Game #2: Missouri Tigers (1-0) @ Colorado Buffaloes (1-0)
Missouri’s primary defense is a 1-3-1 zone. C Russell Horan scored 21 and had 12 rebounds in the Tigers’ 74-66 win over Dartmouth.
Unlike in our first game, we came out strong to move out to an 11-3 lead after 2-1/2 minutes of play. We went on to take a 41-22 halftime lead as we outshot Missouri 57% to 38% and held a 15-6 turnover advantage. PF Ike Minahan scored 10.
We maintained a big lead throughout the 2nd half and cruised to an easy 65-41 drubbing of the Tigers. A big defensive effort by our entire team holding Missouri’s shooting to 33% and forcing 22 turnovers.
PF Ike Minahan scored 14 points while C LaMar Kapono hauled down 10 rebounds.
Following our two wins in the first week of the season, we were ranked 18th in the Media Poll and 17th in the Coaches Poll and our RPI is 7th best in Division I.
Pac-12 highlights:
In the 2nd round of the Preseason NIT Tourney, #3 ranked Arizona barely squeaked out an 84-82 win over New Mexico as PF Curtis Grace dropped in 30 points.
Stanford (#16 in preseason polls) held a slim 38-35 halftime lead but pulled away in the 2nd half to beat Penn State handily 83-65 with C Roger Younger recording a double-double (24 points and 11 rebounds).
#3 ranked Arizona lost to #2 ranked Oklahoma in the semi-finals of the Preseason NIT Tournament 75-61 as the Sooners’ PF Marcus Asbury scored 35 points and pulled down 18 boards.
In the Hawaiian Shootout, Oregon State jumped out to a 13 point early lead but then was lambasted 100-73 by Oklahoma State. The Beavers’ PG Michael Anderson scored 23, but the Cowboys’ C Ramsey Freymond hit 18 of 19 free throws and scored 32 while grabbing 17 rebounds.