National Basketball Association
Missouri 80, Southern Methodist 75
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 21, 2021
Where: UNF Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
Officials:
# Charles Jones, # Tony Greene, # Brian Shey
Attendance:
1632
By Field Level Media
Kobe Brown drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:26 remaining in overtime and finished with a team-high 24 points to lift Missouri to an 80-75 victory against Southern Methodist on Sunday night in the first round of the Jacksonville Classic.
Missouri (3-1) advanced to face Florida State, which topped Loyola Marymount 73-45, in Monday's tournament championship. SMU (3-2) will meet Loyola Marymount in a consolation game Monday.
SMU's Kendric Davis led all scorers with 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including a trey with 15 seconds left in OT to cut the deficit to 75-72. Missouri's Ronnie DeGray followed with a three-point play to give the Tigers breathing room, but Davis hit another three with five seconds left.
Amari Davis hit two free throws, part of a 7-for-7 effort from the line, to finish with 14 points and provide the final margin.
DaJuan Gordon had 14 points and a team-best eight rebounds for the Tigers, while DeGray scored 18 points.
Marcus Weathers had 13 points for the Mustangs. Isiah Jasey and Michael Weathers both had five rebounds.
Gordon completed a three-point play with 30.7 seconds to go in regulation to tie the game at 62-all. The Mustangs had a chance to win the game on their final possession, but Michael Weathers was called for a charge, fouling out of the game.
After trailing by as many as 13 points early in the second half, the Tigers whittled the deficit to seven points with 9:55 to go. The Mustangs regained control, however, as Missouri went scoreless over the next 2:28.
DeGray made a 3 to draw the Tigers within four points with 4:51 to go, but SMU responded with a Davis trey the next time down the floor.
Missouri slumped to 7-for-33 percent shooting in the first half while committing 10 turnovers. After a Brown layup put the Tigers ahead 18-11 with 7:19 remaining in the first half, the Mustangs ended the half on an 18-0 tear.
Emmanuel Bandoumel drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to extend the SMU advantage to 29-18.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Southern Methodist |
|
Missouri |
|
Kendric Davis 29 |
Scoring |
Kobe Brown 24 |
|
Kendric Davis 3 |
Assists |
Jarron Coleman 7 |
|
Isiah Jasey 5 |
Rebounds |
Dajuan Gordon 8 |
|
Marcus Weathers 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Amari Davis 7 |
|
Emmanuel Bandoumel 1 |
Steals |
Ronnie Degray III 2 |
|
Tristan Clark 2 |
Blocks |
Ronnie Degray III 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern Methodist
|
75 |
42.1 |
7-17 |
20-29 |
9 |
29 |
4 |
5 |
15 |
| Missouri
|
80 |
37.7 |
9-21 |
19-22 |
13 |
39 |
7 |
5 |
18 |
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