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Shawn Phillips Jr. Scores 17 Points for Missouri in 98-66 Win over South Carolina State
Missouri improved to 7-0 with a strong start and balanced scoring, including five players in double figures and Trent Burns' debut contributing 7 points.
- On Tuesday in Columbia, Mo., the Missouri Tigers men's basketball team defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs 98-66, with Shawn Phillips Jr. scoring 17 points and Mark Mitchell adding 15.
- The Tigers opened with a 21-3 run and an 18-1 stretch, while Missouri's defense prevented a made basket from SC State for six minutes.
- Supporting the win, five Tigers reached double figures, including Sebastian Mack and Annor Boateng with 12 apiece, while Mark Mitchell scored 13 in the first half and Phillips shot 7 of 8 with eight rebounds.
- The win moved Missouri to 7-0 while South Carolina State Bulldogs fell to 0-7, and redshirt freshman center Trent Burns scored 7 with 3 rebounds in his debut as Missouri leads the series 2-0.
- Missouri hosts Cleveland State at 1 p.m. on Friday at Mizzou Arena, facing Dennis Gates, head coach, who previously led Cleveland State.
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