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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Missouri 82, South Carolina State 59
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials: # Chuck Jones, # AJ Desai, # Bharat Rammanan
Attendance: 9745

Sean East II scored 21 points as Missouri rallied to defeat South Carolina State 82-59 Wednesday in Columbia, Mo.

Nick Honor scored 14 points, Noah Carter had 13 and Anthony Robinson II added 10 for the Tigers (3-2).

Davion Everett scored 21 points and had seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (2-3), who have lost three straight games.

South Carolina State built a 16-point lead in the first half before Missouri mounted its comeback. The Tigers picked up their defensive play, outscoring the Bulldogs 47-22 in the second half.

Missouri built a 33-26 rebounding edge and blocked 12 shots.

The Bulldogs broke out to an 8-2 lead, with Everett getting to the basket twice.

They used a 9-2 run to push their lead to 19-8. Drayton Jones started the sequence with a follow shot, and Caleb McCarty capped it with a slam dunk.

South Carolina extended its margin to 29-13 with 7:45 left in the first half, with Mitchel Taylor and Omar Croskey scoring fast-break baskets.

After calling a timeout and making substitutions, the Tigers finally came to life with an 18-2 surge to pull even at 31-31. Center Connor Vanover triggered the comeback with a steal at the defensive end and a 3-point jumper in transition at the other end.

Honor powered the run with a trio of 3-point jumpers from the corner, and Vanover and Aidan Shaw energized the home crowd with dunks.

Everett stabilized the Bulldogs with a pair of fast-break baskets before East's driving basket cut South Carolina State's lead to 37-35 at the half.

Missouri opened the second half with a 26-2 burst to move ahead 61-39. Robinson sparked the run by scoring on two drives to the basket and feeding Tamar Bates for a layup.

The Bulldogs stabilized with six unanswered points, with Everett scoring two baskets inside, but they could not climb back into the game.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
South Carolina State   Missouri
Davion Everett 21 Scoring Sean East II 21
Drayton Jones 2 Assists Sean East II 4
Davion Everett 7 Rebounds Aidan Shaw 7
Drayton Jones 2 Free Throws Made Noah Carter 5
Omar Croskey 3 Steals Sean East II 2
Caleb McCarty 1 Blocks Aidan Shaw 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Carolina State 59 47.3 2-10 5-8 13 24 1 9 15
Missouri 82 53.4 9-24 11-13 16 30 12 11 13