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Missouri faces South Carolina State following Mitchell’s 22-point showing

South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-6) at Missouri Tigers (6-0)

Columbia, Missouri; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Missouri hosts South Carolina State after Mark Mitchell scored 22 points in Missouri’s 102-68 victory over the South Dakota Coyotes.

The Tigers have gone 5-0 at home. Missouri averages 93.2 points while outscoring opponents by 23.2 points per game.

The Bulldogs have gone 0-5 away from home. South Carolina State ranks fourth in the MEAC shooting 32.1% from 3-point range.

Missouri’s average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.8 more made shots on average than the 7.5 per game South Carolina State gives up. South Carolina State’s 36.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.0 percentage points lower than Missouri has allowed to its opponents (39.2%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is scoring 18.7 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Tigers. Jacob Crews is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers.

Obie Bronston Jr. is scoring 12.5 points per game and averaging 3.3 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Noah Treadwell is averaging 9.3 points.

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