Missouri Defeats Tennessee State 68-38 - Recap
Missouri Defeats Tennessee State 68-38 - Recap
The battle between Missouri and Tennessee State didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Tennessee State was handed a 68-38 defeat on Saturday at Mizzou Arena.
Missouri won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 14.5-point spread as favorites.
Missouri got 18 points from Laurence Bowers and another 15 points from Alex Oriakhi. Negus Webster-Chan contributed 4 assists, while Laurence Bowers cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.
Tennessee State got 12 points from Robert Covington in a losing cause and another 11 points from Jordan Cyphers. Patrick Miller contributed 5 assists for them, while M.J. Rhett had 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Missouri were victorious, as the score was 23-20 at the break.
Missouri had a 52-27 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
