National Basketball Association
Missouri 90, Northwestern St. 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 2, 2011
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # John Higgins, # Roland Simmons
Attendance:
12252
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Marcus Denmon led the way with 31 points and six rebounds as No. 13 Missouri crushed visiting Northwestern State 90-56 on Friday.
Ricardo Ratliffe added 22 points on 10-of-11 shooting and Michael Dixon scored 19 points off the bench for the Tigers (7-0), who have yet to win by less than 15 points and have won by an average of 27.9 points.
Denmon was 7-for-10 from 3-point range, and had two during Missouri’s 29-6 run to start the game. The Tigers cruised into the half with a 57-31 edge.
Denmon would hit four more 3-pointers and totaled 15 points as part of a 30-11 burst to start the second half. Ratliffe added eight points and Dixon buried another 3-pointer during that run to put the game away.
Missouri will take a bit of a step-up in competition on Tuesday when they face Villanova but do not have a ranked team on the schedule until a visit to Baylor on Jan. 21.
James Hulbin scored 14 points off the bench for the Demons (4-4).
Top Game Performances
| Northwestern St. |
|
Missouri |
|
James Hulbin 14 |
Scoring |
Marcus Denmon 31 |
|
Louis Ellis 4 |
Assists |
Phil Pressey 6 |
|
William Mosley 14 |
Rebounds |
Matt Pressey 8 |
|
Demetrice Jacobs 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Dixon Jr. 4 |
|
Shamir Davis 2 |
Steals |
Michael Dixon Jr. 3 |
|
William Mosley 3 |
Blocks |
Steve Moore 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northwestern St.
|
56 |
34.4 |
6-20 |
8-13 |
9 |
29 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
| Missouri
|
90 |
55.4 |
9-22 |
9-15 |
21 |
39 |
2 |
9 |
13 |
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