Mizzou Men's Basketball took down Oral Roberts, 91-64, on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena, improving to 4-0 record in season-openers under head coach Cuonzo Martin.
Senior forward Jeremiah Tilmon led Mizzou's stout defense, grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds and two steals. Mizzou outrebounded Oral Roberts 41-29 and forced 15 turnovers.
Mizzou scorched the nets offensively, shooting 53.1 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range. Senior Mark Smith led four Tigers in double figures with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He drained four of the Tigers' 10 triples. Dru Smith added 16 points, six assists and five boards in an all-around effort. Xavier Pinson tossed in 17 points and Javon Pickett added 11. The two Smiths, Pinson and Pickett combined for 62 points.
Up next for the Tiger men will be a matchup with Wichita State, who recently saw head coach Gregg Marshall resign amidst an abuse investigation, on the road. The matchup between the Tigers and Shockers is currently on the schedule for Sunday, with a tipoff time to still be determined