National Basketball Association
Missouri 81, Mercer 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 14, 2011
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Warren Evans, # Toby Martinez, # Andrew Walton
Attendance:
5778
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It’s been a long time since a non-conference team came to Columbia and beat Missouri. Six years to be exact. Phil Pressey scored 22 points and Kim English added 18 in an 81-63 win over Mercer, the Tigers’ 60th consecutive win against non-conference opponents at Mizzou Arena.
Sam Houston State is the last team to beat Missouri, winning 80-77 on November 14, 2005.
The Tigers (2-0) led by as many as 22 points in the second half, but Jibri Bryan, who led the visiting Bears with 19 points, knocked down three consecutive three-pointers, part of a 14-2 run that got Mercer within 10.
Mercer (1-1) fell to 0-4 against Missouri and 0-13 all-time against Big 12 schools.
Michael Dixon (14 points) came off the bench and provided a big spark for Missouri.
Mercer took its only lead at 4-2 on a putback by Jakob Gollon, but Missouri followed that with a 15-3 run.
Top Game Performances
| Mercer |
|
Missouri |
|
Jibri Bryan 19 |
Scoring |
Phil Pressey 22 |
|
Langston Hall 7 |
Assists |
Phil Pressey 4 |
|
Jakon Gollon 7 |
Rebounds |
Ricardo Ratliffe 7 |
|
Langston Hall 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Phil Pressey 7 |
|
Jibri Bryan 3 |
Steals |
Phil Pressey 5 |
|
Daniel Coursey 1 |
Blocks |
Steve Moore 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mercer
|
63 |
44.2 |
8-20 |
9-12 |
16 |
27 |
3 |
9 |
|
| Missouri
|
81 |
46.3 |
11-22 |
20-29 |
12 |
33 |
4 |
14 |
|