Missouri 82-58 Oklahoma (12th February 2025) Game Recap

Columbia, Mo .– Mark Mitchell scored 19 points in the first half and ended with a career high 25 to help No. 21 Missouri Rout Oklahoma 82-58 Wednesday night.

Caleb Grill had 15 points and Tony Perkins added 12 to Tigers (18-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference), which broke a two-match sliding.

Mitchell shot 6 out of 12 from the field, 13 for 18 on the free-casting line and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.

Duke Miles scored 18 points and Jalon Moore added 10 points and seven rebounds for Oklahoma (16-8, 3-8), who lost its third straight.

Missouri never pulled away in the first half and pulled away on a 10-0 race after Moore hit two free throw that cut Oklahoma’s deficit to 13-11 with 13:50 back in the first half.

It was the 213 meeting between the former Big 8 and Big 12 enemies, but the first since they played in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2021.

Takeaways

Oklahoma: The Sooners did not have the depth to keep up with Missouri as they finished 1-4 over a stretch of five straight matches against ranked opponents.

Missouri: The tigers avoided the slow start that plagued them in losses to top-10 enemies Tennessee and Texas A&M. They forced 13 revenue in the first half and held Oklahoma to 7-of-32 shooting (22%).

Keying moment

Mitchell made a 59 -second set up in the first half to give him 1,000 career points. Mitchell was transferred to Missouri last season after spending his first two seasons at Duke. He is the fifth member of the Missouri Program List to reach 1,000 points and join Grill, Perkins, Marques Warrick and Tamar Bates.

Key State

Missouri is 17-2 this season when he leads at the break.

Up next

Oklahoma hosts LSU on Saturday and Missouri visits Georgia.

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