LAS VEGAS – The Mizzou men’s basketball team dropped its final exhibition game of the preseason, falling at UNLV 90-81 on Thursday night.

MIZZOU LEADERS
Freshman Jason Crowe Jr. led the Tigers with 25 points, six assists and three steals on the night.

Senior Kennard Davis Jr. and freshman Toni Bryant also scored in double figures with 10 points apiece, while sophomore Bryson Tiller collected a team-best eight boards.

GAME RECAP
After UNLV scored the game’s first five points, the Mizzou defense responded – holding the Rebels to just one of their next 11 field goals as the Tigers moved in front, 10-9. The teams would then trade the lead with neither leading by more than a single possession for nearly 16 minutes. A late 7-0 run put Mizzou in front at the break, 48-43.

The Tigers scored the first four points of the second stanza to push their advantage to nine. UNLV, however, responded with a pair of 10-0 runts to turn a 52-43 deficit into a 68-58 edge. Mizzou would pull as close as five with over a minute left only for UNLV to take advantage of a turnover by converting a three-point play en route to the nine-point victory.

TEAM STATS
The Tigers shot 47.2 percent with a 9-of-23 clip from 3-point range. UNLV, however, made 49.3 percent of its field goals, while also winning the game on the glass to the tune of a 44-31 edge in rebounds and a 20-5 advantage in second-chance points.

UP NEXT
Mizzou officially opens the 2026-27 season on Tuesday, hosting Cleveland State for a 7 p.m. tipoff at Mizzou Arena.