In his debut for Missouri since transferring from Illinois in the offseason, the sophomore guard scorched the Mizzou Arena nets Tuesday with five 3-pointers — in the season’s first 22 minutes.
Smith finished Tuesday’s season-opening 68-55 victory over Central Arkansas with 19 points and, maybe more of a surprise, a career-high 10 rebounds. Smith, the former Mr. Illinois Basketball from Edwardsville, just became eligible to play this season 11 days earlier when the NCAA granted his waiver request. A starter for the first two months of his freshman year at Illinois, Smith finished came two points shy of his career high in 26 minutes of action.