Nov. 11, 2006
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Kalen Grimes had career highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds, helping Missouri recover after blowing a 20-point lead to beat Army 67-58 on Saturday in the John Thompson Foundation Classic.
Stefhon Hannah hit his first six shots, four of them 3-pointers, and had 18 points. The Tigers (2-0), built to run under new coach Mike Anderson, won their second straight game in the season-opening tournament despite difficulties dealing with Army's structured game.
Missouri won despite getting only four points from Matt Lawrence, who had a career-high 27 on Friday in a 101-80 victory over North Carolina A&T. Lawrence was so well-covered by Army's more patient team that he didn't get off a shot until launching an air ball to open the second half and didn't have a point until hitting a 3-pointer with 10:28 to go.
Grimes scored 10 points down the stretch after Army (0-2) had erased all of a 34-14 deficit, rallying to tie it at 42 behind Jarell Brown and Mike Bell with 13:47 to go. Grimes, who topped his previous best of 12 points on Friday against North Carolina A&T, missed a chance for a bigger game because, though he was 7-for-11 from the field, he missed eight of 12 free-throw attempts.
Hannah, after his fast start, missed his last five attempts.
Brown had 20 points for Army, going 3-for-4 from 3-point range, and Bell had 17 while going 4-for-8 from long range. Chris Walker added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Brown had 13 points and Bell 11 as Army, seemingly outmanned in the early going, outscored Missouri 28-8 to tie the score. Bell had eight points in the final 4:24 of the first half and Brown scored the last eight points in the run on two 3-pointers and two free throws, with his 3-pointer knotting the score.
Missouri made nine of its first 12 shots, forced six turnovers and limited Army to a 3-for-12 start while taking a 23-7 lead. Six players contributed to the early run.
The Tigers shot 58 percent overall in the half, with Hannah hitting three 3-pointers and going 5-for-5 overall with 13 points. Missouri shot only 39 percent in the second half, and 49 percent overall.
