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COLUMBIA, MO. • Missouri might be running out of chances to avoid one of the biggest upsets at Mizzou Arena. North Carolina Central climbed to its biggest lead 43-33 with 11:47 left in the second half, just as point guard Terrence Phillips, MU's leading scorer with 11 points, picked up his fourth foul.
Three times the Tigers got within five points on Frankie Hughes jumpers, but Kim Anderson's team hasn't offered much resistance on the defensive end. Del'Vin Dickerson scored on an uncontested putback layup. Later, Pablo Rivas beat every Mizzou player down the court in transition for an easy layup.