National Basketball Association
Missouri 98, North Alabama 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# John Hampton, # Terry Moore, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance:
8367
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Missouri ran out to a big lead en route to a 98-58 victory over visiting North Alabama on Wednesday in its final tuneup for the Big 12 season.
Kim English scored 20 points for the No. 8 Tigers (14-1), who scored the game’s first seven points, led by double digits five minutes in and carried a 57-31 lead into halftime.
Missouri will turn its attention to the ultra-tough Big 12, which boast five of the top 17 teams in the poll. The Tigers open at Colorado on Saturday.
The Tigers hit the conference opener after a strong showing in the non-conference portion of their schedule. Missouri’s only loss came to No. 14 Georgetown on Nov. 30, a 111-102 defeat. The Tigers have won nine straight since, including the past seven by an average of 28.1 points.
Justin Safford and Laurence Bowers added 16 points each for Missouri.
Beaumont Beasley scored 13 points for the Division II Lions (6-9).
Top Game Performances
| North Alabama |
|
Missouri |
|
|
Scoring |
Kim English 20 |
|
|
Assists |
Michael Dixon Jr. 9 |
|
0 |
Rebounds |
Laurence Bowers 11 |
|
|
Free Throws Made |
Justin Safford 8 |
|
|
Steals |
Kim English 3 |
|
|
Blocks |
Ricardo Ratliffe 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| North Alabama |
58 |
30.4 |
9-29 |
7-12 |
13 |
29 |
2 |
11 |
|
| Missouri
|
98 |
45.5 |
12-26 |
16-18 |
23 |
58 |
9 |
11 |
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