COLUMBIA, MO. – Mizzou Men's Basketball grinded out an impressive road victory on Sunday, beating Wichita State, 72-62, on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers improved to 3-0 to start a campaign for the first time since 2013-14.
Senior guard Mark Smith led all scorers with 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Mizzuo shot 48 percent from the field, finished with 38 points in the paint and dished 15 assists. The Tigers smothered Wichita State defensively, holding the Shockers to 33 percent shooting from the floor and 28 percent shooting from beyond the arc. Wichita State managed just six fastbreak points.
Mizzou improved to 4-0 all-time vs. Wichita State. After leading for 38:37 on Sunday, Mizzou has been tied or trailing its opponents for just 1:57 of total game clock through three contests.
Turning Point:
Mizzou jumped ahead out of the gate, using a 10-0 spurt to push in front 10-2 by the first media timeout. Wichita State hung tough, cutting the deficit to four by halftime. Coming out of the break, Mizzou again used a hot start to surge in front for good. The Tigers allowed just three Wichita State points through the first 6:25 of the second half. Sophomore Kobe Brown scored four of his 14 points during that stretch to help Mizzou build an advantage it would never relinquish.
Top Tigers
- Mark Smith scored a game-high 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting and added six rebounds in 33 minutes. Mark is scoring 17.3 points per game through the season's first three contests.
- Dru Smith packed the stat sheet again, finishing with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with four assists, three boards and two steals. Dru is averaging an SEC-best three steals this season.
- Sophomore Kobe Brown scored 14 points and snagged a team-high seven rebounds.
- Redshirt sophomore Parker Braun tallied a career-high eight points and three rebounds.
Notes
- Mizzou improved to 3-0 to start its season for the first time since 2013-14. That 2013-14 squad started the campaign 10-0.
- Sunday marked the 12th consecutive game in which multiple Tigers scored in double figures and the fourth consecutive double-digit win for Mizzou.
- Dru Smith now has 46 multi-assist outings in his last 48 games and has made 56 straight starts.
- Kobe Brown posted his first double-figure scoring game since Feb. 22, 2020 at Arkansas.
- Parker Braun hit his first career 3-pointer en route to his career-high eight points.
Up Next
Mizzou returns home to face the Liberty Flames (4-2) on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. Tip is set for 7:15 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
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