University of Missouri
2-0,0-0SEC
Penn
0-2,0-0Ivy League
Mizzou Shines From Three in Win over Penn
11/11/2022 10:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Columbia, Mo.- The Missouri men's basketball team connected on its most 3-pointers in three years, earning a 92-85 victory over Penn in front of 8,483 fans at Mizzou Arena on Friday night. With the win, the Tigers improve to 2-0 early in the 2022-23 season, while the Quakers fall to 0-2.
On a night where Mizzou nailed 16 triples, senior Noah Carter led the charge in his second game in the Black & Gold – finishing with 28 points. The senior connected on 6-of-9 from beyond the arc and added a team-best eight rebounds to go with three assists and two steals.
Overall, four Tigers scored in double figures with graduate students D'Moi Hodge, Nick Honor and Tre Gomillion adding 17, 16 and 11 points, respectively. Gomillion (5) and Honor (4) also combined for nine assists to just two turnovers as Missouri tallied 20 assists in the second-straight contest.
The Tigers began with a fiery start, connecting on a 3-pointer on their first five possessions and six of their first seven overall. Carter rang in three of those five as Mizzou grabbed the early 12-0 lead. However, Penn made a run of its own and a 25-5 spell put the visitors in front by seven, 32-25.
Hodge, however, would help settle the Tigers and his 3-pointer with under 30 seconds left capped an 8-0 Mizzou run that led to a 43-43 game at the break.
Missouri came back out in the second half with momentum, never trailing during the final second 20 minutes of action. Penn would not allow the Tigers to fully pull away, however, and would square the game at 67 with over six minutes remaining. Gomillion would respond though for the Tigers, hitting a 3-pointer while being fouled to put the hosts in front for good.
Gomillion's shot ignited a stretch where Mizzou scored on its final 11 possessions of the game en route to the seven-point victory. Gomillion was quickly followed with triples from Honor, Carter and Hodge as the Tigers pulled in front by 12, 83-71, with 2:44 left before the final 92-85 tally.
Mizzou shot 45.9 percentage on the night, and 16-of-35 from 3-point range. The Tigers also forced Penn into 19 miscues, holding a 29-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
NOTES
• The Tigers have eclipsed 90 points in the first two games of the season for the first time since 1974-75
• Missouri's 16 triples are its most since also making 16 against Chicago State on Dec. 30, 2019
• Mizzou improves to 7-0 all-time against Ivy League schools, winning its first meeting with Penn
• Mizzou captured 15 steals, its most since the 2010-2011 season when the team had 18 against North Florida
• Missouri recorded 20 assists in each of the first two games of the season after not doing so in any game since 2017 previously
UP NEXT
The Tigers look to continue their winning start to the season, hosting Lindenwood in just two days. The schools are set to face off at Mizzou Arena on Sunday with a 5 p.m. tipoff.
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