Dec. 12, 2009
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Missouri vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
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12/12/09
Missouri held Fairleigh Dickinson to 21.4 percent shooting from the field, a new Mizzou Arena record. The previous low had been 24.6 percent against UMKC November 29, 2005.
Missouri held Fairleigh Dickinson to 36 points, also a Mizzou Arena record. The previous low was 38 against Coppin State Dec. 27, 2007.
Sophomore guard Kim English had 11 of Missouri's first 15 points, including three 3-pointers. English scored 14 points in the first half, tying a season high for the Tigers.
English also finished the night with 20 points, his fourth 20-point game of the season. He is now averaging 15.9 points per game on the season.
A Steve Moore lay-up capped off a 13-point run to put the Tigers up 30-10 with 9:33 remaining in the first half.
Missouri's 45-20 lead at halftime was the fourth time this season the Tigers have led by at least 25 points at the break.
Missouri held the Knights scoreless for the first 8:54 of the second half, scoring 20 points over that period.
Saturday's victory was the 24th straight home win for the Tigers, good for the 5th longest home-win streak in the nation.
Freshman forward Tyler Stone had a career-high 6 points on 3-4 shooting to along with four rebounds for the Tigers.
The 51-point margin of victory was the Tigers' second largest of the year. They defeated Texas Pan-American by 56 earlier this season.
The Tigers forced 26 turnovers, the sixth time they have forced at least 20 turnovers in a game this season.
Freshman forward John Underwood finished the game with a career-high seven rebounds for Missouri.
The Tigers had a season-high nine blocks, and held the Knights to an opponent's season low 13.6 percent 3-point field goal percentage.