Mizzou hoops steamrolls South Carolina State to remain unbeaten
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Mizzou men's basketball team went just two points shy of their third 100-point outing of the season in a 98-66 routing of South Carolina State, on Monday. With the win the Tigers improved to 7-0 on the year.
You can watch extended highlights from the win in the video player below.
Head coach Dennis Gates' team came out with a hot hand against the Bulldogs, draining five triples in just the first five minutes of action. In those opening minutes, MU went on a 21-3 run, which South Carolina State could never recover from.
You can watch the full postgame press conference with Coach Gates in the video player below.
Center Shawn Phillips Jr. led all scorers with a team-best 17 points, along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Four other Tigers got into double-digit scoring, as well. Guard/forward Mark Mitchell was right behind Phillips Jr. with 15 points of his own, guards Sebastian Mack and Annor Boateng each tallied 12 points, while guard T.O. Barrett rounded out the double-figures club with 11 points.
Once again, Mizzou eclipsed 50 percent shooting for the seventh-straight game, making 52.3 percent of its field goals. Coach Gates' crew especially dominated inside, on Monday, as they held a 52-26 advantage in the paint and a 36-10 lead in second-chance points.
MU also had a good defensive outing against the Bulldogs, holding them to just 37.5 percent shooting, which is the fifth time this season Mizzou has held an opponent to under 40 percent shooting.
Up next - Mizzou will look to continue its dominant start in a matchup against Coach Gates' old program, Cleveland State. The Tigers and the Vikings will tip off at 1 p.m. on Friday.
