National Basketball Association
Missouri 62, Central Florida 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 30, 2017
Where: CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
# Doug Simmons, # Ted Valentine, # Chuck Jones
Attendance:
5122
By The Sports Xchange
Kassius Robertson and Jordan Barnett each had 19 points to lead Missouri to a 62-59 victory over Central Florida on Thursday night in Orlando, Fla.
Robertson made 5 of 7 from 3-point range and Barnett had six rebounds for the Tigers (6-2). Jeremiah Tilmon added 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for Missouri.
The Knights (4-3) were led by A.J. Davis' 14 points and nine rebounds, and 7-6 center Tako Fall had 12 points and six rebounds.
Missouri built as much as an 11-point lead before Ceasar DeJesus made his first 3-pointer of the season and DeJesus then assisted Davis on a basket while Davis was fouled with 2:32 left. Davis made the free throw to cut the lead to 54-52.
After Terrence Phillips made a 3-pointer for Missouri, Central Florida's Terrell Allen made two free throws with 1:48 to trim the lead to 57-54.
The teams traded possessions before Phillips made a pull-up jumper with 51 seconds left to increase the lead to 59-54.
The Knights were afforded a free throw attempt with 46 seconds left following a technical foul when Tilmon ran onto the court without checking in from the bench. Allen missed the free throw but made a 3-pointer on the subsequent possession, cutting the lead to 59-57 with 37 seconds left.
Barnett made three of four free throw attempts in the last 17 seconds to secure the win.
Missouri rallied back from an eight-point deficit in the first half by going on a 16-2 run to take a 27-21 lead with 55 seconds remaining before halftime.
The Tigers went on a 9-1 spurt, capped by a 3-pointer by Barnett, to take a 45-35 lead with 10:51 remaining.
Top Game Performances
| Missouri |
|
Central Florida |
|
Kassius Robertson 19 |
Scoring |
A.J. Davis 14 |
|
Blake Harris 3 |
Assists |
Ceasar DeJesus 4 |
|
Jeremiah Tilmon 7 |
Rebounds |
A.J. Davis 9 |
|
Jordan Barnett 3 |
Free Throws Made |
A.J. Davis 3 |
|
Kevin Puryear 1 |
Steals |
Chad Brown 1 |
|
Jeremiah Tilmon 3 |
Blocks |
Chad Brown 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Missouri
|
62 |
45.5 |
8-19 |
4-8 |
15 |
31 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
| Central Florida
|
59 |
44.2 |
6-18 |
7-12 |
12 |
30 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
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