National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Missouri 85, Vanderbilt 82
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Mike Nance, # Doug Simmons
Attendance: 11168

Make it 44 in a row, but barely.

Marcus Denmon scored a team-high 21 points, and Missouri eked out an 85-82 overtime victory over Vanderbilt in Columbia, Mo., on Wednesday.

It was the No. 11 Tigers' 44th straight win over a non-conference opponent at Mizzou Arena during Mike Anderson's tenure as coach.

Denmon, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Week, entered the game with a team-high 16.4 points per game.

Fellow starters Michael Dixon, Ricardo Ratliffe and Kim English combined for 41 points for Missouri (7-1).

Ratliffe was the hero. He nailed a clutch free throw with six seconds left in regulation and the Tigers trailing by one. That pushed the game into overtime, where Denmon provided the final three points.

Sophomore John Jenkins finished with a game-high 23 points for Vanderbilt (7-2), which had a five-game winning streak snapped.

The win came 52 years to the day when the Tigers last hosted Vanderbilt, a 78-72 double overtime victory for Missouri.

Top Game Performances
 
Vanderbilt   Missouri
John Jenkins 23 Scoring Marcus Denmon 21
Lance Goulbourne 5 Assists Marcus Denmon 4
Jeffery Taylor 10 Rebounds Ricardo Ratliffe 9
Festus Ezeli 4 Free Throws Made Marcus Denmon 5
Rod Odom 4 Steals Michael Dixon Jr. 3
Festus Ezeli 6 Blocks Laurence Bowers 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vanderbilt 82 52.5 9-25 11-22 15 36 10 8
Missouri 85 38.3 8-23 15-22 13 39 3 8