At No. 12 Missouri 81, Southeast Missouri State 65: Laurence Bowers scored a career-high 26 points to help the Tigers rally from 10 points down at halftime to beat the Redhawks (6-5).
Phil Pressey added 17 points for Missouri (7-1) after making only 3 of 14 shots from the field in the first half.
At No. 14 Minnesota 88, South Dakota State 64: Andre Hollins scored 20 of his 22 points before halftime, and the Gophers (9-1) breezed to victory over a 6-3 Jackrabbits team missing star point guard Nate Wolters,
The 6-foot-3 senior, who in 2011-12 became just the fifth player in NCAA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists per game over a season, sprained his ankle in practice Tuesday.
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