Junior Trent Pierce scored 18 points and hit five three-pointers in Mizzou’s win over Auburn, Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. (Photo: Cedric Williams)

NCAA Men’s Basketball1st Half2nd HalfFinal
Auburn (10-7, 1-3)344074
Missouri (13-4, 3-1)384684

COLUMBIA, MO — The University of Missouri men’s basketball team got back onto the winning track by defeating Auburn, 84-74, in a Southeastern Conference game, Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena.

The victory was Missouri’s 11th straight in 11 home games this season. The Tigers are 13-4 overall and 3-1 in conference play.

Grad student guard Jayden Stone led the way for the Tigers, scoring 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting, with six-of-six from the free-throw line – adding six rebounds and three assists.

Senior forward Mark Mitchell added 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, while adding five rebounds and a team-high five assists. Junior forward Trent Pierce came off the bench and notched 18 points on six-of-eight shooting, tying a career-high with five triples in the contest, and adding three assists.

Sophomore point guard T.O. Barrett, who also came off the bench, tallied a career-high 13 points, shooting 4-of-5 from the field, and nabbed two steals and three assists.

“Our guys right here, man, to my right and left, they carried us,” Mizzou head coach Dennis Gates said in his postgame press conference, seated between Pierce and Barrett. “That’s what I’m proud of the most, our guys being able to work through whatever they’re working through and bounce back.”

Mizzou’s Mark Mitchell defends against Auburn’s Keyshawn Hall during Wednesday’s SEC men’s basketball game at Mizzou Arena. (Photo: Cedric Williams)

Mizzou got off to a slow start, after missing 10 of its first 11 shots. But then the Tigers got hot, sparked by Pierce, who scored 12 points in the first half, which helped Mizzou grab a 38-34 lead at halftime.

The Tigers took their largest lead when Pierce hit a three midway through the second half to put the home team ahead 54-45. Auburn rallied to within four points in the final minutes, but Stone sank five free throws in the final minutes to put the game away.

Missouri shot 54 percent from the game and made nine three-pointers, while Auburn shot just 40 percent and made just six three-pointers.

The Tigers will be back in action on Saturday, when they’ll travel to Baton Rouge for a road game at LSU. Tip off for that contest is set for 2:30 p.m., and the game will be televised national on the SEC Network.

AUBURN 74

#NameGSMINFG3PTFTORB-DRBREBPFATOBLKSTLPTS
1Kevin Overton*31:444 – 103 – 72 – 21 – 013020113
33Sebastian Williams-Adams*18:554 – 51 – 13 – 30 – 335111012
7Keyshawn Hall*37:362 – 90 – 36 – 83 – 692751010
3KeShawn Murphy*21:103 – 90 – 03 – 46 – 28100019
0Tahaad Pettiford*31:303 – 120 – 53 – 41 – 23421029
6Elyjah Freeman27:174 – 82 – 43 – 60 – 222011013
38Filip Jovic22:144 – 40 – 00 – 13 – 25100128
21Blake Muschalek9:320 – 20 – 10 – 00 – 00111010
Totals200:0024 – 596 – 2120 – 2815 – 19341911114774

MIZZOU 84

#NameGSMINFG3PTFTORB-DRBREBPFATOBLKSTLPTS
17Jayden Stone*35:027 – 102 – 56 – 60 – 662301222
25Mark Mitchell*37:277 – 130 – 16 – 141 – 451521120
0Anthony Robinson II*26:291 – 41 – 22 – 20 – 22241005
35Jacob Crews*15:311 – 21 – 21 – 21 – 34100004
15Shawn Phillips Jr.*18:581 – 20 – 00 – 01 – 23401202
11Trent Pierce27:446 – 85 – 71 – 10 – 332320218
5T.O. Barrett22:304 – 50 – 15 – 61 – 234340213
45Luke Northweather1:380 – 20 – 10 – 00 – 00000000
6Annor Boateng10:270 – 10 – 00 – 00 – 22102100
24Nicholas Randall4:130 – 10 – 00 – 00 – 00001000
Totals200:0027 – 489 – 1921 – 317 – 25321718135784

2025-26 MISSOURI TIGERS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

DateTimeAtOpponentLocationTVResults
November 3, 2025 (Monday)6 pmAwayHowardWashington, D.C.W, 88-67 (1-0)
November 7, 2025 (Friday)7 pmHomeSoutheast MissouriMizzou ArenaW, 89-84 (2-0)
November 9, 2025 (Sunday)1 pmHomeVMIMizzou ArenaW, 106-68, (3-0)
November 12, 2025 (Wednesday)7 pmHomeMinnesotaMizzou ArenaW, 83-60 (4-0)
November 17, 2025 (Monday)7 pmHomePrairie View A&MMizzou ArenaW, 91-73 (5-0)
November 20, 2025 (Thursday)7 pmHomeSouth DakotaMizzou ArenaW, 102-68 (6-0)
November 25, 2025 (Tuesday)7 pmHomeSouth Carolina StateMizzou ArenaW, 98-66 (7-0)
November 28, 2025 (Friday)1 pmHomeCleveland StateMizzou ArenaW, 86-59 (8-0)
December 2, 2025 (Tuesday)8 pmAwayNotre DameSouth Bend, Ind.L, 76-71 (8-1)
December 7, 2025 (Sunday)12 pmNeutral#21 KansasKansas City, Mo. / T-Mobile CenterL, 80-60 (8-2)
December 11, 2025 (Thursday)7 pmHomeAlabama StateMizzou ArenaW, 85-77 (9-2)
December 14, 2025 (Sunday)1 pmHomeBethune-CookmanMizzou ArenaW, 82-60 (10-2)
December 22, 2025 (Monday)7 pmNeutral#18 IllinoisSt. Louis, Mo. / Enterprise CenterL, 91-48 (10-3)
January 3, 2026 (Saturday)7:30 pmHome#22 FloridaMizzou ArenaW, 76-74 (11-3)
January 7, 2026 (Tuesday)6 pmAwayKentuckyLexington, Ky.W, 73-69 (12-3)
January 10, 2026 (Saturday)5 pmAwayOle MissOxford, Miss.L, 76-69 (12-4)
January 14, 2026 (Tuesday)6 pmHomeAuburnMizzou ArenaW, 84-74 (13-4)
January 17, 2026 (Saturday)2:30 pmAwayLSUBaton Rouge, La.
January 20, 2026 (Tuesday)8 pmHomeGeorgiaMizzou Arena
January 24, 2026 (Saturday)1 pmHomeOklahomaMizzou Arena
January 27, 2026 (Tuesday)8 pmAwayAlabamaTuscaloosa, Ala.
January 31, 2026 (Saturday)2:30 pmHomeMississippi StateMizzou Arena
February 7, 2026 (Saturday)12 pmAwaySouth CarolinaColumbia, S.C.
February 10, 2026 (Tuesday)8 pmAwayTexas A&MCollege Station, Texas
February 14, 2026 (Saturday)7:30 pmHomeTexasMizzou Arena
February 17, 2026 (Tuesday)8 pmHomeVanderbiltMizzou Arena
February 21, 2026 (Saturday)3 pmAwayArkansasFayetteville, Ark.
February 24, 2026 (Tuesday)8 pmHomeTennesseeMizzou Arena
February 28, 2026 (Saturday)12 pmAwayMississippi StateStarkville, Miss.
March 3, 2026 (Tuesday)6 pmAwayOklahomaNorman, Okla.
March 7, 2026 (Saturday)11 amHomeArkansasMizzou Arena