Long Island University Sharks at Missouri Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Trent Pierce scores career-best 24 points off bench; Missouri beats LIU 88-61 for 9th straight win
Missouri ran its win streak to nine straight wins after its season opening loss to Memphis. The Tigers have three games remaining in a string of 12 straight home games and will not play on the road until January 4, when they travel to face No. 2 Auburn.
Pierce gathered in a long offensive rebound and stroked a 3-pointer with about six minutes left in the first half, drew a foul and turned it into a four-point play to push the Missouri lead to 30-17. He followed it with three more 3s and closed the half with a layup and a dunk in the final minute, scoring 17 of the team's final 19 points for a 45-24 lead at the break. He added his career-best fifth 3-pointer with two minutes left and his layup in the final minute capped the Tigers' scoring effort.
The sophomore was 8 of 14 from the field, including 5 of 11 from distance, and was 3-for-3 from the line with four rebounds, three steals and a blocked shot. Marques Warrick hit 6 of 8 from the field, including 4 of 5 from beyond the arc and finished with 16 points off the bench. Mark Mitchell finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Malachi Davis led Long Island University (4-9) with 12 points., Terrell Strickland and Jalen Lee each added 11 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jalen Lee made Jumper. Assisted by Xinyi Li. | 61 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Trent Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Allen. | 59 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:56 | Jalen Lee made Layup. Assisted by Brent Davis. | 59 - 86 |
Statistics
 LIU |
 MIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 31-55 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 14-28 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 5-6 | FT | 12-19 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, MO
Attendance: 8,969 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
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 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 20-16 |
| 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 |