Mizzou Men’s Basketball took down D-II Lincoln University 90-45 in an exhibition Sunday, giving fans their first glimpse of a new-look Tigers team hoping to turn the page from last year’s 8-24 season.
Head coach Dennis Gates said the game was an opportunity to connect the Columbia and Jeff City communities (where Lincoln is located), which are half an hour away from each other on US-63.
Lincoln struck first, winning the opening tip and taking the lead with a corner three by Malcolm Davis. It was the only lead of the game for the visitors, lasting 50 seconds, before Mark Mitchell triple sparked a run putting Mizzou up by seven less than four minutes into the action.