Mizzou Avoids Third Straight Loss to Wildcats with 81-75 Win
11/19/2006 4:16:48 PM | Men's Basketball
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Matt Lawrence scored a game-high 22 points and the Missouri Tigers forced 28 turnovers as they held off Davidson 81-75 in men's basketball action Sunday afternoon at Mizzou Arena. The victory over the Wildcats was Missouri's first in three tries as its remains unbeaten improving to 5-0 overall. Davidson falls to 3-2 on the young season.
Lawrence drilled six of the Tigers' eight baskets from downtown to lead three Mizzou players in double figures. Stephon Hannah contributed 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting and had six steals, while Leo Lyons added 18 points in 29 minutes off the bench for the Tigers.
For the third consecutive outing the Wildcats had four individuals in double digits. William Archambault (17) and fellow freshman Stephen Curry (16) combined for 33 points to pace Davidson offensively. Thomas Sander and Jason Richards recorded 12 and 10, respectively.
After the two teams traded buckets during the opening 2:30 of the contest, back-to-back treys by Lawrence sparked a 14-2 Missouri run forcing the Wildcats to burn a 30 second timeout down 19-7. Out of the stoppage, Davidson answered with a lengthy spurt of its own capped off by two of Archambault's five long range jumpers to cut the deficit to 29-27 with just under three minutes left in the first.
Down 34-31 at the break, the 'Cats raced out of the locker room with a 12-4 streak to grab a 43-38 lead, their first since the 18:06 mark in the opening half. Mizzou wasted little time tying the score before the two teams battled back-and-forth over the next nine minutes of action to find themselves deadlocked (64-64) for a sixth and final time.
Three straight makes from the charity stripe gave the Tigers a lead that they would never relinquish. Davidson closed to within one on several occasions, but couldn't overcome nine Missouri free throws in the closing minutes.
Davidson concluded its third affair with Mizzou in as many years shooting 45.6 percent (26-57) from the field and 11-of-25 from deep for 44.0 percent.
The Tigers shot just under the Wildcat total with a finishing clip of 44.8 percent overall and just 33.3 percent from three-point range, but only committed 15 miscues and tallied 14 steals.
Despite the setback, Davidson controlled the glass convincingly for the second consecutive outing with a 40-29 edge. The Wildcats' Boris Meno led all players with 11 boards.
Missouri made the most of the Wildcat mistakes turning them into 25 points on the other end.
This afternoon's game marked the 500th game in the career of 18-year Wildcat head coach Bob McKillop.
Davidson will quickly return to the hardwood in a 7 p.m. contest against Colby on Tuesday, Nov. 21. at Belk Arena. Missouri continues its nine-game homestand with a 6 p.m. contest against S. F. Austin on Nov. 25.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Matt Lawrence scored a game-high 22 points and the Missouri Tigers forced 28 turnovers as they held off Davidson 81-75 in men's basketball action Sunday afternoon at Mizzou Arena. The victory over the Wildcats was Missouri's first in three tries as its remains unbeaten improving to 5-0 overall. Davidson falls to 3-2 on the young season.
Lawrence drilled six of the Tigers' eight baskets from downtown to lead three Mizzou players in double figures. Stephon Hannah contributed 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting and had six steals, while Leo Lyons added 18 points in 29 minutes off the bench for the Tigers.
For the third consecutive outing the Wildcats had four individuals in double digits. William Archambault (17) and fellow freshman Stephen Curry (16) combined for 33 points to pace Davidson offensively. Thomas Sander and Jason Richards recorded 12 and 10, respectively.
After the two teams traded buckets during the opening 2:30 of the contest, back-to-back treys by Lawrence sparked a 14-2 Missouri run forcing the Wildcats to burn a 30 second timeout down 19-7. Out of the stoppage, Davidson answered with a lengthy spurt of its own capped off by two of Archambault's five long range jumpers to cut the deficit to 29-27 with just under three minutes left in the first.
Down 34-31 at the break, the 'Cats raced out of the locker room with a 12-4 streak to grab a 43-38 lead, their first since the 18:06 mark in the opening half. Mizzou wasted little time tying the score before the two teams battled back-and-forth over the next nine minutes of action to find themselves deadlocked (64-64) for a sixth and final time.
Three straight makes from the charity stripe gave the Tigers a lead that they would never relinquish. Davidson closed to within one on several occasions, but couldn't overcome nine Missouri free throws in the closing minutes.
Davidson concluded its third affair with Mizzou in as many years shooting 45.6 percent (26-57) from the field and 11-of-25 from deep for 44.0 percent.
The Tigers shot just under the Wildcat total with a finishing clip of 44.8 percent overall and just 33.3 percent from three-point range, but only committed 15 miscues and tallied 14 steals.
Despite the setback, Davidson controlled the glass convincingly for the second consecutive outing with a 40-29 edge. The Wildcats' Boris Meno led all players with 11 boards.
Missouri made the most of the Wildcat mistakes turning them into 25 points on the other end.
This afternoon's game marked the 500th game in the career of 18-year Wildcat head coach Bob McKillop.
Davidson will quickly return to the hardwood in a 7 p.m. contest against Colby on Tuesday, Nov. 21. at Belk Arena. Missouri continues its nine-game homestand with a 6 p.m. contest against S. F. Austin on Nov. 25.
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