Brown leads Missouri against No. 6 Kansas after 25-point showing

Published Dec. 9, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Kansas Jayhawks (8-1) at Missouri Tigers (9-0)

Columbia, Missouri; Saturday, 5:15 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Missouri hosts the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks after Kobe Brown scored 25 points in Missouri's 96-89 victory over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.

The Tigers are 8-0 in home games. Missouri is fifth in the SEC shooting 35.0% from deep, led by Ben Sternberg shooting 100.0% from 3-point range.

The Jayhawks play their first true road game after going 8-1 with a 3-1 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Kansas averages 77.7 points and has outscored opponents by 12.3 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: D'Moi Hodge is scoring 16.7 points per game with 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Tigers. Brown is averaging 14.3 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 63.9% for Missouri.

Jalen Wilson is shooting 42.5% and averaging 21.9 points for the Jayhawks. Gradey Dick is averaging 15.3 points for Kansas.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.