-head dunk on a second-half alley-oop pass that brought the crowd to its feet. Marshall Brown had 13. The run-and-gun Tigers topped 90 points for the fourth time this season.
Steven Rush led North Carolina A&T with 14 points, and Thomas Coleman had 10. The Aggies (5-5) of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference lost for the third time in four games.
The game was frenetic and sloppy throughout the first half, with both teams having some success with their full-court pressure. The Tigers forced 16 first-half turnovers but shot 33 percent and led just 41-35 at the break. The misses included two failed dunks and two blown lay-ups.
Rush banked in a 3-pointer with 5:16 to go in the first half to put North Carolina A&T ahead 31-29.
Then Missouri took over, going on a 9-0 run with Carroll scoring six of the points, all on lay-ups. The Tigers opened the second half on a 36-15 run to ice the win.
For Missouri, the game was a tuneup for Saturday's "Braggin' Rights" game against Illinois in St. Louis. The Illini have won seven straight in the series that dates to 1980.
