Nov. 8, 2002
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Columbia, Mo.-The No. 18-ranked University of Missouri basketball team mixed a well balanced scoring attack with timely swarming defense to grab a 102-79 win over the Midwest All-Stars on Friday night in front of 6,664 fans at the Hearnes Center.
Five Tigers reached double-figures in the scoring column and the Tigers out-rebounded the All-Stars, 44-36, in route to the win.
After trailing early in the first half, 11-6, the Tigers would go on a 46-23 run to take a 52-34 half-time advantage. Junior Rickey Clemons came out of the gates on fire in the opening stanza registering 15 of his game-high 21 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. Junior Arthur Johnson also had a solid opening half pouring in 13 points while pulling down eight boards.
Mizzou would continue its solid play in the second half extending its lead to as many as 28 using 58.1 percent shooting from the field in the half and 55.1 percent for the contest.
Junior Rickey Paulding finished the contest with a quiet 16 points and six boards while juniors Josh Kroenke and Travon Bryant had eight and nine points, respectively. The Tiger's bench came up huge in the win pitching in 29 points including 10 points each from sophomores Jeffrey Ferguson and Najeeb Echols. Freshman Kevin Young impressed once again just missing a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds in only 15 minutes of action.
Mizzou will now have two weeks before they take the court in a game situation. They will play six of their first eight regular season games in the friendly confines of the Hearnes Center including their opener on Nov. 22 when they welcome American University to Columbia. For ticket information, call 1-800-CAT PAWS or 884-PAWS in Columbia.
