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Mizzou dominates first SEC game taking down No. 19 Kentucky

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Mizzou men's basketball team got things done in the first SEC game of the season taking down No. 19 Kentucky 89-75 in front of a sold-out crowd at Mizzou Arena.

You can watch extended highlights of the win and the postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates and players in the video players below.

https://youtu.be/Zks2Mehnxvw
https://youtu.be/uN_1CCeHDHY

For the second straight game, senior forward Kobe Brown put up 30 points and added a team-high six rebounds.

Watch the full post-game press conference below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm0NAC_PBPQ

Three other Tigers scored in double-figures including D'Moi Hodge with 15 and both DeAndre Gholston and Sean East II added 12 a piece.

Mizzou had another game nearing 20 assists finishing the evening with 18, six of which came from Nick Honor.

With the win, the Tigers improve to 12-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference play. This marks the second-straight ranked opponent that Mizzou has taken down after beating Illinois 93-71.

The Wildcats were led by Oscar Tshiebwe with 23 points and 19 rebounds.

Up next - Mizzou will head to Arkansas Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

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