COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Behind a solid performance by Kobe Brown, the University of Missouri men’s basketball team came away with the victory in a tight game on the road against Texas A&M, 70-66. Brown had his fifth game of the season with 20 or more points, ending the day with 21.
The Tigers had their second-best shooting performance of the season, going 26-of-46 from the floor. Jarron Coleman (12), Amari Davis (11) and Ronnie DeGray III (11) also reached double-digit scoring efforts as Coleman had four three-pointers.
TURNING POINT
Mizzou held the 37-32 halftime lead, but Texas A&M came all the way back with three-straight field goals in the second half. The Aggies used the run to take their first lead since the opening minutes of the game, 55-53. With just over nine minutes left, the two teams entered a back-and-forth battle.
With a 37-32 halftime lead, Texas A&M came all the way back with three-straight to take its first lead since the opening minutes of the game. Mizzou never allowed the Aggies more than a two-point lead, eventually edging back out to a five-point advantage on three-straight baskets from Coleman, DaJuan Gordon and Kobe Brown. With under a minute left, Texas A&M hit a three-pointer to make it a two-point game and then missed the front half of a one-and-one. Kobe Brown iced the game with a pair of free throws.
GAME NOTES
- Mizzou had its second-best shooting performance of the season, going 26-of-46 from the floor (56.5 percent)
- Coleman has now scored a three-pointer in 15-straight games.
- Kobe Brown tied a career-high six assists, leading all players from both teams.
- Mizzou totaled 16 assists on the day, including nine assists on its 13 made field goals in the first half.
- Brown’s 11 free throws are the most he’s ever made in an SEC game, and tie a personal-best.
- Every active Mizzou player saw the court, with eight of the nine recording a field goal.
- Missouri won the battle on the glass, 29-21, moving to 9-2 on the season when outrebounding its opponent.
- Trevon Brazile moved to 31 blocks on the season, two shy of matching Jeremiah Tilmon’s freshman mark of 33. Tilmon ranks fifth all-time for blocks by a Mizzou freshman.
- Kaleb Brown played a career-high 28 minutes, also with a personal-best six rebounds.
- Saturday marked Mizzou’s second true road win of the season and Cuonzo Martin‘s 75th win at Mizzou.
- The win is Mizzou’s second-straight in College Station and seventh all-time on the road against Texas A&M.
- Kobe Brown was nearly flawless at the free throw line, going 11-of-12 and making his first nine straight.
- Saturday was Brown’s second-game this season with 20+ point and six assists. The last Tiger to do so in the same season was Jordan Clarkson in 2013-14.
UP NEXT
Mizzou continues this road swing with a Tuesday matchup against Vanderbilt, Feb. 8. The game is scheduled for an 8 p.m. CT tip on SEC Network.
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