Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 31 factors, Caleb Grill had 25 factors and matched his profession excessive with 10 rebounds and No. 15 Missouri handed No. 4 Alabama its second straight loss, 110-98 on Wednesday night time.
Missouri coach Dennis Gates headed off a court-storming celebration by taking the general public handle microphone and imploring the gang to remain again. “Please, don’t rush the courtroom! Please, don’t rush the courtroom!” Gates stated to the followers.
That was in sharp distinction to the Kansas recreation the place Gates known as a late timeout to provide the Jayhawks’ bench personnel an opportunity to securely go away the courtroom, and was brazenly important of Missouri for making an announcement for followers to not rush the courtroom.
Missouri was fined $250,000 after the Kansas recreation, and faces a $500,000 tremendous for a second offense. In Southeastern Convention play, the tremendous is paid to the opposing college. Final month, the SEC fined the Vanderbilt program $500K after its followers stormed the courtroom for a second time this season, and that quantity went to Kentucky.
On Wednesday, Anthony Robinson II added 14 factors, and Tamar Bates had 13 to assist Missouri (20-6, 9-4 Southeastern Convention) win its third straight and enhance to 5-3 in opposition to ranked groups.
Mark Sears scored a season-best 35 factors for Alabama (21-5, 10-3), coming off a house loss to top-ranked Auburn in a 1-2 matchup. Mouhamed Dioubate added 13 factors and 10 rebounds earlier than fouling out.
Missouri opened on a 12-0 run, forcing Alabama coach Nate Oats to name a timeout simply 2:28 into the competition, and outscored the Crimson Tide 59-46 within the first half.
Oats was assessed a technical foul with 5:28 remaining within the first half for slamming his clipboard to the ground after Sears was known as for a flagrant foul for grabbing Grill from behind as he had a transparent path to the basket.
Takeaways
Alabama: First half turnovers proved pricey for the Crimson Tide as Alabama dedicated 10 turnovers leading to 15 first half factors for Missouri. Alabama had been 15-0 when scoring greater than 85 factors this season.
Missouri: The Tigers had been in a position to sustain with Alabama’s explosive offense, taking pictures 60% from the sector regardless of permitting the Crimson Tide to shoot 54%.
Key second
Sears hit a 3-pointer to chop Alabama’s deficit to 6 at 79-73 with 9:51 remaining. Missouri responded with a 9-0 run over the subsequent 1:50 to tug away.
Key stat
Missouri scored not less than 100 factors in opposition to a convention foe for the primary time since beating Colorado 107-62 on Jan. 14, 2009, within the Huge 12.
Up subsequent
Each groups play Saturday. Alabama hosts No. 2 Florida, and Missouri is at Arkansas.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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