Live Game Updates: Missouri Tigers Survive Scare With SEMO Redhawks, Improve to 9-0

Follow along here for live game updates from Sunday's matchup between the Missouri Tigers and Southeast Missouri State.

The Tigers are rolling early in this college basketball season and are set to defend their homeport in Sunday afternoon's contest between Missouri and Southeast Missouri State. Mizzou is still undefeated at 8-0 and things are looking bright under first-year Missouri head coach Dennis Gates.

So far in 2022, Missouri has been a pretty balanced unit. There are four Tigers averaging double figures in scoring, and two more right on their tails, who are both averaging over nine points per game. Guards D'Moi Hodge, Nick Honor, and Tre Gomillion are all shooting over 40 percent from three-point range but will be tested today by the Redhawks' 20th-ranked three-point defense. 

The Redhawks (5-3) are led by sophomores Phillip Russell and Kobe Clark. Russell, a 5-foot-10 guard from St. Louis, Mo. leads SEMO in scoring at just under 15 points per game. Clark is a swingman who leads the squad in rebounds, steals, and blocks. Stopping this dynamic young duo will be imperative for the Tigers if they want to improve their record to 9-0. 

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Live game updates will appear here after tip-off..

END FIRST HALF: Missouri 50, SEMO 40

-Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. (CT)

-The Tigers are shooting well early, led by Kobe Brown's four points. Mizzou has a five point lead early in this one.  Missouri 11, SEMO 6 (H1-14:39)

-Tigers G Sean East II has six points and four rebounds, leading all players in both categories. Missouri has extended its lead to nine points. Missouri 20, SEMO 11 (H1-11:50)

-Plenty of Tigers are getting in on the action as guard DeAndre Gholston has seven points, while East and forward Kobe Brown both have six. Missouri keeps pushing its lead and is now up by 11 with eight minutes left in the first half. Missouri 29, SEMO 18 (H1-8:00)

-The Redhawks have charged back behind SEMO guard Phillip Russell, who has 11 points and three made three-pointers. SEMO has closed the gap to just three points with less than three minutes remaining in the first half. Missouri 39, SEMO 36 (H1-2:56)

-Missouri's defense leads to a couple of steals by East and fellow guard Nick Honor. Those turn into fast break points and Mizzou is back up by ten points at the break. Missouri 50, SEMO 40 - Halftime

- HALFTIME -

END SECOND HALF: Missouri 96, SEMO 89

-Tigers guard Kobe Brown has exploded for 22 points so far and the Tigers are up big early in the second half.  Missouri 65, SEMO 47 (H2-14:15)

-Russell and the Redhawks are putting up a good fight, but the Tigers are holding them off midway through the second half. Missouri 70, SEMO 58 (H2-10:40)

-The Tigers are up 14 behind Brown's 24 points and East's stat sheet-filling performance. East has 13 points, six assists, four steals, and four rebounds. Missouri 82, SEMO 68 (H2-7:42)

-Missouri is still scoring at all but theRedhawks just won't go away. The Tigers'lead is holding steady at 12 points with just over three minutes to go. Missouri 89, SEMO 77 (H2-3:37)

-The Tigers' lead has been cut to seven points with just a minute and a half left in the game. Missouri 91, SEMO 84 (H2-1:37)

-Mizzou hangs on to defeat the Redhawks, 96-89. The Tigers improve to 9-0 with the win. Missouri 96, SEMO 89 - FINAL -

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