COLUMBIA, Mo. — As the University of Missouri men’s basketball team recognized senior Javon Pickett for his outstanding career, the Tigers came away with a victory in its final home game of the 2021-22 season. Mizzou took down Georgia, 79-69, on 65 percent shooting in the second half.
Kobe Brown led the way for Mizzou, despite battling foul trouble nearly the entire game. Brown finished with a game-high 21 points and shot 8-of-11 from the floor, missing just one shot inside the three-point line. Pickett, Jarron Coleman and Ronnie DeGray III all contributed 12 points to join Brown in double-figures. All 12 of Pickett’s points and 10 of Coleman’s 12 came in the second half.
Amari Davis and Trevon Brazile rounded out the scoring efforts, contributing nine and eight, respectively. Brazile had a career night and near miss for his first career double-double, finishing with a personal-best 10 rebounds. The freshman also recorded four blocks, to total 43 on the season.
TURNING POINT
After a quick start by Georgia, and being down nine points at half, Mizzou slowly chipped away in the second to wear down the Bulldogs. Down three, a fastbreak layup by Amari Davis launched the Tigers on a 15-2 run and gave Mizzou its first lead of the game, 60-52. Georgia would find its way back within five on seven made free throws, but the Tigers proved to be too much down the stretch sinking its final free throws.
GAME NOTES
- Pickett’s 12 points marked his 15th-consecutive double-digit scoring game in conference play. The senior is averaging 13.4 points per game against SEC opponents and has scored in every conference game he’s played this season.
- Pickett now has 322 points on the season, blowing out his previous season-best from his freshman year of 240.
- Pickett also added a season-high nine rebounds, one off his personal-best.
- Mizzou moves to 10-8 all-time against Georgia, winning five of the last six matchups.
- Saturday marked Kobe Brown’s sixth game of the season with 20 or more points.
- Brazile has recoded a block in 19 of his 23 career games, including four or more in three.
- Mizzou has finished .500 or better at home in every season of Cuonzo Martin‘s tenure.
- Entering the game, Georgia and Mizzou were the top two rated free throw shooting teams in the conference in SEC play. Mizzou ended the night 13-of-15 (86.7 percent), making its first 12-straight free throws, while Georgia went 21-of-33 (63.6 percent).
- Mizzou moves to 11-2 on the season when outrebounding its opponents, doing so 43-24 in today’s game.
UP NEXT
Missouri gears up for the 2022 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament, hosted in Tampa, Fla. this year. The tournament is set to begin on Wednesday, March 9. Final bracket will be announced following the conclusion of the remaining SEC games.
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