Missouri's Justin Safford, center, dunks the ball over Colorado's Cory Higgins, left, as teammate Trey Eckloff, right, looks on during the second half. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)Missouri's Justin Safford, center, dunks the ball over Colorado's Cory Higgins, left, as teammate Trey Eckloff, right, looks on during the second half. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Men's Basketball

Missouri Shoots Past Colorado 107-62

Jan. 14, 2009

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - DeMarre Carroll had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Missouri shot a season-best 63 percent in a 107-62 rout of Colorado on Wednesday night.

The Tigers (14-3, 1-1 Big 12) won their 12th in a row at home, putting the game away with a 19-0 first-half run without two starters.

Freshman Lawrence Bowers scored 16 points while J.T. Tiller and Marcus Denmon had 13 points apiece for Missouri.

Ryan Kelley scored 19 points and Dwight Thorne II added 13 for Colorado (8-7, 0-1), which committed a season-high 26 turnovers.