NCAAB Game Recap - Missouri at Auburn
Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:30 PM EST

Marq
76
Butl
58
F
VaTec
82
Mia-FL
70
F
Vill
86
DeP
74
F
Lou
82
Wake
54
F
LSU
72
TAMU
57
F
WVU
68
IaSt
93
F
Miss
86
Fla
90
F(OT)
NFla
64
KennSt
81
F
Maine
78
UMassL
59
F
FlGlf
54
NJIT
66
F
SDak
71
IPFW
102
F
Prov
63
Seton
65
F
Ind
58
Rut
66
F
Canis
70
Niag
78
F
USC-Up
62
UNCA
71
F
Amer
74
LoyMD
68
F
Stetsn
57
JU
72
F
URI
72
Duques
75
F
Navy
57
Buck
69
F
HolyC
54
Boston
68
F
Rich
84
StLou
81
F
NrthIA
60
LoyIL
61
F
Brad
81
Evans
73
F
Hamp
96
Longw
83
F
HiPt
67
GWebb
69
F
Campbl
68
Radf
67
F
Albany
62
UNH
42
F
Stony
49
UMBC
57
F
UMass
51
LaSal
60
F
Bingha
60
Hartfo
86
F
Ford
61
GrgWas
79
F
Army
56
Colg
76
F
CenAR
99
SFA
105
F(OT)
Presb
84
ChaSo
85
F
UAB
65
MTSU
71
F
SHSU
62
SeLA
52
F
Lamar
90
Nich
69
F
HCU
96
InWor
92
F
Mem
79
Tuls
95
F
NWSt
64
NOrl
72
F
TXAMC
71
AbCh
78
F
Syr
77
BC
71
F
IlSt
69
Drake
55
F
StJon
83
Crei
67
F
Mizzu
58
Aub
92
F
Leh
93
Lafy
86
F(OT)
CBU
62
UtVal
79
F
SMU
83
WichSt
85
F
Fres
75
Wyo
62
F
SJSU
73
UtSt
103
F
Ill
75
Minn
86
F
IndSt
73
SIU
88
F
UCLA
87
WaSt
67
F
CSNor
71
CS-Ful
78
F
AF
51
SDSU
66
F
USC
62
Wash
75
F

Jan 30, 2019, 8:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Missouri

31

27

58

Auburn

34

58

92

Auburn snaps 3-game skid with 92-58 rout of Missouri
Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:35 PM

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Samir Doughty made a quick 3-pointer to start the second half, Bryce Brown hit two more and Auburn was soaring again.

Jared Harper scored 16 points while Chuma Okeke and Brown each had 14 to help Auburn snap a three-game losing streak with a 92-58 rout of Missouri Wednesday night.

"These last few games we came out the second half lackadaisical, so those 3-balls really got us going," Okeke said.

Auburn (14-6, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) used a dominant second half to end the slide that sent the team tumbling out of the Top 25 following a six-week run in the Top 10. This one was actually close for the first 20-plus minutes.

It ended with Auburn's largest margin of victory over an SEC team at Auburn Arena, which opened for the 2010-11 season.

Auburn matched its season-high with 41 3-point attempts and made 16 to help pick apart the league's No. 2 scoring defense, especially after halftime.

"We had 41 3-balls and we missed a bunch of them, but I don't remember but two or three bad shots," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. "They were good looks, so I was happy with the shots we got. But to beat the best teams on our schedule, we've got to make those shots."

Okeke had a career-high 12 rebounds and Brown made four 3-pointers.

Missouri (10-9, 1-6) got 15 points from Jeremiah Tilmon and 11 apiece from Jordan Geist and freshman Xavier Pinson, who made his first start. Torrence Watson scored 10.

No. 2 scorer Mark Smith missed the game with an ankle injury.

Auburn's offense snapped out of its funk for a 3-point flurry. Doughty and Brown hit their three 3s in a 1:15 span, to push the lead to double digits for the first time.

"They had two open 3s to start the second half to kind of change the course of the game," Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin said. "They made three of them, and they went from there."

Okeke scored 11 points in the final 7:32 of the first half to stake Auburn to a 34-31 lead that only grew when the rest of the team heated up, too.

Auburn made seven 3s in the first seven minutes after the half to help turn the game into a rout.

It was the most 3s Auburn had made since hitting 18 in the opener against South Alabama.

BIG PICTURE

Missouri: Has dropped three straight and six of its last seven games. Made just nine of 28 shots in the second half (32 percent).

Auburn: Heated up after a lackluster first half to snap its three-game skid. Had plenty of empty seats after Auburn's fall from No. 7 to unranked.

INJURED STARTERS

Auburn center Austin Wiley (lower right leg) and Missouri's Smith (ankle) both remained out with injuries. Wiley has sat out the past four games. Smith, who has missed two games in a row, leads the SEC in 3-point percentage.

"Kind of game-time (decision)," Martin said. "Just felt like he wasn't ready to go."

PURIFOY'S GAME

Danjel Purifoy had his best game since returning from an NCAA suspension that kept him out last season and the start of this one. He scored eight points and made two 3-pointers.

"I'm almost back to myself, but I'm getting there," Purifoy said. Asked if he feels he's done enough to be in the regular rotation he said simply, "Yes."

UP NEXT

Missouri hosts Vanderbilt Saturday night.

Auburn hosts in-state rival Alabama Saturday night.

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Leaders

Missouri PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Tilmon 15 0 0 5 1 0
J. Geist 11 0 0 9 1 0
Auburn PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Harper 16 0 5 2 0 0
B. Brown 14 0 1 4 1 0

Team Comparison

Mizzu Aub
Points For 58 92
Field Goals 21/56-38% 33/69-48%
Three Pointers 7/24-29% 16/41-39%
Free Throws 9/15-60% 10/16-62%
Offensive Rebounds 10 11
Defensive Rebounds 28 28
Rebounds 41 40
Blocks 3 5
Steals 5 5
Turnovers 20 9
Personal Fouls 20 20
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Aub Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Jan 30 Mizzu 58 @ Aub 92 J. Tilmon 15 J. Harper 16

Game Information

Stadium: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Attendance: 7,213
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