National Basketball Association
Missouri 91, Paul Quinn 59
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 29, 2021
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Michael Swoboda, # Brian O'Connell, # Patrick Evers
Attendance:
6106
By Field Level Media
Kobe Brown scored 20 points, grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds and earned six assists as the Missouri Tigers defeated the visiting Paul Quinn College Tigers 91-59 Monday night in Columbia, Mo.
DaJuan Gordon scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds for Missouri (4-3). Amari Davis scored 14 and Javon Pickett added 12.
Brandon Johnson scored 17 points for Paul Quinn, a Dallas-based NAIA school that is 3-4 overall but 0-4 against NCAA Division I teams this season.
Spencer McElway scored 13 and grabbed 11 rebounds for Paul Quinn and Anei Anei-Yor added 12 points.
Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin started a small lineup, replacing 7-foot-3 center Jordan Wilmore with 6-foot-6 Ronnie DeGray III. But Missouri still dominated the lane against its overmatched opponent, earning a 49-36 edge in rebounds.
Gordon (five points) and Brown (four) paced Missouri to a quick 9-4 margin. Then Mizzou went scoreless for the next 4:33 as Paul Quinn clawed back to take a 10-9 lead.
After missing 10 of its first 11 tries from beyond the arc, Missouri hit its next three three-pointers -- two by Pickett followed by one from Davis -- to get rolling toward a 30-14 lead.
Missouri cooled down from long range late in the half, but its defensive pressure was too much for Paul Quinn. Despite shooting just 4 of 19 from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes, Missouri built a 42-19 lead.
After the break, Missouri opened with a 13-4 run to push its lead to 55-23.
Paul Quinn used a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to 71-51 before Missouri regrouped and mustered a final push. Martin was able to expand his rotation and all 10 players who saw action for Missouri scored.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Paul Quinn |
|
Missouri |
|
Brandon Johnson 17 |
Scoring |
Kobe Brown 20 |
|
Trevoin Shaw 4 |
Assists |
Kobe Brown 6 |
|
Spencer Mcelway 11 |
Rebounds |
Kobe Brown 23 |
|
Brandon Johnson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kobe Brown 4 |
|
Bruce Scott 3 |
Steals |
Anton Brookshire 2 |
|
Trevoin Shaw 1 |
Blocks |
Kobe Brown 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Paul Quinn |
59 |
39.0 |
4-10 |
9-18 |
11 |
34 |
1 |
5 |
19 |
| Missouri
|
91 |
45.9 |
8-29 |
15-24 |
18 |
46 |
3 |
10 |
9 |
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