National Basketball Association
Missouri 99, Wagner 55
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, November 13, 2017
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Joe Lindsay, # Ted Valentine, # Tim Gaddis
Attendance:
15061
By The Sports Xchange
Senior guard Kassius Robertson scored 23 points as Missouri, playing without freshman phenom Michael Porter Jr., routed Wagner 99-55 on Monday in Columbia, Mo.
Porter, a projected NBA lottery pick, played only two minutes in Friday's 74-59 season-opening victory over Iowa State before leaving with a nagging left hip injury. The excitement surrounding the 6-foot-10 forward has led to a season sellout for Tigers home games.
Missouri freshman forward Jontay Porter, Michael's less-heralded brother, had 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals. Senior forward Jordan Barnett added 13 points for the Tigers (2-0), who shot 67.4 from the field and made 12 of 22 from 3-point range.
Sophomore guard Blake Francis scored 17 points for the Seahawks (1-1). Wagner shot 33.3 percent from the floor and was 6 of 20 from beyond the arc.
Jontay Porter was a big factor in Missouri's fast start as the Tigers led 54-21 at halftime.
Porter hustled in the corner to save a 3-point miss by Robertson from going out of bounds and passed back to Robertson, who drilled a 3 to make it 33-10. Porter provided a nifty assist on Terrence Phillips' bucket that capped a 15-1 run and made it 42-11.
Porter, who stands 6-11, had nine points, seven rebounds and four assists in the first half as Missouri torched Wagner for more points than it allowed in its 60-49 season-opening victory over NJIT on Saturday.
Robertson's 3-pointer made it 63-23 with 17:22 remaining before Wagner scored seven straight points, highlighted by a Francis 3-pointer. Robertson's fifth and final 3-pointer extended the lead to 74-34 with 10:07 to play.
Top Game Performances
| Wagner |
|
Missouri |
|
Blake Francis 17 |
Scoring |
Kassius Robertson 23 |
|
JoJo Cooper 2 |
Assists |
Terrence Phillips 5 |
|
Devin Liggeons 8 |
Rebounds |
Reed Nikko 8 |
|
JoJo Cooper 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Reed Nikko 6 |
|
Devin Liggeons 3 |
Steals |
Jordan Barnett 2 |
|
Elijah Davis 1 |
Blocks |
Reed Nikko 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wagner
|
55 |
32.7 |
6-20 |
13-19 |
5 |
24 |
2 |
8 |
19 |
| Missouri
|
99 |
68.1 |
12-22 |
23-35 |
17 |
34 |
3 |
8 |
16 |
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