(Updated: Fixes Missouri shooting percentage and 3-point shooting in 2nd graph Fixes South Carolina State shooting percentage and 3-point shooting in 3rd graph Adds hyphens to 3-of-9 in 5th graph)
No. 12 Missouri 102, South Carolina State 51: Earnest Ross came off the bench to score 16 points and lead five players in double digits as the Tigers cruised to their 72nd consecutive home win against a non-conference opponent.
Keion Bell and Jabari Brown added 12 apiece and Laurence Bowers and Stefan Jankovic each scored 11 for Missouri (9-1), which has won five straight. The Tigers shot 56.9 percent despite going 6-of-27 from 3-point range.
Matthew Hezekiah had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs (4-7), who have lost four straight and six of seven. South Carolina State shot just 29 percent overall and was 6-for-23 from 3-point range.
The Tigers reeled off a 13-0 run over a span of 6:34 in the first half to break it open, then added another 13-0 spurt over the final 3:34 of the half for a 49-18 advantage at the break.
Bowers became the 44th player in Missouri history with 1,000 points. Brown, a transfer from Oregon, was 3-of-9 from the floor in his Missouri debut after becoming eligible at the end of the fall semester.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Tigers have held the opposition under 70 points and below 42 percent shooting in all of their wins. â? South Carolina State has lost 18 consecutive road games against Division I opponents dating to Nov. 26, 2011. â? Missouri will face No. 10 Illinois in the annual Braggin’ Rights game Saturday in St. Louis.
![Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ctc-l-Illinois-marijuana_175925141.jpg?w=546 "Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]")