Missouri’s sophomore big-man had by far the best game of 2018 and arguably the best of his college career in Tuesday’s 71-56 blowout victory over Xavier.
Tilmon scored a career-high 23 points on an efficient 10-for-15 shooting — and as if that wasn’t enough, he snagged 10 rebounds on top of that for his third double-double of the season. Tilmon started off by using his elite strength down low to body-up the Musketeers’ post players. And when Xavier tried to counter that by playing more physically, Tilmon showed he’s more than just some big body.
Whether it was a shot fake followed by an up-and-under lay-in; or a back-to-the-basket, strong, yet quick spin move to set him free, Tilmon displayed an array of skillful post moves in order to get easy point-blank buckets.