Central Arkansas Bears at Missouri Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Near-perfect Bates leads Missouri's 92-59 rout of Central Arkansas
Bates made 9 of 10 field goals, including all three of his 3-pointers, and was 4 for 4 from the free-throw line. Sean East II had 16 points, Noah Carter 11 points and eight rebounds, Connor Vanover also scored 11, and Aidan Shaw added 10 points for the Tigers (8-5).
The Tigers led 26-25 with 7 1/2 minutes left in the first half, then held the Bears to one field goal the remainder of the half. Missouri led 46-31 at the break, with Bates scoring 14 points.
Scoring runs of 12-2 and 12-0 put the Tigers up by 33 points near the 9-minute mark of the second half. Later, an 11-0 run made it 90-54 with about 2 minutes to go.
The Tigers made 30 of their 43 two-point tries and scored 46 points in the paint. They scored 46 points in each half.
Carl Daughtery Jr. had 23 points for Central Arkansas (3-12) and Tucker Anderson scored 11 before fouling out. The Bears shot 36% overall. Their 9-of-28 3-point shooting was a little better than Missouri's 6 of 24.
Missouri, which snapped a 3-game losing streak, opens SEC play at home against Georgia on Saturday, Jan. 6.
Central Arkansas plays at home against Champion Christian on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Carl Daughtery Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Javion Guy-King Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Jackson Francois missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 92 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 MIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-53 | FG | 36-67 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 12-16 | FT | 14-17 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 32 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 36 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, MO
Attendance: 10,623 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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 |