Tony Perkins scored 18 points, Marques Warrick added 17, and Missouri pulled away for an 81-61 win over Lindenwood on Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo.
Trent Pierce added 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting for Missouri (6-1), which won its sixth game in a row. Aidan Shaw finished with eight points as all four of the Tigers’ top scorers came off the bench.
Markeith Browning II scored 21 points on 7-for-16 shooting to lead Lindenwood (2-5), which took its second loss in a row. Jadis Jones had 14 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.
Missouri shot 50 percent (27 of 54) overall and 22.7 percent (5 of 22) from 3-point range. Lindenwood shot 35.6 percent (21 of 59) from the field and 15 percent (3 of 20) from beyond the arc.
Lindenwood pulled within 49-38 when Jones made a layup with 13:21 remaining in the second half.
That proved to be as close as the Lions would come for the rest of the game. Warrick made a layup 17 seconds later, and the Tigers never relinquished their double-digit lead over the final 13 minutes.
Missouri increased its lead to 20 points when Anthony Robinson II made one of two free throws to give the Tigers a 63-43 edge with 8:40 to go.
A dunk by Perkins put the Tigers on top by 24 points — their largest lead — with 3:30 remaining.
Missouri led 37-27 at the half.
Perkins made a layup to put the Tigers on top 25-19 with 7:34 left in the first half.
Lindenwood responded with a 6-0 run to even the score with 3:48 remaining. Jones scored on a layup to start the run, and Browning made back-to-back layups to help the Lions erase the deficit.
The Tigers finished the first half on a 12-2 run to grab a double-digit advantage.
Jacob Crews hit a 3-pointer to start the run. Shaw made a jump shot, and Warrick made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to help the Tigers take control.
