COLUMBIA | Missouris starting five bolted to a 15-3 lead on overwhelmed Truman State. Then things really got interesting.
Mizzous second five -- sophomores Miguel Paul, Marcus Denmon, Laurence Bowers and Steve Moore were joined on the court by freshman Michael Dixon -- hit the Bulldogs with a 12-2 scoring run in the next 3 minutes, 34 seconds.
Denmon, Moore and Dixon are all products of K.C. Pump N Run, a powerhouse AAU program.
And Missouris season-opening exhibition victory was over sooner than even Truman States 6-21 record from a year ago might have indicated it would be.
At the half: Missouri 50, Truman State 25.
Seniors Keith Ramsey, Zaire Taylor and J.T. Tiller, along with junior Justin Safford and sophomore Kimmie English started the game for Mizzou.
Ramsey finished the first half as MUs leading scorer with nine points and four rebounds. Tiller and Taylor each scored seven points.