Marshall Brown (15) is fouled by Eastern Illinois center George Tandy. (AP Photo)
 
Marshall Brown (15) is fouled by Eastern Illinois center George Tandy. (AP Photo)
  
 
Missouri Downs Eastern Illinois, 68-56

Tigers win fifth straight home game.

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Dec. 28, 2005

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - One week after being routed by No. 6 Illinois, Missouri bounced back Wednesday to beat Eastern Illinois 68-56.

The Tigers (5-4) were led by Thomas Gardner, who scored 16 of his game-high 20 points in the second half. Marshall Brown had 19 points and 11 rebounds, his first career double-double, and Jimmy McKinney added 11 points for Missouri.

The win is Missouri's fifth straight at home and its first victory since last week's 32-point loss to Illinois in the neutral court "Braggin' Rights" game.

Missouri led by as much as 13 points in the second half before the Panthers went on a 8-0 run, trimming the lead to 48-43 with 7:47 left in the game. But that's as close as Eastern Illinois would get as Missouri responded with a 12-0 run to put the game out of reach.

Mike Robinson led the Panthers (1-8) with 13 points, and Josh Gromes and George Tandy each had 11.

Missouri started slow and trailed by as many as 5 early in the first half, but after a pair of 8-0 runs the Tigers built a 29-22 halftime advantage. Gardner, who leads the Big 12 with a 20-point average, went 10-for-10 from the free throw line.

The Tigers are a perfect 26-0 against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference.


 

 

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