Overview
- Missouri shot 65% from the field and led wire to wire to improve to 9-2, while Alabama State fell to 3-8.
- A 15-0 first-half run helped build a 52-39 halftime lead before the Hornets cut the margin to eight in the second half.
- Jacob Crews scored 20 points on 6-of-8 from three, and Anthony Robinson II finished with 19 points and five assists.
- Mark Mitchell added 15 points and Sebastian Mack 10 as the Tigers owned a 46-26 edge in points in the paint.
- Asjon Anderson led all scorers with 23 for Alabama State, which hit 13 threes, while Missouri’s turnovers and second-half lull lingered ahead of Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 14 and Illinois on Dec. 22.