University of Missouri
8-0,0-0SEC
Cleveland State
3-6,0-0Horizon
Hot Start Keeps Men’s Basketball Undefeated
11/28/2025 3:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Mizzou men's basketball team scored the game's first 23 points and never looked back en route to an 86-59 win over Cleveland State on Friday afternoon. With the win, the Tigers remain unbeaten with a perfect 8-0 record in 2025-26.
MIZZOU LEADERS
Senior Jacob Crews tallied his second 20-point game of the season to lead the Tigers to victory. He also added a team-high eight boards to go with one steal and one block in the winning effort.
Overall, five Tigers scored in double figures in the victory with four additional players tallying exactly 10 points. Mark Mitchell scored in double figures for the seventh-straight contest, while also registering a game-high four assists. Juniors Sebastian Mack and Luke Northweather plus sophomore Annor Boateng also tallied 10 points with Mack leading Mizzou with four steals.
GAME RECAP
Mizzou blitzed the Vikings on both ends of the court to start the game in the dominating victory. The Tigers made seven of their first nine field goals and forced CSU to miss its first 11 shots to go with seven turnovers in the convincing 23-0 start. Cleveland State was only as close as 16 the rest of the way but a 6-0 Mizzou run to finish the half gave the hosts a 46-24 lead at the break.
It was more of the same in the second stanza as the Tigers earned their third-straight win by 25-plus points and their sixth of at least 20 points this season. Crews scored 16 of his game-high 20 points in the second half to squash any thoughts of the visitors for a comeback.
TEAM STATS
Mizzou finished the game with a field goal clip of 47.8 percent. The Tigers were especially strong inside – shooting 21-of-29 (72.4%) from 2-point range, while holding a 40-18 edge in the paint and 20-5 advantage in second-chance points.
The Tigers also held the Vikings to 36.8 percent shooting in the contest with a 47-26 advantage on the glass.
UP NEXT
Mizzou hits the road for its next contest, squaring off at Notre Dame in the ACC/SEC Challenge on ESPNU. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. CT on Tuesday night in South Bend, Indiana.
