Mizzou’s Mark Mitchell slams one home during the Tigers’ win over Cleveland State on Friday. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
| NCAA Men’s Basketball | 1 | 2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State (3-6) | 24 | 35 | 59 |
| Missouri (8-0) | 46 | 40 | 86 |
COLUMBIA, MO — The University of Missouri men’s basketball team scored the first 23 points of the game in its matchup against Cleveland State on Friday and never looked back, en route to an 86-59 blowout win at Mizzou Arena.
Missouri is now 8-0 on the season and has looked more impressive every time out.
Senior Jacob Crews tallied his second 20-point game of the season to lead the Tigers to victory. He also added a team-high eight boards to go with one steal and one block in the winning effort.
Overall, five Tigers scored in double figures in the victory with four additional players tallying exactly 10 points. Mark Mitchell scored in double figures for the seventh-straight contest, while also registering a game-high four assists. Juniors Sebastian Mack and Luke Northweather plus sophomore Annor Boateng also tallied 10 points with Mack leading Mizzou with four steals.
Senior forward Jacob Crews led Mizzou with 20 points in its win over Cleveland State on Friday. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
The Tigers will be on the road for their next matchup, which comes on Tuesday, December 2, when the team will travel to South Bend, Ind., to take on Notre Dame as past of the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Tuesday’s contest will tip off at 8 p.m., and will be televised on ESPNU.
Mizzou’s next home game will be December 11, when the Tigers will host Alabama State.
CLEVELAND STATE 59
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Nessah, Dayan | * | 29 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2-7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 02 | Lipscomb, Jaidon | * | 30 | 4-9 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 04 | Ryan, Preist | * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | Giddens, David | * | 22 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Pierre-Louis, Holden | * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 01 | Emery, Chevalier | 27 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 00 | Wonders, Foster | 22 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 50 | St. Hilaire, Kevo | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Burton, Lucas | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Hill, Manny | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 21-57 | 11-29 | 6-11 | 9-17 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 59 |
MIZZOU 86
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Mitchell,Mark | * | 30 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Mack,Sebastian | * | 25 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 | Porter,Jevon | * | 18 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | Phillips Jr.,Shawn | * | 16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 00 | Robinson II,Anthony | * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Crews,Jacob | 28 | 7-15 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
| 45 | Northweather,Luke | 15 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 06 | Boateng,Annor | 14 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 05 | Barrett,T.O. | 16 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 24 | Randall,Nicholas | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 07 | Burns,Trent | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 32-67 | 11-38 | 11-13 | 18-29 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 86 |
2025-26 MISSOURI TIGERS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2025 (Monday) | 6 pm | Away | Howard | Washington, D.C. |  | W, 88-67 (1-0) |
| November 7, 2025 (Friday) | 7 pm | Home | Southeast Missouri | Mizzou Arena |  | W, 89-84 (2-0) |
| November 9, 2025 (Sunday) | 1 pm | Home | VMI | Mizzou Arena |  | W, 106-68, (3-0) |
| November 12, 2025 (Wednesday) | 7 pm | Home | Minnesota | Mizzou Arena | | W, 83-60 (4-0) |
| November 17, 2025 (Monday) | 7 pm | Home | Prairie View A&M | Mizzou Arena | | W, 91-73 (5-0) |
| November 20, 2025 (Thursday) | 7 pm | Home | South Dakota | Mizzou Arena | | W, 102-68 (6-0) |
| November 25, 2025 (Tuesday) | 7 pm | Home | South Carolina State | Mizzou Arena | | W, 98-66 (7-0) |
| November 28, 2025 (Friday) | 1 pm | Home | Cleveland State | Mizzou Arena | | W, 86-59 (8-0) |
| December 2, 2025 (Tuesday) | 8 pm | Away | Notre Dame | South Bend, Ind. |  | |
| December 7, 2025 (Sunday) | 12 pm | Neutral | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. / T-Mobile Center |  | |
| December 11, 2025 (Thursday) | 7 pm | Home | Alabama State | Mizzou Arena | | |
| December 14, 2025 (Sunday) | 1 pm | Home | Bethune-Cookman | Mizzou Arena | | |
| December 22, 2025 (Monday) | 7 pm | Neutral | Illinois | St. Louis, Mo. / Enterprise Center |  | |
| January 3, 2026 (Saturday) | 7:30 pm | Home | Florida | Mizzou Arena | | |
| January 7, 2026 (Tuesday) | 6 pm | Away | Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | | |
| January 10, 2026 (Saturday) | 5 pm | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | | |
| January 14, 2026 (Tuesday) | 6 pm | Home | Auburn | Mizzou Arena |  | |
| January 17, 2026 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Away | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | | |
| January 20, 2026 (Tuesday) | 8 pm | Home | Georgia | Mizzou Arena | | |
| January 24, 2026 (Saturday) | 1 pm | Home | Oklahoma | Mizzou Arena | | |
| January 27, 2026 (Tuesday) | 8 pm | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | | |
| January 31, 2026 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Home | Mississippi State | Mizzou Arena | | |
| February 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 12 pm | Away | South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. | | |
| February 10, 2026 (Tuesday) | 8 pm | Away | Texas A&M | College Station, Texas | | |
| February 14, 2026 (Saturday) | 7:30 pm | Home | Texas | Mizzou Arena | | |
| February 17, 2026 (Tuesday) | 8 pm | Home | Vanderbilt | Mizzou Arena | | |
| February 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 3 pm | Away | Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | | |
| February 24, 2026 (Tuesday) | 8 pm | Home | Tennessee | Mizzou Arena | | |
| February 28, 2026 (Saturday) | 12 pm | Away | Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | | |
| March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) | 6 pm | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | | |
| March 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 11 am | Home | Arkansas | Mizzou Arena | |