Overview
- Jayden Stone scored 22 and Mark Mitchell added 20, with reserves Trent Pierce scoring 18 and T.O. Barrett 13.
- Missouri shot 55% from the field and 47% from three after opening 1-for-11, seizing control with a late first-half surge.
- A season-long free-throw weakness eased as Missouri went 17-for-27 at the line and hit all six attempts in the closing stretch.
- Auburn fell to 10-7 and 1-3 in the SEC, was held to 29% from deep, and saw scoring leader Keyshawn Hall limited to 10 points.
- The win marks Missouri’s best SEC start since joining the league in 2012 and sets up trips to LSU as Auburn returns home for South Carolina.