National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Missouri 96, North Florida 58
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 20, 2010
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials: # Ted Hillary, # Rick Randall, # Roland Simmons
Attendance: 7134

Marcus Denmon scored 18 points, leading a group of five Missouri players in double figures, as the Tigers pulled away in the second half for a 96-58 victory over North Florida on Saturday.

Missouri (2-0) led by just 41-39 with 18:09 left in the game, but a run of 11 unanswered points stretched the margin to 58-43 by the 12:48 mark. The Tigers erased any lingering doubt by scoring the final 24 points of the contest.

The Ospreys (1-3) shot well during a close first half, hitting 10-of-19 field-goal attempts, but turnovers proved to be their undoing. North Florida gave the ball away 21 times before halftime and had 34 giveaways overall.

Ricardo Ratliffe had 16 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for Missouri. Kim English added 13 for the Tigers, while Laurence Bowers had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Parker Smith and Matt Sauey led the Ospreys with 17 and 14 points, respectively, in defeat.
Top Game Performances
 
North Florida   Missouri
Parker Smith 17 Scoring Marcus Denmon 18
Brad Haugabrook 3 Assists Phil Pressey 8
Charles Mcroy 5 Rebounds Laurence Bowers 10
Matt Sauey 4 Free Throws Made Michael Dixon Jr. 6
Andres Diaz 2 Steals Michael Dixon Jr. 5
Kyle Groothuis 1 Blocks Laurence Bowers 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Florida 58 38.3 6-18 16-25 14 27 1 12
Missouri 96 51.4 6-17 18-27 20 39 8 18