Missouri
Texas A&M-CC beats Southeast Missouri State in First Four battle
DAYTON, Ohio — Isaac Mushila had 15 factors and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 on Tuesday evening to earn the primary NCAA Match win in program historical past.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi went 4 of 4 on the free-throw line within the remaining 15 seconds to ice the sport and assist the Islanders advance to play top-seeded Alabama within the South Area.
They may play the No. 1 general seed Crimson Tide on Thursday.
The Sixteenth-seeded Islanders (24-10), winners of the Southland Convention, returned to the First 4 for a second straight season and led for all however 23 seconds.
Southeast Missouri State (19-17) erased a 10-point deficit and tied it at 64 when Chris Harris made each free throws with 3:07 left.
Trevian Tennyson scooped in a layup off the glass to provide Texas A&M-Corpus Christi a 72-69 lead with 22 seconds left, however Phillip Russell drove for a layup on the opposite finish to deliver the Redhawks inside one.
Jalen Jackson made two foul pictures with 14 seconds remaining to increase the result in 74-71, and Russell got here up quick on an excellent take a look at a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds to go.
Mushila grabbed the rebound and sank considered one of two free throws for the ultimate margin.
Jackson led the Islanders with 22 factors, going 14 of 18 on the free-throw line.
Ross Williams added 13 factors, Tennyson scored 12 and De’Lazarus Keys pulled down 10 rebounds.
Harris scored 23 factors earlier than foiling out for No. 16 seed Southeast Missouri State, the Ohio Valley Convention Match champion.
The Redhawks went 9 of 20 on the free-throw line and shot 47 p.c from the sphere.
Missouri men’s basketball just keeps rolling.
The Tigers strung together their fifth straight win, this time defeating Arkansas Pine Bluff in a 112-64 blowout at home Sunday afternoon. The second half struggles that have typically come to bite them didn’t appear, instead pushing the same offensive pace until the very end of the contest.
Junior Mark Mitchell was the star of the show for Missouri. The forward scored a season-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, paired with five rebounds and a block. Although not a threat on the perimeter, his offensive prowess inside the paint gives the Tigers a consistent option.
Graduate senior Caleb Grill continued his dominance from behind the arc, dropping 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. Senior Tamar Bates also added 13 points of his own on 5-of-8 shooting from the field.
Perhaps the most impressive performance of the night, however, came from sophomore Anthony Robinson II. The guard was everywhere on both sides of the ball, recording a double-double of 11 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and a block on 3-of-7 shooting from the field.
It was the first double-double of Robinson’s young career at Missouri.
The Tigers did struggle to shoot the 3-pointer compared to previous games, finishing with just a 9-of-32 clip. That was negated by their 54 points in the paint, as well as their ability to prevent the Golden Lions from having success in their own right.
Arkansas Pine Bluff shot 9-of-28 from three — a more efficient night of shooting, but on less attempts compared to Missouri. It also turned the ball over 19 times, allowing the Tigers 33 easy points off them.
Missouri also had an uncharacteristically good game under the basket, grabbing 19 offensive rebounds that resulted in 24 second-chance points. Five of those rebounds came from Robinson.
Before Thanksgiving arrives, the Tigers will go up against Lindenwood at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mizzou Arena.
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Arkansas Pine Bluff |
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Christian Moore |
Anthony Robinson II |
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Zach Reinhart |
Tamar Bates |
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Caleb Jones |
Annor Boateng |
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Klemen Vuga |
Mark Mitchell |
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Quentin Bolton Jr. |
Josh Gray |
Who: Missouri Tigers (4-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff Golden Lions (1-5, 0-0 SWA)
What: Missouri’s sixth game of the 2024-’25 season
Where: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
When: Sunday, November 24, 4:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+, SECN+
Radio: Tiger Radio Network
Series: Missouri leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 6, 2023: Missouri opened the season with a 101-79 win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff. Five different players scored over 15 points for Missouri, including Sean East II, Nick Honor, Noah Carter, Caleb Grill and Tamar Bates.
Last Time Out, Missouri: The Tigers handled business in a 91-56 win over Pacific. Guard Caleb Grill continued a hot streak, leading the team with 25 points, including 21 from three-point makes. Grill also notched a career-high with five steals.
Last Time Out, Arkansas Pine-Bluff:The Golden Lions fell on the road to Texas Tech, losing 98-64. Arkansas Pine-Bluff shot 52.1% from the field while Texas Tech shot 59.7%. The Golden Lions were led by guard Christian Moore with 20 points.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Mark Gronowski threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns and Amar Johnson ran for two touchdowns and South Dakota State overwhelmed Missouri State 45-9 on Saturday and claimed a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference regular-season title.
With the win and North Dakota State’s loss to South Dakota, the Bison, Coyotes and Jackrabbits (10-2, 7-1) all secure a three-way tie for the Missouri Valley Football Conference regular-season title.
Missouri State (8-4, 6-2) entered averaging 37 points per game.
It was Missouri State’s final game as a Missouri Valley Football Conference member before joining Conference USA and the FBS ranks in 2025. Missouri State kicks off next season on Aug. 30 when it travels to Southern Cal.
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