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Kobe Brown Shines in Tiger’s 32-Point Win

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kobe Brown was dominant in the Missouri men’s basketball team’s win against Paul Quinn College Monday night inside Mizzou Arena as the Tigers won 91-59. Brown recorded 20 points and 23 rebounds, becoming the first Tiger to do so since Curtis Berry did so in 1980.

Brown’s 23 rebounds are the seventh most in school history, and the most since Dec. 15, 1966.

Mizzou (4-3) had four players with double-digit scoring totals, including Brown. DaJuan Gordon nearly topped his career-best with 17 points, while Amari Davis followed with 14 points and four assists. Javon Pickett rounded out the double-digit scoring effort with 12, including 2-of-3 from behind the arc.

“When the ball goes in, you develop a level of confidence,” said head coach Cuonzo Martin. “I think we are at our best when we get out and run, and we did that.”

TURNING POINT
With 12:11 left in the first half, Kobe Brown laid one up, launching Mizzou to a 31-9 run to end the first half and send the Tigers to the locker room with a 23-point lead. Paul Quinn would not narrow the gap within 20 throughout the second half.

OF NOTE

  • Mizzou had 22 points off turnovers in addition to rebounding Paul Quinn 49-36.
  • Brown’s 23 boards are the most by any Division 1 player this season.
  • Gordon knocked down a career-high four three pointers.
  • Davis has notched four-straight games of 14 points or more.
  • Mizzou’s 49 team rebounds are the most in a regulation game since Dec. 29, 2015.

UP NEXT

Mizzou travels to Lynchburg, Va. for its first true road game of the season against Liberty on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. The game will stream on ESPN+.

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This article is provided by University of Missouri Athletics