National Basketball Association
Missouri 91, Pacific 56
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 22, 2024
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# RB Clyburn , # Chris Ford, # Anthony Jordan
Attendance:
9564
By Field Level Media
Caleb Grill scored 25 points and made five steals as Missouri routed Pacific 91-56 Friday night in Columbia, Mo.
Tamar Bates added 11 points and Trent Pierce scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in just 14 minutes for Missouri (4-1).
Coach Dennis Gates used 12 players and 11 of them scored as Missouri got 57 points off of its bench. Grill sank seven 3-pointers.
Elias Ralph led Pacific (3-4) with 19 points. Seth Jones added 15.
Pacific missed just of 29 shots from 3-point range and got outscored 17-6 at the free-throw line.
Pacific raced to a 9-4 lead with its half-court offense freeing up cutters to the basket. Ralph scored three times at the rim during that run.
With Marques Warrick hitting two free throws and a 3-point jumper, Missouri used a 7-0 run for its first lead at 11-9.
Missouri picked up its offensive pace by forcing live-ball turnovers with its 1-3-1 zone defense and then scoring in transition. It pushed its lead to 27-15 with 3-pointers by Grill and Josh Gray.
Grill hit consecutive 3-pointers, then converted his steal into a fast break basket to put Missouri up 40-24.
Pacific countered with a 5-0 run with Jones hitting a 3-pointer, but Missouri closed the half with a 14-2 surge to take a 54-31 lead into the break,
In the first half, Missouri hit 10 of 19 shots from 3-point range, outscored Pacific 13-0 in transition and built a 31-7 edge in bench points. Pacific turned the ball over seven times in the first 20 minutes.
Grill and Mark Mitchell hit 3-point jumpers to keep Missouri rolling into the second half with a 9-2 push for a 63-33 lead.
Pacific could get no closer than 26 points during the rest of the game.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Pacific |
|
Missouri |
|
Elias Ralph 19 |
Scoring |
Caleb Grill 25 |
|
Elias Ralph 4 |
Assists |
Marques Warrick 5 |
|
Jazz Gardner 7 |
Rebounds |
Josh Gray 7 |
|
Elias Ralph 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Trent Pierce 5 |
|
Kris Keinys 2 |
Steals |
Caleb Grill 5 |
|
Elias Ralph 3 |
Blocks |
Mark Mitchell 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Pacific
|
56 |
37.3 |
6-29 |
6-8 |
12 |
29 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
| Missouri
|
91 |
49.2 |
14-30 |
17-23 |
16 |
34 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
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