Liberty Flames at Missouri Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mark Smith scores 17, Missouri gets past Liberty 69-60
Xavier Pinson added 12 points for the Tigers (4-0), who trailed at halftime for the first time this season.
Blake Preston scored 12 points for the Flames (4-3), who led 32-28 at the half.
A pair of 8-0 runs had Liberty up 16-8 midway through the first half as both teams struggled to find the range. Liberty shot 41% and Missouri shot 43% but was just 1 of 9 from 3-point range. The Flames had five 3s.
Dru Smith opened the second half with a three-point play and Mark Smith made a free throw and a 3-pointer. Missouri couldn't put the Flames away until a Jeremiah Tilmon dunk, Mark Smith triple and Pinson layup stretched a six-point lead to 63-50 with 3:24 to go.
Mizzou shot 57% in the second half while Liberty went 2 of 13 behind the arc and shot 30%.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Kyle Rode made Layup. Assisted by Micaiah Abii. | 60 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Javon Pickett made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Brown. | 58 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Drake Dobbs made Jumper. | 58 - 67 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 MIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-50 | FG | 25-49 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 17-22 | FT | 14-21 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, MO
Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |