No. 25 Missouri crushes SIU-Edwardsville
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12/27/2008 - Columbia, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - DeMarre Carroll had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the 25th-ranked Missouri Tigers walloped SIU-Edwardsville, 107-57, at Mizzou Arena.
Miguel Paul netted 12 points and was one of six Tigers in double figures in a lopsided affair for Missouri (10-2), which was coming off a loss to Illinois that halted a seven-game winning streak. The Tigers were able to extend its non-conference home winning streak to 35 games with the victory.
Marcus Denmon and Leo Lyons chipped in with 11 points apiece while Laurence Bowers and Kim English donated 10 each in the win.
Mark Yelovich led the way with 13 points and Barry Wellington scored 11 for the Cougars (2-11), who ran their losing streak to seven straight games with all but one of those losses coming by double digits.
The Tigers bench was active with the game out of reach early and contributed 62 points to the thrashing. Missouri shot 54.3 percent (38-for-70) from the field and forced 23 turnovers.
SIU-Edwardsville started off well enough against its superior opponent but Missouri built up a double-digit lead seven minutes in and never relinquished that standing. The Tigers lead was 28-12 at the midway point of the first half and the Cougars were outscored 30-12 over the next 10 minutes to trail by 34, 58-24, at the break.
Missouri's advantage grew to 43 eight minutes into the second half and the Tigers cruised to an easy victory from there.
Game Notes
Saturday's contest marked the first meeting between SIU-Edwardsville and Missouri on the hardwood...SIU-Edwardsville hit on a 35.3 percent clip (18- of-51) from the field and sank just 5-of-19 three-point attempts...Missouri dominated the paint, outscoring the Cougars 52-24 and won the boards by a 50-23 margin.
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