COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jeremiah Tilmon had 19 points and 10 rebounds in another efficient performance, and No. 19 Missouri beat South Carolina 81-70.
Tilmon, who came in shooting a Southeastern Conference-leading 74% from the floor, improved on that mark by going 8 of 11.
Missouri had its best shooting performance overall at 58.3%. Mark Smith scored 18 points and went 3 for 5 from 3-point range for the Tigers. Dru Smith added 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Reserve Keyshawn Bryant scored 19 points for South Carolina and Trey Anderson had 17, also off the bench, as 45 of the Gamecocks' points came from substitutes.
