National Basketball Association
Missouri 72, Lipscomb 60
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Todd Austin, # Tim Gattis, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
7415
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Missouri 72, Lipscomb 60: Johnathan Williams III tallied 16 points and 10 rebounds as the host Tigers survived a scare from the Bisons in their final non-conference game.
Keith Shamburger scored 15 points and Tramaine Isabell added 14 off the bench for Missouri (6-7), which snapped a three-game losing streak. Rarely-used reserve Keanau Post collected seven points and 10 rebounds as the Tigers rallied from an 11-point deficit.
Nathan Moran scored 17 points to lead Lipscomb (5-9), which has lost four of its last five. Josh Williams added 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds for the Bisons, who shot 23.1 percent in the second half.
Talbott Denny scored the last five points of a 13-0 run that gave Lipscomb a 30-19 lead with six minutes left in the first half before the Tigers clawed within 35-33 at the break. The Bisons reestablished the double-digit margin at 48-38 on Josh Williams' layup with 15:12 left, but Missouri answered with a 10-0 spurt and pulled even on Jonathan Williams' three-point play with 11:31 to play.
The Tigers briefly surged to a five-point lead, but it was a one-point margin with five minutes remaining before Missouri pulled away. Johnathan Williams scored four points during a 9-0 run that pushed it to 68-58, and the Bisons didn't get closer than eight the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri G Montaque Gill-Caesar, the team's No. 2 scorer, was scoreless on 0-for-2 shooting before leaving with a back injury. … Lipscomb F Malcolm Smith scored seven points in six minutes before going to the locker room with a cut on his tongue, while his twin brother, F Martin Smith (11.9 points), missed his second straight game with a foot injury. … Williams has scored 15 or more points in seven straight games and led or tied for the team lead in each contest.
Top Game Performances
| Lipscomb |
|
Missouri |
|
Nathan Moran 17 |
Scoring |
Johnathan Williams III 16 |
|
Josh Williams 3 |
Assists |
Wes Clark 6 |
|
Josh Williams 7 |
Rebounds |
Keanau Post 10 |
|
Aaron Korn 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Johnathan Williams III 8 |
|
Josh Williams 3 |
Steals |
Wes Clark 4 |
|
Brett Wishon 1 |
Blocks |
DAngelo Allen 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Lipscomb
|
60 |
32.2 |
8-34 |
14-21 |
10 |
34 |
1 |
5 |
14 |
| Missouri
|
72 |
47.1 |
5-15 |
19-31 |
13 |
37 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
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