UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

COL BKB: Missouri 71, South Carolina 65

|
 
Published: Jan. 22, 2013 at 10:00 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Earnest Ross poured in 21 points and sank a crucial 3-pointer late in the game Tuesday, sparking No. 22 Missouri to a 71-65 comeback win over South Carolina.

Ross hauled down 10 rebounds while Jabari Brown (17 points, seven boards) also drained a clutch late shot from long range for the Tigers (14-4, 3-2 SEC), who wiped out a 13-point deficit in the victory.

Alex Oriakhi added 18 points and 11 rebounds as Missouri logged its fourth win in six contests.

South Carolina (11-7, 1-4) was led by Brenton Williams' 16 points.

R.J. Slawson also reached double figures with 12 points in the loss.

Topics: Alex Oriakhi, Ari Brown, Long Range
Recommended Stories
© 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
Additional College Basketball Stories
1 of 16
Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
View Caption
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
fark
Photoshop this high-steppin' puffin
Passenger aircraft returns to Heathrow Airport because of smoking during the flight. Sure, it was...
I don't trust the alien zombies either and have nothing against bikini-wearing chickens
VA operator "The average time frame they are showing at your regional office is about...wait, that...
Either China has become a breeding ground for Dementors, or they really need to get stronger controls...
Rare color film from London shows that a Bobby with a tit on his head in 1927 looks exactly the...