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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Missouri 72, Lipscomb 60
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials: # Todd Austin, # Tim Gattis, # Mike Nance
Attendance: 7415

Missouri 72, Lipscomb 60:
Johnathan Williams III tallied 16 points and 10 rebounds as the host Tigers survived a scare from the Bisons in their final non-conference game.

Keith Shamburger scored 15 points and Tramaine Isabell added 14 off the bench for Missouri (6-7), which snapped a three-game losing streak. Rarely-used reserve Keanau Post collected seven points and 10 rebounds as the Tigers rallied from an 11-point deficit.

Nathan Moran scored 17 points to lead Lipscomb (5-9), which has lost four of its last five. Josh Williams added 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds for the Bisons, who shot 23.1 percent in the second half.

Talbott Denny scored the last five points of a 13-0 run that gave Lipscomb a 30-19 lead with six minutes left in the first half before the Tigers clawed within 35-33 at the break. The Bisons reestablished the double-digit margin at 48-38 on Josh Williams' layup with 15:12 left, but Missouri answered with a 10-0 spurt and pulled even on Jonathan Williams' three-point play with 11:31 to play.

The Tigers briefly surged to a five-point lead, but it was a one-point margin with five minutes remaining before Missouri pulled away. Johnathan Williams scored four points during a 9-0 run that pushed it to 68-58, and the Bisons didn't get closer than eight the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri G Montaque Gill-Caesar, the team's No. 2 scorer, was scoreless on 0-for-2 shooting before leaving with a back injury. … Lipscomb F Malcolm Smith scored seven points in six minutes before going to the locker room with a cut on his tongue, while his twin brother, F Martin Smith (11.9 points), missed his second straight game with a foot injury. … Williams has scored 15 or more points in seven straight games and led or tied for the team lead in each contest.

Top Game Performances
 
Lipscomb   Missouri
Nathan Moran 17 Scoring Johnathan Williams III 16
Josh Williams 3 Assists Wes Clark 6
Josh Williams 7 Rebounds Keanau Post 10
Aaron Korn 4 Free Throws Made Johnathan Williams III 8
Josh Williams 3 Steals Wes Clark 4
Brett Wishon 1 Blocks D’Angelo Allen 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Lipscomb 60 32.2 8-34 14-21 10 34 1 5 14
Missouri 72 47.1 5-15 19-31 13 37 2 9 10