Tamar Bates and Caleb Grill scored 51 points and made 10 three-pointers combined in a dominant performance on Saturday, leading No. 22 Missouri to an 83-75 win over No. 16 Ole Miss at Columbia, Mo.
Bates scored 26 points, hitting four 3-pointers, while Grill added 25, including six from behind the arc. Missouri (16-4, 5-2 SEC) held the lead for most of the game, taking control midway through the first half.
Anthony Robinson II contributed seven points, seven rebounds, and two steals for the Tigers, who remain undefeated at home with a 15-0 record. Malik Dia led Ole Miss (15-5, 4-3) with 17 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.
The Rebels started strong, scoring the first eight points of the game, but Missouri answered with 12 straight points.
Sean Pedulla added 15 points and six assists for Ole Miss, while Jaemyn Brakefield and Matthew Murrell scored 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Missouri went to the free-throw line 39 times, making 28 of them (71.8 percent), while Ole Miss made 13 of 18 (72.2 percent). Despite shooting 48 percent from the field in the first half, Ole Miss trailed 38-31 at halftime, with Bates and Grill scoring 12 points each.
Missouri also made 6 of 15 three-pointers (40 percent) in the first half, half of which came from Grill, and led by a 20-12 rebounding margin.
In the second half, Ole Miss cut Missouri’s lead to 54-51, but a four-minute stretch without a field goal allowed Missouri to extend the lead to 66-56 with 6:12 remaining, thanks to a 3-pointer by Bates.
