No. 22 Missouri 81, Vanderbilt 59: Jabari Brown scored a game-high 21 points and Alex Oriakhi added 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers got off to a red-hot start and routed the Commodores to remain undefeated at home.
Keion Bell and Phil Pressey scored 12 points apiece for Missouri (15-4, 4-2 SEC), which improved to 12-0 at home and has notched consecutive Southeastern Conference victories for the first time in its debut season in the league.
Rod Odom scored 17 points to lead Vanderbilt (8-10, 2-4), which had a two-game winning streak snapped and was never closer than 17 points in the second half.
After going 5-for-27 from 3-point range in Tuesday's home win over South Carolina, the Tigers got off to a blistering start Saturday, hitting 8-of-15 from beyond the arc in the first half. Five of those came during a 32-2 run that stretched for more than 11 minutes of the first half, helping Missouri open a 49-20 halftime lead.
The Tigers were without their leading scorer in senior forward Laurence Bowers, who missed his fifth straight game with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri has allowed more than 70 points only four times this season — none at home. … The Commodores went 8-for-24 from 3-point range and have made at least one 3-pointer in 850 consecutive games — every game they've played since the inception of the 3-point line in 1986-87. … Missouri student Andrew Turpin made a half-court shot during a halftime promotion to win $5,000.
Vanderbilt | Missouri | |
Rod Odom 17 | Scoring | Jabari Brown 21 |
Kedren Johnson 3 | Assists | Phil Pressey 6 |
James Siakam 4 | Rebounds | Alex Oriakhi 12 |
Rod Odom 2 | Free Throws Made | Alex Oriakhi 4 |
Sheldon Jeter 3 | Steals | Keion Bell 3 |
Rod Odom 1 | Blocks | Alex Oriakhi 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Vanderbilt | 59 | 44.4 | 8-24 | 3-10 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Missouri | 81 | 54.9 | 11-21 | 14-16 | 16 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 14 |