COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Tamar Bates had 29 points and five steals to help Missouri beat Hunter Dickinson and No. 1 Kansas 76-67 on Sunday.
Mark Mitchell scored 17 points in Missouri’s first win over Kansas since a 74-71 victory on Feb. 4, 2012. Anthony Robinson II had 11 points and five steals for the Tigers (8-1), and Josh Gray grabbed a team-leading 10 rebounds.
Dickinson had 19 points and 14 rebounds, but he also committed seven turnovers. The Jayhawks (7-2) have lost two straight on the road after falling 76-63 against Creighton on Wednesday night.
Missouri opened a 57-33 lead with 14:15 remaining on a jump shot from Tony Perkins. But the Jayhawks outscored the Tigers 30-8 over the next 11:55.
Bates scored 18 to help Missouri to a 39-25 lead at the break. The Tigers then opened the second half with a 16-6 run.
Kansas: Missouri’s size and defensive pressure were too much for the Jayhawks, who are 5-5 at Mizzou Arena since it opened in 2004.
Missouri: Improved to 4-5 against Kansas when the Jayhawks are ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll.
Mitchell hit a 3-pointer to lift Missouri to a 68-63 lead with 2:03 remaining. Gray then hit a pair of free throws and Bates converted a layup to make it 72-63 with 1:16 to play.
Kansas committed 22 turnovers, including 14 in the first half.
Kansas: Hosts North Carolina State on Saturday.
Missouri: Hosts Long Island on Saturday.
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TOP SCORERS | |||||
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H. Dickinson C | 19PTS | 14REB | 4AST | |
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T. Bates G | 29PTS | 1REB | 1AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
H. Dickinson | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
D. Coit | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
D. Harris Jr. | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
K. Adams Jr. | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Z. Mayo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
R. Griffen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
A. Storr | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
F. Bidunga | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Z. Clemence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Passmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Wilhite | – | – | – | – |
W. Evers | – | – | – | – |
J. Cross | – | – | – | – |
P. Cassidy | – | – | – | – |
W. Thengvall | – | – | – | – |
S. Moore | – | – | – | – |
Total | 67 | 32 | 13 | 20 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
T. Bates | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Mitchell | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
A. Robinson II | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
T. Perkins | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
J. Gray | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
A. Shaw | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Allen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
T. Pierce | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
P. Marshall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
T. Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Warrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Stephens | – | – | – | – |
J. Brown | – | – | – | – |
A. Boateng | – | – | – | – |
J. Sanchez | – | – | – | – |
J. Crews | – | – | – | – |
Total | 76 | 27 | 8 | 14 |