National Basketball Association
Missouri 84, Navy 59
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2011
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Paul Janssen, # Toby Martinez, # Kevin Mathis
Attendance:
11529
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All five starters scored in double figures for No. 10 Missouri, which remained undefeated with a 84-59 home win over Navy on Saturday at Mizzou Arena.
The Tigers (9-0) didn't hold their first lead until four minutes had elapsed, but they reeled off an 11-0 run to take control and never trailed again.
Missouri used another 11-0 run to push the lead to 45-26 at halftime and scored 13 straight early in the second half.
The Midshipmen (3-8) have lost four straight and seven of eight.
Marcus Denmon scored 22 points to lead Missouri, which also got 14 points and eight rebounds from Ricardo Ratliffe and 13 points from Kim English. Denmon topped 20 points for the third straight game and has averaged 27 points during that span.
Navy sophomore J.J. Avila scored a game-high 26 points, becoming the 15th player in school history to surpass 500 career points before the end of his sophomore season.
Top Game Performances
| Navy |
|
Missouri |
|
J.J. Avila 26 |
Scoring |
Marcus Denmon 22 |
|
Jordan Brickman 6 |
Assists |
Michael Dixon Jr. 5 |
|
J.J. Avila 8 |
Rebounds |
Ricardo Ratliffe 8 |
|
J.J. Avila 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Denmon 7 |
|
J.J. Avila 1 |
Steals |
Michael Dixon Jr. 3 |
|
J.J. Avila 1 |
Blocks |
Steve Moore 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Navy
|
59 |
41.8 |
8-25 |
5-12 |
17 |
27 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
| Missouri
|
84 |
49.1 |
7-17 |
23-28 |
16 |
29 |
1 |
7 |
12 |